Simon is a licensed professional engineer and has acted as a technical advisor and consultant to a number of industrial clients. Simon’s fields of research include microelectronics and power electronics packaging, high-density and high-temperature power electronic systems, mixed signal circuit design and test, biomedical and electrical instrumentation, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems, power management circuits and systems, LED systems, power semiconductor devices, photovoltaic electronics, and switching converters. Simon was involved in the initial formation of HiDEC in 1992 and served one term as its Co-Director from 1998-2001. Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET-UK), City and Guilds of London Institute (UK), and the Electrochemical Society.