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Piyush Desai

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Founder at Turntide Technologies

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

FoundedTurntide Technologies

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Cindy StewartunlockedPiyush: together at Illinois Institute of Technology (2004–2008)
×2Piyush: together at Turntide Technologies
Piyush: together at Woodward - MPC (formerly MPC Products Corporation)
×3Piyush: together at Danfoss

About

Piyush Desai is CTO and cofounder of Volektra - Simply Electrik, a company developing magnet-free electric motor technology for complete drivetrain solutions. He has more than 32 years of experience working with motors and drives, with expertise spanning electric machine design, simulation-driven product development, control algorithms, servo systems, and multi-physics simulations.

Founder at Turntide Technologies

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Bay Bridge Ventures ClimateBerkeley · since 2021BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021Climate InvestmentLondonFifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checksFootPrint CoalitionLos Angeles · $50K – $1M checks · since 2021G Vision CapitalMountain ViewJLL SparkSan FranciscoNew Ground VenturesWestportOpen Field CapitalNew YorkWIND VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area

Experience

  1. Volektra - Simply ElectrikCTO/Cofoundercurrent2024 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. PD Consulting Inc.Foundercurrent2013 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  3. Turntide TechnologiesVice President (Motor Design)/Cofounder2018 — 2023Sunnyvale
  4. Danfoss Solar InvertersProduct Development Director2011 — 2013Greater Rockford Area
  5. The SwitchSr. Systems Engineer - PV Solar Inverter Systems2009 — 2011
  6. Woodward - MPC (formerly MPC Products Corporation)Design Engineer (Aircraft Electronics) - Electrical Power Systems2003 — 2009
  7. Illinois Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant (Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory)2002 — 2004
  8. Ivah-dam Electro ControlsDirector (Engineering Business)1992 — 2002

Skills & more

Matlab33Simulink58MathCAD12Pspice12PSpice2Maxwell4PSIM10dSPACE10Simplorer3Simulations33HEV2Power Systems19
+12 moreProject ManagementControl Systems DesignPower ElectronicsEngineering ManagementEngineeringSystem DevelopmentInvertersElectric VehiclesTestingElectrical EngineeringR&DElectronics

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Who is Piyush Desai?
Piyush Desai is CTO and cofounder of Volektra - Simply Electrik, a company developing magnet-free electric motor technology for complete drivetrain solutions. He has more than 32 years of experience working with motors and drives, with expertise spanning electric machine design, simulation-driven product development, control algorithms, servo systems, and multi-physics simulations.
Where does Piyush Desai work?
Piyush Desai is Founder of Turntide Technologies.
What companies did Piyush Desai found?
Piyush Desai founded Turntide Technologies.
Where did Piyush Desai go to school?
Piyush Desai studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Illinois Institute of Technology (MS, Electrical Engineering); Shantilal Shah Engineering College (BE, Instrumentation and Controls).

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Also worked at Volektra - Simply Electrik1

Cade GormanInvestor at Great Stuff Ventures

Also worked at Woodward - MPC (formerly MPC Products Corporation)1

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