Piyush Desai
FounderFounder at Turntide Technologies
Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
FoundedTurntide Technologies
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 checksClimate InvestmentLondonFifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checksFootPrint CoalitionLos Angeles · $50K – $1M checksG Vision CapitalMountain ViewJLL SparkSan FranciscoNew Ground VenturesWestportOpen Field CapitalNew YorkWIND VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area
Experience
- Volektra - Simply ElectrikCTO/Cofoundercurrent2024 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- PD Consulting Inc.Foundercurrent2013 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Turntide TechnologiesVice President (Motor Design)/Cofounder2018 — 2023Sunnyvale
- Danfoss Solar InvertersProduct Development Director2011 — 2013Greater Rockford Area
- The SwitchSr. Systems Engineer - PV Solar Inverter Systems2009 — 2011
- Woodward - MPC (formerly MPC Products Corporation)Design Engineer (Aircraft Electronics) - Electrical Power Systems2003 — 2009
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant (Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory)2002 — 2004
- Ivah-dam Electro ControlsDirector (Engineering Business)1992 — 2002
Skills & more
Matlab33Simulink58MathCAD12Pspice12PSpice2Maxwell4PSIM10dSPACE10Simplorer3Simulations33HEV2Power Systems19
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Frequently asked questions
- 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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