Denis KouroussisCo Founder

Canada - Toronto, Ontario

I love to use my electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge to make electrical systems safe, reliable and efficient. Here’s 6 facts about how my past has shaped my future:

#1: My fascination with Tesla and electric cars inspired me to found Volta Energy with the initial goal of making electric vehicle charging systems. After discovering a problem with car electrification and demand on upstream transformers, Volta Energy shifted its focus to demand management where they make electrical systems safer, more reliable and efficient.

#2: A few years later, Volta became a distributor of industrial systems, but realized the market was ready for something bigger. Due to the distinct lack of equipment that could truly identify problems in the industrial sector, Volta Insite was born. Today, my team and I provide electrical data and predictive analytics for mission critical equipment with lower operating costs and zero unexpected downtime.

#3: In further service to my goal of an electrified future, I co-founded Atom Power and developed the world’s first UL listed solid-state circuit breaker. With Atom Power’s recently launched digital EV charging solution, I have come full circle back to where it began with Volta Energy and my goal of electrifying cars.

#4: But where did this passion come from? At the young age of thirteen, I discovered my love for electronics and mechanics when I repaired my father’s vehicle. As Cadillac was one of the first manufacturers to transition from carburetors to fuel injection, my curiosity of power electronics and rotating machinery led me to study electrical engineering.

#5: Upon graduation, I went to work on semiconductors and was introduced to the math aspect and design for EDA. In 1996, I obtained my masters as I continued to build experience in both electrical and mechanical engineering by working with hardware for the arc lamp system, writing firmware and integrating systems engineering. Still excited about pursuing my education, I got a PhD specializing in power grid verification along with mathematical modeling and voltage drop analysis.

#6: To this day, my love of cars is still strong, and I do all my own automotive repair (believe it I even own a tire machine and wheel balancer!). Thanks to my background in car mechanics, I’m able to understand how things are going to fail and integrate my technical depth across many sectors to find the solution.

Skills & Expertise:

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Demand Management, Solid-State Technology