Claude Kalev (formerly Khalizadeh)
Vice President, Product Development
Mr. Kalev joined Pentadyne in June of 2002 as Vice President, Electrical Engineering. He was a co-founder of Pentadyne when the Company was incorporated in 1998. Mr. Kalev was also a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Quadradyne, a company established to provide testing services for high speed rotating machinery, state of the art magnetic bearing development, high vacuum system and molecular drag pump design.
Prior to joining Pentadyne, Mr. Kalev was the vice president of Engineering at Infrared Industries, Inc. where he led the development of a new, compact, and portable 5-gas automotive analyzer. He also developed and patented a hand-held, high-speed, 5-gas analyzer for use as an on-board diagnostic and combustion tuning instrument. He also developed a state-of-the-art, automated calibration system for the analyzers.
Prior to joining Infrared Industries, Inc, Mr. Kalev was the manager of advanced electronic development at Capstone Turbine Corporation. He was also the system engineer for the C60 Microturbine, where he developed the next generation of power electronics. He also developed fuel delivery and auxiliary controllers for both C30 and C60 products.
Prior to joining Capstone, Mr. Kalev was Manager of Electronics Group and Flywheel Development and Testing at Rosen Motors, an innovative developer of flywheel power systems. He was directly responsible for development of the patented 5-axis magnetic bearing system and a novel position sensing method for the magnetic bearings.
Mr. Kalev is a member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, and Golden Key Honor Society.
Mr. Kalev earned his undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Mr. Kalev joined Pentadyne in June of 2002 as Vice President, Electrical Engineering. He was a co-founder of Pentadyne when the Company was incorporated in 1998. Mr. Kalev was also a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Quadradyne, a company established to provide testing services for high speed rotating machinery, state of the art magnetic bearing development, high vacuum system and molecular drag pump design.
Prior to joining Pentadyne, Mr. Kalev was the vice president of Engineering at Infrared Industries, Inc. where he led the development of a new, compact, and portable 5-gas automotive analyzer. He also developed and patented a hand-held, high-speed, 5-gas analyzer for use as an on-board diagnostic and combustion tuning instrument. He also developed a state-of-the-art, automated calibration system for the analyzers.
Prior to joining Infrared Industries, Inc, Mr. Kalev was the manager of advanced electronic development at Capstone Turbine Corporation. He was also the system engineer for the C60 Microturbine, where he developed the next generation of power electronics. He also developed fuel delivery and auxiliary controllers for both C30 and C60 products.
Prior to joining Capstone, Mr. Kalev was Manager of Electronics Group and Flywheel Development and Testing at Rosen Motors, an innovative developer of flywheel power systems. He was directly responsible for development of the patented 5-axis magnetic bearing system and a novel position sensing method for the magnetic bearings.
Mr. Kalev is a member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, and Golden Key Honor Society.
Mr. Kalev earned his undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.