About
Our Management Team
Hyperion’s team is comprised of industry veterans with over a hundred years of combined experience!
Anselm Viswasam, MBA, P.Eng.
President & Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder
Over 20 years in the Power Industry, experience ranging from GE and ABB, to start-ups, in product development and building sales and teams.
Gerald Manuelpillai, MASc., P.Eng.
Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder
Co- holder of multiple patents in fiber optic sensing; entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in R&D, tech start-ups and management consulting.
Naval Tauh, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Director of Business Development, Western Region
Over 30 years of experience in the utility sector, starting at SaskPower and most recently VP of Operations at ATCO Electric.
Gary Reid, MBA
Business Strategy Lead
Strategic business leader with over 30 years of experience with Siemens and ABB, in a number of roles culminating as VP of T&D and VP & GM Drive Systems for North America, respectively.
Nick DiPardo, P.Eng.
Director, Applications Engineering
Transformer Design Engineer – over 30 years experience with Westinghouse, GE, and ABB – rising to being GM of ABB facility.
Why Choose Hyperion?
Industry Expertise
Asset Reliability
Increased Predictability
Reduced Maintenance
Asset Optimization
Data Analytics
Company News
April 2023
Hyperion Selected as Finalist in Duquesne Challenge for Underground Cable Monitoring in Pittsburgh
With hundreds of millions of miles of electrical cables worldwide buried beneath our feet, the need to maintain and look after this critical infrastructure is essential to our daily lives.
As the cables age, it is important to monitor these cables to allow for proactive maintenance and provide a safe environment for those who work to ensure we have the electrical power needed for today's connected society.
Duquesne Light Company's Monitoring Electrical Cable Challenge seeks novel solutions to monitor and detect precursors to failure in underground Medium Voltage Power Cables. The challenge focuses specifically on monitoring the health of Paper-Insulated (PILC) and Solid Dielectric (EPR) based cables and applications when both types are used and spliced together.
Hyperion has been selected as one of 2 finalists from over 20 teams, to install our tFITs cable condition monitoring system in a test cable circuit. The system will be evaluated over 6 months, when the final winner will be chosen
Feb 2023
Hyperion's 3rd patent is issued - US 11592496
Hyperion also files it's 4th patent application
Jan 2023
Helios v3 Alpha Release - Asset Condition Visualization and Modelling platform
The Helios visualization platform allows true Digital Twin functionality combined with Hyperion's AI enabled dynamic asset management and life prediction module. The system allows the utility to be proactive in maintaining assets as well as having a more data-informed methodology for repair and replacement decisions, as well as for capacity and loading.
Nov 2021
Hyperion's 2nd patent is issued - US 11175351
June 2021
Hyperion's Helios v2 Release - 3D Asset Visualization and Data Analysis Software
The Hyperion Helios platform now allows for 3D visualization of the asset as well as historical data trends - providing more information on asset management and maintenance.
July 2020
Hyperion Helios v1 Software Release - 3D Visualization Software for Asset Monitoring
Hyperion's first 3D visualization software allowing users to 'see inside' the asset being monitored - like an X-Ray - a complete thermal view of the inside of the asset, allowing for quick visual identification of hotspots and other issues.
Dec 2019
World's First Smartest Transformer with tFITs inside goes Live - at Elexicon's W. Gillespie Substation in Beaverton, Ontario
Nov 2019
Hyperion's 1st patent is issued - US 10473706
Aug 2019
Release of Hyperion's First Smart Distributed Sensing System -
Hyperion is proud to announce its tFITs10 - the first distributed sensing system specifically designed and built for utilities - a truly smart asset is now possible for the first time!
July 2018
Hyperion files its 3rd patent application
August 2017
Patent #2 Filed
Hyperion files a second patent covering its technology and its application in transformers
July 2017
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Award II
July 2016
Winner of Ameren Accelerator Program -
Hyperion wins the inaugural Ameren Accelerator challenge - an incubator for energy related startups held by Ameren Corp in St Louis, MO - Hyperion is one of 7 winners from a global competitor pool of over 200 companies
February 2016
Patent #1 Filed
Hyperion files its first patent - based on its innovative application methodology for high voltage systems
December 2015
Winner of Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) SmartSTART Award
Hyperion wins its first award for one of the best start-up companies in Ontario, Canada
November 2015
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Award
Hyperion was awarded its first research grant from the Canadian government's IRAP program, based on its innovative technology and vision.
July 2015
Founding of Hyperion
In July 2015, Anselm Viswasam and Gerald Manuelpillai had a vision to help build a truly Smart Grid. They decided to combine their expertise in the power industry and fiber sensing arena, to create a unique technology aimed at power utilities, to enable gathering of data from deep inside any energized high voltage asset.