Pioneering the Future of Flight

We are a Canadian aerospace engineering firm dedicated to pushing the boundaries of UAV propulsion. Built on precision, driven by innovation, and engineered for heavy-lift industrial dependability.

Meet Our Team
PROPULSION MISSION // 01

Our Mission

To engineer the world's most reliable, efficient, and powerful brushless motors for industrial applications. We believe that autonomous flight will revolutionize agriculture, logistics, and surveillance, and we are providing the heartbeat for those machines.

100%

Canadian R&D

IP67

Hermetic Sealing

98.2%

Stator Efficiency

Forkls Engineering Team & Event
Ag Drone Summit 2026 // Sponsor & Power Up Partner
EDMONTON, ALBERTA // CANADIAN AEROSPACE EXHIBIT
FORKLS LEADERSHIP & ENGINEERING DIRECTORY

Our Team

// The Minds Behind the Thrust

Meet our multidisciplinary team of aerospace architects, motor winding craftsmen, power electronics engineers, and autonomous flight pioneers based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Javier Castaño
APEX-01
Executive Leadership

Javier Castaño

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Pioneering high-thrust Canadian brushless propulsion systems. Oversees overall aerospace architecture, system integration, and international industrial deployment.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
Propulsion ArchitectureIndustrial UAV SystemsSystem Scaling
Ravish Patel
STATOR-02
Propulsion Systems

Ravish Patel

Lead Systems & Propulsion Engineer

Directs motor electromagnetic topology, continuous-duty dynamometer benchmarking, and environmental heat dissipation under high-torque agricultural payloads.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
Brushless Stator DesignThermal FEA ModelingDynamometer Benchmarking
Krishnanunni Pillai
AIRFRAME-03
Hardware Integration

Krishnanunni Pillai

Lead UAV Integration & Hardware Engineer

Specializes in multi-rotor structural integration, vibration dampening harmonics, and mission-critical powertrain matching for industrial autonomous airframes.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
Powertrain MatchingVibration HarmonicsVTOL Airframe Integration
Dr. Elena Rostova
AERO-04
Aeromechanics

Dr. Elena Rostova

Principal Aerodynamics & Rotor Dynamics Specialist

Directs CFD simulation and matched carbon-fiber airfoil geometries to maximize thrust-per-watt curves across high-altitude and harsh weather regimes.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
Computational Fluid DynamicsCarbon Airfoil GeometryAeroacoustics
Marcus Vance
FAB-05
Precision Machining

Marcus Vance

Senior Precision Manufacturing & QC Lead

Controls micro-tolerance CNC machining, stator vacuum potting, dynamic rotor balancing, and IP67 hermetic ingress protection testing.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
5-Axis CNC MillingDynamic BalancingIP67 Ingress Certification
Liam O'Connor
CONTROL-06
Drive Electronics

Liam O'Connor

Embedded Firmware & FOC Drive Engineer

Develops Field-Oriented Control (FOC) sinusoidal commutation firmware and CAN-bus telemetry integration for low-latency ESC inverter systems.

// TECHNICAL FOCUS
FOC Motor AlgorithmsSilicon Carbide InvertersCAN-Bus Telemetry

Engineered on Paper. Proven in the Sky.

From high-altitude cold weather testing in Alberta to international agricultural drone summits, Forkls propulsion undergoes punishing real-world evaluation.

Forkls at Ag Drone Summit
Canadian Innovation Taking Flight
EXECUTIVE EXHIBITION // AG DRONE SUMMIT
Technical Powertrain Consultation
Powertrain Consultation
AIRFRAME DYNAMICS & BENCH DATA AUDIT
Extreme Terrain Seeding Presentation
Extreme Terrain Operations
SAFETY OVER EXTREME TERRAIN SYMPOSIUM

Shape Autonomous Flight With Us

Whether you are an aerospace engineer looking to design the next generation of brushless UAV stators, or a commercial fleet operator seeking custom motor winding, our team is ready to consult.

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