Benjamin David
Chief Technology Officer Co-Founder at Masunga (formerly Solaris Offgrid)
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
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Top SchoolBenjamin David is a technology leader and co-founder with 11 years of experience building hardware-software solutions that expand access to essential services in low-income countries. As CTO of Masunga (formerly Solaris Offgrid) he led design, engineering and manufacturing of modular Pay-As-You-Go solar home systems and developed offline-capable monitoring techniques and PAYG operations software now integrated across the industry. His background blends environmental science and international policy with hands-on electronics, firmware and product-sourcing experience, informed by field research in Tanzania. A Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus based in Valencia, he combines product-minded engineering with operational scaling know-how, repeatedly turning constrained contexts into robust, manufacturable systems. An uncommon strength is his ability to bridge behavioral and environmental research with practical hardware design to drive adoption in emerging markets.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree, International Affairs / Environmental Policy, Master's degree, International Affairs / Environmental Policy at Sciences PoMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Science at Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityUniversity College LondonBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History at Université Paris-SorbonneCompleted the entrepreneurship summer school. Developed a start-up project aimed at providing culturally sensitive bathhouse system for developing countries using innovative water and heat recycling technologies., Completed the entrepreneurship summer school. Developed a start-up project aimed at providing culturally sensitive bathhouse system for developing countries using innovative water and heat recycling technologies. at European Institute of Technology - Climate-KIC
English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (78)
dashboard10
postgresql10
pony10
relational10
clojure10
metabase10
mapper10
data-visualization10
database10
embedded-analytics10
mysql10
analytics10
slack10
data-analysis10
visualization10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
openpaygo/metrics
May 2021 - May 2024
OpenPAYGO Metrics
Contributions:11 PRs, 15 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years
EnAccess/OpenPAYGO-HW
Jun 2019 - May 2021
Open Source token system with hardware and software agnostic technology for enabling PAYGO functionality in any device & making products PAYGO compatible.
Contributions:1 review, 40 commits, 7 PRs in 1 year 11 months
hardwarepaygoopen-paygo
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