Frey Brownson
Founder And Principal at HelioTactics LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolFrey Brownson is the founder and principal of HelioTactics LLC and a seasoned systems engineer who has spent over a decade translating deep technical know-how in solar and sustainability into practical, stakeholder-driven energy projects. With a PhD in Environmental Chemistry & Technology and academic leadership at Penn State—where he developed online renewable energy curricula and led large multidisciplinary teams—he blends research rigor with hands-on project development for utility-scale, ecologically resilient energy systems. Known for coalition-building and group facilitation, he navigates local and state stakeholder landscapes to foster equitable renewable energy deployment. His background spans laboratory-scale photovoltaic materials research to managing curriculum and policy programs, an uncommon pairing that informs both technical design and community-facing strategy. Based in Philadelphia, he brings an artist’s sensibility alongside scientific precision, reflecting a creative approach to systems-level problems.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Environmental Chemistry & Technology, Ph.D Environmental Chemistry & Technology at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science - BS Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor of Science - BS Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at University of North DakotaAlumnx scholarship in Art Music Culture, Alumnx scholarship in Art Music Culture at Macalester College
English, French
Github Skills (1)
zone7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
heliotactic/heliotactic.github.io
Jun 2016 - Mar 2020
Holding zone for articles and blog posts from Heliotactic Press
Contributions:358 commits, 1 PR, 340 pushes in 3 years 10 months
zonepresspostsblog-posts
heliotactic/Scribbles
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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