Gilman Callsen
Founder & CEO at Rho Impact
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGilman Callsen is a serial founder and CEO with 13 years of experience building data-driven ventures that apply AI and sensing to real-world problems, most recently leading Rho Impact to accelerate decarbonization through actionable climate data. He founded Pit Rho (acquired by GM), an AI platform that delivered real-time race strategy for elite NASCAR teams, and earlier co-founded MC10 and Chromic Decor, bringing wearable electronics and energy-saving materials to market. Gilman blends hands-on technical leadership (Founder/CTO roles) with commercial execution, translating complex sensors and models into products investors and operators can trust. Based in Charlottesville, he also taught applied data science at Columbia, underscoring a knack for making technical concepts practical for industry. Notably, his work focuses on helping climate solutions win by combining rapid, reliable impact assessment with investor-grade decision tools.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Avon Old FarmsBA Psychology, BA Psychology at Yale University
Stackoverflow
574reputation
28kreached
7answers
3questions
Github Skills (90)
rancher10
python-client10
cattle10
elasticsearch-client10
docker10
container-management9
python9
flask9
orchestration9
elasticsearch9
container9
kubernetes9
elastic9
charts8
api8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pitrho/docker-postgres
Dec 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
pitrho/docker-host-stats
Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:17 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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