Octavi Semonin
Senior Director Of Technology And Client Services at Powerhouse
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolOctavi Semonin is a technology leader and scientist with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as Senior Director of Technology and Client Services at Powerhouse, where he connects corporations and investors with breakthrough climate tech startups. Trained as a physicist with a PhD and a track record of high-impact research at NREL and Columbia, he has translated deep materials and device expertise into manufacturing improvements, patents, and computer vision defect-detection systems at Alta Devices. He combines hands-on technical credibility—demonstrated by pioneering perovskite and quantum-dot solar work and multiple patents—with strategic client-facing skills to turn decarbonization goals into deals and deployments. Based in Toronto, he also engages with the Frontier Tech Coalition through Bellagio programming, reflecting a knack for bridging research, policy, and commercialization.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics at Harvey Mudd CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, ChineseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
octavisemonin/street-counting
Sep 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
octavisemonin/rjl
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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