Rob Andrews is a renewable energy entrepreneur and product strategist with 14 years of experience focused on scaling solar PV operations, analytics, and digital services. He co-founded and grew Heliolytics from a three-person startup into the leading global aerial inspection and data analytics provider for PV, managing growth to 100+ staff and over 120 GW of inspections before exit. As VP of Product Strategy and Innovation at NovaSource and now building new ventures at Engramiq in London, he blends hands-on technical understanding from a PhD in mechanical engineering with commercial product leadership. Rob’s work sits at the intersection of meteorology, system performance analytics, and O&M productivity—areas he investigated during doctoral research and early consulting engagements. He is driven by a pragmatic mission to accelerate renewable deployment through building, advising, and investing in impactful technologies. A lesser-known thread in his background is experience designing and fielding custom remote power systems for Arctic deployments, underscoring a taste for solving hard, real-world engineering challenges.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University
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