Zoltan Kiss
Advisor at RESI—Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc.
Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolZoltan Kiss is a veteran renewable energy innovator and entrepreneur who has spent decades commercializing thin-film photovoltaic technologies and building global manufacturing capacity, including founding Chronar and overseeing the world’s first amorphous silicon production facility. He now advises Nanergy Solar and leads RESI to advance multi-junction thin films, BIPV, and novel energy storage approaches that combine batteries and hydrogen. Holder of 25 technology patents and author of 120 technical articles, he blends deep physics and engineering expertise with economics and sociology to design self-sustaining economic communities (SSECs) that center renewable energy. His career spans founding Optel (early LCD and calculator-watch commercialization) to directing quantum electronics research at RCA, reflecting an unusual mix of lab‑scale breakthroughs and large‑scale industrial deployment. Currently writing a book on SSECs, he applies multidisciplinary theory to practical programs—from Navajo village electrification to urban BIPV installations—aiming to align technology with equitable community prosperity. Fluent in four languages, he combines scholarly pedigree (Oxford, University of Toronto) with hands‑on manufacturing leadership and a pragmatically utopian vision for energy-driven social change.
15 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., MSc, BaScE, Physics, Ph.D., MSc, BaScE, Physics at University of TorontoPost-doctoral, Physics, Post-doctoral, Physics at Oxford University
English, Hungarian, German, French
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zkota/pyblio-1.2
Mar 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 7 months
zkota/aescrypt
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch, 2 tags in 21 days
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