THE TEAM
He has a degree in accounting and knows a thing or two about building a vision using cutting edge technology.
Passionate about renewable energy and impact, Carla makes sure that numbers add up and the next project is on the way to provide clean and reliable power to the people.
Melissa has been passionate about poverty alleviation since she first visited her dad’s childhood village in rural China as a child herself. She transitioned from a career in electrical engineering in Australia to managing EnergyLab Cambodia for 3 years, and is now Chief of Staff at Okra Solar. Melissa has had the opportunity to combine together her passion for innovation with the desire to create a positive impact, doing this by bringing #powertothepeople.
Callum's mission is to have a grand adventure with amazing people. When he's not climbing, he's belaying others as they hustle to get energy access out to the world.
Passionate about renewable energy and impact, Carla makes sure that numbers add up and the next project is on the way to provide clean and reliable power to the people.
Kisa knows sustainability, and she knows how to create successful projects that change the way people think about last-mile energy access.
Ensuring that Okra keeps bringing the light but also that the lights stay on in Okra's office around the world - handling administrative matters to keep the wheels in motion.
Kisa knows sustainability, and she knows how to create successful projects that change the way people think about last-mile energy access.
Comfortable in various environments, this bright chameleon always manages to make the absolute best out of each situation armed with resilience and serene energy.
Avid listener and multi-talented character, Markus knows what he is doing and does not shy away from any opportunity. A unique gift: his brain comfortably hustles in 3 different places at a time.
Don't let her smiles fool you, Nithya means serious business making sure our various products are aligned to our sustainability & high impact goals.
Hailing from MIT, Matt puts the "art" in state-of-the-art when he develops the machine learning algorithms that will help people get energized in the future.
Sometimes he wears the leader hat and sometimes the friendly colleague hat. He's damn good at being both. Ferg comes from a background in hardware design for self-driving cars.
He has a degree in accounting and knows a thing or two about building a vision using cutting edge technology.
Testing. Adjusting. And strumming da bass. His name is Sam Bucca, and he's our main man in China developing quality control machines.
Outside of the impeccable hairstyle he has an impeccable talent of simplifying complex software challenges. He also proudly holds the credit for the dark mode on Harvest.
Working close with the hardware team in China, building out ATE, EOL & running firmware scripts all while dreaming up the next big hit chocolate fondant recipe.
Many people have test anxiety, not this man. He works on hardware design and takes the lead on test plans for our electronics.
Patient with a team who cannot pronounce his name, Amr fearlessly tackles the hardest of firmware bugs. He is the man behind the Edamame screen – if we can dream it, he can build it.
Electronics design isn't a job to Chee. It's THE job. He's a gifted engineer that brings more than technical excellence to the lab - he also brings class.
Testing devices forged by hardware and firmware. Desmond communicates in many languages; computer and human, to ensure ‘Unity, precision and perfection’ within our team of pods.-he is also working to be a writer-
From the road to the classroom and from one time-zone to the other. Georg is ready to jump on his (PCB) board and chase nasty bugs while working on new exciting features.
He used to be a monk but now he's found his calling in bringing energy out to the community and ensuring everything Okra does has a positive impact.
He is humbly watching out for typhoons and crossing oceans to make sure none of the two affect the electricity access of the community we serve.
Supply chain and manufacturing lead by day and random joke generator by night. Nik is obsessed to make Okra Solar the Toyota of Mesh Grids.
Callum's mission is to have a grand adventure with amazing people. When he's not climbing, he's belaying others as they hustle to get energy access out to the world.
Tim has the technical chops from being an Electrical Engineer in Australia and a filmmaker in Cambodia. Now he’s able to combine his knack for breaking down complex technical concepts and love for telling stories as Okra’s Marketing Lead.
A company is as good as the people inside of it. Marika takes pride in ensuring the people in Okra are supported to be the best and happiest they can be.
Callum's mission is to have a grand adventure with amazing people. When he's not climbing, he's belaying others as they hustle to get energy access out to the world.
A company is as good as the people inside of it. Marika takes pride in ensuring the people in Okra are supported to be the best and happiest they can be.
Callum's mission is to have a grand adventure with amazing people. When he's not climbing, he's belaying others as they hustle to get energy access out to the world.
