The solarworx team
Since 2018 we are a constantly growing team with the aim to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable solar energy solutions to rural entrepreneurs and private households. With our professional experience and passion in off-grid energy and management we believe in scalable solar-energy for emerging countries.
Co-Founder & CEO
Since the initiation of SolarWorX Felix is in charge of product and business development. He previously worked as an environmental engineer for clean-tech companies in the wind and off-grid energy sector. More recently he focused on Solar Home Systems development and management in East Africa and therefore speaks Kiswahili fluently.
COO
Alexander did his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration at RWTH Aachen and co-founded his first startup in 2006. He worked as a freelancer for solar projects in Malawi, Egypt and Tanzania and enriches solarworx with his experience in setting up business processes.
Sales and marketing manager
Mohaned has graduated in management of renewable energies projects. Since then he has worked as business development manager in international consulting firm working on the development of renewable energies projects (Solar & Biomass) in Africa. Actually Mohaned is working with Solarworx as sales and marketing manager responsible of the west african off-grid market.
Sales & strategy advisor
Georg Heinemann has graduated in Business Administration and International Management (ESB Reutlingen). Since then he has worked in several countries including Uganda and Rwanda. He is specialized in business development & sales of renewable energy technologies. With his long standing commercial experience he ensures the sustainable growth of the SolarWorX market.
Production Manager
Zhong focuses on local supplier communication, production management and quality control. She supports Solarworx in Shenzhen with her organizational skills to ensure a high level of quality and efficiency in production.
Firmware Developer
Beranger is a passionated Firm- and Hardware Developer based in Cameroon. He enriches the SolarWorX team with his technical skills as well as his knowledge about local customer needs.
Embedded Systems Developer
Pavele studied electrical engineering in Cameroon. Having deepened his research, he is now a specialist in software and firmware development. Passionate about solar energy, he works with the Solarworx team to get the most out of solar power.
Consultant
Michael Schmidt worked for over 30 years as a professor for electronics and radio frequency engineering at Telekom FH and Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW Berlin). Since his retirement in 2003 he supports young entrepreneurs and students. At solarworx he advises with regards to electronics design.