Our Team
The Odyssey team uniquely brings together sector-specific experience with software engineering expertise.

Cathy Zoi
Executive Chairman/Co-Founder
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Emily McAteer
CEO/Co-Founder
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Piyush Mathur
Chief Business Officer
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Prior to Odyssey, Piyush led Simpa Energy, an award-winning renewable energy financing business in India that achieved national scale under Piyush’s leadership and was later acquired by ENGIE. Piyush has an extensive background in cleantech and finance and now leads business development and strategic initiatives at Odyssey

William Duren
Director of Product
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William has a background in consulting and power system design with extensive knowledge in digital technology. At Ferntech he was responsible for developing new commercial opportunities and managing strategic account relationships in both industrialized and emerging markets. He currently leads customer support for the Asset Management suite at Odyssey

Roy Emmerich
VP of Engineering
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Roy is a renewable energy engineer with a wide variety of work experience spanning multiple disciplines. Prior to joining forces with Odyssey he co-founded Ferntech GmbH where he was responsible for the technical development of the product. At Odyssey he continues to shape the technical direction of the combined product.

Patrick Cousins
VP Customer Success
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Patrick completed his first complex off-grid project in 1997, when he built his own boat equipped with solar panels and a wind turbine. He had his own company for design and installation of PV systems (both off-grid and on-grid), and he was the Sales Manager of AutarcTech GmbH, a German manufacturer of li-ion battery management systems. He also co-founded Ferntech in 2016 to commercialize monitoring technologies for the off-grid industry. Patrick now leads Customer Success at Odyssey Energy

Jessica Ognibene
Director – Delivery
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Jessica worked at the US National Energy Renewable Energy Laboratory on alternative fuels and transportation trends. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from University of Colorado, with a focus on biology and ecology.

Joan Tarragó
Business Development Lead
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Joan is a sales engineer with a wide variety of work experience in multiple industries. He previously led the Trama Tecnoambiental team, a leading consulting company, in the field of micro-grids for rural electrification. Prior to joining forces with Odyssey, he co-founded Ferntech GmbH with the aim of bringing to market advanced monitoring and control technologies for decentralized power systems. He now leads business development efforts at Odyssey.

Benson Ubah
Business Development Manager, Africa
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Sade Fagbola
Head of Supplier Platform
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Ben Ridge
Senior Software Engineer
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Ben arrived at Odyssey Energy Solutions after nearly 20 years experience developing web applications across a spectrum of industries including agile project management, print publishing, healthcare, and auto fleet management. An avid traveler and enthusiastic volunteer, he chose Odyssey so he could spend his time contributing to global access to electricity.

Rob Morgan
Software Engineer
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Rob is a full-stack web developer with experience in Java, JS, Angular, UI design, and more, while working with startup SaaS companies. Rob is certified by Turing School of Software & Design in Denver, CO and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Máté Szabó
Senior Software Engineer
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Mate has a versatile profile with experience as a computer programmer, research and power systems. He previously worked at Firefly Hybrid Power Ltd. focusing on the production of hybrid power generators and various clean energy products. He also created the edge computing suite of Ferntech GmbH, a German company that specializes in the monitoring of power systems. Mate now leads the development of edge computing for Asset Management technologies at Odyssey.

Earnest Suru
Software Engineer
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Earnest has a background in building and maintaining medium to large-scale enterprise systems in the renewable energy industry. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Sciences from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

James Wang
Delivery Manager
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Ola Oresanya
Senior Energy Analyst
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Sayedero Enitan
Program Manager
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Caroline Watetu
Client Success Associate
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Kathryn Fluehr
Customer Delivery Manager
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Chris Karera
Data Engineer
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Amon Tumwebaze
Data Analyst
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