About
An engineer's eye, pointed at the deal.
My career has moved steadily from building the technology to deciding which projects deserve capital — and putting the people in place to deliver them.
I started as a mechanical engineer — Tufts B.S., process engineering at Osmoses, an MIT spinout, where I worked on the technology that enabled its first commercial-scale deployment. But the work that pulled me in wasn't the lab work: it was the market analysis, the financial models, and the pitch deck that helped the company close a $3M pre-seed round.
At Power Energy Risk, I moved fully to the capital side — underwriting a $300M portfolio of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects. Evaluating 50+ projects taught me how investors actually look at energy assets: what drives losses, what makes a project bankable, and how to communicate risk to the people writing the checks.
I deepened the technical and policy foundation with a Master of Engineering in Climate & Sustainability from Duke, focusing on energy systems modeling and energy transition policy, and leading the Pratt Energy & Sustainability Club as president.
Today, at Hover Energy, I sit at the junction the rest of my career was building toward: I evaluate the company's rooftop wind-microgrid technology, build the business cases that inform capital allocation, and select and coordinate the contractors who deliver the projects.
The throughline: I'm most useful where a transaction needs someone who can read both the engineering and the economics — and then drive the project forward.
Experience
Where I've worked
Hover Energy
Technical evaluation of rooftop wind-microgrid systems and contractor strategy — scoping work and putting the right delivery partners in place. Previously Graduate Engineer (Summer 2025), project-managing a cross-functional rotor redesign and presenting microgrid business cases to senior leadership.
Power Energy Risk
Underwrote a $300M portfolio across 50+ utility-scale wind, solar, and BESS projects. Identified top loss drivers per technology and proposed policy updates that improved portfolio resilience. Presented risk findings to corporate leadership weekly.
Osmoses, Inc.
Enabled first commercial-scale deployment of membrane technology reducing chemical-separations emissions by 90%. Conducted market analysis, built financial models, and supported the pitch deck behind a $3M pre-seed raise.
Foxconn · LEGO Education
Software R&D for autonomous driving applications at Foxconn — firsthand exposure to how emerging technology moves from R&D to commercialization. At LEGO Education, designed an interactive coding module now part of LEGO's educational programming.
Contact
Let's talk energy, projects, and deals.
Based in Durham, NC. Open to conversations across energy development, infrastructure, and finance.
samsonbienstock@gmail.com