Samira Smith

Samira Smith has a diverse work experience, starting as a student grader and teaching assistant at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012. Samira worked as a Sales Engineer and Engineering Intern at Also Energy from 2013 to 2017, where they supported the sales team with design, oversaw approval processes, and quality checked documentation for data acquisition systems. In 2017, they became the Owner of Genesis Offgrid Solutions, and in 2018, they worked as a Senior Project Engineer at SunPower by esaSolar. From 2019 to 2020, they served as a Senior Project Engineer and then as a Residential Design Engineer II at SunPower Corporation. Currently, they work as an Instructor at Solar Energy International (SEI) and will start their new role as a Project Engineer at Mill Creek Renewables in October 2022.

Samira Smith earned an Associate of Science degree in engineering from Front Range Community College from 2005 to 2010 and then went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder between 2010 and 2014. Samira has also acquired several additional certifications including CE540 2023 NEC Updates from Solar Energy International (SEI) in April 2023, Enphase Ensemble Storage Installation from Enphase Energy in January 2022, and OSHA 30, Solar Building Codes, Fire Codes, EV's, Rapid Shutdown and Energy Storage Systems, Certified Installer from sonnen, Inc., Powerwall 2 Certified Installer from Tesla, Solar Installation Safety Training from Solar Energy International (SEI), Certified Installer from SunPower Corporation, 100 hour-TESOL/TESL/TEFL from Oxford Seminars, and Networking for Engineers from MSI Tec, Inc.