Technology development and strategy for clean energy projects
Broadly experienced. Deliberately focused.
Carol L. Stimmel, principal
Dr. Carol L. Stimmel, founder and principal of Interswarm, LLC, works with cleantech companies on application development and first-of-a-kind commercialization strategy. Career projects span grid modernization, transportation electrification, smart cities, and technology adoption across North America, Europe, and subSaharan Africa.
Her clients are navigating the do-or-die gap between working technology and a scalable implementation. Bringing a deep background in engineering, cybersecurity, and interface design, Carol thoughtfully incorporates the user’s perspective into even the most advanced efforts. She disavows presentation software, though she might hit you with a spreadsheet.
Carol builds and maintains her own road-tested tooling sets; Sylas7 for technology investment decisions, WombleBox for reasoning, and OpenXForm for process design. She has published books, chapters, and papers on design patterns, smart grid analytics, smart cities, digital surveillance, and big data security topics for power systems [Google Scholar].
Strategic
Carol has deep knowledge of the energy industry and becomes an expert in anything she takes on. She managed to redirect our product strategy and drive the team to be better, all while leading with a gentle heart.
— Product Management Director, Fortune 100 company
No-Hype
Carol’s ability to get to the bottom of key industry issues is a vital asset. Her objective lens is perfect for steering through ‘hype’ cycles and complex environments.
— Business Development Executive, Emerging Markets
Translator
Carol is as comfortable diving into technical minutiae as she is analyzing ‘big picture’ trends. She quickly zeros in on the most important details to make connections that others miss.
— Principal, Utility Innovation and decarbonization