Colin Huwyler

 CEO and Founder

Optimus Technologies

Colin Huwyler (pronounced High-Ler) is the CEO and founder of Optimus Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based clean-technology company decarbonizing the hardest-to-abate segment of transportation: heavy-duty diesel engines. Optimus has developed and commercialized the Vector System, a patented bolt-on fuel system upgrade that enables both new and existing diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel (B100), delivering near-zero carbon emissions without sacrificing performance or reliability.

Under Colin’s leadership, Optimus has deployed more than a thousand systems across commercial and municipal fleets logging over 150 million real-world miles. Colin has positioned Optimus as a leader in the low-carbon transition making biodiesel a practical decarbonization pathway at scale.

Colin holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, is an inventor with multiple patents in advanced fuel and powertrain technologies, and serves as a Director of the Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation.