Nalini Rao

About Nalini Rao

I focus on addressing both technical and sustainability issues though designing, developing, and evaluating tools and technologies. My current focus areas are energy, water, climate, and sustainability. I earn over 96% customer satisfaction scores for technical value, overall performance, and business strategy. My portfolio won three industry technology transfer awards in 2018. My technical experience linking quantitative hydrologic, economic, and energy models provides me with a systems perspective to scale the application of tools and technologies. I have 10 years of experience in managing global collaborator, customer, and vendor relationships. As an internationally recognized thought leader, I have experience communicating results to a variety of audiences.Specialties: Project Management; Program Management; Strategy; Roadmapping; Statistics; Econometrics; Data Analytics; Energy Analysis; Hydrology; Climate Issues; Risk Mitigation; Strategic Program Design; Life-cycle Analysis; Customer Use; Corporate Sustainability; Metrics; Proposals; Training

Experience

1. Principal Technical Leader

   EPRI

   Mar 2022 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   Direct research initiatives within the Energy Delivery and Customer Solutions division and oversee quantitative and applied research projects in the international energy sector. Help the general public and the energy industry prepare for the combined effects of the energy transition and the evolving climate. Lead a program called \"Ecosystem Risk and Resilience\" and assist companies in evaluating the clean energy technologies\' impact on the environment. Facilitate collaboration with utility companies, national labs, universities, and stakeholders to steer the creation and metrics of integrated modeling projects. Coordinate EPRI\'s research on nature-based climate change adaptation solutions for buildings, ecosystems, and communities.

Education

• Yale University

  M.E.Sc., Environmental Science

  2000 — 2002

• Cornell University

  Ph.D., Natural Resources

  2002 — 2008

Skills

• Environmental Economics
• Water Quality
• Ecology
• Natural Resource Management
• Gis
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Hydrology
• Spatial Analysis
• Water Resources
• Environmental Awareness
• Sustainable Development
• Conservation Issues
• Water Resource Management
• Science
• Research
• Environmental Science
• Climate Change
• Environmental Policy
• Ecosystem Services
• Conservation Biology