Emily is a technical project manager for NREL’s Energy Security and Resilience Center, where she coordinates projects supporting cyber risk optimization goals. She has a background in leading projects and teams in application programming interface platform management. Waligoske pivoted to energy security and resilience after a decade in the public tech industry. She is dedicated to ensuring a secure path forward for the renewable energy transition, and providing leadership and tools for the industry to embrace change.

Research Interests

Project management methodologies

Continuous improvement

Renewable energy security

Cybersecurity risk assessment

Education

B.S., Civil Engineering (environmental emphasis), University of Colorado at Boulder

Professional Experience

Technical Project Manager, Twitter (2021–2023)

Engineering Manager, Twitter (2018–2021)

Partner Engineer, Twitter (2015–2018)

Product Owner, ShipCompliant (Sovos) (2010–2015)

Environmental Protection Agency intern

University of Colorado Environmental Engineering Lab Tech

Associations and Memberships

Member, Project Management Institute

Engineers Without Borders