Meghan Mooney
Group Manager, Data Science & Engineering
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMeghan Mooney is a data science and engineering leader with 11 years of experience directing multidisciplinary teams to build high-impact data platforms and integrated renewable energy models at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She combines deep technical expertise in spatial analysis, HPC, and scientific programming with program-level strategy—spearheading AI/LLM initiatives, cross-lab data standards, and multi-million-dollar portfolios like PIPES and BE-GRIDS. Meghan has led large collaborative studies (e.g., LA100) that translate complex geospatial and modeling results into actionable planning for utilities and communities, with a focus on equity, resilience, and distributed energy. Known for growing and coaching high-performing teams under funding uncertainty, she also designs sustainable operational funding and virtual asset management models that keep research infrastructure running. Based in Virginia, she brings a unique blend of hands-on geospatial modeling and pragmatic organizational strategy aimed at “greening the grid” and empowering community-scale decision making.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Arts (MA), Geography, Master of Arts (MA), Geography at University of DenverBachelor of Science (B.S.), Geographic Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Geographic Science at James Madison University
English, Swahili, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
energy-data10
datasets9
python9
grid9
apache-spark8
get-started6
mediawiki-extension6
meta5
topology4
topological-data-analysis4
geospatial4
gis4
postgis3
macos3
jupyter-notebook3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mooneyme/mooneyme
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches in 6 days
dsgrid/dsgrid
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Python package for working with demand-side grid projects, datasets and queries
Contributions:54 reviews, 228 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 11 months
pythondemandapache-sparkelectricity-loadenergy-demand
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