Rachel Pappanastos

Rachel Pappanastos is a Lead Engineer at GroundWork Renewables, starting in October 2023, where responsibilities include coordinating work in the RA, EPC, and O&M capacities to ensure high-quality deliverables and documentation. Prior to this role, Rachel served as an Electrical Engineer at Enel North America from July 2022 to October 2023 and worked as a Solar Engineer and Solar Performance Engineer at Southern Power from July 2019 to June 2022, focusing on data quality and performance improvement for solar fleets. Earlier experience includes working as a Power Systems Applications Engineer at Southern Company from June 2018 to July 2019 and as a Co-Op at Southern Company Services Inc from January 2015 to July 2019, where contributions included metering, cybersecurity, and operational support. Rachel earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2018.