Throughout Ms. Kishore's educational and professional career, her goal has remained unwaveringly consistent: to decarbonize buildings and combat climate change.
SAN JOSE, CA, August 01, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Niharika Kishore has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Backed by years of expertise in sustainability and project management, Ms. Kishore excels as a Senior Sustainability Industry Specialist with Amazon, where she previously served as a Senior Sustainability Program Manager and Program Manager. In addition to her work with Amazon, Ms. Kishore owns 1GreenStep, a personal sustainability blog to help educate her community on how to live more sustainably. Throughout Ms. Kishore's educational and professional career, her goal has remained unwaveringly consistent: to decarbonize buildings and combat climate change. Her professional journey is rooted in a robust academic foundation and enriched through extensive practical experience. The intersection of sustainable urban planning and renewable energy engineering has equipped her with a unique skill set, enabling her to drive significant advancements in Energy Efficiency and Carbon Management Technologies that have been identified as critical by the White House's Critical and Emerging Technologies list of 2024.
Throughout her career, Ms. Kishore has gained valuable expertise in the sustainability, energy, and educational fields with companies such as Smith Seckman Reid, Vanderbilt University, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign's Smart Energy Design Assistance Center, HL-Technik AG, Suzlon Energy Limited, and Solar Systems Pvt. Ltd. Her academic journey is equally impressive, earning a Bachelor of Technology in Solar and Alternative Energy engineering from Amity University in 2015, a Master of Urban Planning in Sustainable Design and Development from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Science in Project Management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Additionally, Ms. Kishore has obtained several certifications in climate change, sustainability, data science, data analytics, energy management, and more through Coursera, LinkedIn, Lynda.com, Active Design Advisors, Inc., and Amity University.
Driven to remain abreast of changes in the field, Ms. Kishore holds several industry recognized credentials like the LEED Associate Professional in Building Design & Construction, WELL Associate Professional, Energy Management Professional (ISO 50001), and Fitwel Ambassador. Ms. Kishore is also a trained Climate Reality Leader with VP Al Gore's Non-profit – The Climate Reality Project, and an active member of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley Chapter.
While her career has been filled with highlights, Ms. Kishore takes the most pride in focusing on decarbonizing buildings as a senior sustainability industry specialist for Amazon and creating the company's first existing building sustainability program, the first sustainability ambassadors program, and the first zero waste to landfill validation for a grocery warehouse. Though hard work and dedication have brought her far in her career, she credits her success to the documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore, which sparked her interest in sustainability. Within the coming years, Ms. Kishore wishes to work with various global organizations to influence climate-related policies, and maximize her personal impact in combating the climate change. As she reiterates – "There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew!".
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