With 18 years of engineering experience, 11 of those in a leadership position, Maya joined the wind industry in 2010. In her current role as the Senior Manager of Performance Engineering at Vestas, she is responsible for a team of multidisciplined engineers supporting wind farm O&M including identifying performance drivers, detecting underperforming turbines, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing reliability-centered solutions. Her work in wind has focused on leading high performing engineers and providing engineering support to wind farm Operations. Within the wind industry, Maya has previously worked for a wind farm owner/operator, another OEM, and an independent service provider. Prior to her wind experience, Maya worked at an aerospace company building and analyzing structural and thermal finite element models of satellite components and structures, primarily composites.