Claudio Lima, Managing Director, Sonoma Innovation

Claudio Lima is the Managing Director of Sonoma Innovation, a Silicon Valley-based Smart Grid Consulting Firm specialized in Smart Grid Communications Strategy, Next Generation Smart Grid Architectures and Advanced Technologies.  He serves as a member of the NIST Cybersecurity Smart Grid Architecture, IEEE P2030 Smart Grid Architecture Standards Committee and the IEEE Smart Grid Steering Committee.  He’s actively involved with the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, defining the role of IP in Smart Grid and the development of a Smart Grid Communications Architecture Framework. He is also actively involved with the Open Smart Grid/UCI and the Smart Network Council-UTC organizations. Prior to joining Sonoma, Dr Lima headed several teams and strategic initiatives for Sprint-Nextel at the Sprint Advanced Technologies/CTO organization in Silicon Valley, including Sprint's Next Generation Networks, Emerging Services, and Digital Media Innovation (DMI)/Venture-R&D, responsible for new technologies and business opportunities development for Sprint-Nextel’s. He holds a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from University of Kent, Canterbury-England.