Francesco Gianelloni

Managing Partner at Essenz Soluções, working on the development of computational solutions and analytics applied to regulation, tariff design, technological innovation, and the modernization of Brazil’s power sector.

 

Academic Background

• MSc in Industrial Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

• BSc in Economic Sciences – State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

 

Professional Experience

• Over 10 years in the Brazilian power sector with a focus on research, development, and technological innovation.

• Participation in 12+ R&D projects, including: adoption and impacts of distributed energy resources, tariff design and analysis (including three tariff sandboxes), certification and optimization of green hydrogen production, sizing and optimal dispatch of electric-vehicle fleets for emergency response.

• Technical lead at Essenz from 2019 to 2023, coordinating development and computational modeling teams.

• Development of optimization models, technology-diffusion forecasts, and tariff simulations.

• Advanced experience with big data, data science, and predictive modeling applied to the power sector.

• Handling and analysis of large datasets, for example BDGD (distributed generation database), smart-meter datasets, and census data, with emphasis on memory efficiency, storage, and computational performance.

• Programmer in Python, C, C++, JavaScript, and other languages, with experience in backend and web systems, Linux server solutions and automation (DevOps), and cloud environments for simulations and analytical applications.

• Implementation of robust systems for tariff analysis, public-policy analytics, and projections of emerging technologies.

• Prior experience in telecommunications and financial markets, working on IPO structuring and as a financial analyst.