Dax Simpson Email & Phone Number

Magnolia, Tx, Us

Beaverton, Oregon, Us

I'm thrilled to be part of Infrastructure Masons as a Corporate Ambassador. In this role, I focus on expanding our community by connecting with companies and professionals in the data center industry, encouraging them to join and contribute to this vibrant organization. Together, we’re driving the future of digital infrastructure. Let’s connect and explore how we can collaborate to make an impact! Join us at: https://imasons.org/

We specialize in comprehensive Data Center solutions, offering end-to-end design, operation, and commissioning services. Our expertise in platform delivery spans from Hyperscale, Retail Colocation, and Edge Data Centers. With a proven track record of overseeing landmark investments and strategic expansions across Latin America, we ensure reliable and scalable solutions tailored to our clients' needs. Additionally, we bring valuable experience in Owner’s Representative supervision in construction and conducting Peer Reviews.

São Paulo, Br

Define and execute the short and long-term strategic vision to develop the Hyperscale market business in Latam. Build a substantial pipeline of business opportunities, identify and generate ideas that have significant impact in the company’s market share, improve customer experience, and drive revenue growth.

São Paulo, Br

Responsible for aligning resources for data center development in new markets for Scala within Latin America.

São Paulo, Br

Leading Scala Data Centers’ plans in Mexico to invest USD 800M in the next six years to develop 90MW of IT power capacity for Hyperscale customers.

Mexico, Cdmx, Mx

• Leader in the Edge & Mission Critical Solutions Business Unit.• Responsible for the growth and expansion of Edge Data Centers all over the Mexican territory.• Managing 55 Edge locations with 11 megawatts of installed capacity and deployment of 6 new expansions.• Key individual in the evaluation of mission-critical projects for M&A.• Design and development of MTP’s Edge Container Solution for Data Center Colocation market.

México, Distrito Federal, Mx

• Responsible for managing the pre-sales engineering team supporting the Data Center Services business unit assets within the Latam region, mostly: Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Spain. Provide technical sales expertise to help secure the company's growth in Co-Location services.• Leader of the Engineering and Projects Development team.• Knowledgeable in the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of Data Centers.• Research and Development to apply creative approaches to reduce operational costs while improving efficiencies. • Ensure the compliance of the customer’s infrastructure deployments SLAs.• Managed a $45.7MUSD Budget in 2018 for projects in Mexico, including two major Data Centers expansions of 3MW each. • Leader in a successful retrofitting of the oldest Data Center with 20 years of operations, with an investment of $5MUSD to secure Tier III standard compliance.

México, Distrito Federal, Mx

• Leader in the Facilities Infrastructure team worldwide that designs, builds, and operates all 19 facilities with 40 Data Centers in 6 countries. • Responsible for ensuring that problems are identified and resolved quickly to minimize the recovery time from failures, that contractors deliver quality services and preventive maintenance, and that safety measures are being performed during operation and construction. • Work outside the box with team members to improve efficiency and implement new data center strategies.• Manage a $25M annual Operations Budget for the Facilities in Mexico. • Ensure the ongoing operation of Kio's Data Centers to maintain customers' uptime SLAs.• In 2014, a fundamental element in the M&A of a second, more significant Colo supplier in Mexico, where the number of facilities and personnel doubled immediately. Likewise, the coordinating and motivating leader of the staff in both companies, achieving a subtle and complete integration of all the personnel in a cultural and operative matter in only six months.

México, Distrito Federal, Mx

• Ensure availability and business operations continuity of KIO's Data Centers in Mexico (3), Panama (1), and Guatemala (1).• Budget development and management for maintenance and CAPEX.• Review designs for new Data Centers and expansions on current operations.• Responsible for the Facility Teams (32 engineers): Electrical, Electronic, and HVAC, on all of Kio's Data Centers • Consolidation and standardization of Data Centers operations of the group.• Coordination with the Construction Division for the development of new Data Centers. • Review of investment for new projects.• Research and Development of Best Practices for improvements in our Data Centers.• Customer service and support on their infrastructure requirements.

México, Distrito Federal, Mx

• Ensure operational availability at KIO's Data Centers in the CALA region.• Review designs for new Data Centers and expansions on current sites in the region.• Responsible for the Data Center Operations team in the region.• Consolidation of Data Centers operations of the group.• Coordination with the Construction and Engineering Division to develop new Data Centers in Central America and the Caribbean.• Management and evaluation of suppliers.• Research and Development of Best Practices for improvements in our Data Centers.Relevant Projects:• KIO Data Center in Guatemala, 2N facility. Uptime Institute Tier III TCCF.• KIO Data Center in Spain, 2N facility. LEED Platinum Certified, Uptime Institute Tier IV TCCF.• KIO Data Center in the Dominican Republic, 2N facility. Uptime Institute Tier III TCCF.• KIO ATOM, responsible for designing and integrating the Edge Data Center modular solution.

• Sales Department leader, development of sales strategies, market, and competitive research.• Business development, contract negotiations, team leadership, training, coaching, and mentoring.• Key account management. Customer relationship development and securing loyalty.• Data Center infrastructure design.• Developed new business partner relationships and implemented the rollout of product lines such as Tate Access Floors, Siemon, Fenwal Fire Protection Systems, Johnson Controls, Communications Integrators, and Shaw.• Performed Data Centers audits, Layouts, Power, and Cooling with CFD and Thermography tools.• Design and application engineer on our Data Center projects for the entire infrastructure needed to achieve the TIER levels desired by the customer.• Performed comprehensive project management duties for our Tate Building Technology Platform projects, typically Green Building projects utilizing Under Floor Air Distribution and conforming to LEED standards.

• Direct product sales, new market identification, and penetration. • Data Center Design with Emerson/Liebert, Tate, Siemon, and Fenwal infrastructure products, including UPS, Power Distribution, Surge Suppression, Precision Cooling, Raised Floors, Structured Cabling, and Remote Monitoring. • Instrumental role in our sales team, earning the Emerson Grand Slam Cup for achieving 7-of-7 and 204% of total sales quota for 2008.

• IT Risk Management and Security Specialist: Vulnerability Assessment for Operating Systems, Data Bases, and Networks. Information Systems Auditor.• Sales Engineering support for customer presentations and proposals related to IT security.• Relationship representative for our security solutions partners: Check Point, McAfee, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard.• Consultancy, Design, and Implementation of High Performance and High Availability servers and storage solutions.

Gb

• Participation in developing the Business Continuity Plan for “Atlantic Bank Panama,” and the Disaster Recovery Plan for “First Isthmus Bank.”• Execution and presentation of reports related to the Consultancy of Computer Science Security and Information Systems Audit. • Evaluation of business processes, risk detection, and evaluation of internal controls (general controls and applications controls).• Audit and detection of vulnerabilities of the computer science surroundings regarding the administration of data processing, development of information systems, operating systems, databases, telecommunications, structured cabling, intranet and internet security, and firewalls.

Panama, Panamá, Pa

• Network Support and Servers Tech Support.• Structured Cabling: Design, Installation and Administration (Cat5, 5e, 6, and Optic Fiber).

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