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Purchase, NY, US

Washington, DC, US

Honored and proud to be a member of the Executive Leadership Council of The Green Grid.

Waikoloa, HI, US

This is a volunteer role. I’m excited to share that I am a Nomad Futurist Foundation ambassador! Making education about our industry accessible to all, especially the younger generation, is vital to the future growth of our digital infrastructure. Not only will I telling everyone about the Nomad Futurist Foundation, I will be working closely with their.

Maryland Heights, Missouri, US

Principal consultant in data center strategy, design and operations. Consulting portfolio extends to data center migration, disaster recovery, risk analysis, data center transformation, cyber security and operational resilience.

DC Metro Area, US

Providing Digital Infrastructure industry organizations, associated industries, services and individuals with my expertise and experience on an ongoing, freelance basis.Africa Data Center industry expert with an intimate knowledge and understanding of the arena in which that market functions. Other consulting/advisory services offered:- Feasibility.

DC Metro Area, US

• Executive consultant for and to IT and data center industry, providing key services and strategies to various organizations. Consult/Advise in all Data Center Life Cycle aspects, without compromising operational.
• Thought Leadership. Critical Thinking. Relationship establishment and development.
• Work with and advise customers to find innovative, executable solutions that integrate data centers, ICT, management and teams with customer objectives and growth expectations, ensuring improved effectiveness of the.
• Subject Matter Expert in data center operations, functions, systems with diverse customer requirements and challenges. Engage at all organizational and management levels, multi-skilled and multi-cultural teams &.
• Provide insight, guidance and advisory services to peers, other industry professionals and executive management on aspects related to the data center life cycle, especially where it intersects with stakeholder.
• Market adviser regarding insight, due diligence and investment/consolidation opportunities within the industry.

Franklin, Wisconsin, US

• Setup a complete Data Center Operations structure. Handed it over, as planned, to the SVP within 12 months
• Setup framework to absorb client staff. Successfully established one, and transitioned another two data center ops teams within 180 days
• Improved site operations & safety through self-empowerment drive and Kaizen
• With my EHS Director, formalized & improved data center EHS
• Setup process improvement initiatives for long-term ops stability & effectiveness
• Collaborate with businesses/disciplines to understand ops requirements. Articulate value proposition of new/improved practices and procedures. Analysis for metrics & measurement

London, GB

• I co-developed an operational framework to recruit, appoint, onboard, train, transition and deploy data center site operations teams, ranging from technicians to site- and regional managers. Established a training.
• Advisor to executive management regarding operations, performance measurement and management and training
• Co-authored facility-, operations and safety and emergency documentation
• Established staff recruitment and deployment framework.Also performed a role in Business Development for the Pure Data Centres Africa. Co-developed a strategy and business plan for possible data center investment and.
• Key role to develop feasibility and investigative framework for the potential data center sites in Sub-Sharan Africa

• Director of the company's business unit. Principal and executive consultant of design and infrastructure of data centers for large IT, colo- and enterprise owners/operators. Providing key services and strategies to.
• Advise customers how to find innovative, executable solutions that integrate data centers, ICT, management and teams with measured objectives, ensuring improved effectiveness of the Data Center Life Cycle
• Subject Matter Expert in data center strategy, operations, transformation, integration, migration and risk. Engage at all organizational levels, multi-skilled and multi-cultural teams & stakeholders. Strategic and.
• Experienced negotiator. facilitator and industry advisor
• Provide insight, guidance and advisory services to peers, other industry professionals and executive management on aspects related to the data center life cycle (DLC), especially where it intersects with stakeholder.
• Developed an integrated audit framework and conducted 80+ audits/assessments and due diligence.

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Senior manager and principal member of a successful greenfield build program to design, build and commission the first-ever Uptime Institute Tier IV Facility Certified data center in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. In 2021 this data center asset was acquired by Africa Data Centres, a division of Liquid Telecom. Responsible for certification process.

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Sandton, Gauteng, ZA

Sandton, Gauteng, ZA