Experience
2024 — Now
Louisiana, United States
• Lead delivery of large-scale hyperscale data center campus projects and multi-building expansion programs with combined capital scopes ranging from $400M–$1.2B, ensuring predictable capacity deployment and infrastructure reliability.
• Direct multiple construction managers, general contractors, and specialty vendor teams across concurrent projects, improving campus-wide schedule performance and maintaining >97% milestone predictability across program deliverables.
• Own capital cost strategy, contractor negotiations, and change governance across assigned campus portfolios, identifying cost optimization opportunities that delivered 6–10% total project savings and preserved over $40M+ in capital spend.
• Drive advanced risk mitigation and preconstruction planning initiatives, reducing schedule volatility and improving construction cycle efficiency by approximately 18% across multi-phase expansion programs.
• Champion prefabrication, modular deployment, and innovative build strategies across electrical and mechanical infrastructure, decreasing field labor durations by 25–30% while improving installation quality and safety outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional integration between design engineering, procurement, network deployment, and facility operations teams to ensure seamless chip-to-chiller infrastructure delivery supporting Meta’s global compute scaling strategy.
• Oversee commissioning, turnover, and operational readiness for campus facilities totaling 100+ MW of IT capacity, consistently achieving zero critical system commissioning failures and accelerated facility activations.
• Mentor and develop construction management teams and field leadership staff, strengthening organizational capability while supporting succession planning and improving team delivery performance across multiple global project portfolios.
2020 — 2024
Louisiana, United States
• Managed construction, commissioning, and turnover of hyperscale data center projects valued between $150M–$600M, consistently supporting on-time infrastructure delivery while maintaining 99.99%+ uptime and reliability standards.
• Directed project budget management and cost change processes, negotiating vendor and contractor pricing strategies that generated 5–8% cost savings and identified underruns totaling $8M–$15M across campus construction programs.
• Managed integrated project schedules and construction risk planning, reducing schedule variance by 12% and delivering predictable turnover timelines aligned with capacity deployment targets.
• Negotiated and administered contracts and purchase orders with general contractors, OEM vendors, and specialty subcontractors, improving procurement cycle efficiency by 20% and strengthening long term strategic vendor partnerships.
• Partnered cross-functionally with engineering, procurement, and operations teams to support chip-to-chiller infrastructure deployment, reducing construction rework by approximately 18%.
• Promoted prefabrication and modular construction strategies for mission critical electrical and mechanical systems, reducing field installation durations by 25% and improving job site safety performance.
• Oversaw commissioning, warranty, and tenant improvement work within live data center environments, achieving zero or near zero punch list turnovers and accelerating operational readiness by 3–5 weeks.
• Supported campus wide construction portfolios through contractor performance management, ROM development, and preconstruction planning, improving cost forecasting accuracy by approximately 15%.
2019 — 2020
• Own end-to-end construction execution for hyperscale data center infrastructure scopes valued at $75M–$250M, driving contractor performance from mobilization through commissioning and operational handoff while maintaining strong customer and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across design engineering, operations, supply chain, and commissioning teams to deliver mission-critical facilities meeting Tier III reliability and availability standards, reinforcing AWS’s customer-obsessed infrastructure delivery model.
• Drive schedule development, recovery planning, and risk mitigation strategies across multiple trade partners, consistently delivering construction milestones with >95% on-time performance.
• Exercise strong Ownership and Dive Deep principles by leading cost management, change control reviews, and contractor negotiations, supporting project delivery within 2–3% of approved capital budgets.
• Champion field quality and installation excellence by proactively identifying constructability risks and driving resolution with design and trade partners, reducing rework and field conflicts by approximately 15%.
• Lead commissioning readiness and turnover strategy by aligning contractor completion milestones with testing requirements, contributing to successful facility activations with zero critical commissioning delays.
• Promote a strong safety culture by partnering with contractors to implement proactive risk mitigation and behavioral safety programs, maintaining project performance below 0.80 TRIR.
• Mentor and develop assistant construction managers and field engineers, strengthening team accountability, improving execution consistency, and supporting long-term organizational capability growth.
2017 — 2019
• Supported delivery of hyperscale data center construction projects valued between $50M–$150M, demonstrating Bias for Action by resolving field execution challenges and supporting accelerated capacity deployment timelines.
• Coordinated daily construction activities across multiple subcontractors, improving trade partner alignment and installation sequencing, contributing to ~10% improvement in field productivity.
• Dove deep into MEP and critical infrastructure installations including CRAC/CRAH cooling systems, bus duct distribution, fiber infrastructure, and chilled water systems, ensuring compliance with AWS design and operational standards.
• Earned trust with contractors and internal stakeholders by maintaining transparent reporting, accurate progress tracking, and proactive escalation of schedule, safety, and quality risks.
• Supported subcontractor procurement and scope leveling activities, contributing to competitive vendor selection and enabling 3–5% cost optimization opportunities.
• Insisted on the Highest Standards by supporting inspection, quality control, and turnover readiness efforts, helping achieve >90% first-pass inspection success rates and reduced punch list volumes.
• Supported construction work in active or partially operational data center environments, prioritizing customer impact and maintaining zero unplanned service interruptions.
• Partnered closely with senior construction managers and cross functional AWS partners to support successful project closeouts, demonstrating Think Big by identifying process improvement opportunities that improved reporting efficiency and field coordination.
Delivered execution plans for business-critical initiatives, balancing speed, quality, and delivery risk across multiple teams.
Provided leadership with insights on capacity planning, execution tradeoffs, and delivery constraints to support prioritization decisions.
2014 — 2017
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Manage ground-up and retrofit data center construction projects valued between $3M–$30M, supporting full project lifecycle from preconstruction planning through commissioning and client turnover.
• Oversee MEP-intensive scopes including critical power distribution, cooling infrastructure, and redundancy systems supporting Tier II and Tier III uptime and reliability standards.
• Coordinate daily field operations, subcontractor sequencing, and short-interval scheduling, contributing to 10–12% improvement in milestone delivery performance on fast-track construction programs.
• Support project cost management, subcontractor procurement, and change order review, helping maintain project delivery within 3–5% of approved budgets while identifying $300K–$750K in value engineering savings.
• Monitor installation and testing of mission-critical infrastructure including UPS systems, standby generators, switchgear, CRAC/CRAH units, and structured cabling systems, ensuring compliance with design specifications and commissioning requirements.
• Assist in implementing prefabricated and modular electrical and mechanical assemblies, reducing field installation durations by approximately 15% while improving safety and quality consistency.
• Execute construction activities within active data center environments, successfully supporting tenant improvements and infrastructure upgrades while maintaining zero unplanned service disruptions.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, and third-party commissioning agents to support project closeout and turnover, achieving minimal punch list items and accelerating client operational readiness by 1–2 weeks.
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science
2010 — 2014