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James Coe, PE, RCDD

Senior Principal, Director of Critical Facilities, Syska Hennessy Group

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) James Coe is Syska’s Critical Facilities Director. He has over 30 years of experience in Engineering Operations, Project Management, and Design. His experience is focused on providing consulting, design, reliability assessments, and commissioning for Mission Critical Facilities. He is highly regarded […]

Dr. Dennis D. Cronin

CEO, Resilient Solutions

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) A 7×24 Exchange Founder and CEO of Resilient Solutions, Dr. Dennis Cronin brings over 40 years of Mission Critical design, construction and operational experience. Dr. Cronin remains an active member of 7×24 Exchange, currently serves as VP/Vice Chair and Regent for […]

Chris Crosby

CEO, Compass Datacenters

Tuesday, October 17 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Understanding Hyperscale Campus Compartmentalization (session) Chris Crosby is a recognized visionary and leader in the datacenter space and has served as founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters since 2011. Chris has over 25 years of technology experience and over 15 years of real estate and investment experience. […]

Aaron Duda

Principal,
kW Mission Critical Engineering

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout C: Water – The Future of Data Center Cooling (session) Aaron is a kW MCE Principal with more than 15 years of experience in mechanical system design and installation, construction documentation, and administration of mission critical projects. He has designed systems for numerous enterprise and colocation […]

Rich Garrison

Partner,
Alfa Tech

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Mr. Garrison currently serves as a Partner at Alfa Tech, a consulting engineering firm, leading the Technology Services Division. He provides project leadership and management consulting services to a wide variety of clients, specializing in the design, procurement, and implementation project […]

Curt Gibson

Power Solutions Manager,
Generac Power Systems

Wednesday, October 18 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Modular Backup Power System for Colocation Data Centers (session) Curt Gibson is an Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer, and registered Professional Engineer. With 22 years of engineering and project management experience Curt holds the enviable role of Data Center Specialist with a leading supplier of generators and […]

Jason Gloeckner

Director of Thermal Controls, Vertiv

Wednesday, October 18 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Is your Data Center Infrastructure Cyberhardened and Secure? (session) Jason Gloeckner, Director of Thermal Controls, Vertiv, is an 18 year veteran of the industrial controls industry and is responsible for development of next-generation thermal controls and machine learning for Vertiv. Mr. Gloeckner is a veteran of the […]

Martin Gollwitzer, RID, CDT, NCIDQ, LEED AP

Regional Practice Leader, Critical Facilities,
Gensler

Sunday, October 15 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Martin is a Regional Practice Leader for Gensler’s Critical Facilities Practice Area. He specializes in the management of large, complex projects that require particular consideration of security, process, and operational uptime. Data centers are his primary focus and expertise, and he […]

Paul Hines

SVP – Critical Facilities Head – North America,
Citigroup

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) Paul Hines is an experienced data center professional with over 30 years of experience in the operation, management, construction and commissioning of enterprise and colocation data centers. Paul spent […]

Juli Ierulli

Juli Ierulli

Marketing Communications Manager, Large Power Systems – Industry Solutions
Caterpillar and
Director – Marketing, Vendor Representative, 7×24 Exchange International

Monday, October 16 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 7×24 Exchange Women in Mission Critical Operations (WiMCO) Networking Event (session) Juli Ierulli is a Marketing Communications Manager for Caterpillar and has global responsibility for Large Engine Industry Solutions marketing. She joined Caterpillar in 2005 and has held several marketing positions within the organization focusing on go-to-market […]

Jonathan Ingram

Vertical Market Manager – Mission Critical, Kidde Fire Systems/Marioff North America

Sunday, October 15 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Protecting your Cloud with Mist (session) Mission Critical Vertical Market Manager for IT and Telecom. During his 20+ year career, he has held various application engineering, product management, and sales management positions. Holds a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Hartford) and is a certified LEED […]

John Longo

Director, Operations East Region,
vXchnge

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout A: Thermal Optimization Through IoT – What Gets Better and Why (session) John is the regional Director for 6 vXchnge Data Center facilities. The responsibility includes 7×24 Data Center infrastructure availability, monitoring and response, Site Security and fulfillment of customer requests. Prior to joining vXchnge, John […]

Kristina Metzger

Global Advisor, CBRE

Tuesday, October 17 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Data Center Real Estate Trends (session) Kristina Metzger is a leading advisor in the data center industry, working with occupiers, investors and developers in the site selection, acquisition and disposition of data center solutions globally. She develops and executes strategies which result in enterprise owned facilities, wholesale […]

Dana Pomeroy

Vice President/National Design-Build Director, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout C: Fortress to Cyber – Integrated Design for Ever-Changing Threats (session) As a registered Architect and DBIA professional, Mr. Pomeroy has been extremely fortunate to experience real estate, program management, design, construction and building operations from several different vantage points over the past 36 years. Dating […]

Jack Pouchet

Vice President Market Development, Vertiv

Monday, October 16 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cloud and Colocation Trends, Buyer & User Behaviors Impacting the Design, Construction and Operation of Hyperscale and Mid-Market Data Centers (session) Jack Pouchet is a recognized industry innovator and thought leader with more than 30 years experience in mission critical infrastructure. As the vice president of business […]

Jeff Rauenhorst

VP, Analytics,
Vigilent

Tuesday, October 17 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout A: Thermal Optimization Through IoT – What Gets Better and Why (session) Jeff Rauenhorst, Vigilent Vice President, Analytics Jeff leads the Analytics organization at Vigilent, helping customers meet critical business objectives by unlocking the value of data. Jeff has extensive experience leveraging data and technology to […]

Joe Saunders

CEO & Founder, RunSafe Security

Wednesday, October 18 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Is your Data Center Infrastructure Cyberhardened and Secure? (session) Joe Saunders has more than 25 years of leadership, business building, and startup experience. Prior to founding RunSafe Security, Joe served as director of Thomson Reuters Special Services, where he led analytical solutions to help law enforcement agencies […]

Holly Stone

President, Stone Security Engineering

Monday, October 16 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout C: Fortress to Cyber – Integrated Design for Ever-Changing Threats (session) Hollice Stone is a leader in the security engineering industry with 26 years experience in engineering, blast, antiterrorism, and emergency response. Hollice has been instrumental in criteria development, research, and educational initiatives and she is […]

James Swensen

Global Data Center Facilities Operator, Facebook

Monday, October 16 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Driving Business Results through Collaboration (session) James Swensen, Global Data Center Facilities Operations Director, Facebook James Swensen is the Global Data Center Facilities Operations Director at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, his impressive career in mission critical facilities includes leading teams at McKinstry, HK Systems, and Convergys.

Tony TeVault

Vice President, Holder Construction

Monday, October 16 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Panel: Technology Advancements of Systems Integrations, Intelligent Analytics and Alignment with Mission Critical Market Trends and Needs (session) Tony is Vice President of Holder Construction Company, a national, commercial construction services firm with experience in over 30 states and offices in San Jose, Phoenix, Charlotte, Dallas, Atlanta […]

Bill Westbrock

Strategic Account Executive, Schneider Electric

Monday, October 16 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Driving Business Results through Collaboration (session) Bill Westbrock is a Strategic Account Executive at Schneider Electric. Previously, he held executive, sales and management positions at Apparent Inc Renewable Energy Business, Power Measurement Ltd., MGE UPS, Westinghouse and Johnson Controls. He also co-authored numerous white papers and patents. […]