Gregory Botteon

Vice President Mission Critical / Mechanical-Electrical Services
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Greg has worked within Whiting-Turner’s Mechanical-Electrical Group for the past 17 years and has been engaged in the MEP industry for approximately 30 years. He currently serves as Vice President of Mission Critical / Mechanical-Electrical Services concentrating on all facets of the “Mission Critical” industry. Greg also serves as Whiting-Turner’s National Industry Excellence Coordinator of […]

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George Clement

Senior Solutions Architect
Intel

George has been with Intel for 17 years in various IT and commercial groups. George’s focus throughout his career at Intel has always been on data center implementations and efficient utilization using various sensor / telemetry information to assess capacity management, business continuity and other DC centric processes. 5 years ago George joined the Intel […]

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James Coe, PE, RCDD

Senior Principal, Director of Critical Facilities
Syska Hennessy Group

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 by his many clients including AT&T, Bank of America, Chevron, Cisco, Cleveland Clinic, Delta […]

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Chris Curtis

SVP of Development
Compass Datacenters

Chris Curtis is a successful developer of complex build-to-suit projects. Chris has over 12 years of experience in developing greenfield build-to-suit projects for federal government tenants. As President of Curtis Investments LLC, Chris completed 25 projects in 22 markets for the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security, US Attorney’s Office, SSA and VA. Prior to founding Curtis […]

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David Doherty

Senior Facilities Manager Data Center Operations
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

David J. Doherty Senior Facilities Manager Data Center Operations Newmark Grubb Knight Frank – Global Corporate Services/Confidential Insurance Company Mr. Doherty manages daily technical, operational and support requirements as well as long term planning of two enterprise level facilities. His involvement as a stakeholder with the case study projects’ began at their inception in 2012. […]

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Marc Figelman, RA, NCARB, LEEP, AP, BD+C

Director – Project Management
SIGMA7 Design Group

Marc Figelman, RA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Director – Project Management SIGMA7 design group Mr. Figelman’s work has focused on the management of complex phased master plan projects that seamlessly integrate architecture and engineering within a critical setting where downtime is not feasible. Marc collaborates with clients that are market leaders in the insurance, financial […]

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Mark Gaydos

CMO
Nlyte Software

As CMO, Mark Gaydos leads worldwide marketing strategy and execution and oversees a team dedicated to showing the world how Data Center Service Management (DCSM) helps data center operators seamlessly automate operations and infrastructure into an enterprise’s IT ecosystem providing significant business value to an organization. Gaydos has over 20 years of enterprise software marketing […]

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Jason Hallenbeck

Senior Engineer
BAE Systems

Jason Hallenbeck is a DCDC & DCP. He has designed data center layouts for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and colocation facilities across North America ranging in size from network closets to MW+ enterprises. He works with end users to optimize power, cooling, layout, and security solutions.

Steve Hambruch

VP of Global Technical Operations TechXact Group, and Chairman of the Technical Standards Committee,
International Data Center Authority (IDCA)

Mr. Hambruch serves as the Chairman of IDCA Technical Standards Committee and the Technical Council to the IDCA Board of Directors. He is an industry veteran with nearly 30 years of experience in the design, operation, optimization and management of hyper scale data centers and information technology systems. He studied Information Technology at Western Governor […]

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Jim Hanna

Director of Data Center Sustainability
Microsoft

Jim Hanna is Director of Datacenter Sustainability at Microsoft. Previously he worked as Director of Environmental Impact for Starbucks. Prior to Starbucks, Jim served as Director of Environmental Affairs for Xanterra Parks & Resorts at Yellowstone National Park. In the position, he oversaw Xanterra’s many progressive environmental initiatives in its operations as the primary concessionaire […]

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Juli Ierulli

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

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 strategies, web applications, CRM, and business development. Prior to joining Caterpillar, she worked for State Farm Insurance, initially as […]

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Jonathan Ingram

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

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 Green Associate. In 2012, he published a white paper on the protection of Energy […]

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Donna M. Jacobs

MBA IT Sr. Director
University of Pennsylvania

For more than 10 years, Donna has served as ISC Technology Service’s IT Sr. Director of Infrastructure Operations at the University of Pennsylvania – Data Center Management, Network Operations, and associated Infrastructure disciplines. She is responsible for leading the ISC Operations’ team and its transition to implement the ITIL methodology into day to day operations, […]

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Lee Kaiser

VP of Engineering
Orr Protection Systems

Lee Kaiser is Vice President of Engineering for Orr Protection Systems—a national fire protection contractor focusing on mission critical facilities. Lee is a professional engineer in both fire protection and mechanical engineering with licenses in several states. He leads the design, training, and business support activities for ORR, is the Chairman of the NFPA Technical […]

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Charles B. Kensky, PE, LEED AP, CEA

Executive Vice President
Bala Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Chuck has been at Bala Consulting Engineers for over 25 years. He started as a mechanical engineer, and advanced to Project Manager, Executive Vice President, Partner and a member of Bala’s Executive Leadership Group. He has managed engineering design projects for global business leaders in the Data Center, Corporate Headquarters, R&D/Pharma, Manufacturing and Education markets. […]

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Keith Klesner

SVP North America, Uptime Institute

Mr. Klesner is Senior Vice President, North America. Mr. Klesner’s career in critical facilities spans 18 years and includes responsibilities ranging from planning, engineering, design, and construction to start-up and ongoing operation of data centers and mission critical facilities. He maintains status as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Colorado and is a LEED Accredited Professional. […]

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John V. Kovalan

CSP President
LP Management Services

John Kovalan, CSP, is President of LP Management Services. Kovalan is a Board-Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with 30 years of consulting and operations experience. Kovalan experience is specific to the construction, operations, and safety in mission critical facilities. Kovalan previously worked 14 years for Wausau Insurance Companies and has experience with Fortune 500 companies in […]

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John Leung

System Manageability Architect
Intel

John has over 34 years in the computer industry: architecting, designing and coding. Prior to joining Intel in 1995, John worked 10 years at two successful startups in Silicon Valley: Sun Microsystems and Auspex Systems. John is a graduate from the California Institute of Technology and worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, McDonnell Douglas and […]

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Bill Mattas

National Account Director
CE+T Power

Bill joined CE+T Power in 2015 as National Account Director for North America. He is responsible for helping customers identify opportunities for improving the reliability of their AC backup systems and product selection. Operation Managers in the telecom, CATV, data center and railroad markets utilize Bill’s experience to improve their critical power infrastructure and reduce […]

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Don Mitchell

Data Center Division Manager
Victaulic

Don Mitchell serves as the Data Center Division Manager for Victaulic. Prior to joining Victaulic, Don Mitchell’s active duty service included qualifications in Submarines and Naval Nuclear Engineer, and roles as Damage Control Assistant, Quality Assurance Officer and Assistant Engineer of the USS Bluefish, SSN-675. Following active duty, Mitchell continued in the Naval Reserves, qualifying […]

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Juan Orosco, PE

Chief Technology Officer
TrendPoint Systems, Inc.

Mr. Orosco is the CTO for TrendPoint Systems Inc. and is an alumni of Stanford University. He has nearly 30 years of experience in Electrical Engineering with the last 19 years spent specializing in the data center industry performing design, construction, commissioning, operations support and facility operational analysis of mission critical power distribution systems. During […]

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Mehdi Paryavi

President, TechXact Group, and Chairman,
International Data Center Authority (IDCA)

Mehdi is the President of TechXact Group and Chairman of International Data Center Authority (IDCA). He is first individual to realize the urge, pioneer the concept and advocate for “application-centric” data centers. He actively promotes data center specialization across industry verticals suited to the application needs. He is a futurist living in the present, a […]

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Anthony Pinkey

Business Development Manager
Mitsubishi Electric

Anthony Pinkey, Business Development Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Born, raised and educated in New York City, Anthony has held various sales management, product management and marketing positions in the power quality industry for the past 30 years. He joined Mitsubishi Electric in February of 2016 and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and […]

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Jonathan S. Radtke

Water Sustainability Program Director,
Coca-Cola North America

Jon Radtke is the Water Sustainability Program Director for Coca-Cola North America based in Atlanta, GA. In this role, he manages the company’s water stewardship program, which assesses and mitigates water risks facing Coca-Cola operations. Primary areas of focus include water efficiency initiatives, source water protection strategies, community water partnerships and sustainable agriculture initiatives within […]

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Robert Rouleau

AIA Managing Principal
SIGMA7 Design Group

Robert Rouleau, AIA Managing Principal SIGMA7 design group Mr. Rouleau, a founding member of SIGMA7, an integrated Architectural and Engineering firm with expertise and targeted focus on technology driven projects. The development, construction, renovation and upgrade of Mission Critical Facilities represent the core of our practice. SIGMA7 has designed, managed and implemented more than $2.5 […]

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Mike Ruhe

Project Application Engineer
Mitsubishi Electric

Michael Ruhe has worked at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. as a Project Engineer for large systems in the Uninterruptible Power Supply Division for the past 4 years. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Pittsburgh in 2006. Upon completion of his degree he worked for 5.5 years at […]

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William C. Schaumann, III

Associate Partner
Syska Hennessy Group

William C Schaumann PE has over 20 years of experience in the design and construction of industrial, mission critical, and telecommunications facilities. He has experience in new and renovation projects focusing on electrical systems, including power distribution, UPS systems, DC power systems, wiring, lighting design, and relay coordination studies. William focuses design efforts to achieve […]

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David Schirmacher

President
7×24 Exchange International

David Schirmacher is a recognized thought leader in the mission critical industry and is the current President of the 7×24 Exchange International. His career of more than 30 years of relevant experience is highlighted by executive positions which include: Senior Vice President of Operations at Digital Realty, where he was responsible for the company’s global […]

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Emilio Tenuta

Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
Ecolab

Emilio Tenuta Ecolab’s strategic sustainability journey focused on corporate responsibility, internal environmental stewardship and helping more than 1.3 million customers in more than 170 countries operate more sustainably. Tenuta’s 30-year tenure at Ecolab, includes 25 years of technical and marketing management experience in various industries including Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Lodging, Healthcare, Primary Metals and […]

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Larry Thau

Chief Technology Officer
Victaulic

Larry is a 42 year employee of Victaulic Company and a practicing engineer. He has served as in various capacities at Victaulic including Chief Technical Officer. Larry is an inventor for 35 patents involving, pipe joining, tools and valve technology and is included on the ExecRank list of Top Private company CTO’s. He currently serves […]

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John Peter Valiulis

VP of Marketing
Vertiv

John Peter Valiulis is VP of Marketing, Liebert Thermal Management at Emerson Network Power. He is responsible for evaluating technologies and developing solutions for mission critical applications. He had held positions at SPX Cooling Technologies, PepsiCo and The Walt Disney Imagineers. He received an BA in Economics from Georgetown and an MBA from the Wharton […]

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