Speakers – Spring 2018 Data Center Conference

Dereje Agonafer,
Jenkins Garrett Professor, Site Director, NSF IUCRC Center in Energy Efficient Systems Director, Electronics, MEMS & Nanoelectronics Systems Packaging Center University of Texas, Arlington

Mar 9, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Wednesday, June 6 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote: The Coming of Age of Data Centers Built Using Stock Components: Intelligent Self-Sensing, Self-Regulating Data Centers (session) Professor Agonafer is the Jenkins Garrett Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. He heads two centers and is “Site Director of NSF IUCRC in Energy Efficient Systems” and […]

Rajan Battish,
VP,
CallisonRTKL

Mar 8, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Monday, June 4 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BREAKOUT B: Paradigm Shift in Data Center Designs (session) Rajan is a Vice President at CallisonRTKL and a mission critical expert on an award-winning team of engineers, architects, and technology design professionals. He offers more than 20 years of experience in innovative design and project management on […]

Greg Botteon,
Vice President Mission Critical / Mechanical-Electrical Services,
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Mar 8, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Tuesday, June 5 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Delivering at Scale: The Changing Role of Value Chain in the Data Center (session) 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 […]

Daniel Boyce,
Global Manager, IT Room Support,
GlaxoSmithKline

Mar 9, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Wednesday, June 6 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Case Study for Use of Micro Data Centers (session) Dan currently possess Over 35 years of experience in the construction and management of mission critical facilities. Throughout this time, I have acted as a project Manager, commissioning agent and owner’s representative. Currently I am responsible for the […]

Tamara Budec,
VP, Implementation Services,
Digital Realty

Mar 8, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Monday, June 4 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PANEL: Fostering the Next Generation of Talent (session) Tamara Budec is VP Services at Digital Realty where she runs Implementation Services which includes execution of firm’s service delivery for colocation and enterprise product offering and management of post-acquisition asset and service delivery integration. In her prior roles […]

Tim Campbell, P.E.,
Associate Partner,
Syska Hennessey Group

Mar 7, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Sunday, June 3 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Student Session: Data Center 101 (session) Tim Campbell is a Critical Facilities Practice Area Director for Syska Hennessy Group. He has over 19 years of specialized Mission Critical experience focused on the engineering design and management of electrical systems for various clients. Tim continues to be a […]

Doug Coleman,
Manager, Technology Standards,
Corning Optical Communications

Mar 8, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Monday, June 4 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BREAKOUT C:Optical Trends in the Data Center (session) Doug Coleman has held positions in materials engineering, process engineering, product engineering and applications engineering. He currently serves as a marketing manager responsible for technology and standards in the enterprise networks market. Coleman is active in the development of […]

Dennis Cronin,
CEO,
Resilient Solutions

Mar 7, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Sunday, June 3 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 […]

Joerg Desler,
President,
Stulz Air Technology Systems

Mar 8, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Monday, June 4 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BREAKOUT A:Chip-to-Atmosphere: The Future of Data Center Cooling (session) Joerg Desler, President of STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc. in Frederick, Maryland; the US arm of STULZ, the global manufacturer of precision air conditioning, humidification and dehumidification systems. Joerg started with STULZ GmbH in 1992 and relocated to […]

Rich Donaldson,
Associate Partner,
Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

Mar 9, 2018anthonyrSpeakers

Tuesday, June 5 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Designed to Cure: St Jude’s Mission to Change the World (session) Rich Donaldson is a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer and Department Head for Syska. He travels internationally assisting teams in the design process, and leads the Quality Control Program firm wide. His career has been the design […]