AWS is the largest cloud computing provider in the world. I work primarily on physical retrofits, which means we work in the live data centers. This is super sensitive work since flipping the wrong switch can bring down a bank or medical service. We call this kind of construction the ‘critical space’! It’s super exciting to be working in this field these days, as we are a big part of delivering capacity for AI workloads that are always in the news.
Most of what I do is confidential, and I’m just going to paste the high-level resume below. But I have lots of thoughts and ideas based on publicly available information. Feel free to connect!
Amazon Resume
Technical Infrastructure Program Manager July 2024– Present
Critical Programs Team (CPT) delivering design-build retrofit projects to the live side data centers. Owner of 5 national/global retrofit programs ranging from 15-200+ projects ($100M+ annual spend), and 4 global process improvement initiatives. Scope includes development of program build strategy, aligning global design standards, creating pre-construction documentation, evaluating proposals for national awards, negotiating national EPC contract terms, developing project controls for at scale deployment, owning reporting for stakeholders/executives, supporting project managers and engineers as ‘program SME’, mentoring teammates, and supporting interviews for technical hires across the org. Programs include fire protection, structural, networking, electrical, mechanical, and controls integration disciplines. Global process improvement initiatives include the design/rollout of project closeout tooling, ownership of org-wide cost control goals, and the development of headcount/demand modeling for global construction teams (influencing $1B+ spend across an org of 100 headcount, delivering 3000+ retrofits projects).
Project Manager Technical Operations Engineering. August 2022– July 2024
Technical Operations Engineer managing live data center retrofit and new construction projects. Management responsibilities include directly overseeing large onsite vendor construction teams and end-to-end ownership of scope/schedule/budget for a portfolio of 15-25 active projects. Technical scope includes authoring and approving critical-environment Method of Operating Procedures (MOPs), developing and assessing construction means/methods, supporting new design team, leading design-build projects, and developing new project scopes of work. Also lead 3 AWS Global process improvement initiatives and supported the technical program management team by running national programs of 25-100 projects on an as needed basis.