Professional Summary
Designing the infrastructure
that powers AI at scale.
Strategic and innovative Building Systems Engineer and Architect with over 15 years of experience in data center design, master planning, and sustainable infrastructure. Proven track record of leading conceptual design and product development for high-density, AI/ML-ready data centers.
Passionate about driving corporate sustainability goals — including Net Zero initiatives — through innovative materials and construction methods such as low-carbon concrete and mass timber structures. Adept at cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and translating complex technical requirements into scalable, cost-effective solutions.
Featured Projects
Selected Work
Sustainability · Climate
Low Carbon Concrete Pilot Program
Envisioned and led a first-of-its-kind low-carbon concrete pilot across Meta's data center sites, reducing embodied carbon by up to 20% below regional baselines. Partnered with Arup and Ozinga to codify new specifications, and collaborated with AI researchers at UC Berkeley to develop open-source models that optimize concrete mixes for both strength and sustainability simultaneously.
20%
Carbon reduction vs. baseline
70%
Lab reduction with AI model
70+
Industry partners via iMasons
Sustainability · Structural Innovation
Mass Timber Data Center Construction
Modified Meta's basis of design to incorporate mass timber primary structures in data center administrative buildings, reducing embodied carbon of substituted materials by approximately 41%. Led connection engineering and physical mockups in Meta's R&D lab to demonstrate technical viability. The first mass timber building was erected at the Aiken, South Carolina campus, with additional sites in Wyoming and Alabama underway.
41%
Embodied carbon reduction
50%
Foundation concrete reduction
3+
Active campus deployments
Infrastructure · AI/ML
AI-Era Data Center Redesign
Co-led the ground-up redesign of Meta's next-generation data center architecture to support fast-growing AI/ML workloads. The new design introduces direct-to-chip liquid cooling for GPUs, simplified power distribution from transformer directly to rack, and supports rack densities of 2–9× over legacy designs. The result is a facility that is 31% cheaper and builds in half the time, now coming online at sites including Temple, Texas.
31%
Cost reduction vs. prior design
2×
Faster build time
9×
Max rack density increase
Professional Experience
Career Timeline
Meta
Building Systems Engineer
- —Co-led conceptual design and product development of Meta's new data center architecture, optimizing for AI/ML workloads with liquid cooling support and higher rack density.
- —Drove adoption of Meta's Net Zero corporate obligations by researching and codifying changes to standards and specifications.
- —Envisioned and instituted a low-carbon concrete pilot program across data center sites, significantly reducing embodied carbon emissions while maintaining cost and schedule parity.
- —Modified basis of design to incorporate mass timber primary structures in select buildings; led connection engineering and physical mockups in the R&D lab to prove technical viability.
Architect
- —Established key communication roadmaps and channels to keep executives informed of ongoing design efforts across major programs via quarterly reports, blog posts, and video updates.
- —Led master planning efforts across various US sites in close coordination with Meta's Site Selection team prior to public announcements.
Digital Realty
Senior Design Manager
- —Led feasibility studies for new North American acquisitions (greenfield to partially leased facilities), identifying key risks, providing site yield statistics, and summarizing conceptual design approaches.
- —Participated in developing economic development agreements to secure key tax incentives for Digital Realty and its customers.
Design Manager
- —Coordinated detailed Master Plans for new data center campuses, securing appropriate entitlements for North American developments.
- —Developed the Data Center Reference Design utilized for all new campus construction, leveraging vendor-managed inventory and offsite fabricated electrical infrastructure to significantly reduce construction costs.
MKThink
Associate
- —Served as Project Manager in the innovation studio, integrating research, analysis, design, and technical services to provide solutions at the intersection of culture, architecture, and the environment.
- —Contributed to the research incubation and enterprise of next-generation technologies and practices related to the built environment.
UC Berkeley
Graduate Student Instructor
- —Assisted in developing the curriculum for Environmental Design 4, a core course for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning majors.
- —Led discussion courses for 25–30 undergraduates over three semesters and delivered regular lectures.
Earlier Experience
Various Roles
- —Server, Chez Panisse (Jun 2006 – Jan 2008) — Berkeley, CA
- —Project Manager, Auerbach International (Mar 2005 – May 2006) — San Francisco, CA
- —Builder, Randall Wilson and Sons, Inc. (Mar 2003 – Feb 2005) — Richmond, CA
- —Carpenter, Camber Construction, Inc. (May 2002 – Feb 2003) — Berkeley, CA
- —Crew Leader, US Forest Service (May 2001 – Aug 2001) — Sitka, AK
Education
Academic Background
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
College of Environmental Design
Oberlin College
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
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