Mark Baracani

Background

About Mark Baracani

Professional Profile • Managed the Construction of all West Coast Data Centers and Substations. Continuously reduced construction costs, finished under budget every year. West Coast budget was 20% less than next nearest region. • Hired and developed the West Coast Construction team into the best performing construction group within AWS. This team consistently delivered data center builds at the lowest cost, in shortest lead time, and with highest quality. • In charge of design and construction of Amazon’s first “Chiller less Data Centers”. These buildings became Amazon’s basis of design for their current global data centers. • Directed and installed 13 “Chiller less” modular data centers. • Developed and constructed multiple Containerized Data Transfer Systems (AWS Snowmobiles). • Comprehensive knowledge of data center design and construction. • Extensive Lean Manufacturing and Lean Construction Areas of • Construction Management • Engineering • Technical Leadership • New Product Development • Technical Project Management • Kaizen, 3P, 7-Ideas, TPS • Deliver Results Under Budget • Continuous Improvement • Waste Elimination • Managing Technical Teams • Data Center Design • Data Center Construction • Operations Management • 3D CAD • Inventing and Patents • Machining and Metal Working • Substation Construction • Machine Design