Ben Boudreau

As a key senior executive and Global CTO of AGP Data Centres, I lead the strategic growth of an industry-leading engineering and design team across APAC, US, India, and Europe. I drive business evolution through emerging technologies, cultivate customer relationships, and collaborate with the global internal partner teams (AMPYR Energy) on integrated power solutions.

I contribute to data centre facility delivery, implement modular design solutions, and champion sustainability initiatives. As part of the core leadership team, I establish strategic direction, make critical business decisions, and refine our sustainability strategy. I present initiatives to the AGP Renewable Energy Investment Committee, demonstrating clear understanding of business objectives and financial viability.

I build and optimize team performance, fostering a culture of innovation. Implementing risk management strategies, I safeguard company interests and drive sustainable growth. As a spokesperson at global events, I showcase thought leadership and build strategic partnerships. I also support stakeholder communications with key partners, contributing significantly to AGPDC's growth in the data centre and integrated power solutions sector.

Head of AWS’s Data Center Design Engineering team in Asia Pacific, managing a team of 75 engineers spread across seven (7) countries. Includes direct oversight of nine (9) engineering teams, including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, controls, telecommunications, physical security & document control. The team drives site master planning & detailed design of all of AWS’s data centers for the entire Asia Pacific region, including Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, New-Zealand, South Korea and other confidential new regions. Responsible to deliver results by building project teams, including overseeing procurement of multiple outsourced international design engineering firms. Project budgets typically range between $200M and $500M USD with IT capacity ranges typically between 12 to 56 Megawatts per project. Also, responsible to lead the creation AWS’s next-generation global data center design templates.

“You are technically extremely strong, yet you can explain complex issues clearly to non-technical people and are always willing to challenge others until they give you the data to back up their advice or position. You have a very calm and positive management style and have dealt with the challenges that you have inherited in a professional, fair and diligent way.”

– Excerpt from annual employee performance assessment, 2022

Oversee the work of over twenty (20) multidisciplinary design professionals responsible to plan and execute the overall technological vision of Silent-Aire. Includes engineering managers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, controls engineers, structural engineers, estimators, programmers, designers and engineering summer interns. Responsible for supporting the 30%+ year-over-year average growth of Silent-Aire by creating a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement through leadership, coaching and emotional intelligence.

• Client, consultant, contractor and vendor management – relationship building and project development as a technical sales & engineering function.

• Interact with internal senior stakeholders (business development, operations, production, finance and executive) to establish, plan and execute the engineering department’s priorities, workflow processes and organizational structure.

• Hiring and mentoring engineers, administer performance and compensation reviews.

• Verify, review and scrutinize technical accuracy of engineering deliverables.

“Since taking over the management of the mechanical engineering team, Ben quickly made it his own and the group as a whole has shown positive growth. Group morale seems to be at an all-time high, along with work ethic and quality. Ben has not only emerged as a strong manager to his direct work group, but also as a leader within the rest of the engineering group and the rest of the company.”

– Excerpt from annual employee performance assessment, 2017

Roy Consultants is a multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm offering services in electrical, mechanical, environmental, structural and civil engineering.

Responsibilities:

• System designer tasked with planning and implementation of engineering projects specializing in energy auditing and the design of HVAC systems, plumbing, fire protection and building automation system.

• Act as the engineering firm’s main point of contact with clients, contractors and vendors for project planning and implementation under tight deadlines and tight budget constraints.

Lecturer for the Mechanical Engineering senior course “Heating and Air Conditioning” (GMEC 5440)

• Psychrometrics & Fundamentals of Heating and Cooling Load Calculations

• Fundamentals of Piping and Ducting Systems Design

• Fundamentals of Refrigeration Systems

• Sizing strategies for Fans, Pumps, Furnaces, Boilers, Chillers, Cooling Towers, AHU’s and their industry standards

• Overview of Building Control Systems