Ali Chehade
Head of R & D-cooling @OVHcloud
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WORK HISTORY
Head of R & D-cooling @OVHcloud
Promoted and coordinated developments for Data Centers (DCs) thermal management industry to enhance their construction, performance and energy efficiency: Defined and implemented an innovation strategy with a portfolio of projects;> 20 new in-house built products (cold plates, liquid cooled servers and UPS, immersion cooling, PCM, adiabatic dry coolers, CDU, CRAH, modular DC in containers.) Developed from scratch 5 laboratories for characterizing DCs complete thermal chain (CPU/GPU cold plates up to cooling towers) Succeeded in increasing DC temperature profile at ΔT=20K rendering heat recovery feasible at industrial levels Ensured fulfillment of regulations to guarantee quality; introduced EN1090 + CE certifications Interpreted and defined metrics/KPIs;>70 patents Implemented collaborations with academic institutes; established OVHcloud’s 1st industry PhD program + research papers publishing Designated Executive Committee Member in Industrial Engineering Unit Led Cooling Squad Established OVHcloud international HVAC training sessions; over 30 trained technicians Planned and monitored budgets of X M€ Managed teams composed of researchers, engineers, designers and technicians
EDUCATION
Lebanese University - Faculty of Engineering III
Masters degree, Mechanical Engineering
Université de Caen Normandie
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Energy
Lebanese University - Faculty of Engineering III
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineeringing
SKILLS
ABOUT ALI CHEHADE
R&D leader with 14+ years of experience in electronics cooling, data centers, and…
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