Ben Jones

About Ben Jones

Technical leader in the hyperscale and AI data center environment. Global experience delivering advanced solutions to the challenges of scale, density, reliability, efficiency, repeatability and NetZero as we enter the new AI paradigm. Experience in Cloud, enterprise and AI/ML solutions developed in-house at Google, but also consulting and contracting with many other clients. Technical leadership of teams at large businesses. Experience in the challenges of a startup. Executive MBA from The University of Texas.Data Center Strategy | High Density AI/ML Cooling | Mechanical Design | M&E Template Development | Site Acquisition and Due Diligence | Site/Campus Planning | Technical Team Leadership | Construction and Commissioning | NetZero | Prefabrication | Cost/Schedule/Supply Chain Optimization

Experience

1. Principle Engineer

   Stealth AI Startup

   May 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Building hyperscale data centers for AI training and inference in the Middle East and USA. Building an AI cloud. I have been building the data center strategy, designs and deployments from the ground up. Technical leadership within the DC space.This business occupies the full vertical, from the software stack through to DC operations. Fantastic opportunity to link SaaS P&L to data center strategy. Opportunity to intimately understand and interface with Nvidia to develop hardware aligned data centers, not just buildings with power.100+ MW DC in Middle EastMultiple MW DC in Texas

Education

• University of Nottingham

  BEng, Mechanical Engineering

  2000 — 2003

• University of Sussex

  MSc, Technology Innovation Management

  2006 — 2007

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Energy Management
• Cfd
• Commissioning
• Leed Ap
• Building Services
• Value Engineering
• Construction
• Data Center Design
• Hvac
• Construction Management
• Revit
• Cad
• Mep
• Mechanical Engineering
• Low Carbon Technologies