Raju Nariveddi

About Raju Nariveddi

Senior Data Center and Critical Facilities professional with 17+ years of experience…

Experience

1. Regional Transition Program Manager-india

   Microsoft

   May 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Being involved in all project phases, including site due diligence, design, construction, commissioning, turnover to operations, and monitoring through the defect’s liability period.• Acted as the Single Point of Contact from operations with all cross functional teams are engineering, construction, and commissioning teams and ensuring a seamless transition of new large scale data centers to the Operations team.• Spearheaded planning and oversight of all transition activities, demonstrating a commitment to project excellence.• Actively involved in design review meetings, proactively highlighting operational concerns and contributing valuable insights from an operations perspective.• Shared lessons learned and best practices, contributing to the development of a knowledge base for consideration and mitigation in future projects.• Established strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders throughout the project life cycle, ensuring a comprehensive and collaborative approach.• Maintained open communication and collaboration during all phases of new data center builds, fostering a team-oriented and efficient working environment.• Provided support to the engineering team by facilitating inquiries that required input from Operations, demonstrating a collaborative and cross-functional approach.• Built functional knowledge of each site through active participation in key project phases, gaining in-depth insights and documenting risks for future reference.• Conducted site acceptance through CSA walks, beneficial use, and turnover walks, meticulously reviewing turnover documentation such as O&M\'s, As built & record drawings, permits, certificates, and warranty documents.• Participating and handling turnover deliverables, turnover Push meeting and post turnover defect management issue meetings. Providing valuable input on the impact to Operations when accepting new facilities, ensuring a smooth handover process.