Renata Bollich

About Renata Bollich

Professional Summary Engineering project manager with extensive experience leading…

Experience

1. Senior Director Data Center Design and Project Delivery

   Microsoft

   Sep 2013 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Responsibilities:• Held progressive roles in data center design, design technical governance, construction, and project controls• Demonstrated excellence in all aspects of data center delivery, including due diligence, design, procurement, pre-construction, construction, and commissioning• Built teams and processes from scratch as delivery improvement opportunities emerged • Strategically planned and coordinated multidisciplinary teams through complex data center projects• Established a vision for schedule predictability through master planning, risk identification, quality assurance, and schedule management• Enhanced the reliability of project delivery by establishing predictive key performance indicators throughout the delivery cycle and developing tools and processes for global implementation to improve predictability and efficiencyNotable Achievements:• Global portfolio of over 2.5 GW delivered per year, with over 350 projects concurrently in execution, totaling double digit billion-dollar capital spend per year.• Designed next-generation data centers, enhancing performance and reducing operational costs• Instituted “construction in design” and “estimating in design” processes to drive efficiencies• Expanded Microsoft\'s data center footprint globally, improving accessibility and reliability• Achieved over 10% improvement in delivery predictability and a 15% reduction in the standard delivery schedule within six months• Created the first fully modular data center design, cutting time to market by three months, on-site MEP craft labor by 35%, and shifted labor and quality control to modular factories

Education

• Colorado School of Mines

  Chemical Engineering

Skills

• Contract Negotiation
• Budgeting
• Problem Solving
• Construction
• Process Engineering
• Construction Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Procurement
• Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Engineering
• Energy
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Project Planning
• Project Control
• Contract Management
• Process Scheduler
• Leadership
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Project Engineering
• Software Documentation
• Management
• Sap
• Manufacturing
• Team Leadership
• Business Analysis
• Analysis
• Negotiation
• Continuous Improvement
• Commissioning
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Ms Project
• Vendor Management
• Six Sigma
• Training
• Start-Ups
• Team Building