Sushant Waidande

About Sushant Waidande

An industry leader with a dual focus on physical infrastructure and advanced analytics. I bring over two decades of expertise in managing the full lifecycle of mission-critical projects—construction, retrofits, and operations. By combining deep industry experience with a Doctorate in AI/ML, I deliver infrastructure solutions that are not only robust and reliable but also optimized for the future of intelligent computing.

Experience

1. Data Center Facilities Operations Lead

   Meta

   Dec 2023 — Present · Forest City, NC, US

   Manage a team of contracted technicians responsible for rack delivery, set-up, containment, facility maintenance, and operational monitoring of the campus to ensure safe operations in compliance with agreed SLAs- Handle vendor management, including contracts, business reviews, and financial management- Provide expert support, consultation, and advice to the campus facility team on matters of operational excellence and organizational health- Oversee property management activities, ensuring the high-quality delivery of data center campus maintenance services.

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Master's degree, Civil Engineering

  2008 — 2008

• The George Washington University

  Doctor's Degree, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning

• B V Polytechnic

  Associate's degree, Construction Engineering Technologies

  1998 — 2002

• M S Bidve College of Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Earned Value Management
• Scheduling
• Cost Control
• Claim Analysis
• Site Supervision
• Process Scheduler
• Project Control
• Primavera P6
• Project Estimation
• Leadership
• Construction
• Claim Investigation
• Cost Engineering
• Construction Management
• Cpm Scheduling
• Civil Engineering
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Procurement
• Contract Management
• Microsoft Project
• Autocad
• Value Engineering
• Subcontracting