Trevor Parsons

Royal Australian Naval Officer - Marine Engineer - Australia

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About me
Director Data Center Critical Engineering, Ops and Site Selection APAC & EMEA | RMIT University | Chartered Professional Engineer | ex-AWS | ex-Meta | ex-Navy Officer | ex-Phama | ex-DC Banks | Critical Facilities
Education
- Australian Navy - Royal Australian Naval College
  2001 - 2003
  Post Graduate Diploma Engineering Management
- Royal Australian Naval College
  2001 - 2003
  Diploma of Business (Frontline Management) Engineering/Industrial Management
- National University of Singapore
  2025 - 2025
  Postgraduate Degree Chief Technology Officer Programme
- RMIT University
  1996 - 1996
  Diploma of Computing and Applied Physics Mathematics and Computer Science
- RMIT University
  1996 - 2000
  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering Honors 1st Class
  Activities and Societies: Thermodynamics and Robotics
Experience
- Royal Australian Navy
  Jan 1991 - Jul 2006
  Royal Australian Naval Officer - Marine Engineer - Australia
  Naval Commissioned Officer
- SKM (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
  M&E Systems Design Consultant - Singapore
  Engineering Design Consultant - Semi-conductor/ WaferFab, Special Operations Command Live Firing Training Establishments
- CBRE
  Jun 2007 - Jun 2009
  Project Manager - Global Corporate Services - Singapore
  3x BSL2.5 R&D Laboratories at Biopolis, Singapore. Qatar National Bank et al.
- Credit Suisse
  Jun 2009 - Oct 2014
  Critical Data Center Engineering Systems Manager - APAC
  VP APAC Regional Data Center Manager
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Oct 2014 - May 2020
  Green and Brownfield Site Selection Technical Due Diligence & Site Development Data Center Engineering Design Site Selection Due Diligence - APAC & EMEA Datacenter Operations Management
  - Data Center Site Selection and Technical Due Diligence Resiliency Manager - APAC
    Apr 2019 - May 2020
  - Data Center Global Expansion Engineering Manager - APAC & EMEA
    Oct 2014 - Apr 2019
  - AWS Area Manager, Data Centre Engineering Operations (DCEO), Singapore
    Oct 2014 - Mar 2016
- Meta
  May 2020 - Dec 2021
  Data Center Facility Technical Manager - Singapore
  Managing a team of Mech, Elect & Controls Subject Mater Experts In Support of Operations 150MW IT Datacenter
- Data Center First - APAC
  Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
  Data Centre Engineering Design Manager
  Head of Engineering
- Adroit Datacenters
  Jan 2023 - now
  Director, Data Center Engineering and Site Selection
- Vantage Data Centers
  Mar 2023 - Sept 2024
  - Senior Manager - Site Ops Deployment - APAC
    Oct 2023 - Sept 2024
  - Senior Manager - New Site Development - APAC
    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
- Epoch Digital
  Nov 2024 - May 2025
  Director, Engineering Solutioning
Licenses & Certifications
- International Professional Engineer Australia (IntPE(Aus))
  Engineers Australia
- LEED Accredited Professional
  U.S. Green Building Council
- Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
  Engineers Australia
- Registered APEC Professional Engineer
  Engineers Australia
- National Professional Engineer Register Australia (NER)
  Engineers Australia
- Singapore Certified Energy Manager (SCEM)
  The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
Volunteer Experience
- Emergency Response Team
  Issued by Singapore Civil Defence Force on Jan 2025
  Associated with Trevor Parsons
- Volunteer Assistant
  Issued by Riding for the Disabled Association on Jul 2025
  Associated with Trevor Parsons
- Volunteer
  Issued by SPCA Singapore on Jul 2025
  Associated with Trevor Parsons