John Mansfield
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Dynamic Senior Vice President of Operations at Equinix, leading over 1,100 employees across Asia. Expert in data center management and organizational optimization, driving high asset utilization while fostering a culture of accountability. Proven track record in strategic planning and financial acumen, ensuring operational excellence and sustainability across 60 data centers.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Vice President, Operations , Asia
Equinix
Sydney, Nsw
06.2007 - Current
- Lead the Equinix Asia Pacific Operations team of over 1,100 employees across 10 countries and 18 metros.
- Drive strategic planning and priorities for Asia's 60 data centers with 500MW of IT load.
- Executive Sponsor, Global Capacity Management.
- Establish and track againsy KPI's, SLA's and metrics for regional performance, capacity, availability and budget.
- Oversea incident response, problem resolution and change management to support Equinix's outstanding customer experience.
- Establish standard operating and emergency procedures.
- Implement a safety management system
- Ensure global consistency across Asia operations.
- Coordinate with Global Design and Construction to ensure consistency and efficiency
- Establish a "customer first" mindset.
- Drive organizational efficiency.
- Responsible for Sustainability
Director Operations
Pihana Pacific / Equinix
07.2000 - 06.2007
- Construct and operate data centers across six countries in Asia.
- Appoint design consultants and construction managers.
- Prepare and manage project budgets and programs.
- Ensure high operational availability.
- Implement a quality assurance system.
- Ensure data centers are operated efficiently.
Project Manager
Baulderstone Hornibrook
Sydney, Macquarie Center Phase II
02.1999 - 07.2000
- Establish a contract program and budget.
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders to ensure project goals are met on time and within budget.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Manage the project engineering team.
- Coordinate project design.
Senior Construction Project Manager
Laing Management
Hong Kong, HK Convention And Exhibition Center.
02.1996 - 02.1999
- Establish and implement a project completion strategy.
- Manage the final project account.
- Manage quality control.
- Report on project performance at government meetings.
Electrical Manager
Laing Management
, New British Library, Euston. London
09.1988 - 01.1996
- Responsible for electrical, lighting, and escalator installation.
- General electrical drawing coordination.
- Ensure that the works were installed to specification and quality.
- Electrical site supervision to ensure quality and safety.
- Manager for the installation of an acoustically separated 250-seat auditorium, and 15 meeting rooms.
Education
MBA -
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Sydney, NSW08-2003
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southbank University
London08-1992
Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin 08-1988
Skills
- Implemented data center operations management across multiple countries and metros in Asia
- Experience of organizational structure optimization at scale
- Financial acumen and the ability to balance operational objectives with financial results
- Drive a culture of accountability with clear goals, and high standards
- Lead through thought leadership, think strategically and effective communiator
- Staff development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Drive high asset utilization while balancing risk
Timeline
Senior Vice President, Operations , Asia
Equinix
06.2007 - Current
Director Operations
Pihana Pacific / Equinix
07.2000 - 06.2007
Project Manager
Baulderstone Hornibrook
02.1999 - 07.2000
Senior Construction Project Manager
Laing Management
02.1996 - 02.1999
Electrical Manager
Laing Management
09.1988 - 01.1996
MBA -
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southbank University
Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Dublin Institute of Technology
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