30572_Kao Data Critical Careers_Pages - Flipbook - Page 12
What has been your journey
into the data centre industry?
oming from a family of mechanical engineers,
pursuing a technical career felt like a natural
choice, and I had a strong foundation in maths
and physics. I studied building services engineering
and started my career in construction, working on
large-scale projects across residential, hospitality, and
healthcare sectors in the Middle East for a decade.
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These projects were fast-paced, multidisciplinary,
and required complex engineering solutions, which
prepared me well for what came next. In 2017, I moved
to London and, by chance, found myself in the data
centre sector when I joined Cundall. The company was
looking to build out its design management function
for large projects, and my experience in leading
diverse, high-intensity projects 昀椀t perfectly.
Barbara Sacha
Partner,
Cundall
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Since then, I’ve been deeply involved in data centre
design management, overseeing all aspects of the
process and growing a strong team within Cundall’s
critical systems division. Now, mechanical, electrical,
and design management are at the heart of what we
do, driving the sector forward. Looking back, while I
didn’t plan for this career path, the transition into data
centres made perfect sense.
