Adam Witkowski
Data Center Monitoring & Controls Engineer
Professional Background
Engineering leader specializing in scalable data center monitoring and controls systems, with deep expertise in EPMS, BMS, SCADA, and commissioning. Over a decade of experience delivering critical infrastructure across dozens of hyperscale data centers representing 1GW+ of AI and cloud compute capacity. Builder of internal engineering platforms and tooling to drive standardization, visibility, and operational efficiency at scale.
Microsoft
2021 – PresentSenior Project Manager & Commissioning (Cx) Lead — Data Center Monitoring & Controls Engineering
- Own end-to-end delivery of EPMS/BMS monitoring and controls commissioning across dozens of hyperscale data centers, representing 1GW+ of critical AI and cloud infrastructure capacity.
- Senior PM for EPMS execution on the Microsoft Mt. Pleasant (MKE) campus build — a publicly-announced multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure investment in Wisconsin — leading monitoring and controls integration across first-of-kind high-density GPU deployments and advanced cooling architectures.
- Designed and built an enterprise commissioning platform — a full-stack web application (Next.js, React, TypeScript, Azure Functions, MSAL) serving as the single operating model across 4 programs and multiple vendor organizations.
- Drove deployment and integration of EPMS, BMS, and SCADA systems across distributed infrastructure, improving system visibility and cross-region standardization.
- Developed automated dashboards, reporting systems, and data analytics tools — reducing manual effort and enabling real-time operational insights.
- Standardized commissioning processes (L1–L5) across all deployments, improving reliability and operational consistency at scale.
- Led cross-functional alignment across engineering, construction, and operations to ensure monitoring infrastructure readiness for AI workloads.
- Champion monitoring deployment quality improvement, power meter health tracking (>90% critical P0 resolution), and telemetry governance.
- Building AI agent for automated issue reporting, triage, and categorization — enabling data-driven quality trending across the commissioning program.
Schneider Electric
2014 – 2021Senior Application Engineer — Monitoring & Control Systems
- Led commissioning and configuration of power monitoring systems (ION, PowerLogic) for critical infrastructure and hyperscale data centers.
- Designed and deployed SCADA/EPMS architectures using OPC-UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, and BACnet protocols for real-time power monitoring, metering, and alarming.
- Served as trusted technical lead and client advisor across complex SCADA and EPMS deployments in hyperscale, healthcare, and industrial verticals.
- Configured and commissioned metering, protection relays, PLCs, and RTUs across medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
- Trained junior engineers and provided L3 escalation support across North America.
McGill University — Facilities
2012 – 2014Assistant Project Manager
- Supported planning and execution of campus infrastructure engineering projects across the full lifecycle: design, construction, and commissioning.
- Coordinated MEP systems integration and stakeholder alignment for critical university facilities.
Key Projects & Platforms
Enterprise Commissioning Platform
Full-stack web platform designed and built from scratch as the single operating model for a global hyperscale commissioning program spanning 4 programs and multiple vendor organizations.
- PM Dashboard — project tracking, resource allocation, timesheets, cost analysis, benchmarking, and portfolio forecasting
- Commissioning issue analytics with FY-aware trends, auto-categorization, priority × category heatmaps, and quality tracking
- Version-controlled commissioning script library with structured Excel export for enterprise data import
- Interactive EPMS diagnostic tool — phasor visualization, CT/PT ratio validation, wiring analysis, real-time power calculations
- Site-level project configuration with per-site vendor assignments, MW tracking, and cost avoidance analytics
- Role-based access control via Azure AD with admin, PM, and engineer permission tiers
AI Infrastructure Engineering Reference
Interactive 9-layer technical reference covering the full AI data center stack — from facility infrastructure and silicon architecture through transformer mathematics and inference optimization.
- 9 interactive modules — GPU cluster simulator, attention heatmaps, BPE tokenizer, loss landscape optimizer
- Industrial controls & monitoring module — SCADA/PLC/EPMS/BMS/DCIM hierarchy with alarm simulation
- Knowledge-sharing Q&A across behavioral, technical, and scenario categories for team onboarding and upskilling
- 100+ term glossary with hover-tooltip definitions cross-referenced throughout all modules
Power Monitoring Diagnostic Suite
Web-based diagnostic toolkit for field engineers to validate power monitoring configurations and troubleshoot metering issues during commissioning.
- Phasor diagram visualization for 3-phase voltage and current with configurable CT/PT ratios
- Wiring configuration analysis — 4W-Wye, 4W-Delta, 3W-Delta, single-phase
- CT ratio load calculation with automatic overload detection and diagnostic messaging
Technical Skills & Industry Knowledge
Controls & Protocols
Monitoring Systems
Data Center Engineering
Software & Data
Leadership & Delivery
Education
McGill University
2010 — 2014B.Eng. — Electrical Engineering
Concordia University
2005 — 2008B.F.A. — Fine Arts (Graduated with Distinction)
Leadership & Service
Canadian Grenadier Guards — Canadian Armed Forces
Corporal · 2008 — 2015Leadership and execution in structured, high-reliability environments. Guided teams through regimental exercises across Quebec and the United States.