Prometheus Hyperscale, a leading developer of sustainable hyperscale data centers, announced that John Gross will serve as Chief Technology Officer. John has been the lead engineering consultant to Prometheus Hyperscale for nearly four years and has played a critical role in creating the company’s unique liquid cooling system that dramatically outperforms traditional air-cooling methods, reducing energy consumption by up to 50%.
As Chief Technology Officer, John will leverage his extensive experience in designing and commissioning infrastructure for High Performance Compute deployments to oversee the engineering team and work alongside key partners to successfully develop Prometheus Hyperscale’s next-generation, liquid cooled hyperscale data centers starting with the 1GW+ flagship project.
John has more than 16 years of liquid cooled data center experience and has co-authored numerous liquid-cooling white papers, design guidelines, and technical briefs. He serves as Secretary of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) TC9.9, Liquid Cooling Subcommittee Chair for ASHRAE SSPC 127, and is a former Co-Lead for the Open Compute Project’s Advanced Cooling Facilities subproject.
John began his career in data center commissioning at Compaq Computer and has since been the principal mechanical engineer for clients including ExxonMobil, HP, and Valero Energy. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida.
His appointment follows recent company news including the announcement that power trading and origination expert Adam Mirick will be a Senior Advisor and the announcement of global energy executive and former bp CEO, Bernard Looney being appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.
SOURCE: PrometheusHyperscale