Andrei Calcan
@andreicalcan
Technical Program & Project Manager driving large-scale cloud and data-center delivery.
What I'm looking for
I am an experienced Technical Program & Project Manager (PMP®, PSM® I) with 12+ years delivering complex, multi-disciplinary technical programs across EMEA, focused on cloud and machine-learning data-center infrastructure. I lead cross-functional teams, manage multi-hundred-million to billion-euro budgets, and deliver results through a mix of Waterfall and Agile practices while mentoring high-performing teams.
My background in civil and structural engineering and early computer-science education helps me bridge technical and operational domains to solve problems creatively under pressure. I have a proven record of schedule recovery, scope integration for ML capacity, cost-saving value engineering, and stakeholder engagement at director and VP levels.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver two data centres totalling 264+ MW of ML platform capacity and drive campus expansion planning to 368+ MW by 2029, resolving multi-month critical-path delays and integrating €20M+ mid-project scope changes while managing >€1B project budgets.
Senior Technical Infrastructure Program Manager
Amazon Web Services
Aug 2020 - Mar 2024 (3 years 7 months)
Managed end-to-end data centre program lifecycles delivering 30+ MW (with 80+ MW planned) and accelerated 28 MW delivery by 12 months while delivering CAPEX savings €0.5M and overseeing projects with budgets from €10M to €500M.
Works Package Owner
Fluor BV
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020 (10 months)
Delivered high-end architectural fit-out for two data centre buildings and a mechanical building on a €42M+ budget, managed 150+ site operatives and implemented Lean construction practices to maintain schedule despite a €9M budget increase.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest
Master's Degree, Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Building Technologies and Construction Project Management
Grade: 10 out of 10
Completed a Master's degree in Civil, Industrial and Agricultural building technologies and Construction Project Management with top honors.
Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest
Bachelor's Degree, Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering
Grade: 9 out of 10
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering focusing on engineering fundamentals.
National College of Computer Science "Tudor Vianu"
Baccalaureate, Computer Science (intensive high-school curriculum)
Grade: 9.67 out of 10
Completed the intensive computer-science baccalaureate curriculum with emphasis on C/C++, algorithms, and data structures.
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