As vice president of design engineering and construction for Vantage Data Centers, Andrew Aliprandi is responsible for overall design engineering planning and construction delivery across APAC. With 30 years of construction management experience across the energy and data center sectors, Aliprandi leads a team of multi-disciplinary subject matter experts to optimize time to deliver, ensuring the design and construction processes of Vantage’s APAC campuses are industry-leading, from speed of delivery to cost efficiency, predictability and quality.
Prior to joining Vantage, Aliprandi was a projects director for Global Switch where he was responsible for the delivery of key data center facilities totaling more than 150MW of IT capacity. Throughout his career, Aliprandi has successfully managed dozens of construction projects for demanding sectors, including defense, medical, heavy industrial and energy.
Aliprandi holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from the University of Technology Sydney and an associate degree in civil and structural engineering from Sydney Technical College. He holds two certifications in civil and structural engineering from the Institute of Engineers Australia, in addition to a senior first aid certificate. He is also an active member of the Australian Institute of Project Managers.