Rajesh Swamy

Seeking a challenging role in the C-Suite leadership/ Management consultant, leveraging expertise in driving business strategy, alliance and sales, and optimizing solutions.

Senior infrastructure and data center executive with over 25 years of experience delivering large-scale, high-efficiency projects across greenfield and brownfield environments along with hands on active IT. Known for being adaptable, hands-on, and results-driven, with a proven track record of completing complex, time-bound projects within budget and with high quality. Recognized for building high-performing teams from the ground up, scaling operations, and leading through ambiguity in both established enterprises and startup environments. Apart from Hyperscale Data Centers Rajesh is a subject matter expert leading complex multi-site operations across food, beverages, and industrial manufacturing in Europe and Asia. Brings broad leadership across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, planning, logistics, customer service, compliance, CAPEX, and transformation, with clear accountability for budget delivery, performance improvement, and business growth. Track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability through disciplined execution, process optimization, cross-functional collaboration, and high-performance team leadership. Combines strategic and commercial judgement with deep operational credibility, including multi-site P&L impact, regulatory compliance, customer-focused service improvement, and sustained continuous improvement using TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma-based methodologies. Key achievements include the delivery of major industrial and infrastructure projects such as Tata Steel’s rolling mills and material handling systems, NPCI’s HDC campuses, Dell and Samsung manufacturing plants, Schneider Electric’s factories, and seven high-density data centers for Sify, Nxtra, NPCI, Lumina cloud infra (Now part of Air Trunk, Australia), Design and construction consultant at Podium Singapore.

• Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification Program, SGC & or Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Chennai, 2006
• PMP, PMI (Chennai Chapter), 2007
• ITIL Certification, 2005
• CCNA, Datapro, Kolkata, 2000
• MCSE, Datapro, Kolkata, 1999
• Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP), Bangalore
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Bangalore
• Lotus Notes Administration, Microuniv, Mumbai, 1998
• CNE, Computer Garage, Bangalore, 1996
• ITSM, Quint / Hp, Hyderabad, India

• Managing global operations and building teams from scratch.
• Hands-on experience in setting up startup environments.
• Strong focus on sales and service operations.
• Deep technological understanding.
• Selling to top management-level executives.

• Delivering Hyperscale Data Centers – From Concept to Completion, Led end-to-end delivery of 100MW+ hyperscale facilities for Lumina CloudInfra and L&T. At Lumina, reduced construction costs by 15% through prefabricated MEP solutions while maintaining Uptime Tier IV compliance. At L&T, drove 50% revenue growth by delivering NPCI’s HDC campuses within TIA-942 and ASHRAE frameworks—on time and under a $500M budget.
• Designing High-Performance, Future-Ready Data Centres, Developed energy-efficient, scalable designs that set new benchmarks. Achieved PUE of 1.4 across seven Sify data centres through advanced cooling strategies. At Schneider Electric, integrated BIM and SCADA systems into Dell’s plants, reducing rework by 20%. For DRDO’s explosion-proof facilities, ensured 100% statutory compliance while meeting stringent defense standards—proving that effective regulation management accelerates delivery.
• Leading Teams and Managing Complex Stakeholders, Built and led high-performing teams capable of delivering under pressure. At Lumina, mentored engineers to complete a Fortune 500 facility ahead of schedule despite supply-chain disruptions. At Frontier, scaled the profit center to $45M in two years by optimizing vendor contracts and improving Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by 30%. Known for aligning diverse stakeholders—from CEOs (Schneider) to contractors (Tata Steel) and investors—turning potential conflicts into collaborative success.
• Aligning Strategy with Execution, Embedded long-term strategic thinking into every project. At L&T, as Datacenter Business and Design head, implemented a five-year capacity plan that boosted EBITDA by 20%. For Sify’s Far East expansion, developed DR protocols that became regional standards. Whether supporting BSNL’s 4G rollout or modernizing Tata Steel’s mills, consistently turned constraints into competitive advantages—ensuring infrastructure evolves ahead of business demand.

• Regional and multi-site manufacturing and Hyperscale data center leadership with responsibility for operational strategy, commercial alignment, budget management, and performance delivery.
• Strong P&L ownership and financial discipline, including cost optimization, profitability improvement, capital allocation, and KPI-based decision-making.
• Operational excellence across safety, delivery, production efficiency, quality, maintenance, and supply chain in high-volume regulated manufacturing environments.
• Lean, TPM, Six Sigma-based continuous improvement, digitalization, and process optimization to strengthen customer service, productivity, and margin performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with commercial, product, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to deliver business objectives and market growth.
• Leadership of large, high-performing teams through talent development, organizational design, succession planning, and a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

• Director of Design and Construction, Lumina CloudInfra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 2022-04-01, 2025-06-30, Overseeing the design and engineering process of the data center., Managing the budget for the data centers construction project., Leading the design and construction of data centers (>20 MW), from conception to completion.
• Head - Hyperscale Datacenter (Design, Build & Operate), Larson & Toubro (ECC), Building & Factories BU, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2019-09-01, 2022-11-30, Provide strategic leadership and direction for L&T's hyper-scale data center., Developed and executed a comprehensive strategic plan.
• Vice President Projects, NMS WORKS SOFTWARE PVT LTD, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2015-07-01, 2019-08-31, Led the roll-out and management of a 4G Wi-Fi network for BSNL., Managed DRDO and BSNL telecom infrastructure rollouts.
• Head of Service Management, A Profit Center, Frontier Business Systems Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2013-05-01, 2015-06-30, Set up a Profit center as a startup within the group., Managed vendor relationships and ensured compliance with SLAs.
• Vice President, Accel Frontline Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2011-05-01, 2013-04-30, Led a team of 20+ data replacement professionals., Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive innovation initiatives.
• Director, Data Center & IT Infrastructure Projects (SAARC Region), Schneider Electric India Ltd. IT BU, Bangalore, Karnataka, 2009-01-01, 2011-05-31, Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to improve construction and operational efficiency., Established and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deputy General Manager, Global Infrastructure Projects, Sify Technologies Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2000-11-01, 2008-12-31, Heading the largest PAN India rollout for providing last-mile connectivity., Managing projects for the set up of Data Centers.