Central Ohio Chapter

Kenneth Brown Bio

Technical Architect, Ohio Health

Kenneth Brown is an experienced professional with 25+ years experience managing a building Data Centers and Colocation facilities. Kenneth is a graduate of DeVry University. Kenneth started his career on the west coast building out sites and managing the Field Service team for CompuServe, Kenneth relocated in the mid 90’s to the Columbus Ohio area to manage the eastern US managing all facilities from Montreal to Miami FL. Kenneth currently in the Technical Architect for OhioHealth.

Jason Mitchell Bio

Senior Electrical Engineer | Global Facilities, Burns & McDonnell

Mr. Mitchell is a senior engineer with 18 years of experience, professionally licensed for the past 12 years. He is responsible for and designer of electrical systems for various mission critical, educational, healthcare, institutional, commercial, and governmental clients. Work involves power distribution system design, emergency power systems design, arc flash modeling and analysis, lighting system design, fire detection system design, engineering field studies, preparation of construction and electrical equipment specifications, preparation of and design and approval of construction drawings and bid documents, electrical facility assessment reports, and master planning for campus environments.

Matt Hartman Bio

Data Center Specialist, Graybar

Matt is a 35-year industry veteran. He has served as a sales professional and owner of cabling installation companies, as a Sales Engineer for an international manufacturer, as a consultant and trusted advisor, and as a Data Center Specialist for Graybar. He serves as a board member and past President of The Association of Technology Professional of Ohio.

Matt currently supports Data Center Customers in a 5-state area for Graybar. Those customers include Hyperscale Data Centers, Multi-Tenant Data Centers, and Enterprise Data Centers. He is also a mentor and technology trainer for the 5 state Pittsburgh district for Graybar.

Matt is a lifelong learner, and is well versed in the fast-paced changes faced by today’s data centers, from AI and Liquid Cooling to the increasing power demands needed to run today’s data centers. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University.