Michael Ortiz leads as Chief Executive Officer. He brings to the table expertise in driving solutions to hyperscale data center clients and industry credentials that span over 22 years leading publicly traded companies. These experiences span across various platforms associated with data center, cloud, hybrid cloud and multi-cloud deployments touching the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda acts as Chief Operating Officer. His sales and business experience across the U.S. and Latin American bring a wealth of understanding of territory development and sales management. As a Mexican national, Alejandro possesses a deep
knowledge of his country's regulatory environment in the public and private sectors.

Joseph “Joe” Ryan serves as Chief Development Officer. Over the last 20 years, he has delivered large-scale data centers, network operation centers, communication facilities, and orchestrated billion-dollar portfolios. This robust background has imbued Joe with a highly regarded depth of knowledge and expertise in the execution and delivery of mission critical facilities both domestically and internationally.

Scott A. Davis has over 30 years of Data Center industry experience. During his career he has worked as a consulting engineer specializing in data center design, as well as an owner-operator and a colocation provider. He specialized in the engineering, design and operation of highly reliable, highly efficient Hyperscale facilities.

Mr. Davis was formerly the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President for DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., (DFT); where he was responsible for the design and management of DFT’s portfolio of Data Centers. During his time at DFT, Scott and his team pioneered several new innovations to data center design, including medium voltage (MV) Isolated-Parallel UPS systems, MV oil-filled PDU’s, together with several cooling innovations that achieved real world PUE’s of 1.15.

Prior to joining DFT, Mr. Davis served for eight years at AOL where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of all of AOL's domestic and international data centers. Earlier in his career, Scott worked for several consulting engineering firms that specialized in data center design and construction, including CCG Facilities Integration. Mr. Davis earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Fernando Limon is CEO of Lemonroy Business Solutions, a company he founded in 2005. LBS Power (www.lbspower.com) serves the critical power market and energy sector and is based in Mexico City with office/warehouse capabilities in the U.S. and Mexico.

LBS provides project-based solutions and a product portfolio comprising transformers, switch gear, cable bus, and UPS. The company serves a wide range of customers including Commercial Construction, Industrial, Data Centers, Medical, Government, and Financial Services. and Generators. Awarded company of the year in Mexico by General Electric and by ABB partners several times through its history.

LBS participated in building, designing, and delivering critical power solutions for the BBVA Data Center in Mexico City, a Tier IV Gold facility, and the largest data center in Latin America in 2016.

Mr. Limon holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Instituto Tecnologico De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey.

Nabeel Mahmood brings 20 plus years of experience leading large-scale global technology organizations through seasons of explosive growth via M&A, global expansion, implementing new business models, and technology innovation. His expertise includes leading organizations through transformation changes, connecting IT to the needs of the business, technology innovation, Big Data, Cloud, ERP, IoT, AI, ML, RPA, Mobility, and Data Centers.

He brings a unique blend of experiences spanning the entire breadth of technology from Grid to Chip.

Nabeel is a strategic CEO identifying opportunities that are being underpinned by emerging technologies and is an advisor to CTOs, CIOs, CFOs, and CEO across several industries. He serves on multiple boards of private and publicly traded companies including United Security Bank, SCB Global, and Critical Ventures.

Chris Altomare has dedicated his career to developing the commercial real estate and construction industry. As an owner/operator for over 30 years, Altomare has steered the electrical contracting of hundreds of technical infrastructure projects. During this time, he has also been involved in the land development of large-scale real estate projects in Central Oregon.

Currently, Altomare is President of Network Environments, a firm that designs and builds customized prefabricated data center solutions to serve hyperscale operators, cloud, mobile compute, edge, and colocation providers worldwide.

His experience in both greenfield land development and technical construction provides Altomare with the right mix of industry expertise to guide intelligent business strategies for the Layer 9 team.