# Mitchell Clark > Sr. Regional Design Manager at AWS | AMER New Regions Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mitchellclark As a Sr. Regional Design Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), I lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering innovative, globally consistent data center designs across the Americas. My role focuses on managing large-scale projects, influencing design direction, and driving efficiency in critical infrastructure development. I leverage my expertise in mechanical engineering, project management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and reliable design solutions for AWS’s global infrastructure. Previously at Tesla I spearheaded mechanical engineering efforts for R&D sites, including design managing for the Dojo program and advancing innovative data center liquid cooling and chiller plant efficiency solutions. Earlier in my career, as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Partner at ReLumen Engineering, I developed expertise in project ownership and business operations. My contributions spanned client relations, strategic planning, and financial management, driving $1.5–$2 million in annual revenue while delivering impactful HVAC and plumbing solutions to enhance facility performance. With a career rooted in technical excellence and leadership, I am passionate about driving innovation and efficiency in the built environment. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Regional Design Manager @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States - Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver data center designs across the Americas, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost adherence. - Influence internal and external stakeholders to implement program-wide design improvements and resolve escalations. - Manage design development, permitting processes, and construction implementation lifecycles in collaboration with procurement and construction teams. - Develop and document global best practices for standardization and automation in design processes, driving speed, quality, and simplification. Provide strategic solutions during construction to minimize change orders while maintaining quality and reliability. ### Staff Mechanical Engineer @ Tesla Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area - Define and drive Infrastructure mechanical engineering team direction and resources for R&D sites around Bay Area. - Design Manager for multiple large projects (>$5-10m) in support of Dojo program (2.3 MW data hall, Dojo R&D lab space), coordinating user groups and external consultants. - Assess existing chiller plant system capacity for use in new data center liquid cooling applications. - Create schematic/test-fit mechanical documents for estimating on projects of varied size - Support facilities and operations team to provide insight and recommendations for mechanical facility operations and efficiency. ### Partner, Senior Mechanical Engineer @ ReLumen Engineering Jan 2010 – Jan 2022 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Managing partner responsible for financial operations and planning, mechanical department performance, legal, accounting and insurance management. Average annual revenue of $1.5-2m. - Professional Responsible Member for all Provincial Engineering association licenses. - Direct client contact for all Mechanical Engineering operations and projects from Jan 2010 to Present. - Specialized knowledge in HVAC, plumbing systems, modular building design and manufacturing, VRF system deployment, boiler and chiller replacement, facility evaluation and assessment. - Engineer of Record and project manager for hundreds of mechanical projects of diverse scope, including: o Manitoba Hydro Keeyask Dam 2800-bed modular work camp (2016) o DeBeers Gahcho Kué diamond mine modular work camp, Kennady Lake, NWT (2015) o Various modular hotels, schools and supportive housing facilities in British Columbia (2015-2021) o VRF-based air handler chiller replacements (Leduc, Athabasca Provincial Buildings, 2017-2019) o Alberta Infrastructure primary data center UPS room cooling system (2019-2020) o Edmonton Government Centre boiler plant control system replacement (2019) o Alberta Innovates Edmonton high pressure steam boiler replacement (2018) o Retained as first-call Mechanical Engineer by Alberta Infrastructure for multiple portfolios of public buildings including Alberta Legislature and Government grounds, research facilities, government offices and Royal Alberta Museum. Approximately 80 individual projects and assessments completed from 2016 to 2021. o University of Alberta steam system review and assessment for 10+ buildings o Water and Energy Audits for multiple clients and facility types ### Mechanical Engineer @ Morrison Hershfield Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lead mechanical engineer on expansion of Shell/Albian Sands heavy mining truck maintenance shop (2009) - Alberta Research Council Edmonton – 6-bay Laboratory Expansion and Renovation (2008) - Introduction to small-project and individual client development skills, project financial management ### Mechanical Engineer @ Stantec Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lead client contact and mechanical engineer for a 30,000 sq.ft. renovation of the Edmonton Immigration Hall to affordable housing using integrated design strategies and single-model BIM collaboration - Co-Presenter on an 8-city speaking tour across Canada for the RAIC, providing the engineering perspective of BIM practice impacts to architects, developers and engineers (Nov 2007 to Feb 2008) - Revit MEP lead modeler and designer for Edmonton office - Engineer of record for new City of Red Deer RCMP detachment – 80,000 sq.ft. LEED-registered secure facility featuring condensing boiler system, fan coils - Lead mechanical designer for a 150-bed continuing care facility in west Edmonton including medical gas system design ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering University of Alberta ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mitchell-clark-a3aa2b228 --- Source: https://flows.cv/mitchellclark JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mitchellclark/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13