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Behind the Checklist: Commissioning Career Interviews
Behind the Checklist is a commissioning career interview series featuring the people, decisions and expertise behind mission-critical commissioning projects.
Through first-hand interviews with leaders across data centers and mission-critical infrastructure, the series explores technical problem-solving, project delivery, leadership and career progression.
Each feature gives professionals practical insight into the skills, decisions and lessons that shape successful commissioning careers. It also provides a clearer view of the people and experience driving the sector forward.
What to expect from the series
Each feature gives commissioning professionals practical, first-hand insight into:
- Career paths and progression
- Technical and operational challenges
- Leadership and team development
- Project pressures and problem-solving
- Skills employers value
- Advice for the next generation of commissioning professionals
The series helps readers learn from the experience of industry leaders, understand how others approach complex projects and apply those lessons to their own careers.
Latest in the series
Alan Roche, Co-founder of ColoShield
From serving on Navy submarines to leading data centre commissioning projects, Alan Roche shares the experiences that shaped his career and approach to leadership.
Learn how ColoShield is supporting liquid-cooled AI data centers, why strong communication matters in commissioning, and what the next generation of professionals should focus on.
The Person Behind the Checklist: Alexander Karhunen
Alexander is the recruitment specialist behind LVI Associates’ Behind the Checklist series. He recruits commissioning, energy, building automation, data center and MEP engineering professionals across the United States, working with consulting firms, commissioning providers, energy services companies and mission-critical organisations. His focus spans building commissioning, EBCx, retro-commissioning, energy engineering, BAS, data centre commissioning and building performance.
Looking to hire talent? Request a call back from Alexander.
Contribute to Behind the Checklist
Behind the Checklist gives commissioning professionals the opportunity to share their experience with the wider industry.
Contributors can:
- Raise their professional profile
- Share lessons learned from real projects
- Showcase their expertise and approach
- Highlight the people, culture and capabilities behind their business
- Help support and inspire the next generation of commissioning professionals
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Frequently asked questions
Behind the Checklist is an interview series from LVI Associates featuring commissioning and MEP professionals working across data centres and mission-critical projects.
The series is for commissioning and MEP professionals, candidates, employers and anyone interested in careers, leadership and project delivery across the sector.
Each interview explores career progression, technical challenges, MEP systems, leadership, project delivery and the skills needed to succeed in commissioning.
Send your resume to LVI Associates to be considered for a future feature. The team will contact selected contributors with more information.
Contributors can share their experience, showcase their commissioning and MEP expertise, raise their company profile and reach LVI Associates’ network of over 50,000 professionals worldwide.
No. The series can feature professionals at different career stages, provided they have relevant commissioning or MEP experience and practical insight to share.
You can explore all published Behind the Checklist interviews on this page, including the latest features from commissioning and MEP leaders.
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