Winner: Bill Angle, formerly of CS Technology

Every industry has its champions, thought leaders and pioneers who will be revered for their achievements for years to come. The previous winners of this Award are all distinguished by their extensive service to the data center industry, and have in some way changed the way in which the industry looks at key challenges or key opportunities.

This year's winner, Bill Angle, has been working in the data center business since 1977 when he first developed a preventative maintenance program at Maryland National Bank for critical infrastructure. In the mid-eighties, he began his career as a consultant and later became a founding partner of CS Technology.

In the last 40 years, Bill has been involved in the design of nearly 1,800 data center projects, many of them ground-breaking in terms of the evolution of the mission-critical engineering discipline, especially within the financial services arena.

Bill holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Finance from the University of Baltimore. He is now semi-retired but continues to work on special projects.