Manuel is the Consultancy Director at Quark. He has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from ICAI-UPC, an MBA from IE and is an Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) and Accredited Operations Specialist (AOS). Manuel has more than 15 years of experience as a Facilities Director, in particular within the field of electrical and mechanical installations. He also specialises in Data Centre consulting and engineering, in particular in adapting existing Data Centres to TIER requirements, the analysis of DC infrastructure, and providing solutions to improve efficiency, robustness and reliability. Manuel is also an expert in Uptime TIER certifications. The projects he leads are characterised by their personalised and detailed solutions.