Leadership

Michael is a pioneer in the creation of innovative mission-critical facilities and multi-tenant technology centers. M K Roark, Inc., a design / build / development firm, created hundreds of significant projects in the past thirty years, including industrial & medical facilities, commercial & mixed-use buildings, interiors & public works initiatives. Telesource, another Roark company, created numerous telecom infrastructure projects, carrier hotels and data centers. Michael founded FiberMedia (now vXchnge), a premier provider of colocation and deep IT services with multiple data centers, serving as its CEO for ten years.  Interconnect Miami and InterMetro Fiber (now South Reach Networks) are other Roark companies.

Lenny is a respected leader in the South Florida tech community with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry that includes developing IT companies such as Host.Net.  Lenny’s skillsets include sales, IT strategy, professional services, data center infrastructure, cybersecurity and management.  Lenny is incredibly passionate about his community, with civic involvement including InfraGard National Members Alliance. Levan Center (Community Partnerships  Chair), Past Chairman Board of the South Florida Technology Alliance (past Chair)  at Florida Atlantic University Tech Runway (past Chair), Florida Atlantic University Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Executive Advisory Council and Palm Beach State College Business Partnership Council for B.A.S. Degree in Information Management, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Trustee), CIO Council of South Florida.

Jesus oversees iM’s financial operations & has managed the corporate operations of iM’s affiliate companies since 1987, including M K Roark, Inc., Telesource Group, FiberMedia (now Vxchnge), Interconnect Miami and InterMetro Fiber. Prior to joining M K Roark, Jesus was the controller for FICO and a pioneer in the conversion of accounting practices into fully integrated and computerized systems for construction and development firms.

Mr. Valentine is responsible for engineering and oversees iM’s modular data center quality control. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the construction of large scale industrial and mission critical infrastructure design/build projects.  Bill has constructed power utility projects and substantive electrical projects, both as a Senior Project Manager and with his own company, a large electrical firm that he owned and operated prior to joining the iM.

With more than 30 years of experience, Michael brings a unique blend of deep technical knowledge and consultative sales leadership to the forefront of digital infrastructure. His career spans roles in network engineering, sales engineering, and enterprise account management, with a proven track record of helping organizations deploy high-performance, scalable, and secure technology solutions. At IM Critical, Michael focuses on enabling organizations in AI, robotics, autonomous systems, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, research, and defense to meet their most demanding compute and latency challenges with modular, high-density infrastructure platforms. He works directly with enterprise, academic, and government partners to design and deliver AI-ready data center solutions that are private, high-density, rapidly deployable, and tailored for HPC and inference workloads. Prior to joining IM Critical, Michael held leadership and sales positions at Crown Castle, Iron Mountain Data Centers, Comcast Business, DQE Communications, and Fibertech Networks, building trusted relationships with Fortune 1000 clients, technology leaders, and public sector partners.

Jim oversees iM’s financial and capital strategies.  A graduate of Dartmouth with a Harvard MBA as a Baker Scholar, Jim was a manager at Bain, McKinsey and Chatterjee Group (Soros Fund Management) as well as Managing Director at Lehman Brothers Communications Fund.  His experience also includes a varied portfolio of investments as the Founder of Fairfield Investments.

As iM’s Accounting Manager, Eric brings several years of experience in large scale finance and accounting operations to IM.  After his military tour, Air Traffic Control, Flight Operations management and graduating from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Eric moved to South Florida where he worked as accountant for several large real estate developers to build over $500M of projects. Eric also trained Florida Power & Light contractors with Nextera’s new billing and software formats and has performed many other large-scale financial consulting projects. Eric received his MBA Finance degree at Golden Gate University.

Greg heads iM’s strategic expansion efforts, capital raising and investment initiatives. Prior to iM, Greg was a Managing Director at Energy Impact Partners and a Co-Founding Member and Principal of Energy Impact Credit Fund as well as a member of its investment committee. Greg has more than 18 years of experience in private investing, investment banking and leveraged finance and has led and executed investments primarily within the utility, project finance and energy technology space. He previously held roles at Credit Suisse, Mubadala Investment Company, Medley Capital and Bank of America.  Greg received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Finance from the College of William & Mary. In addition, he is a CFA charter holder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Rodrigo has over 10 years of vast experience in Data Center IT and infrastructure operations. He has successfully managed hosting operations in Central America and South Florida since 2010. Leveraging his IT experience has led Data Center operations for telecommunications infrastructure providers, managing multiple facilities throughout the east coast of Florida, including fiber metro rings and long-haul cable systems. Currently serves as head of Colocation Operations for iM Critical, supervising day to day operations on all of iM Critical Facilities.

As a corporate development executive to help build and influence the sustainable modular data center of the future, Tom brings a wide-ranging background in cloud, software, and digital infrastructure. Tom has been a pioneer of multiple cloud and data center industry initiatives throughout his career. He co-founded the first cloud ASP Industry Consortium to promote the successful momentum and acceptance of cloud & SaaS. He then put together companies that had Microsoft, Citrix & SAP as clients well before their own cloud efforts were developed. He was a co-founding partner member of the infrastructure masons and shares their powerful vision and mission of building out the truly sustainable digital infrastructure with the iMasons Climate Accord. Tom is excited about introducing iM Data Center’s sustainable digital infrastructure and IT technologies to to lead the industry forward.

Gorkem is an architect and highly experienced architectural model & render engine technologist, creating virtual spaces in digital reality as well as producing design and working drawings for iM’s design/build and manufacturing initiatives. After receiving his Architectural degree at Florida Atlantic University and Certification in Architectural Imagination from Harvard University, he worked in the design industry for over ten years abroad and in the US before joining iM Data Centers. Gorkem is also an Alumni Instructor at Florida Atlantic University and a Member of American Institute of Architects.