Biographical Sketch: David Hayes has been a member of the data center community for a number of years in several capacities. He is currently an auditor for the federal government, working at the Government Accountability Office. He has also worked as a security specialist, systems analyst and applications programmer. David has enjoyed the opportunity to work with virtually every level in the organizations that both provide and depend upon data center services, from systems programmers through the chief information officers and end-users through the chief financial officers. He has an engineering background and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland.