Our Clients

Our cutting-edge clients have become trusted partners with whom we’ve built strong, lasting relationships. Each client comes with their specific varied requirements ranging in scale, resiliency, density and design. The diverse customer base served by the Skybox team includes a wide array of clients from start-ups to the Global 2000 to the Fortune 10. Our satisfaction comes from their success.

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Our Values

We are driven by relationships

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Our Values

We embrace challenges with ingenuity

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Our Values

We are dedicated to our client's success

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Our Values

We are transparent and honest

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Our Values

We know one size does not fit all

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Our Values

We approach innovation with agility

Our Team

At Skybox, we bring our engaging team to every project. Each member is hands on and genuinely enjoys what they do, providing their individual experience, strategy, foresight and ingenuity to create exceptional outcomes.

Rob Morris

Chief Executive Officer

Rob Morris brings 16 years of experience in critical facility design, development and operations as co-founder and CEO of Skybox Datacenters. Rob is a leading expert within the industry completing over 1.2 GW and 3M SF of mission critical projects globally. Mr. Morris is a graduate of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University BBA, Finance. Rob serves on the Executive Board of Camp John Marc in Dallas, TX. Camp John Marc aims to “inspire confidence for life” for kids with various chronic medical and physical challenges. Rob and his wife enjoy volunteering in the therapeutic equestrian programs at Camp.

Travis Young

Chief Financial Officer

Travis Young brings 20 years experience in finance and real estate to Skybox Datacenters as co-founder and CFO. Mr. Young has completed over $400M of data center transactions and over $1.6B of real estate transactions. Travis is a graduate of Pepperdine University (Bachelor of Science) and Duke University (Masters of Business Administration). Travis previously served as Senior Vice President for Cushman & Wakefield.

Haynes Strader

Chief Development Officer

Haynes Strader serves as Chief Development Officer at Skybox Datacenters. He brings ten years of data center real estate experience, focused on site selection, transactions and capital markets, completing more than 200 transactions totaling more than 500 MW in 26 global markets since 2015. Mr. Strader is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and serves as an Executive Board Member for Dedman College. Haynes previously served as Vice President in the CBRE Data Center Solutions platform.

Gordon Kellerman

Executive Vice President, Sales & Leasing

Gordon Kellerman serves as Executive Vice President, Sales & Leasing for Skybox Datacenters. Gordon brings 12 years of experience in critical facilities sales and marketing. Mr. Kellerman is a leading sales expert within the data center industry completing over 100 MW & 1M SF of mission critical projects throughout North America. Gordon is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and serves as an Associate Board Member for the Folsom School of Real Estate, as well as on the Executive Board of Camp John Marc. Camp John Marc aims to “inspire confidence for life” for kids with various chronic medical and physical challenges.

Ken Clausen

SVP, Design & Construction

Ken serves as our Senior Vice President of Design & Construction and is responsible for managing our full portfolio of projects nationwide. With 25 years of experience in corporate real estate, encompassing design, construction, and property management, Ken brings a wealth of expertise to his new role. Prior to joining Skybox, Ken served as the Senior Vice President of Design and Construction for Citi in North America, where he demonstrated exceptional leadership and played a pivotal role in advancing innovative real estate projects.

Robert Adkins

SVP, Customer Solutions & Operations

Robert Adkins serves as Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions for the Skybox Team. Robert brings more than 30 years of real estate experience with the last 16 years focused on data center management and deployment, most recently serving as the Executive Facilities Engineering lead where he oversaw site selection and fit out of IBM's technical designs at 59 data centers across 23 cities worldwide. Robert is responsible for engaging with Skybox customers to create best in class data center solutions, managing Skybox’s proven Environment Health and Safety program, and working with enterprise and hyperscale customers to optimize existing environments and future deployments to achieve resilient compute and sustainable innovations globally.

Jason Valudos

VP, Construction

Jason is part of the Skybox leadership team developing projects across North America.  As Vice President of Construction Jason is responsible for preconstruction, schedule, and successful project delivery.  Jason comes to Skybox with over 15 years of experience managing multi-million-dollar Construction projects from inception to occupancy with an emphasis on Data Center, Office, Industrial, and Retail. Jason most recently worked for Critical Project Services for three years on multiple mission critical projects.

Nick Bouknight

VP, Construction

Nick serves as our VP Construction, TKD and is responsible for direct support of the Skybox construction team and ongoing development projects. Additionally, Nick will be focused on Skybox EHS initiatives and ensuring these practices are applied to all current and future developments. Prior to joining the team, Nick served as Senior Project Manager at Cummings Electrical with years of experience in project management and design collaboration of mission critical and headquarter projects.

Bethany Jaillet

Business & Finance Manager

Bethany serves as our Business Administration Manager at Skybox Datacenters. She is responsible for the direct support of Skybox team members and serves as a point of contact for our clients. Prior to joining the team, Bethany received a Biomedical Sciences degree from Texas A&M University and thereafter worked in the financial services space.

Katie McJunkin

HR & Program Management

Katie is responsible for project coordination, brand management and customer engagement for Skybox Datacenters. Mrs. McJunkin graduated with a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University. Katie previously served for three years as a Director at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX.

Cody Crowell

Construction Manager

Cody serves as a Construction Manager and is responsible for direct support of the Skybox construction team and all ongoing development projects. Additionally, Cody will be focused on Skybox EHS initiatives and ensuring these practices are applied to all current and future developments. Prior to accepting this position, he served as a Project Manager for Birch Construction and VCC, LLC.

Chuck Lysack

Solutions Architect

Chuck serves as our Solutions Architect and is responsible for direct support of the Skybox construction team and ongoing development projects. Mr. Lysack will specifically focus on fit-up and fit-out construction management with over 20 years of IT Architecture experience. Prior to joining Skybox, Chuck served most recently as the Sr. Manager of Network, Telecom, Datacenters, and Audio Visual for NRG Energy.

Anna Bryant

Business Coordinator

Anna serves as our Business Coordinator at Skybox Datacenters. She is responsible for the direct support of Skybox team members and serves as a point of contact for our clients. Prior to joining the team, Anna received a Marketing and Management degree from Baylor University and served as Administrative Assistant of the Marketing Department for Hankamer School of Business.

Nick Cerovski

Project Cost Manager

Nick serves as our Project Cost Manager and is responsible for direct support of the Skybox construction team and ongoing project controls. Prior to joining Skybox, Nick worked in litigation consulting, focusing on preparing and assessing construction claims for law firms and construction clients across various industries. His experience includes a comprehensive understanding of project management, cost analysis, and risk assessment.

Chris Buell

Assistant Construction Manager

Chris serves as our Assistant Construction Manager at Skybox Datacenters. He is responsible for direct support of the Skybox construction team and ongoing development projects. Prior to working with Skybox, Chris worked for an Industrial General Contractor on their operations team, overseeing the construction of several different industrial projects across the nation as well as locally in the DFW metroplex.

Jack O'Neill

Development Associate

Jack O’Neill serves as our Development Associate at Skybox Datacenters. Jack is focused on site selection, transactions, capital markets, and investor relations. Mr. O’Neill is a Dallas native, with degrees in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. Prior to joining the team, Jack worked at CyrusOne as a Commissioning Engineer, and at RecNation running due diligence for site acquisitions and construction project management.

Jeremy Reiber

Construction Manager

Jeremy serves as a Construction Manager at Skybox Datacenters. He will specifically focus on fit-up and fit-out construction management with over 10 years of experience. Prior to working with Skybox, Jeremy completed various datacenter projects for Walker Engineering.

James Ware

Critical Facilities Manager

James is responsible for managing a team of technicians and day-to-day operations of Skybox Houston One. His responsibilities include preventative maintenance, developing policies and procedures, managing Skybox vendors, contractors, security, and overseeing new construction build out.

Bill Jordan

CRITICAL FACILITIES MANAGER

Bill serves as Critical Facilities Manager for Skybox Datacenters providing a proven ability to maintain mission critical infrastructure. Bill’s extensive knowledge in systems includes plant operations air cooled chillers, DX systems, EPMS, BMS and network topology management.

Aaron Williams

Head of Site Security

Aaron serves as our head of security working in tandem with our operations team and account managers to ensure Skybox facility and customers remain safe, secure and compliant 24/7/365.

Chris Williams

Critical Facilities Technician

Chris serves as Critical Facilities Technician for Skybox Datacenters focused on maintaining and monitoring facility maintenance on critical equipment in both preventative and corrective manners including HVAC, temperature control and digital management systems. Chris previously served in the US Navy with the Aviation Maintenance Administration.

Brent Beaver

Technical Account Manager

Brent serves as a Technical Account Manager at Skybox Datacenters. He acts as the primary point of contact for customers to provide support, performance, best practice advice, and assessments related to Skybox and customer's infrastructure.

Preston Gajan

Critical Facilities Technician

Preston serves as Critical Facilities Technician for Skybox Datacenters, focused on maintaining and monitoring facility maintenance on critical equipment in both preventative and corrective manners including HVAC, temperature control and digital management systems. Preston previously served in the Navy for ten years as a Reactor Control Division Leading Petty Officer and Engineering Watch Supervisor.

Jason Schlutt

Program Manager

Jason leads project management and construction implementation across Skybox datacenter projects in a national capacity. With over 24 years in the real estate industry with a focus on project management, Jason has worked with a wide array for Fortune 500 companies including some of the largest technology companies in the world on a wide array of development projects. His deep expertise helps to drive the successful development outcomes for which Skybox has become renowned.

Monira Quejada

Project Manager

Monira is part of the program management team working on construction and development projects nationwide with a focus on contracts, budget, and cost tracking procedures. With over a decade of involvement in the commercial real estate industry, including tenant improvements, landlord turnkey, and ground up developments, she brings a vast knowledge of processes that have proven to be integral with streamlining the complex variables that make each buildout a success.

Our Partners

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