10 CoreSite operations leaders
Senior Vice President, Operations, Western Region Vice President of Data Center Operations and Sr. Director of Data Center Operations are among the current titles held by these CoreSite operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at CoreSite from people who have held the role.
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Anthony Hatzenbuehler
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President of Operations · CoreSite
Anthony Hatzenbuehler is a former Senior Vice President of Operations at CoreSite, a role held from June 2024 to October 2025, and also held the roles of SVP of Data Center Operations and Vice President of Field Operations there. Anthony Hatzenbuehler has been SVP of Operations at Coravel since January 2026, based in the Denver Metropolitan Area.
Chris Pruitt
LinkedInExperience: Western Region Vice President of Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Chris Pruitt has been Western Region Vice President of Data Center Operations at CoreSite since January 2026, based in San Jose, California. Chris Pruitt was Sr. Director Of Data Center Operations Silicon Valley at CoreSite from 2019 to 2026, Director of Field Operations Silicon Valley there from 2016 to 2019 and Facilities Director Western Region there from 2014 to 2016.
Cody Brown (DCIS, DCOS)
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Cody Brown has been Director of Data Center Operations at CoreSite since March 2026, based in the Denver Metropolitan Area. Cody Brown was Senior Data Center Manager at CoreSite from 2022 to 2026, Data Center Manager there from 2020 to 2022 and Data Center Technician there from 2018 to 2020, and served as a Nuclear Machinist Mate in the US Navy.
David Brennan, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Data Center Operations - Programs · CoreSite
David Brennan has been Vice President of Data Center Operations - Programs at CoreSite since February 2019, based in Elgin, Minnesota, and the profile places the role in Denver, Colorado, reporting to the SVP of Data Center Operations. David Brennan was Director of Technical Programs at CoreSite from 2017 to 2019 and Director of Real Estate-Facilities Management Global Portfolio at CenturyLink from 2014 to 2016.
Joseph Liccardo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Operations · CoreSite
Joseph Liccardo has been Senior Vice President, Operations at CoreSite since October 2025, based in New York, New York. Joseph Liccardo was Vice President of Data Center Field Operations at CoreSite from 2019 to 2025, Senior Director of Field Operations there from 2016 to 2019 and Director of Facilities Infrastructure Americas - Credit Suisse Account at CBRE in 2016.
Luke Jolitz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operation, East · CoreSite
Luke Jolitz has been Vice President of Operation, East at CoreSite since January 2026, based in Crete, Illinois. Luke Jolitz was Field Operations Director at CoreSite from 2009 to 2026 and Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor in the US Navy from 2008 to 2009, and the profile lists building automation systems among the specialties.
Miguel Ramos, CMCO
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Miguel Ramos has been Director of Data Center Operations at CoreSite since April 2026, based in Reston, Virginia, and the profile headline cites a 940,000 sq ft campus at 27MW scaling to 100+MW. Miguel Ramos was Sr. Data Center Manager at CoreSite from 2019 to 2026 and Data Center Manager there from 2017 to 2019.
Nathanael Crecca
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Nathanael Crecca has been Sr. Director of Data Center Operations at CoreSite since February 2026, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Nathanael Crecca was Director of Data Center Operations at CoreSite from 2019 to 2026, Facilities Manager there from 2016 to 2019 and Lead Facility Technician there in 2016.
Preston Gilmore
LinkedInExperience: Former Director - Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Preston Gilmore is a former Director - Data Center Operations at CoreSite, a role held from June 2025 to May 2026, and was also Senior Manager - Data Center Operations there. Preston Gilmore has been Director Datacenter Operations, Charlotte Metro at Microsoft since May 2026 and was Commanding Officer, USS HAWAII (SSN 776) in the US Navy from 2021 to 2023.
Tony Kale
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Data Center Operations · CoreSite
Tony Kale has been Sr Director Data Center Operations at CoreSite since March 2022, based in Los Angeles, California. Tony Kale was Director of Facility Operations at Equinix from 2001 to 2022, and the profile describes engineering and technical management of data center construction, commissioning, operation and preventative maintenance.
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