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Ali Levent Kilic

Senior Operations & Infrastructure Projects Leader

Leesburg, VA · levent.kilic.contact[at]gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/aleventkilic

20+ years critical infrastructure 24/7 mission-critical ops $50M+ portfolio leadership VA/MD/DC

Signature achievements

900K+

consecutive safe man-hours — zero lost-time incidents

$50M+

infrastructure portfolio delivered 12% ahead of schedule

207

jurisdictions across 14 states — 20% faster permit-to-construction

Target roles

Hyperscalers

AWS · Google · Microsoft

Colocation

Equinix · Digital Realty

DC Construction

Build · Commission · Operate

Career arc

2025

Principal Consultant — CoreSync Global Consulting

Independent practice · ops strategy, SOPs, and dashboards for critical infrastructure clients

Oct 2025 – present

2024

Permitting Manager — Colonial Pipeline

207 jurisdictions · Power BI/ArcGIS · 20% faster permitting · Aug 2024–Oct 2025

Multi-state regulatory strategy

2023

Manager, Field Projects — Colonial Pipeline

$50M+ portfolio · 4 PMs · 8 inspectors · 12% ahead of schedule

24/7 critical environment

2022

Director of Operations — FTH Oilfield

GIS real-time ops · 75% reporting accuracy · 40K ft infrastructure build

Remote ops & telemetry

2018

General Manager — BOE Midstream

900K+ safe man-hours · 50% OPEX reduction · P&L ownership

High-reliability ops

2014

Critical Facility Site Leader — BOE Midstream

Terminal automation · $5–7M revenue · greenfield commissioning

IT/OT integration

2011

Sr. Consultant — Ericsson (Turkey)

$17M SDH program · 65 sites · live-site commissioning & cutover

2005

Site / Regional Manager — Tyco Fire & Systems

Offshore platforms · pipeline IT/OT · 100% on-time delivery

Core competencies

Critical facility ops

Capital project mgmt

Safety & EHS

Asset integrity & lifecycle

Vendor & contractor mgmt

Stakeholder & exec comms

Regulatory & permitting

Commissioning & Cx

Budget & cost control

Digital / SCADA / GIS

Change management

AI & technology fluency

Claude (Anthropic)ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiCopilot Power BIArcGISSmartsheetPlaniswareSCADA / HMI

Regular AI user — applies AI tools to improve operational decisions, reporting workflows, and data analysis at the Director level.

Additional strengths

4 languages: English, Turkish, Azerbaijani, conversational Russian
Turkish Army — First Lieutenant, NATO field operations
Civil Air Patrol — GIS damage assessment
Boy Scouts of America — Cub Master, District Chairman
DOT 49 CFR Part 195 · OSHA HAZWOPER 40hr

Energy & pipeline infrastructure

What I did — 20 years

Data center & critical facilities

What you need — directly equivalent

Operations & uptime

24/7 pipeline & terminal operations

Ran continuous high-pressure liquid systems with zero tolerance for unplanned downtime. 900K+ safe man-hours, zero LTI.

Tier III/IV data center uptime

Same discipline — continuous operations, zero tolerance for failure. 99.999% uptime SLAs demand exactly this background.

SCADA/HMI control room management

Accelerated alarm response by 50% through control room automation and remote monitoring enhancements.

DCIM & BMS monitoring

Data center infrastructure management runs on identical principles — real-time telemetry, alarm thresholds, remote response.

Project delivery & commissioning

$50M+ infrastructure portfolio

Directed tanks, power/utility systems, standby generation — delivered 12% ahead of schedule with ±10% forecast accuracy.

Data center capital projects

Power, cooling, generator, and utility systems in data centers are the same asset classes — same complexity, same schedule pressure.

Greenfield pipeline commissioning

Led commissioning of a new terminal and 40-mile, 150K bbl/day pipeline from concept through stable operation.

Data center build-out & Cx

Greenfield data center commissioning follows the same phased startup model — engineering, systems integration, testing, handover.

Regulatory & permitting

207 jurisdictions across 14 states

Reduced permit-to-construction lead time 20% through digital permitting strategy and real-time Power BI/ArcGIS dashboards.

Data center site development — NoVA

The DC Corridor demands complex multi-jurisdictional permitting across Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax counties. Already navigated at scale.

Safety & compliance

Federal DOT/PHMSA compliance

Maintained 100% adherence to federal pipeline safety regulations. Passed Federal Regulatory Audit. DOT 49 CFR Part 195 certified.

OSHA, NFPA, NEC & EHS compliance

Critical facility safety programs and federal compliance audits follow the same rigor. OSHA HAZWOPER 40hr certified. Zero-incident culture built.

Digital transformation & automation

Industry-first Terminal Automation System

Deployed first-of-kind automation driving $5–7M annual revenue growth and real-time throughput visibility for executives.

DCIM, automation & ops intelligence

Same instinct — deploy technology to gain real-time visibility, drive efficiency, and give leadership actionable data. Proven at scale.

GIS, Power BI & AI-assisted reporting

Built real-time GIS tracking improving reporting accuracy 75%. Regular user of Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity for decision support.

Data-driven ops leadership

Hyperscalers and colos run on dashboards, KPIs, and AI-assisted ops. I already lead this way — not learning it.

The bottom line for hiring managers

Pipeline infrastructure and data centers share the same operational DNA — 24/7 uptime, redundant power systems, rigorous change management, asset integrity, multi-jurisdictional permitting, and zero-failure safety culture. Ali Levent Kilic has spent 20 years mastering exactly these disciplines. The industry context changes. The leadership capability is already proven.

Career at a glance

20+

years in critical infrastructure leadership

$75M+

total capital programs managed

countries — US, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia

lost-time incidents across entire career

Progression

Director / GM level

Manager / Sr. Consultant level

Foundation roles

2025Oct '25–present

Principal

Principal Operations & Field Projects Consultant

CoreSync Global Consulting · Leesburg, VA

Independent practiceSOPs · dashboards · process playbooks

Runs an independent consulting practice for critical infrastructure clients — operations strategy, field execution playbooks, and SOP documentation for multi-site programs, alongside an active search for a full-time operations leadership role.

2024Aug '24–Oct '25

Manager

Permitting Manager

Colonial Pipeline Co. · Alpharetta, GA

20% faster permitting207 jurisdictions · 14 statesPower BI · ArcGIS dashboards

Defined organization-wide permitting metrics and built real-time performance dashboards. Drove adoption of new digital tools across a multi-state program — directly analogous to data center development pipeline management.

2023May '23–Aug '24

Manager

Manager, Field Projects

Colonial Pipeline Co. · Woodbine, MD

$50M+ portfolio · 12% ahead of schedule4 PMs · 8 inspectors15% faster incident response

Directed tanks, power/utility systems, standby generation and distribution projects — the same asset classes found in data centers. Led 24/7 critical environment operations with ±10% forecast accuracy.

2022Aug '22–May '23

Director

Director of Operations

FTH General Oilfield Services · North Dakota

75% reporting accuracy via GIS40K ft gas line — on time, on budgetAutomated field data collection

Built a digitized field operations model using real-time GIS tracking across dispersed assets. Launched automated data collection that accelerated invoicing by 75% and improved leadership visibility.

2018Jan '18–Aug '22

General Manager

General Manager — BOE Pipeline

BOE Midstream LLC · Dickinson, ND

900K+ safe man-hours · zero LTI50% OPEX reduction$100K/yr savings — maintenance programP&L ownership · multi-site

Full P&L and operations ownership for a mission-critical infrastructure network. Built standardized work instructions, training programs, and competency frameworks from the ground up. Saved $300K by repurposing infrastructure after a lightning-strike event rather than full replacement.

2017May '17–Jan '18

Manager

Pipeline & Facility Operations Manager

BOE Midstream LLC · Dickinson, ND

40% OPEX reduction30% revenue increase50% faster alarm response

Redesigned operations strategy using data-driven KPIs and real-time monitoring. Automated and enhanced control room monitoring. Reduced overtime 35% through workflow transformation.

2014Apr '14–May '17

Site Leader

Critical Facility Site Leader

BOE Midstream LLC · Dickinson, ND

$5–7M annual revenue — terminal automationIndustry-first automation deployment150K bbl/day · 300 railcars/day

Deployed an industry-first Terminal Automation System providing executives real-time throughput visibility — directly analogous to DCIM telemetry. Led greenfield commissioning of a new terminal and 40-mile pipeline from concept to stable operation.

2011Jan '11–Apr '14

Sr. Consultant

Sr. Consultant / Installation & Commissioning Coordinator

Ericsson · Ankara, Turkey

$17M SDH program · 65 sites · 2 countries25% logistics cost reductionLive-site cutover — 60hr shutdown

Advised client and Ericsson executives on delivery strategy for a cross-border optical transmission replacement. Established a near-site PMO, cutting logistics costs 25% and documentation time 30%.

2005May '05–Jan '11

Foundation

Site Manager / Regional Division Manager

Tyco Fire & Integrated Systems · Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Georgia · Armenia100% on-time delivery$1M invoice recovery · 40% revenue growth

Delivered IT/telecom and control infrastructure for offshore oil platforms and pipeline systems across the Caucasus and Central Asia. Consistent 100% on-time delivery across complex, mission-critical engagements in resource-constrained environments.

2003Aug '03–May '05

Foundation

IT & Telecoms Sales Engineer / Project Manager

Tyco Fire & Integrated Systems · Baku, Azerbaijan

$1M invoice recovery40% revenue growthBP · McDermott · BTC installations

Began career delivering critical IT/telecoms infrastructure for major energy clients. Built the commercial and project management foundations that have carried through two decades of leadership.

Ali Levent Kilic

Ali Levent Kilic — not a career change. A direct transfer.

Ali Levent Kilic — 20 years of measurable impact

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