DCS Data Centers is headquartered in Annapolis Maryland, with presence in California, Florida and Utah.
Our purpose is to assist clients with the planning, design, building and maintaining of critical facilities, mainly data centers. All data centers present their own unique set of challenges. DCS has years of experience in the marketplace and is exceptionally qualified to provide these construction services.
Our goal is to be an engineering-driven business. We strive to evaluate and make wise technical and fiscal decisions, while keeping quality, efficiency, modularity, maintainability, affordability and delivery time frames to higher standards.
Each project is managed from beginning to end and supervised by a high-level member of staff. Each project we strive to supply engineering, construction, electrical, mechanical, fire & life safety, communications, monitoring as well as suite development services. DCS employees are well established market leaders as true and trusted partners within the data center industry.
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Scott Hoover began his construction career 35 years ago, with his first data center project completed for MCI in 1985. In 1993 Scott formed a company called Advanced Technical Solutions (ATS). ATS grew from a small start-up services firm to a premier data center solutions firm serving customers throughout the United States. ATS developed a partnership with IBM and collaborated on a number of projects with IBM technology infrastructure units. In 2007 Scott sold portions of ATS to a national technology infrastructure company looking to acquire key components of ATS business lines. This enabled Scott to focus on building DCS which he had started a year before. Scott is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering.
Dave Wyrick began his Mission Critical career as a Project Manager for Covad Communications building Data Centers in the Northern Virginia area from 1999-2001. He possesses over 35 years of experience in the construction industry, and 25 years focused on Data Centers and other Mission Critical facilities.
After his time at Covad Mr. Wyrick’s experience included design work for meet-me-rooms, inside and outside plant locations, as well as multiple carrier negotiations for building entrance agreements. Mr Wyrick has worked with DCS on multiple projects since 2006 and joined full time in 2018 where he now focuses on Marketing and business development.
Steve possesses over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, with emphasis on project management – projects encompassing a broad spectrum of client requirements. Responsibilities include managing design/build efforts, development of IAQ and safety plans, subcontractor coordination, and providing all close out documentation. Retired military.
Austin Gardner is a project manager for DCS and has been in commercial construction for over 10 years. At DCS, he estimates, plans, designs, and oversees various construction projects in mission critical facilities. Austin’s end goal of every project is customer satisfaction and completing the project in a timely manner. In his spare time, Austin enjoys offshore fishing and enjoying the outdoors.
With over 20 years of working in the construction industry as a Project Manager and a Superintendent, Jim brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to all types of projects. Jim works closely with the subcontractors to ensure the highest quality is met on each project. Along with the PM and Superintendent duties, Jim has become the companies EHS Manager and strives to make sure all employees and contractors remain safe while working onsite. Outside of work, Jim is an avid outdoorsman, spending time routing on his favorite baseball players…his two nephews, watching his favorite sports teams…the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Ravens , and spending time with his family!
Melanie has been in the Data Center Industry for over 25 years, meeting and networking with industry professionals. She enjoys connecting people through her network of over 5,500 data center industry contacts to solve complex data center challenges. Her role involves opportunity pursuit, building relationships with Data Center owners and operators, partnering with A&E, Construction, and industry vendor firms, and attending conferences and tradeshows throughout North America. At DCS Data Centers, we have a huge team of data center experts, that are talented, passionate, and dedicated people who enjoy collaborating to untangle the complexity of designing, building, and operating Data Center environments.
Scott Hoover began his construction career 35 years ago, with his first data center project completed for MCI in 1985. In 1993 Scott formed a company called Advanced Technical Solutions (ATS). ATS grew from a small start-up services firm to a premier data center solutions firm serving customers throughout the United States. ATS developed a partnership with IBM and collaborated on a number of projects with IBM technology infrastructure units. In 2007 Scott sold portions of ATS to a national technology infrastructure company looking to acquire key components of ATS business lines. This enabled Scott to focus on building DCS which he had started a year before. Scott is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering.
Dave Wyrick began his Mission Critical career as a Project Manager for Covad Communications building Data Centers in the Northern Virginia area from 1999-2001. He possesses over 35 years of experience in the construction industry, and 25 years focused on Data Centers and other Mission Critical facilities.
After his time at Covad Mr. Wyrick’s experience included design work for meet-me-rooms, inside and outside plant locations, as well as multiple carrier negotiations for building entrance agreements. Mr Wyrick has worked with DCS on multiple projects since 2006 and joined full time in 2018 where he now focuses on Marketing and business development.
Steve possesses over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, with emphasis on project management – projects encompassing a broad spectrum of client requirements. Responsibilities include managing design/build efforts, development of IAQ and safety plans, subcontractor coordination, and providing all close out documentation. Retired military.
Austin Gardner is a project manager for DCS and has been in commercial construction for over 10 years. At DCS, he estimates, plans, designs, and oversees various construction projects in mission critical facilities. Austin’s end goal of every project is customer satisfaction and completing the project in a timely manner. In his spare time, Austin enjoys offshore fishing and enjoying the outdoors.
With over 20 years of working in the construction industry as a Project Manager and a Superintendent, Jim brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to all types of projects. Jim works closely with the subcontractors to ensure the highest quality is met on each project. Along with the PM and Superintendent duties, Jim has become the companies EHS Manager and strives to make sure all employees and contractors remain safe while working onsite. Outside of work, Jim is an avid outdoorsman, spending time routing on his favorite baseball players…his two nephews, watching his favorite sports teams…the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Ravens , and spending time with his family!
Data Center Assessments provide a clearer picture of the client’s data center's Capacity, Reliability, and Vulnerability and is a critical step in developing a road map for future growth, upgrades, and expansion. Through extensive review of technologies, efficiencies, functionality, disruptions, time frames and budgets, DCS can help our clients plan and prepare for the future of their critical data center.
