Integration & Commissioning Leader

Shane
Thomas Strough

Commissioning the infrastructure the future runs on._

15+ Years Field Experience
586 Feet. Blue Origin LC-36
$250K+ Enterprise Savings Generated
Zero Unplanned Outages
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The Operating
System

S Sovereign
H Honest
A Aware
N Navigating
E Evolving

Florida-based integration and commissioning leader with 15+ years executing complex, multi-discipline programs across DoD/federal facilities, aerospace infrastructure, industrial plants, and hyperscale data centers. From Blue Origin launch towers to the next generation of AI infrastructure — live environments stay online, schedules hold, and systems get commissioned right the first time.

Founder, Elevare Edge LLC. Builder of systems — electrical, digital, and human.

Capabilities

Core
Disciplines

Electrical & Controls Commissioning

MV/LV switchgear, MCC, VFDs, protection relay systems. Zero-downtime cutovers in live environments with engineered temporary power, SIMOPS management, and integrated LOTO programs.

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Mission-Critical Infrastructure

DoD/federal facilities, data centers, aerospace launch infrastructure, industrial plants. BAS, EPMS, SCADA, and OT/IT network integration. Startup, commissioning, and acceptance testing.

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OT / IT Integration

Bridging the gap between heavy industrial E&I execution and OT/IT network layers. Self-healing fiber rings, SEL RTAC interfaces, FAT/SAT coordination, and change-freeze protocols.

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International Programs

Concurrent multi-continent deployments under DoD and EU/German regulatory compliance. Localized logistics models generating six-figure ODC savings. Multi-trade SIMOPS at scale.

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AI & Local Infrastructure

Air-gapped AI deployment on local-first architectures. RTX 5090 cluster builds for secure, offline enterprise model refinement. Developer of REDLINE — data center commissioning leadership simulation.

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Enterprise L&D

Creator of the IMPACT(S) adult learning methodology. Reduced commissioning ramp time from 8 weeks to 2. $250K+ enterprise savings via custom LMS and personalized just-in-time training pipelines.

Track Record

Selected
Programs

2025 — Present
Commissioning Manager
Vantage Frontier / Stargate — Kiewit · Abilene, TX

Director-level commissioning leadership for hyperscale AI data center infrastructure. One of the largest technology infrastructure programs in the country.

2023 — 2025
General Superintendent → L&D Manager
MC Dean, Inc.

Built enterprise L&D division from zero. Developed CimpactLM AI-powered LMS. Generated $250K+ in savings. Executed programs across federal facilities, data centers, and industrial sites.

2022 — 2023
General Superintendent
Blue Origin — LC-36 Vehicle Access Tower · Cape Canaveral, FL

Restored FAA compliance (AC 70/7460-1M) on the LC-36 launch tower. Led high-angle specialized access at 586ft+. Marine/salt environment diagnostics and MTTR reduction.

2019 — 2022
Integration Lead / General Superintendent
DoD / Federal Programs — Germany & CONUS

Concurrent international deployments across US military installations in Europe. Dual-compliance under UFC/DoD and EU/German standards. Pioneered localized logistics model generating $250K+ in ODC savings across programs.

2008 — 2019
Electrician → Foreman → Superintendent
Federal, Industrial & Offshore Construction

15 years building in the real world. First job: wiring the Bigfoot oil platform at dock. Nuclear, offshore, federal reserve, industrial — the full spectrum of live-environment electrical work.

Thought Leadership

Field Notes &
Analysis

Mitigating Logistical Risks in International Mission-Critical Construction

How to navigate concurrent transnational deployments, dual-compliance mandates, and ODC constraints — with field-tested frameworks that actually hold under pressure.

Read on Medium →
The Anatomy of a Zero-Downtime Cutover in Live, Mission-Critical Facilities

A zero-downtime cutover is won in planning, not during the overnight window. The MOP, temporary power engineering, OT ambush prevention, and why re-energization is commissioning — not celebration.

Read on Medium →
Architecting Air-Gapped AI: Deploying Local Enterprise Models for Secure Infrastructure

Building offline-first AI stacks for secure, federally-adjacent environments. Data sovereignty, local inference, and the case for keeping the model inside the wire.

Coming Soon →

Ventures

Built Under
Elevare Edge

Elevare Edge LLC
REDLINE — Commissioning Training Sim
CimpactLM — AI Enterprise LMS
MeridianIQ — AI Ops Intelligence
Eleven-Bot — Crypto Trading Platform
Alpha Console — Monte Carlo Swing Analysis
IMPACT(S) Methodology
Let's
Build
Something.

Available for director-level commissioning leadership, technical consulting, and enterprise infrastructure programs.