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July 10, 2025

hi-tequity Selects James Kolb as Director of Operations

hi-tequity Selects James Kolb as Director of Operations

Kolb's Unique Operational Leadership Enhances Delivery for Hyperscale Infrastructure

MELBOURNE, Fla., July 10, 2025. hi-tequity today announced James Kolb has been named Director of Operations. Kolb brings extensive experience in engineer-to-order manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and capacity planning.

"As AI workloads continue to drive unprecedented data center infrastructure demands, speed-to-market has become a competitive differentiator," said Jim Embley, co-founder at hi-tequity.

In his role, Kolb will lead operational planning, project management, and process improvement initiatives across hi-tequity's data center development portfolio.

Before joining hi-tequity, Kolb held senior operations roles in aerospace and defense, data center, and energy industries at companies such as Collins Aerospace, Tidal Time Solutions, and GE. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.

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