Why Obsidian? Solving Today’s Infrastructure Challenges
The grid isn’t built for tomorrow’s demands, but we are. From site selection to long-term operations, Obsidian tackles the toughest challenges:
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Delays & Bottlenecks: We secure power and streamline execution before breaking ground.
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Power Uncertainty: Renewable, hybrid, and grid-stable energy solutions ensure reliability.
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Capital Gaps: Innovative financing aligns investors, utilities, and developers.
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Scalability: Designs optimized for AI and high-performance computing (HPC).
With 60+ years of combined expertise, we’re redefining data center development for hyperscalers, tech giants, and visionary clients.
Our Turnkey Solutions
Unleash Your Infrastructure Potential
Explore our range of comprehensive consulting services tailored to address the specific needs of your data center development projects and drive sustainable growth.
Site Selection & Due Diligence
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Identifying power-secure, grid-ready sites optimized for AI workloads.
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Evaluating land acquisition, zoning, and permitting feasibility.
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Assessing interconnection potential to ensure seamless energy integration.
Power & Energy Procurement
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Securing renewable, hybrid, and grid-stable energy solutions before development begins.
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Structuring long-term energy contracts to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.
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Microgrid and district energy solutions for sustainable, AI-ready power independence.
Capital Structuring & Investment Alignment
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Aligning investors, utilities, hyperscalers, and developers to streamline funding & execution.
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Structuring private-public partnerships for energy infrastructure development.
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De-risking projects through capital efficiency and innovative financing models.
Planning, Design & Engineering Oversight
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Managing master planning, permitting, & approvals to reduce regulatory delays.
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Integrating high-performance energy & cooling technologies for AI & HPC applications.
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Optimizing design for efficiency, resilience, & scalability.
Construction & Supply Chain Coordination
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Overseeing end-to-end project execution—from groundbreaking to commissioning.
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Aligning contractors, utilities, & technology providers to eliminate supply chain bottlenecks.
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Prefabrication and modular solutions to accelerate deployment timelines.
Operations, Asset Management & Long-Term Value Creation
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Developing ownership & operational strategies for long-term asset performance.
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Implementing real-time energy & infrastructure monitoring systems for maximum uptime.
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Monetizing infrastructure assets through long-term operational models.
What Sets Obsidian Apart
Integrated Solutions
Obsidian Digital Realty offers integrated consulting services to accelerate your data center projects and achieve sustainable, scalable development. Our team provides tailored solutions to enhance project performance and achieve strategic goals.
Energy-First Approach:
Power secured before development starts—no delays, no risks.
Integrated Execution:
From site to commissioning, we control every step.
Finance-Driven:
Capital aligned with your infrastructure goals.
AI & HPC Optimized:
Cutting-edge cooling and sustainable power for next-gen tech.
Vendor Agnostic:
We pick the best tools for your project, every time.
Meet Our Team
Our team of experts consists of seasoned professionals with diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for accelerating data center projects. Together, we bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and creativity to every project, ensuring sustainable solutions and exceptional service.
Alli Borgia-Burton, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Alli Burton brings a unique blend of business development, workforce innovation, and industry expertise to the digital infrastructure space, with 20 years experience in the built environment spanning the full life cycle of data centers and other large infrastructure projects.
She began her career during the dot-com boom with Terabeam, gaining early exposure to high-performance connectivity and next-generation infrastructure. She then worked with Mortenson, building teams for some of the first colocation and hyperscale data centers in Quincy, WA. At McKinstry, she expanded critical infrastructure vendor management programs for hyperscalers and enterprise data centers nationwide, ensuring the right talent and resources were in place to support large-scale development.
Beyond business development, Alli has led large teams across the country and built workforce innovation programs to accelerate industry growth—ensuring that talent, technology, and execution align to meet evolving market demands. Her expertise extends into energy services, MEPF, engineering, electrical, telecom, and high-performance building consulting, where she has helped organizations develop scalable, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure.
Now at Obsidian, Alli focuses on strategic account management and business development, helping clients navigate the complexities of AI-driven, power-secure infrastructure. She is also an entrepreneur in environmental technology and sustainable power, bringing real-world execution experience to the table—not just theory.
For companies looking to scale faster, attract the right talent, and build future-ready infrastructure, Alli brings the insight, experience, and network to make it happen.
Erik Bondo – Infrastructure Execution & Risk Mitigation
Erik Bondo is a recognized leader in construction, energy infrastructure, and mission-critical development, with over 20 years of experience executing high-impact, complex projects across data centers, healthcare, education, and municipal sectors. As the CEO of Veksel Consulting & Contracting, Erik has built a reputation for delivering AI-ready, power-secure infrastructure solutions that align capital, technology, and execution.
With a strong foundation in construction management, risk mitigation, and strategic planning, Erik’s career spans high-performance infrastructure execution at McKinstry, where he spent over a decade managing large-scale projects, developing risk management frameworks, and optimizing construction operations. His expertise includes sales, development, estimating, scheduling, business operations, and process improvement, making him a key force in driving scalable infrastructure solutions.
At Obsidian, Erik is at the forefront of developing AI-driven, power-resilient infrastructure, ensuring that hyperscalers, data center operators, and energy-intensive industries have the mission-critical, scalable solutions needed to keep pace with rapid technological advancements. His deep knowledge of construction execution, energy storage (BESS), and mass timber innovation allows him to bridge the gap between sustainability, resilience, and speed-to-market.
Kevin Monsey - Real Estate Strategy & Construction Leadership
Kevin Monsey is a highly accomplished leader in commercial real estate development, construction management, and owner representation, with over 35 years of experience delivering large-scale projects across multiple sectors. His expertise in managing complex developments from concept to completion has made him a trusted partner for developers, investors, and corporate clients seeking to optimize efficiency, cost, and execution.
As the Owner of Monsey Construction Consulting Services, Kevin has successfully managed office, multi-family, hospitality, retail, industrial, and mixed-use projects, overseeing the entitlement process, design, construction, and value engineering on behalf of private and public sector clients. His deep industry experience includes 17 years in general contracting leadership roles and nearly two decades managing development from the owner’s perspective, giving him a holistic understanding of risk management, cost control, and strategic execution.
Kevin’s career includes leadership roles at Wags Capital, Westlake Urban, Baugh Skanska, and Lusardi Construction Company, where he managed regional operations, development strategy, and large-scale construction execution. His proven ability to align capital, resources, and project teams has made him a go-to expert for complex, high-value developments that demand precision, efficiency, and innovation.
Strategic Patners
Eli Miller - Specialist in Data Center and Infrastructure Execution
Eli Miller is a seasoned leader in the construction and development industry, bringing over two decades of experience in successfully delivering complex commercial and mission-critical projects. His expertise spans preconstruction, project management, and executive leadership roles with top-tier firms, where he has consistently driven operational excellence and client satisfaction. Eli’s deep understanding of large-scale infrastructure projects, including data centers, equips him with the strategic insight necessary to guide high-value developments from concept to completion while ensuring financial and operational success.
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Throughout his career, Eli has demonstrated a commitment to building strong industry relationships and fostering collaborative partnerships that lead to long-term success. His hands-on approach and keen attention to detail have earned him a reputation for delivering projects on time and within budget, even under the most challenging conditions. As a trusted advisor and development partner, Eli plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical infrastructure development.
Chris Hickman - Driving Transformation Across Critical Infrastructure
I took my first power class from Prof. Kersting when I was 18 and that has been my life's passion since. I'm proud to have served in the industry that provides the lifeblood services of everything the human race does each and every day. I've been blessed to have worked for and with some of the best and brightest people in these industries and they have all taught me that there is always a better way to do something, but it won't be easy to accomplish if its actually worth doing. Change in these core industries must overcome decades and decades of inertia and is the biggest challenge faced by utilities today. My career has been centered on these changes and improvements for electric, gas, telecommunications and water utilities to enhance service and delivery.
The next decade will see dramatic change for all utilities but the need for reliable and affordable service will remain the same. Blending technology and new service offerings into these businesses will define success and failure for these industries and the ability to accept and implement change will be the key driver for the management teams.
A new version of 'utility' will be created in the next decade and many new players will emerge to challenge the traditional models that we all operate within today. This evolution has already begun and forced open the doors to a very different and distributed future for all utility services. The opportunity to be a trusted partner and supplier of these critical utility services is now open to newcomers for the first time since Samuel Insull created the framework for regulatory economics. Those who recognize how technologies in these sectors are changing, and customer needs are morphing with these changes, have perhaps the single greatest economic opportunity of any business for the next 50 years.
