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Russell Freda

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Senior Water & Wastewater Program Manager at Microsoft
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Russell is a licensed civil engineer and Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, where he leads water and wastewater infrastructure development for U. S. datacenters. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he focuses on creating scalable utility solutions to support rapid business growth and hyperscale expansion.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Russell is actively involved in community engagement related to his projects, traveling to meet with local stakeholders. He is a proponent of environmental conservation and has represented Microsoft in supporting these initiatives.

He recently served as a panelist at the Metro-Phoenix Industrial Brine Management Workshop hosted by Arizona State University.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Water & Wastewater Program Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Wastewater Strategy
Leads wastewater infrastructure for Microsoft's datacenters and recently served as a panelist on industrial brine management, highlighting his expertise in this specific area.
Datacenter Development
His role is centered on enabling end-to-end water and wastewater infrastructure to support the growing demand for Microsoft's datacenter campuses and cloud services.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Senior Water & Wastewater Program Manager
Microsoft
1-2018 - 5-2023
Principal Engineer
Brown and Caldwell
12-2014 - 6-2019
Engineer III
Brown and Caldwell
8-2014 - 12-2014
Engineer II
Brown and Caldwell
6-2012 - 8-2014
Engineer I
Brown and Caldwell
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Education
2010 - 2011
M.S.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2006 - 2010
B.S.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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