Rob Aldrich Technology & Sustainability Executive · Sydney, Australia

Turning technology
into competitive
advantage.

25 years delivering measurable outcomes at the intersection of enterprise technology, sustainability, and AI.

70+Data Centre
Audits
$47MVerified Electrical
Savings
84%AI Adoption
Achieved
221Engineers
Led
$140MAWS Sustainability
Business Built
25yrsTechnology
Leadership

Hands-on executive.
Global results.

I've spent 25 years at the sharp end of enterprise technology: not advising from the sidelines, but building, leading, and delivering. As co-creator of Cisco EnergyWise, I helped pioneer digital energy management at global scale. At AWS, I led the Sustainable Solutions practice globally, delivering programs for Amazon's net-zero operations including the Climate Pledge Arena.

Today I'm at the forefront of AI transformation, most recently driving 84% AI tool adoption across 221 engineers at SafetyCulture, where Claude emerged as the tool of choice. My philosophy is simple: sustainability is a data problem, and the right technology makes it visible.

I've conducted sustainability audits for more than 70 data centres worldwide, saved $47M in verified electrical costs, and written the practitioner's handbook on IP-enabled energy management. I also do pro-bono conservation technology work including anti-poaching IoT in Kruger National Park.

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Rob Aldrich
Co-creator, Cisco EnergyWiseOne of the first enterprise IoT energy management platforms. Led Cisco's global sustainability practice, $200M P&L, $1.6B in new business.
Global Sustainable Buildings Lead, AmazonBuilt and ran AWS's Sustainable Solutions portfolio globally including the Climate Pledge Arena and net-zero operations program.
Interim Chief AI Officer, SafetyCultureDrove 84% AI tool adoption across 221 engineers in under 9 months. Claude selected as primary tool over Copilot, Cursor and Windsurf.
Conservation TechnologyAnti-poaching IoT systems in Kruger National Park. Wildlife rescue volunteer with WIRES, Sydney. Reforestation program contributor.
Proven at the highest level
IP-Enabled Energy Management by Rob Aldrich

IP-Enabled Energy Management

The practitioner's handbook on deploying data-driven sustainability at enterprise scale. The documented story of how a small team at Cisco built a global energy management system that saved $47M and earned recognition from Greenpeace, the AEE, the US DOE and EPA.

The strategies in this book treat sustainability as a data problem. That framing is more relevant today than when it was written.

2013-14 Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge Winner 2015 AEE International Award Wiley / IEEE Press

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Available for executive advisory, strategic consulting, and board roles at the intersection of AI, sustainability, and enterprise technology.

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