Diego Velasquez

Diego Velasquez, PhD, MES, P. Eng, PMP, currently serves as the Water Infrastructure Manager for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the US West region since August 2023. Prior experience includes a role as Project Manager for Water/Wastewater and Infrastructure Planning at the City of Vaughan from July 2018 to August 2023, overseeing city-wide water, wastewater, and stormwater master plans. At the City of Toronto from September 2013 to July 2018, Diego held positions managing multi-million dollar capital works projects in water treatment and solid waste facilities, and contributing to the development of a 5-year capital program to address infrastructure challenges. Academic credentials include a PhD in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, a Master's in Environment and Sustainability, and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from institutions such as Western University and Universidad EAFIT. Diego also held research and teaching positions at Western University and completed internships focused on sustainability assessment in water-related projects.