Archives for October 2025

The Executive Skillset for the Next Generation of Infrastructure
What AI infrastructure should really be looking for in their execs

The future of AI infrastructure will not be built by technology alone. It will be built by leaders and savvy subject matter experts who can navigate the complexities of power generation.

For over a decade, shifting policy environments have reshaped power generation, both domestically and internationally. In Ohio, 2014 setback regulations erased billions in planned wind investment. In Mexico, abrupt decentralization followed by re-centralization disrupted market confidence. And in 2025, sudden Federal policy reversals have again upended utility-scale wind and solar overnight.

These dramatic policy shifts have given way to digital infrastructure’s most critical bottleneck: available power. For years, data centers could simply “plug into the grid.” That era is over. Growth increasingly requires co-located generation and battery storage. Developing such assets demands decades of expertise. Which is why digital infrastructure developers must recruit seasoned power generation executives and SMEs to drive expansion.

Data center developers must navigate serious complexities to build power generation assets, all of which are highly technical and market-specific. They must consider questions such as: What is permissible in one market versus another? How and where do you connect to the grid? What are the best technologies to deploy? Furthermore, across all asset classes, EPC execution remains a daunting challenge.

Adding to the challenge, power-gen executives and SMEs were once sought exclusively by IPPs and utilities, a relatively contained field of competition. Today, long-haul transmission developers and Big Tech have entered the hunt, further depleting an already limited supply of talent.

That’s where Joe Amara Executive Search comes in. We specialize in connecting power generation expertise with digital infrastructure ambition, ensuring our clients have the leadership teams and SMEs capable of navigating complexity and driving growth in this new era.

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Joe Amara Executive Search represents companies in power generation, transmission, and digital infrastructure, with a focus on leadership and niche technical hires.

Should AI Write Your Resume?
How to strike a balance between human and bot.

AI’s role in resume writing is being hotly debated. Like many subjects, extremes are unwise to subscribe to. Harmony between bot and human is essential, so here’s a bit of guidance to help.

Proponents of AI resume creation claim it’s about keeping up with the times. HR departments are using AI to source candidates, leaving applicants feeling like AI resumes are crucial. Whereas opponents may dismiss an AI resume because it’s demonstrating a lack initiative and hides one’s true capabilities.

Using AI to completely create your resume is not advisable.

Why?

Many applicants are uploading a job description alongside an old resume, and directing AI create a perfect match. This sounds like an amazing idea, until you realize applicants are doing it en masse. Couple this with ‘easy apply’ options on LinkedIn, inboxes are flooded with thousands of eerily similar resumes. Logically, the ‘keywords’ you were trying to capitalize on became obsolete with the avalanche of ‘qualified’ resumes.

Another item to consider is how you setting expectations with your potential employer. This cannot be underestimated. Frustrations arise when elegant AI drafted resumes and emails lead to an interview with a candidate whose communication abilities fall far short of their AI-persona.

What do to?

Have your resume proofread by both a human and an AI tool. Humans can spot nuances that technology often misses, while AI can highlight formatting improvements and obvious corrections. For example, this very paragraph was refined with AI, whereas the previous paragraphs were not. Notice a difference?

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Joe Amara Executive Search represents companies in power generation, transmission, and digital infrastructure, with a focus on leadership and niche technical hires.

To learn more, please visit us at joeamara.com