Kirk
Willabus.

Build with purpose. Follow through with action.

I was born in Linden, Guyana, and grew up in the Atlanta area after my family moved here in 1997. That journey shaped how I think about opportunity: who has access to it, what stands in the way, and how I can help open doors. My career has taken me from global technology implementations at EY to enterprise cloud and infrastructure programs at Google. I earned my BBA in Managerial Sciences from Georgia State University in 2019 and my Executive MBA in Management of Technology from Georgia Tech in 2025.

I enjoy work that brings technical complexity and human needs together. I help teams turn broad goals into clear plans, build alignment across functions, and stay accountable through execution. Outside of work, I serve through the Emerging 100 of Atlanta, the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, and Georgia Tech’s Commencement Speech Selection Committee. I also mentor emerging professionals and make time for endurance cycling.

Focus

Infrastructure & program delivery

Experience

Global programs since 2017

Based in

Atlanta, Georgia

Programs with purpose.

Complex builds.
Clear plans.

Feasibility · design review · handover

Google

Infrastructure programs

2026–present · Google

Infrastructure Program Delivery

Turning infrastructure requirements into deployment readiness. I help take new infrastructure from early feasibility through design review to operational handover, keeping requirements, timelines, and risks clear for everyone involved.

My contribution

I bring engineering, operations, and partner teams together across time zones, run design reviews that catch issues before they become delays, and build automation that keeps requests and handoffs moving.

Program deliveryCross-functional reviewsAutomation

CEO & Founder · Pay GY

Bringing everyday payments to phones in Guyana

In Guyana, paying a bill often still means a trip to town and a wait at the counter. Pay GY is a mobile payments app built to end that. It brings light, water, phone and internet bills, plus sending money to friends and family by phone number, into one app. It is designed to work for people with and without a bank account.

What it does

Pay bills from anywhere, with a receipt for every payment. Send money by phone number, split a cost, or request what you're owed. Your PIN is required on every payment, so nothing leaves your wallet without it.

My role

As founder, I lead product direction, the app experience, brand identity and the go-to-market launch. The waitlist is open now, and founding members will get a closed early preview to test and give feedback on.

FintechMobile paymentsProductBrandFounder

Join the waitlist at paygy.gy ↗Instagram ↗LinkedIn ↗X ↗Facebook ↗

316 attendees.

Google I/O + I/O Connect Miami

Tech Equity Collective

Google · 20% project

February–June 2023 · Google / 20% project

Creating access to developer experiences

Ran program management for Tech Equity Collective’s Google I/O programming and the first I/O Connect Miami, covering content, logistics, and 316 attendees across the programs.

My contribution

I brought content and logistics together to support the attendee experience, coordinating delivery across two developer programs and aligning the details that make an event work for its participants.

Program managementDeveloper engagementEvent operations

2024–present · Emerging 100 of Atlanta

Connecting service, data, and leadership

As former Data Committee Chair and current Advisor, I have helped shape how the organization captures and communicates its impact. As Co-Chair of Membership, I also help lead the process of selecting its next class of servant leaders.

Leadership focus

My data work has focused on defining useful inputs, strengthening reporting, and connecting evidence to the organization's story. My membership work includes candidate communications, interview coordination, and alignment around service, commitment, and accountability.

Impact measurementCommittee leadershipMembership operations

Do You Have the Bandwidth?

My Substack on the business behind data centers: power, cooling, site selection, and who builds, owns, and profits from the infrastructure.

• Apr 2026Follow the Money: The Hidden Economics of Who Builds, Owns, and Profits from Data Centers↗
• Feb 2026Location, Location, Location: The Billion Dollar Game of Data Center Site Selection↗
• Feb 2026The Power Problem: Why Data Centers Are Rewriting the Rules of Energy Infrastructure↗
• Jan 2026The Heat is On: How Data Centers Are Reinventing Cooling for the AI Era↗

Subscribe on Substack ↗

Where I've contributed.

1. Jan 2026–present

   Technical Program Manager · Google

   Lead infrastructure programs, partnering with engineering, operations, and delivery teams on planning, risk, and execution.

2. Aug 2023–Aug 2024

   Technical Program Manager · Google Search20% project

   Led multi-country onboarding for product features aligned with global regulatory requirements. Built the data analysis approach for the 2023–2024 transparency reporting cycle and translated findings into executive and public narratives.

3. Jun 2022–Jan 2026

   Technical Account Manager · Google Cloud

   Led capacity planning and infrastructure readiness across six regions for 12 enterprise customers, improving forecast accuracy by 30%. Coordinated 10 large-scale launches and raised customer engagement by 65%, measured across consumption, active projects, and CSAT.

4. Sep 2019–Jun 2022

   Senior Technology Consultant · EY

   Managed an SAP SuccessFactors rollout across 150 countries, including migration of more than six million employee records. Built implementation frameworks, executive reporting, and risk management practices for global delivery.

5. Aug 2018–Aug 2019

   Process Engineer, IT · Cox Communications

   Built total cost of ownership models and end-of-life asset workflows across six business units, and improved environment provisioning for development testing.

6. Jun 2017–May 2018

   E Solutions Infrastructure · Georgia-Pacific

   In an IT co-op role, led a junior team that reduced deprecated SQL Server instances by 30% and established document lifecycle standards for engineering and operations.

What I bring.

Business perspective. Technical depth.

1. 2025

   Executive MBA · Georgia Institute of Technology

   Management of Technology. Coursework included systems engineering, risk analysis, operational strategy, technical decision-making, and infrastructure optimization.

2. 2025

   Professional Data Engineer · Google Cloud

3. 2023

   Professional Cloud Architect · Google Cloud

4. 2019

   BBA, Managerial Sciences · Georgia State University

Leadership through service.

1. 2024–present

   Emerging 100 of Atlanta

   Data Committee Advisor and Co-Chair of Membership; previously Data Committee Chair. Support impact reporting, organizational accountability, and the selection of future servant leaders.

2. 2026–present

   Committee Co-Chair · Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation

   Support community engagement and fundraising for Atlanta’s fire and rescue services.

3. 2025–present

   Commencement Speech Selection Committee · Georgia Tech

4. 2015–2019

   Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Zeta Mu Chapter

   Served as Vice President and Financial Secretary from 2016 to 2019.