Michael Zechman

Manage seven facilities in the Hershey, PA area and oversee maintenance, utilities, and global sales office construction services. Drive $12M expense and $10M–$15M capital programs, implementing facility technologies (BLE life safety, digital desk signage, iPad visitor/desk systems, smart parking, desk sensors, and Saltmine AI integrations) while supporting workplace strategy and lease/constructio

Managed seven local facilities’ maintenance and utilities, including global sales-office construction oversight. Owned a $12M expense budget and $10M–$15M capital program, delivering facility technology such as BLE life safety badging, digital desk signage, visitor iPad check-in, smart parking integration, and Saltmine AI platform data integration.

Lead corporate facility maintenance and utility operations in Hershey, PA, including cost center management for wastewater treatment. Manage capital budgets, projects, and safety initiatives and support global lease and office construction, including workplace strategy for offices and manufacturing/warehouses.

Led corporate maintenance and utilities across Hershey, PA as cost center manager for a wastewater treatment facility. Managed capital budgets, projects, safety initiatives, and supported global lease/construction efforts while developing workplace strategy for offices, manufacturing, and large warehouses.

Supervise maintenance across eight buildings totaling 1.2M square feet, overseeing construction, procurement, and project management. Managed Hershey’s data center and developed maintenance policies and job safety analyses (JSAs).

Supervised maintenance for eight buildings totaling 1.2M sq ft, overseeing construction, procurement, and project management. Managed Hershey’s data center and developed policies and job safety analyses (JSAs) to support safe operations.

Managed day-to-day operations and maintenance projects across three buildings. Contributed to training, safety programs, and preventative maintenance practices while supporting SAP/AutoCAD-driven operational workflows.

Managed day-to-day maintenance operations and projects across three buildings. Contributed to training, safety programs, and preventive maintenance practices.

Troubleshot, repaired, and installed electrical, mechanical, HVAC, telecommunications, and AV systems across production facilities. Supported hands-on diagnostics and installations for multiple system types.

Performed end-to-end electrical, mechanical, HVAC, telecommunications, and AV system troubleshooting, repair, and installation. Supported installation and maintenance activities for multiple system types to maintain uptime.

Worked in the E&I lab performing PLC programming, including RSLogix and Wonderware, and set up a PLC training lab while training other technicians. Supported plant electrical systems across electrical and instrumentation work.

Served as a DC crane electrician performing troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of overhead crane electrical controls and main breaker systems. Installed new electrical systems and maintained crane controls and related components.

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Operations and Project Management from Southern New Hampshire University (2016–July 2021).

Completed a Penn Foster certificate program in HVAC (2005–2006).

Earned an Associate degree in Applied Science in Electrical Technology (1996–1998).