Joseph Trick

About Joseph Trick

Data center operations and critical facilities leader with 10+ years in mission-critical environments, currently serving as a Facility Technical Manager (M1) at Meta’s Gallatin, TN campus. Accountable for safe, reliable 24/7 operations across a ~200MW multi-building campus (3 operating buildings plus 2 under construction), leading a team of 5 direct reports (3 managers, 2 ICs), 15+ total reports, and 17 contingent workers. Owns $1.16M in Opex and drives disciplined work management, vendor/SLA governance, and operational risk controls to sustain top-tier reliability—delivering 100% availability (rolling 12 months) and maintaining an OSHA Case Incident Rate of 0.0. Recognized for strong incident leadership, cross-functional decision support during complex events, and consistent execution against safety, compliance, and resiliency targets. Previously, as Facility Technical Manager A/P, led a cross-functional automation and process control organization supporting campus controls strategy, maintenance planning, and workflow governance. Drove controls RCM/PM optimization through insourcing opportunities and enablement planning (training, tooling, procedures) to reduce vendor dependency and improve schedule adherence. Led a campus CMMS/EAM pilot by building the asset hierarchy adopted for broader rollout, standardizing SOP templates, executing UAT, and defining planner/process roles to improve global work management consistency. Established documentation and qualification governance to reduce friction across operations leadership, corporate engineering, and global support partners, while managing and developing a team of five ICs. Earlier at Meta, progressed from Controls SME (IC5) to Lead Controls SME (IC6), owning BMS change management and controls performance for mission-critical infrastructure. Brought deep technical expertise across PLC/DDC systems, controls hardware, and multi-language logic, and partnered with Design/Engineering/Construction to deliver reliable turnovers and retrofits. Key impacts include cooling and controls sequence-of-operations optimizations (e.g, temperature-based AHU staging), end-to-end controls readiness leadership for new building turnover (FacNet turn-up, FOAK inspections, factory witness tests, Level II/IV field verification, procedures and training), and risk reduction through vendor diversification and structured, unbiased selection processes for systems integrators. Earned FacOps Top Performer/High Performer recognition and sustained Exceeded/Greatly Exceeded ratings across performance cycles.

Experience

1. Facility Technical Manager - M1

   Meta

   Mar 2025 — Present · US

   Accountable for safe, reliable 24/7 operations of critical data center infrastructure (power, cooling, controls) to meet resiliency, availability, and compliance targets. Leads and develops a direct leadership team (Mechanical, Controls, Electrical SMEs; O&M Lead; Facility Project Manager), aligning priorities, staffing, and technical direction. Owns work management discipline and procedural adherence, including work order planning/closeout quality and vendor performance oversight. Serves as technical incident lead during complex events by assessing impact, mobilizing resources, and enabling timely, data-driven cross-functional decisions.* Lead 24/7 campus critical facilities operations across 3 live buildings + 2 in construction, ensuring readiness, safe turnover, and operational integration.* Manage and develop 5 direct (3 managers, 2 ICs)/ 15+ team members + 17 contingent, improving coverage, accountability, and execution through hiring, delegation, and performance coaching.* Own the campus work management program (risk reviews, planning quality, execution discipline, and closeout) and vendor performance governance to sustain 100% availability (rolling 12 months).* Own $1.16M Opex (PM/CM + retrofit Opex); drive prioritization and forecast discipline aligned to availability and safety risk.* Maintain OSHA CIR 0.0 through strong EHS partnership, procedural compliance (LOTO/NFPA 70E), and reinforcing safe behaviors across employees/contingent.* Scaled a controls/monitoring automation program from pilot to global rollout, improving BMS uptime/visibility and delivering ~$768K annual Opex savings.* Established a secure, version-controlled PLC “source of truth” with auditable change control, improving reuse and reducing operational risk.

Education

• Ohio University

  BSEE, Electrical/Computer Engineering

  2001 — 2006

• Ohio University

  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering w/Computer Focus

  2001 — 2006

Skills

• Plc
• Manufacturing
• Robotics
• Statistics
• Assembly Language
• Budgets
• Database Administration
• Control Theory
• Process Engineering
• C++
• Mechanical Engineering
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Programming
• Six Sigma
• Electrical Engineering
• Robot
• Automotive
• Sql
• Autocad
• Automation
• Php
• Computer Hardware
• Engineering
• Networking
• Project Management
• Electronics