Thomas Rodriguez

About Thomas Rodriguez

Facility Operations leader with 25+ years in mission-critical environments and 4+ years at Meta, currently serving as Facility Technical Manager overseeing campus operations, reliability, safety, and standards execution at a large-scale data center campus. Proven track record leading multi-discipline teams across electrical, mechanical, controls, generators, project management, EHS, and operations & maintenance — driving incident investigation and corrective actions, root cause analysis, and procedural quality through metrics-based governance. Experienced operating across multiple campuses, scaling teams and processes from the ground up, and partnering cross-functionally with operations, construction, EHS, capacity, network/IT, and product engineering teams to deliver 7x24x365 availability with uptime. Demonstrated ability to take complex programs from prototype to production at scale, build high-performing teams with 100% training compliance and zero lost-time incidents, and drive operational excellence across large-scale campus operations.

Experience

1. Facility Technical Manager

   Meta

   Jun 2025 — Present · Cheyenne, WY, US

   Lead and develop a multi-discipline facilities organization (managers & ICs) including electrical, mechanical, automation, project management, operations & maintenance lead, and EHS, ensuring campus-wide standards execution and operational readiness during construction-to-operations transition-Built the site FacOps technical team from 2 to 12 personnel (16 when fully staffed), leading all hiring and onboarding while strategically balancing technical expertise with scope requirements and operational efficiency during campus construction phase-Own and manage the technical team budget of $2MM in the first partial year of operation, spanning vendor-performed and self-performed maintenance, corrective scope, and operational readiness activities-Drive strong cross-functional partnership and a unified team culture across operations and technical pillars; regularly assess health and culture of reporting team and site team, using metrics and data to make efficiency improvements and cultural adjustments-Lead managers and individual contributors with defined career growth paths, ensuring managers are growing their teams, and proactively monitoring and adjusting team health to maintain high performance and engagement-Own standards execution, compliance, and governance at the site level; translate global FacOps requirements into local operating rhythms and measurable performance targets for a greenfield campus-Manage incident response for critical system outages — coordinating across Operations, EHS, and cross-functional teams to restore safe operations and drive post-incident RCA and corrective actions-Establish operational readiness programs, procedures, and training frameworks for a new campus, ensuring critical infrastructure reliability from initial energization through full production operations-Maintain 100% training completion rates and zero lost-time incidents across the team, reinforcing a culture of safety, procedural rigor, and accountability.

Education

• Penn Foster Career School

  Certificate, HVAC/R Technician

  2000 — 2001

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology - Software Engineering

  2011 — 2017

• Penn Foster Career School

  Certificate, Electronics Technician

  2006 — 2007

• Florida SouthWestern State College

  General Studies

  2005 — 2005

Skills

• Refrigeration
• Troubleshooting
• Mission Critical Facilities
• Data Center Cbms
• Tridium
• Construction
• Fiber Optic Networks
• Integration
• Plc
• Energy Audits
• Energy Management
• Abb Vfds
• Cbms
• Lonworks
• Project Management
• Building Management Systems
• Facilities Management
• Fire Alarm
• Hvac Controls
• Jci Metasys
• Component-Level Troubleshooting
• Technical Writing
• Automation
• Niagara Ax
• Construction Safety
• Jci Facility Explorer
• Building Automation
• Ftview
• Programming
• Energy Conservation
• Rockwell
• Problem Solving
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Access Control Management
• Bacnet
• Energy
• Honeywell Webs
• Centrifugal Compressors
• Renewable Energy
• Working at Height