Year joined TECO
2022
 

Current responsibilities and work history

Chris Wieland is TECO’s Maintenance Manager. Chris is responsible for overseeing TECO’s large-scale maintenance department, ensuring the availability of resources and support required for reliable delivery of critical services to TECO’s customers in the Texas Medical Center. To meet the needs of his team and customers, Chris balances personnel availability and equipment downtime schedules to fulfill planned maintenance tasks and unplanned emergency service requests. He evaluates present conditions within the plant and anticipates future needs, strategizing plans and projects that will keep TECO reliable and operating at optimum capacity and efficiency. 

Chris joined TECO with more than 20 years of supervisory and technical field experience. Chris was most recently a Maintenance Manager for Air Products. Prior to that, he served nine years in the U.S. Navy in progressively responsible operations and maintenance supervisory roles. His final service assignment was that of machinery department supervisor where he trained and led a team of mechanical staff instructors to train students in plant operations, system processes, and mechanical maintenance practices.  

Professional memberships, licenses
Project Management Professional (PMP) 

Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership and Project Management - Charleston Southern University