Summary
Dustin Schnelle is a Data Center Production Operations Manager with eight years of hands-on experience at Meta’s Prineville hyperscale site, combining technical leadership with operational rigor to ensure infrastructure and service availability. He rose through roles from engineer to manager, shepherding tens of thousands of servers and building global escalation processes, runbooks, and cross-functional partnerships that scale. A computer engineering graduate from Portland State University, he brings practical expertise in server/storage platforms, Linux, networking, and data analysis alongside an interest in embedded systems and ASIC/VLSI design. Dustin is known for translating large, messy datasets into strategic roadmaps and operational improvements that reduce downtime and speed recovery. Outside core ops, he draws on a decade of community-focused leadership in aquatics—coaching and supervising large teams and events—which informs his collaborative, safety-first management style. Based in Prineville, Oregon, he balances technical depth with an unusual blend of field experience and people-oriented process design.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.45/4.0 GPA, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.45/4.0 GPA at Portland State University
Associate of Science - AS, Computer Engineering, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Engineering at Clackamas Community College