Episode 44_Troy Bonte - a podcast by MSA Design

Troy Bonte serves as Executive Director of Facilities Management & Planning for Otterbein University, located in Westerville, Ohio. Troy oversees the Office of Facilities Services, and other business operations including the University Bookstore, Mailroom, and Print/Copy Center. Troy and his staff handle daily service, energy management, campus construction, maintenance and repair, and special events, as well as capital project planning.

Prior to joining Otterbein University, Bonte served as the Director of Facilities at Washington & Jefferson College located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and as the Director of Facilities Management at Capital University, located in Columbus, Ohio.

Bonte holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Leadership from Otterbein University and a Masters of Business Administration from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He is a member of APPA and has more than 25 years of construction and facilities management experience as a contractor, consultant, and owner’s representative.

In his career in facilities services, Troy has managed many projects that have improved accessibility, safety, and sustainability. One major achievement was the development and construction of The Point, a 60,000-sf S.T.E.A. M. facility, designed to create partnerships between the University, private enterprise, and various governmental agencies, which provide experiential learning opportunities for the Otterbein student. In speaking with staff and administration, the University President, recently stated that, “We start every tour and end it at The Point.”

Working through the pandemic, he was a key member of a designated team, providing leadership and oversight of the University’s endeavors to stop the spread of COVID-19. The result was a very low rate of transmission among students, and no recorded transmission from employee to employee.

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