Zachary Neukirchen
Background
Zach is a multidisciplinary engineer and systems specialist with experience spanning mechanical maintenance engineering, reliability improvement, operational planning, and database-driven workflow design. His career bridges heavy industrial environments, hands-on engineering execution, and advanced digital tool development, enabling him to translate complex operational challenges into structured, data-driven solutions.
Across manufacturing, industrial services, and military organizations, he is recognized for building scalable planning and information systems that improve schedule fidelity, cost control, cross-functional communication, and decision-making under constrained timelines. He brings over 16 years of military service spanning both active duty and the Army Reserve, including large-scale operational planning roles as an Army Officer coordinating multi-organization execution timelines and data-driven decision support for joint and multinational training exercises. He also designs and operates a closed-loop aquaculture facility, applying mechanical engineering, automation, and monitoring systems to sustain high-reliability biological production environments.
Specialization
At Pillar Engineering, Zach specializes in, but is not limited to, the following pillars:
Senior Maintenance & Systems Consultant
Maintenance
Mechanical maintenance planning and execution
Outage Planning, Support, & Management
Precision installation practices and risk mitigation
Cross-discipline coordination (pipefitters, millwrights, machinists, welders)
Standard Job Plan Development
Bill of Material Development
Contractor Oversight
Engineering
Capital & Small Project Management
Obsolete Equipment Upgrades
Post Project Addition to Stores and Bill of Material Development
Education
Zach holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University, where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate and commissioned as an active-duty Infantry Officer.
Reliability
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and post-project reviews
Asset strategy development and preventive maintenance optimization
Chronic failure reduction and uptime improvement
Reliability feedback loops tied to planning and execution data
Engineering Databases & Digital Systems
Custom VBA/SQL application development (Access, Excel, SAP-integrated tools)
Maintenance planning dashboards and execution tracking systems
Workflow standardization and data architecture design
Cost tracking, materials integration, and schedule visualization
System interfaces linking engineering, operations, purchasing, and leadership
