Francis Kuma

Francis Kuma, MBA, PMP, currently serves as a Senior Engineering Program Manager and Business Unit Leader for Molded Bar at The Hershey Company, where responsibilities include overseeing maintenance and asset reliability in line with Hershey's Lean program, as well as managing maintenance planning and scheduling through SAP. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Field Service Engineer at FTSI, focusing on equipment design and installation for optimal well production, and as a Project Field Engineer at Baker Hughes, where Francis provided maintenance scheduling and led Root Cause Failure Analysis. Earlier work experience at Halliburton involved leading wireline logging and perforating operations, ensuring project standards, and conducting data analysis. Educational credentials include an MBA from Syracuse University and a degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University.