Zachary Melda is a development project director for NextEra Energy Resources and has worked in the energy sector for five years. He is currently managing the development of the Brickyard Solar Project. Zachary served in the U.S. Army as a Captain and a Field Artillery Officer in Afghanistan combat deployments from 2009-2010 and 2018-2019. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kennesaw State University.