Case Study: Okeechobee County, FL achieves streamlined operations and proactive maintenance with Brightly Software's Asset Essentials

Okeechobee County, FL Improves Operational Efficiency and Boosts PM Program in One Year with Asset Essentials

Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners, serving a roughly 40,000‑person county in Florida, manages 65 locations with a 22‑person facilities crew led by Facilities Maintenance Manager Kenny Murphy. The team was hindered by an antiquated 1990s work‑order system and manual Excel spreadsheets that required extensive data entry, made searching difficult, and prevented detailed tracking.

After a rapid onsite implementation of Dude Solutions Asset Essentials, the county automated work orders, established preventive‑maintenance schedules, and began tracking labor, parts and costs by building and department. In the first year they logged 723 work orders with none overdue, gained full operational visibility, improved budgeting and labor‑cost analysis, and significantly increased efficiency and PM performance.

Okeechobee County, FL

Kenny Murphy

Facilities Maintenance Manager