Manuel Garcia has over 30 years of experience in engineering, quality, and manufacturing roles in the defense industry. He has extensive experience implementing lean manufacturing and continuous process improvement methods to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Currently, he works as a Manufacturing Engineering III at TransCore, where he develops manufacturing operations instructions and provides engineering support.

1. Manuel A. Garcia E-mail: garciama65@gmail.com
192 Gonzales Ln. Cell: 505-720-4575
Los Lunas, NM 87031
Summary: Dynamic Leader, Quality and Engineering Manager and Coach, with extensive experience in DoD Operations,
Engineering, Quality, Lean Manufacturing, Design and Product Support.
Skills:
• Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma ● SAP/VIS User
• ISO 9001-2008 ● SAE AS9100 and AS9006
• RFID Methods and Manufacturing ● Root Cause Analysis
• Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) ● Program Management (50 hrs. training)
Experience:
TransCore, Albuquerque, NM: (A pioneering company of RFID, GPS and satellite communications technologies)
Manufacturing Engineering III
Planned and coordinated Lean Manufacturing Process throughout the production floor. 5/2011 to Present
• Developed new Manufacturing Operation Instructions and Job Routing formats for the production Floor.
• Provided Engineering Support to the Design Teams, Test Teams, Project Management, and Accounting Departments.
IEC Electronics, Albuquerque, NM: (A Circuit Card Assembly Company)
Engineering Manager
Manage the activities of the Engineering Team (seven Manufacturing Engineers and two Test Engineers) 1/2011 to 4/2011
• Supported Production and PM activities through Engineering support and continual process improvement.
• Coordinate and schedule Engineering project activities and implement company strategic goals and objectives.
Manpower Professional, Inc; Honeywell Aerospace, Albuquerque, NM: (A leading Defense Aerospace company)
Manufacturing Engineer 5/2009 to 12/2010
Implement innovative manufacturing methods and improvements to the Integrated Supply Chain Engineering.
• Supported engineering development of the only fielded unmanned aerial vehicle “T-Hawk™” (Micro Air Vehicle System) system
in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing Lean and Six Sigma manufacturing processes.
• Increase product manufacturability by 40% through implementation of Project Metrics Cause and Corrective Action principles.
Laguna Industries, Inc; Mesita, NM: A proven company of electro-mechanical systems for military and commercial applications.
Engineering/Quality Product Manager 1986 – 2008
Manage the overall operations of the company’s Engineering and Quality Processes.
• Managed Engineering and Quality teams that designed manufactured and integrated Mobile Radio Communications systems for
military and commercial applications in excess of $32M per year.
• Coordinated the overall Engineering and Manufacturing Processes with Production and Maintenance Engineering.
• Implemented Lean Manufacturing and PM concepts throughout the production floor for both high production runs and smaller turn
around jobs yielding on time deliveries and cost savings of 20%.
• Other positions held include: Design and Quality Engineer, Instructor, Field Engineer and Product Engineer.
SOLO CUP Company; Belen, NM: A leading maker of paper and plastic products
Quality/Process Improvement Manager, 1999 to 2000
Managed the Quality and Process Improvement operations throughout the Production Floor.

2. • Implemented Lean Manufacturing concepts and practices eliminating customer returns by 98%.
• Trained and developed technical skills within the Quality teams bringing standardization to the production processes.
• Developed and Managed Process Improvement Teams through the use of Root Cause Analysis principals reducing scrap by 70%.
• Updated internal Quality System Procedures to ISO-9001/2000 standards leading to certification.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technologies (BSEET)
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Associates of Science in Electronic Technologies
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Certificate of Drafting
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico