Joel Garcia

BS Quality Control Engineering professional with 20+ years of experience in management of plating operations. Expertise in managing and leading electroplating teams, fostering teamwork across departments, and implementing quality management systems. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish.

Experienced with Statistical Process Control (SPC), PPAP, FMEA, 8D Corrective Action Reports, and ISO 9001 implementation. Well versed with TCEQ and OSHA Environmental Regulations.

Chrome Plating Supervisor - Artco-bell Corporation - Temple, Texas 76504

(2025-03 - 2026-07)

• Managed Chrome Plating Operations building of school furniture
• Coach; mentor employees in electroplating process Procedures, Work instructions Quality

TPPS-Electroplating Consultant - Texas Plating & Polishing Solutions - Harlingen, Texas

(2025-06 - 2025-12)

Assisted company with engineering services on the set-up of plating lines and equipment on contract basis.

Plating Process Engineer-Supervisor - ASSA ABLOY/HHI QUICKSET - Denison, Texas

(2021-01 - 2025-03)

Accomplished results driven professional leading the manufacturing operations teams in electroplating.

• Managed (2) plating line operations in the plating of door knob, Locks and internal components
• Implemented plating work instructions for zinc over steel and chromate die cast components
• Established plating tank chemistry parameters by upgrading chemical feeding systems on the plating process
• Made changes and improved the pre-treatment cleaning process, to meet salt spray requirements on the zinc steel plating process
• Manage, coach, mentored the plating team operators on taking responsibility and ownership of their plating lines
• Collaborated with chemical suppliers to obtain best chemistry and pricing on products
• Monitored plating process Key Metrics such as SAFETY; CPKS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PMS; ON-TIME CHEMISTRY PMS; FINISHING FIRST PASS YIELD
• Implemented RO water conservation program for the plating lines
• Manage chemistry inventories, Provided power-point process reports to corporate management team on a weekly and monthly basis

Plating/Coating Production Manager - AFT Fasteners - Mansfield, Texas

(2019-09 - 2020-12)

• Train, Coach and mentor plating operators on all electroplating operations
• Ensuring that standard operating procedures were followed and adhered to
• Ensuring that plating processes were at their optimum to obtain production work flow, quality, meet customer specifications
• Implemented 5's Methodology System to improve Quality; Production; Safety
• Implemented FIFO methods to improve customer lead-times
• Supervising all plating, waste-water, lab, housekeeping in the plant

Operations/QA Manager - Premier Metal Plating LLC - San Antonio, Texas

(2018-03 - 2019-08)

Hands-On Operations/QA Manager for electroplating company in the aviation and automotive industry. Hard chrome plating; bright nickel, copper, etc.

• Implemented Quality Management System to ISO -9001 to help grow and generate plating business for the company
• Leading and mentoring employees in production and quality
• Developed and implemented job work instructions and procedures for every operation at Premier
• Implemented the 5'S Methodology; Statistical Process Control (SPC) Safe Work Practices for all employees

General Manager - RGV Plating LLC

(2014-11 - 2018-02)

Managed, coach and lead the RGV Team in electroplating operations automotive, aerospace, electronics oversaw quality; maintenance; shipping & receiving. Maintained all environmental regulations by the City and State of Texas. Some of the electroplating processes gold; silver; bright nickel; zinc; stainless steel passivation; chemical chromate conversion and hard anodize.

• Lead; coach, mentored employees in Quality; Production; Warehousing Operations
• Achieved ISO 9001 Certification for the company
• Implemented Safety Program, trained employees in GMP, Safety; lean manufacturing
• Skilled with FMEA, PPAP, CONTROL PLAN, ROOT CAUSE ANALISIS quality documents

General Manager - AEF Plating LLC - McAllen, Texas

(1999-09 - 2014-04)

Hands-On General Manager- managed and lead the team in electroplating (metal coating) activities for the automotive; electronic; and aerospace industry. Managed/Lead coached (30) employees in the quality department; production and shipping and receiving departments.

• Involved as buyer/purchaser of raw materials for the company where I was able to negotiate and reduce costs for the company
• Formed part of the sales department obtaining and achieving new business for the company
• Managed the human resources department where I was in charge of interviewing, hiring and terminating employees, achieved labor cost, saving to the company
• Worked closely with the State of Texas Environmental (TCEQ) and Safety Departments
• Managed, coach and lead employees in two shifts Mon-Sat
• Built and maintained Quality and Safety programs for the company
• Helped achieve new business for the company
• Implemented Lean manufacturing

BS - Quality Control Engineering - Kennedy Western University (2004)