HOUSTON (May 9, 2016) – President Kevin Hunt of ValvTechnologies Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, announced that the company has named David Garcia director of manufacturing.
Based in Houston, Garcia will have senior management responsibility for ValvTechnologies’ manufacturing groups, leading the achievement of production, productivity, quality, safety and customer satisfaction goals, as well as spearheading manufacturing process continuous improvements.
A West Point Graduate with almost 20 years of manufacturing experience in various industries, Garcia brings significant leadership and operations experience to ValvTechnologies.
Prior to joining ValvTechnologies, Garcia served as director of operations for Merla Wellhead Solutions and held plant manager positions at Halliburton Energy Services, Lincoln Manufacturing and Tenaris. Earlier in his career, he served as a production manager at Foxconn.
Garcia holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point and is a certified Lean Bronze Subject Matter Expert.
“We are excited to welcome David to the ValvTechnologies leadership team,” Hunt said. “He brings deep domain expertise in all aspects of manufacturing, operations and continuous improvement. He is deeply committed to customer experience, employee engagement and workplace safety. His strong leadership skills are an excellent addition to our senior leadership team.”