Shantel Garcia
About Shantel Garcia
Shantel Garcia is the Reliability Manager, Global Maintenance & Reliability at General Mills in Chicago, Illinois, with over two decades of experience in reliability and maintenance across various industries.
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Shantel Garcia is the current Reliability Manager for Global Maintenance & Reliability at General Mills. She operates from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Current Role at General Mills
As a Reliability Manager for Global Maintenance & Reliability at General Mills, Shantel Garcia leads initiatives focused on enhancing maintenance processes and ensuring equipment reliability. She has been part of General Mills since 2012, where she has been instrumental in driving improvements and achieving business objectives across the organization.
Past Roles at General Mills
Before her current role, Shantel Garcia served as Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager at General Mills from 2009 to 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this position, she focused on optimizing plant maintenance and ensuring reliability to support efficient operations.
Experience at Asset Performance Technologies, Inc.
During 2007 to 2008, Shantel Garcia worked at Asset Performance Technologies, Inc. as a Senior Engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her role involved implementing advanced reliability engineering principles to enhance asset performance.
Role at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
From 2004 to 2007, Shantel Garcia worked as a Senior Plant Engineer at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in the Greater New York City Area. Here, she was responsible for ensuring the optimal performance and maintenance of plant equipment in a highly regulated industry.
Position at Exelon
Between 2002 and 2004, Shantel Garcia held the position of Principal Engineer at Exelon in the Greater Chicago Area. Her responsibilities included overseeing engineering projects and ensuring reliability within the energy sector.
Experience at E&J Gallo Winery
In her role as Production Team Leader at E&J Gallo Winery from 2001 to 2002 in Modesto, California, Shantel Garcia was tasked with leading production teams, ensuring efficient operations, and maintaining equipment reliability.
Role at Sunoco
From 1998 to 2001, Shantel Garcia worked as a Reliability Engineer at Sunoco in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In this capacity, she focused on improving the reliability and maintenance of plant operations to support production goals.
Education and Expertise
Shantel Garcia earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1994 and 1998. Her extensive experience spans various industries, including food, pharmaceutical, and energy, enabling her to lead teams effectively in manufacturing environments.
Career in Reliability and Maintenance
With over two decades of experience, Shantel Garcia has a proven track record in reliability and maintenance engineering. She has held various engineering and managerial roles across different regions in the United States, demonstrating her versatility and expertise in the field.