Manny Garcia leads a team of engineers who are responsible for automation tools related to unified communications and video services on the Cisco ACE network. These tools encompass infrastructure management and operations, user provisioning, support, and analytics. In previous roles at Cisco, he worked on tools development for the IT alpha team and on IPv6 adoption in the Cisco network including early IPv6 access to cisco.com. Before joining Cisco in 2009, Manny worked for a software-as-a-service company in the renewable energy industry, where he also developed tools for managing infrastructure. Away from the office he participates in projects for open-source hardware prototyping and enjoys scuba diving, hockey, and travel.