Michael Garcia:  

After 1968 went to Northeastern University up in Boston. Graduated from a five year program in six years (I was a little distracted) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Started working for GE in 1974 as a Start-Up Engineer for ships and power plants, worked my way through the company until I left GE in 1986 as a Regional Sales Manager for a portion of their South American Utility business. Came back to the Boston area in 1978; been here since. Got my MBA in the meantime. Worked for a small medical instrument company called GSIG for 17 years after GE in a variety of positions, all in Sales and Marketing. Left them in 2005 and went back to big business at Toshiba where I'm in Sales. I thank the education that I received at Islip for giving a great foundation to build on, and I thank the coaches of teams that I played on for teaching me the value of teamwork and perseverance. It's unfortunate that kids have to pay to play in sports, and the Arts are being remo...Expand for more