Manuel Martinez Transit Systems Mechanic

First Job: pushing a lawn mower at 15

Birthplace: Fresno, CA

Years at EOC: 1 year (temp); 8 months (full time)

Best advice ever received: “Give it your all and the outcome will be good.”

Favorite advice I give: “Never quit! No matter how hard things look.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Japanese Kitchen

Proudest moment: the day my son was born

Greatest personal accomplishment: providing for my family

Best vacation I’ve taken: any vacation is good … as long as I can get away

Last good movie I saw : Hangover Part II

 
Scariest experience: don’t remember

If I had a million dollars I would … pay my house off and help family.

 
Favorite place to shop: anywhere I can get a good deal

Favorite childhood memory: going to the beach every summer

Words that describe me best: easy going

I like to watch: Comedy shows/movies

In my spare time … bbq with a nice cold beer

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … never dwell on the past.