Transit Employee Appreciation Day
Featured Coach Operators & Maintenance Workers
Meet the team who keep Orange County moving. Their dedication and hard work ensure safe, reliable service and help our community get where it needs to go every day.
Manuel Garcia
Coach Operator
Santa Ana
“Stay positive. Give your best without thinking only of yourself. Be kind to all. Be humble. Stay safe. Respect everybody.”
Daniel Gonzales
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“The value I live by is hard work, because hard work is your self-portrait.”
Chris Pettit
Maintenance
Irvine
“I believe that having a good work ethic is essential because it affords me more responsibility and greater tasks to accomplish.”
Kiet Tran
Maintenance
Garden Grove
“I always do my best and be honest. These are characteristics which create a good work environment.”
Dexter Ta
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“I value staying authentic — being real and staying true to myself.”
Gelacio Aguilar
Coach Operator
Santa Ana
“I enjoy a sense of satisfaction that comes from completing a trip and being thanked by passengers.”
Jose Gutierrez
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“As a machinist and fabricator, I support multiple maintenance departments by drawing from my technical and mechanical skills.”
Khorey Perry
Coach Operator
Santa Ana
“What I like most about working at OCTA are my interactions with our passengers. I value being patient when serving their needs.”
Juan Lopez Saldana
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“At OCTA I can apply my expertise and attention to detail, such as resolving a recurring check engine light issue affecting the bus fleet.”
Cynthia Guardado
Coach Operator
Garden Grove
“I enjoy driving, helping people, and serving as a behind-the-wheel instructor, training and mentoring new coach operators across several assignments.”
Santos Reyes
Maintenance
Garden Grove
“I like that I’m always learning at OCTA. I look forward to learning more about electric buses.”
Breonia Mack
Coach Operator
Santa Ana
“Treat your customers like you want to be treated.”
Gilberto Anaya
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“I like how every day presents a different challenge at OCTA. I enjoy what I do and continue to help others.”
Binn Soriano
Maintenance
Garden Grove
“I take great pride in my work. Recently, I successfully resolved a door issue that prevented operators from opening front doors using the external override switch after layovers.”
Todd Duvall
Coach Operator
Santa Ana
“If you don’t know the answer to an issue, don’t be afraid to ask for help.”
Chester Hearring
Coach Operator
Garden Grove
“OCTA feels like a family; it’s like a second home. The quality of maintenance work is incredible. I feel safe driving our buses.”
Nick Wong
Maintenance
Santa Ana
“A value I live by is living simply and doing work I enjoy, because it allows me to stay grounded, productive, and committed to doing my best.”
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