Jose A. Garcia

President & Chair

Dr. Garcia is the President of GarCan Technology and teaches applied thermodynamics and energy at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Dr. Garcia completed his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 1995 and later completed his MBA at Toronto Metropolitan University. He worked as a researcher at the Centre for Advance Diffusion Technologies of the Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Toronto. Through his research, he produced numerous papers in scientific journals focused on the areas of renewable energy technologies and photonic instrumentation.

Aside from his work in renewable energy technologies, Dr. Garcia was dedicated to becoming a leader in the Hispanic, and green economy communities. He became a Program Manager for the Green Economy and Middle-Level Managers with the Chang School of TMU, where he assisted internationally trained professionals.

Dr. Garcia now lives in Toronto, Canada where he dedicates most of his free time to producing and listening to live music, promoting sustainability, and enjoying bike rides throughout the city.