Marco A. Munoz

With 33 years of experience in the Mission Areas, Marco’s journey began as a student at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, where he specialized in radio repair for the Forest Service.

After graduation, he transitioned to the Malheur National Forest in John Day, OR, working as a radio engineer supporting various communications equipment. Over time, his focus shifted to include networking and PBX engineering and operational support. Marco then took on a supervisory role at Malheur before relocating to Fort Collins, CO, to become a Network Engineer with APHIS.

During his 24-year tenure at APHIS, Marco held various technical and leadership positions. As a network engineer, he engineered and installed network equipment across the U.S., contributing to the creation of a converged network that includes VoIP and VTC systems. His expertise led to his role as the TMACO overseeing the Network and TMACO staff. As the TMACO, Marco instituted a centralized funding model for all telecommunications expenditures for APHIS that averaged $30M a year. Marco led the effort in transitioning from the four on-premise Data centers to the Cloud.

Subsequently, Marco was elevated to the Director for the Technology Management Branch/CTO, where he oversaw critical infrastructure components, including managed the Network, TMACO, Infrastructure, Collaborations and Database teams. He also spent 18 months as the Deputy ACIO for MRP before returning to the role of Infrastructure Services Director/CTO for MRP.