Previous to self-employment he was the Director of Internal and Contracts Auditing for 20 years with the Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation better known as Metra. Prior to that time he served as an audit manager for the Regional Transportation Authority for six years and before that as an Internal Revenue agent auditor, instructor, and manager during a 12 year career with the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Sauceda was elected to ECC's Board of Trustees for a four year term in April 2013. He the current chair of the Board's finance committee.