Malanga became the director of transportation in Waco, Texas in May 1975 where he directed traffic engineering and transportation planning activities for six years. In 1981, he became Waco assistant city manager with supervision responsibility over traffic engineering, engineering, planning and development and transit. In June 1986, he created his own traffic engineering consultant service headquartered in Waco and worked for a number of clients, including the Texas Transportation Institute. Malanga joined Glendale, a Phoenix suburb with a population of approximately 160,000, in 1988 as the traffic engineering director and worked there until coming to Fort Worth in 1994. He directed traffic operations, freeway planning and design, street lighting, development and regional and neighborhood transportation matters.
Malanga is a registered professional engineer in both Texas and Arizona.
He is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Public Works Association. Malanga is married. He and his wife, Frances, have two sons and two grandsons. For technical questions on the City site e-mail the webmaster .