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Clifford Peerson
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Clifford
Hello everyone. I have worked in the automotive service and repair industry since 1975 when Nissan was Datsun and gas was cheap!
Dennis Shortino
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Dennis
My interest in the auto industry began in the 1950’s. Since I really enjoyed building go-karts and mini-bikes, I thought it would be fun to work bigger and faster vehicles. One day, I rode my bicycle down to the local gas station and asked the mechanic if he’d teach me how to work on cars.
Guy Simons – Team Lead – Elk Grove, CA
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Guy
A 20-year veteran of the automotive industry, I spent most of my career working at independent shops in the Bay Area and Sacramento.
Victor Herrnberger
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Victor
For the first seven years as a technical editor at ALLDATA, I managed the Toyota, Lexus, Scion and Mazda databases. When an opportunity to join the ALLDATA Automotive Diagnostic Team arose, I jumped at the chance.
Dominic Bouchard
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant, Québec, Canada
Canadian Certifications
About Dominic
When I was a kid I spent all my free time fixing cars with my father, who was a journeyman mechanic. He taught me everything he knew.
Jonathan Blaine
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Jonathan
Hello all. My automotive career began in 1990, working for a rental car company, where I got hooked on fixing cars. In a short time, I began working as a used-car technician at an import car dealership. Eager to take my skills to the next level, I soon landed a job at a Ford dealership in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Danny McKay
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Danny
I’ve always been fascinated with the mechanical aspect of cars and pushing the limits of vehicle performance. Some of my fondest memories as a young man are wrenching on cars with friends, hanging out in my neighbor’s garages and of course, drag racing at the local raceway.
Dave Bry
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Dave
As the son of an electrical engineer turned automotive service station owner, I grew up around cars and electronics.
Brian Asano – Team Lead – Norcross, GA
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Brian
It seems like a common trait among the techs on our team, but I also started at an early age having a lot of fun in taking things apart to figure out how they work.
Bryan Arnold
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
KIA Master Technician
Hyundai Gold Master Technician and Hybrid Certified
Nissan Senior Specialist
GM and Freightliner Fleet Certified
About Bryan
I am a multi-line Master Automotive Technician with thirty-two years of experience doing what I love – working on cars.
Chuck Kraus
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Chuck
Like many technicians, I found out early that I liked taking things apart to see how they worked. This usually got me in a tad bit of trouble sometimes, but most often, I got rewarded for fixing whatever it was.
Scott Glen – Team Lead – Elk Grove, CA
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Scott
My passion for diagnostics began at a young age, figuring out puzzles and taking various toys apart and putting them back together. I grew up in the age where computers were new and cars were just starting to use them.
Reginald Simpkins
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Reggie
Greetings and salutations. I’ve had a love for all things mechanical since I can remember: bicycles, trains, cars, planes and any toy that moved on its own. I just had to dismantle them then attempt reassembly.
Brian Stoll – Team Lead – Dallas, TX
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Brian
One of my earliest and fondest memories is attending a Formula One race at Hockenheim, Germany with my dad. The moment I saw those cars, I was hooked.
William Payson
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
ASE L2 Electronic Diesel Engine Diagnosis Specialist
T-Series Medium and Heavy Duty Master Technician
About William
I first got my feet wet turning wrenches while racing open-class autocross; making slow things fast and converting otherwise affordable vehicles into unreasonably expensive race cars.
Daniel Kertson
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
Toyota Expert Technician
AA Degree Automotive Technology
About Daniel
Growing up I always had a fascination with cars. I would spend a lot of my free time at the shop of my best friend’s father. He would always let me see what he was working on and explained everything to me.
Kevin Young
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
Subaru Senior Master Technician
Subaru Hybrid Certified
About Kevin
I’ve been around cars my entire life. You could say that working on cars is in my blood. My father is a 40-plus year veteran of the automotive Industry and my brother has worked as a technician for years. So, it’s only natural that I followed suit.
Billy Yoder
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Certified Medium/Heavy Truck Technician
IMACA/MACS Certified
AAS Medium Heavy-Duty Trucks
About Billy
My career started 28 years ago in the U.S. Army as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. I did that for eight years. As a young technician, I was always eager to know every detail when it came to systems operation and proper diagnostics. I learned way back then, there are more techs interested in changing parts than learning effective diagnostics.
Paul Thomas
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
Chrysler Level 3 Master Technician
Crossfire Specialist
MACS Section 609 Certified
About Paul
I took a roundabout way into the world of automotive repair. My focus during four years of high school was drafting. I believed that I was going to become an architect or mechanical drafting technician. After high school, that path took a right turn (pun intended) when I bought a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport with worn-out 302 V8. That’s also when I got interested in fixing cars.
Rich Diegle – Tech-Assist Team Manager
Team Supervisor
Certifications
About Rich
From an early age my penchant for mechanical gadgets was evident. Most presents I received were quickly dismantled to their smallest piece; much to the horror of my relatives.
Mark Beville
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Mark
I started this career at the age of 13 when my father opened an oil change facility. I remember being asked to check tires and wash windows, but to avoid working in front of the customers because they didn’t want to see a kid working on their car. By the time I was 18, I was ASE Master certified and working as a flat rate technician. During the next 15 years, I worked as a tech at a Ford dealership for two years then spent the next 12 years with Christian Brother’s Automotive where I was a Lead Tech and Store Manager.
John Michael Hollingsworth, Jr.
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
Professional Commendations
About John
Like many other diagnostics consultants here at ALLDATA, I started tinkering at an early age. Taking apart my toys, my bike or whatever I wanted, just to better understand the mechanics of how it worked. My tinkering and curiosity quickly evolved into necessity. Instead of getting a hot rod, my first car was a 1950 Chrysler Windsor. From this car, I learned that what I enjoyed the most, was taking something old and making it work and look new again.
Greg Mobley
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Greg
As a child, I obsessed over cars by reading and talking cars every chance I got. I had several good mentors; one being my auto shop teacher in high school. His level of professionalism and passion for the repair business really spoke to me. Even after all these years, what I learned from him keeps me focused and excited about the automotive industry.
Eddie Suda
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
ASE Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Program
TWC Approved Automotive Instructor
B.S. Information Management and Security
About Eddie
When I was young, I had an uncle that was always working on mechanical stuff at his farm. He didn’t repair vehicles or equipment for a living but he wasn’t scared to try to repair anything. He had 3 bulldozers, an excavator, 4 dump trucks, a Ford 9N tractor and a little gas tractor.
Oscar Gomez
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Oscar
Hello everyone. My real interest in the auto industry began in 1978 on a field trip to a trade school in Monterrey, Mexico, where I was born and spent most of my childhood. I completed the automotive program at my local high school and was selected to represent my school at a national competition that was sponsored by Chrysler.
Johnny Spell
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
FCA Chrysler Certified Master Technician
About Johnny
I have been around automobiles all my life. I remember handing my dad tools when I was barely old enough to stand up. I believe I knew the difference between a 1/2” and a 9/16” wrench before I knew my ABC’s.
Kenny Prater
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
Certified Nissan Master Technician
Certified State Emissions Diagnostician
About Kenny
Growing up, I would fix bicycles, dirt bikes and lawn mowers, which later evolved into fixing family and friend’s cars. Eventually, I took what I learned and found a job as an oil change tech at Jiffy Lube. After a short time, I landed a job as an apprentice technician at a local Nissan dealership. It was a great job and I spent 21 years working for that same Nissan dealer.
Damon Governale
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
Toyota Master Diagnostic Tech
Toyota Hybrid Certified
AS Degree Transportation and Energy
About Damon
Hard work and dedication to the task at hand were key values I grew up with since I could walk. My father was a computer engineer in the late 70’s; evolving with the times was a must. New technology was always present in my household, so curiosity was always on my mind.
George Simmons
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
Washington State Certified Master Emissions Specialist
European vehicle specialist
About George
I first started getting interested in vehicles at the age of 10. I bought a go-kart frame from a garage sale and put my dad’s rototiller engine on it. After getting a taste for driving around in something that I didn’t have to pedal, I was hooked.
David Ross
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified
California Smog Test/Repair License
About David
After studying Automotive Technology at Montgomery County Community College in Rockville Maryland in 1990, I started my automotive career at a local Alfa Romeo dealership. Despite that challenging experience, I stayed in the auto repair industry. After about a year at Alfa Romeo, I landed a job at a Buick dealership.
Matt Herold
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Technician
ASE L1 Certified
ASE Service Consultant
FAA Airframe & Powerplant
Toyota Engine, Drivetrain, & Electrical Certified
About Matt
I have been obsessed with the automobile since I was around 10 years old. So much so, that I made a career out of it and am now going in to my 20th year in the automotive repair industry.
Lester Nazer
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Technician
ASE L1 Certified
MACS EPA 609 Certified
MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Field Level Maintenance Certified
About Lester
As a young kid growing up in New Zealand, I was always around automobiles. My dad and both of my uncles raced cars and, at some point, owned salvage yards.
Michael Carlson
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Michael
My passion for anything with an engine started when I got my first motorcycle at the age of six. I have been riding on the dirt or street ever since. At the age of fifteen, I bought my first truck and have enjoyed automobiles or anything to do with the auto industry since then. I started my career at a Pontiac, Mazda, Fiat dealership at an early age and have never left the automotive world.
Jason Altham
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
ASE G1 General Maintenance Certification
AAT Degree GM-ASEP Graduate 1994
M.S. Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology
About Jason
I began my automotive career in 1992, enrolling in the GMASEP program and graduating in 1994. I worked in various GM dealerships for over 16 years as an electrical and drivability technician before going to work as an electrical consultant at the General Motors Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in Saginaw, Michigan.
Alan Hatcher
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE X1 Exhaust Systems
ASE L1 Automobile Advanced Engine Performance
ASE T2 Diesel Engines, T8 Preventive Maintenance and Inspection
ASE L2 Electronic Diesel Engine Diagnosis
ASE C1 Automobile Service Consultant
ASE G1 Auto Maintenance and Light Repair
ASE P2 Automobile Parts
NAPA Dallas Distribution Center 2015 ASE Technician of the Year
Certified Texas Classroom Teacher – Secondary Mathematics
US Army Captain, Infantry (Ret.)
About Alan
I caught the bug about the same time I started driving with a learner’s permit. It was the mid-70s and my dad signed me up for a night class at a high school in Garland, Texas to learn somethingabout auto maintenance. He never said so, but I reckon his plan was to save money by having me doing the oil changes and tune-ups on our family’s vehicles (plus the lawnmower and edger too).
Tim Wolf
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
About Tim
I started my journey in this field while living in Michigan as a youth. I was fascinated with how all things mechanical worked and how to improve them. During high school, I bought my first project car. It was a 1969 Roadrunner and I was dedicated to making it run better and faster than stock.
Chris DelSalvio
Automotive Diagnostic Consultant
Certifications
ASE Master Automobile Technician
ASE L1 Certified Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
General Motors Master Technician
Kia Elite Service Manager Certified
About Chris
As it will come as no surprise, I started modifying anything mechanical at a young age. During high school, I decided that the automotive industry would be my career path. With two ASEs under my belt, I started working at a local oil change shop.