I was a student attending American River College taking automotive classes at night and working during the day. In 1995 I attended my first BMW class and started my career as a technician. Due to my continued education and training I was fortunate to have the dealer expand my knowledge by sending me to training and I progressed my way up to member, associate, certified, and in 2001 I became a BMW master technician. 2002 marked a great year for my career as I was selected to attend the regional finals for the ACT test competition.

I was awarded a gold ring and a trip to the Derek Daly driving school at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Later that year I was given the opportunity to be the shop foreman at the age of 28 and I accepted. Fast forward to 2009 I joined American river college as chair for the automotive advisory committee where we began to have meetings every 6 months with dealers in the greater Sacramento area as well as independent shops in order to determine their needs in future technicians and advise on curriculum. 2013 a colleague helped me launch the Northern California Shop Foreman meetings and we have been having them at least once a year since then.

In 2014, I was hired at American River College as an Adjunct Instructor and have been teaching there every semester since then. I began teaching basic auto then moved to steering and suspension but really found a home teaching electrical, so for the last 3 years I have taught basic electrical in the Spring and advanced electrical in the fall.

I couldn't image that 15 years after attending the college that I would be back there teaching. I am grateful to a brand, a parent company, and a community who have given me the opportunity to grow into the person I am today. I look forward to being a voice for all of our hard working technicians in the field who I am sure have their own stories to tell so with that, Thank you BMW NA, BMW of Roseville, and American River College for a great career.

My personal life is very filled with just as much excitement and accomplishments. One of my favorite things about the area I live in is the Sierra Mountains where I spend as much time as I can, nature seems to give me the quiet time I need to balance out my busy life. I have a son who has started his career in the insurance industry and a daughter who is going through the nursing program and volunteers at a local hospital. My wife Valarie and I just celebrated 30 years together and 27 years of marriage. Our favorite pastime is going back to Hawaii where she was born and where most of her family still lives. I have a 1995 M3 that take some of my spare time as well but it is the car I dreamed of having when I started my career in 1994. It is a blessing to have a career where you get to do what you love and it rewards you for doing so, and that was the rest of my story.

I was a student attending American River College taking automotive classes at night and working during the day. In 1995 I attended my first BMW class and started my career as a technician. Due to my continued education and training I was fortunate to have the dealer expand my knowledge by sending me to training and I progressed my way up to member, associate, certified, and in 2001 I became a BMW master technician. 2002 marked a great year for my career as I was selected to attend the regional finals for the ACT test competition.

I was awarded a gold ring and a trip to the Derek Daly driving school at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Later that year I was given the opportunity to be the shop foreman at the age of 28 and I accepted. Fast forward to 2009 I joined American river college as chair for the automotive advisory committee where we began to have meetings every 6 months with dealers in the greater Sacramento area as well as independent shops in order to determine their needs in future technicians and advise on curriculum. 2013 a colleague helped me launch the Northern California Shop Foreman meetings and we have been having them at least once a year since then.

In 2014, I was hired at American River College as an Adjunct Instructor and have been teaching there every semester since then. I began teaching basic auto then moved to steering and suspension but really found a home teaching electrical, so for the last 3 years I have taught basic electrical in the Spring and advanced electrical in the fall.

I couldn't image that 15 years after attending the college that I would be back there teaching. I am grateful to a brand, a parent company, and a community who have given me the opportunity to grow into the person I am today. I look forward to being a voice for all of our hard working technicians in the field who I am sure have their own stories to tell so with that, Thank you BMW NA, BMW of Roseville, and American River College for a great career.

My personal life is very filled with just as much excitement and accomplishments. One of my favorite things about the area I live in is the Sierra Mountains where I spend as much time as I can, nature seems to give me the quiet time I need to balance out my busy life. I have a son who has started his career in the insurance industry and a daughter who is going through the nursing program and volunteers at a local hospital. My wife Valarie and I just celebrated 30 years together and 27 years of marriage. Our favorite pastime is going back to Hawaii where she was born and where most of her family still lives. I have a 1995 M3 that take some of my spare time as well but it is the car I dreamed of having when I started my career in 1994. It is a blessing to have a career where you get to do what you love and it rewards you for doing so, and that was the rest of my story.