Episode #15 of the Technician.Academy podcast series features Rick Escalambra, a retired professor of Automotive Technology at Skyline College in San Bruno, CA for thirty-one years. He coordinated one of the largest and finest automotive programs in th...

Episode #14 of the Technician.Academy podcast series is an information-filled podcast which features Bill Lieb, an instructor at Fort Osage Career and Technology Center. Bill was recognized at the Vision Hi-Tech Conference as the 2017 Educator of the Y...

Episode #13 of the Technician.Academy podcast series features Chris Reynolds, Coordinator/Associate Professor of Automotive Technology at Lewis and Clark Community College. Chris talks in depth about how his own education along with his 10+ years exper...

In Episode #12 of the Technician.Academy podcast series, Richard talks with Mike Davidson, published author and owner of Parkway Automotive in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mike has been honored to be the NAPA/ASE Technician of the Year in Arkansas for 7 year...

Episode #11 of the Technician.Academy podcast series features two members of the Wells VE team. Mike Becker shares his passion for the automotive industry as a Technical Services Instructor at Wells. Jim Gehl is a 40 year veteran technician and is the ...

In Episode #10 of the Technician.Academy podcast series, Richard talks with Renee Sandford, Catalog Manager at Dana Incorporated. Renee discusses the changes in the automotive cataloging industry and how online parts suppliers are affecting the current...

Episode #9 of the Technician.Academy podcast series features Chuck DeBernardi, Program Coordinator of the Automotive Technology Department at Kaskaskia College. Richard talks with Chuck about the current shortage of qualified technicians.

In Episode #8, Richard talks with Kevin Judge, the Director of Automotive Marketing with NTN Bearing Corporation of America. Kevin is also an active Aftermarket Curriculum Board Member for Northwood University.

In Episode #6, Richard talks with Bob Wills, Owner of Wills Auto Service in Battlecreek, MI, and the Director of the National Mechanical Operations Committee for ASA (Automotive Service Association). Bob discusses how his 43+ year career in the automot...

In Episode #6, Richard talks to Summer Miller, the 2016 Women in Auto Care scholarship winner at AAPEX in November, 2016. Summer discusses how growing up helping her grandfather work on farm tractors led to her interest in the automotive industry.