Steve

Steve's interest and aptitude with things mechanical first became apparent when he was 4 years old. His first "job" was to crawl into the tail cone of the airplane that his father was restoring, to buck rivets. Frank, Steve's father, taught him (with patience) the basic rules of craftsmanship on hundreds of projects. From bicycles to mini-bikes to motocross racers to his first BMW automobile, every early project was another opportunity to learn.

Steve's professional career started as an apprentice BMW & VW tech at a dealership in Los Angeles in 1977. Since then, Steve's dealership employment has included Saab, Audi, Maserati, Porsche, Nissan, Hyundai & Subaru, with factory training in each. A long stint at a noted Bay-area BMW performance shop introduced new skills, as did time spent building & prepping off-road race cars and movie stunt vehicles. Steve is an ASE Certified Master Technician. Currently Steve is working towards passing on his skills & experience to Justin Engineering's young crew of talented techs.

Elisa

Elisa's clerical and bookkeeping experience began at age 15. Her computer skills are mostly self taught, as she has always been able to "learn by doing". After being shown basic cut/copy/paste functions in a spreadsheet application she was able to find her way around that and many other programs. Beside word processing and spreadsheet applications she is also proficient in various desktop publishing, graphic design, web design, and video editing programs. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1990, where she studied computer imaging and animation.

In the spring of 1999 she took the Quick Books class at Nicolet College's Lakeland Campus. This has been an invaluable resource to Justin Engineering, Inc. Elisa is continuing to expand her knowledge and skills by taking accounting classes at Nicolet College.

Ben

Ben, our shop foreman, graduated from the Automotive Technician Program at Nicolet College in May, 2001. During the year prior to that he fulfilled his internship at Justin Engineering, Inc. Since then, Ben has become ASE Certified and proficient in all areas of repair and diagnosis. Ben, like all the techs at Justin Engineering, Inc, is continuing to increase his knowledge by attending training seminars.

Mike

Mike started as an apprentice at Justin Engineering, Inc. in September, 2001. He graduated from the Automotive Technician Program at Nicolet College in December, 2001 and began working full time in January, 2002. Mike is ASE certified, and like all the techs at Justin Engineering, Inc, is continuing to increase his knowledge by attending training seminars. Mike is originally from Crandon and currently resides in Rhinelander.

Mark

Mark, our newest trainee, is a student in the Automotive Technician Program at Nicolet College. He will be fulfilling his internship requirements at Justin Engineering, Inc. Mark is active in snowmobile and stock car racing.