Steve is a vehicle instructor for Daimler Truck North America Service Training Academy located?at our Western Training Center in Portland, Oregon. ? Steve’s career has spanned 23 years including 5 years at Portland Community College (PCC) and 18 years and counting with DTNA. ? While a student at PCC, Steve enjoyed the classroom and learning aspect so much he decided to one day become an instructor. When his former teacher/mentor at PCC decided to retire, his teacher helped him take his place in the classroom. ? Steve’s DTNA career started out as a dual developer and trainer role but now focuses on teaching our dealer technicians on topics including Heavy-Duty Truck Systems, Electrical Trouble Shooting and DTNA Service Information along with his favorite classes being HVAC Diagnostics and Cascadia Classes. ? Outside of work you can find Steve enjoying family time with his wife, three adult children and 3 grandchildren with his dream of owning a 1969 Jeep CJ5 to cruise in on fun road trips with his wife. ? His best piece of advice to new techs is to “Be aware of training aspects of the company you want to work for, it is easy to get behind in technology if you are not with a company that wants to keep you growing and learning. I was very lucky in my career to work for companies that support training.” ? Thank you for all you do for DTNA and the Service Training Academy Steve! #instructor #trainer #techs #learning #training
Steve has been a great supporter of the training group and has never hesitated to help out trainers on their certification path! Thanks for everything you do Steve!
Stoops Freightliner-Dealer Trainer
5 个月Ive had the honor of meeting Steve three years ago and was blown away of this man’s knowledge and his willingness to pass that knowledge on to the next generation of technicians. I actually certified with Steve a couple weeks ago and was fantastic experience to teach class in front of him. Thank you Steve for all you do for our industry and education.