INSTRUCTORS

ROB BARNES

WILLOWCREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mr. Barnes is an ASE Master Certified Technician who is currently in his 11th year of teaching. He is also a former Career and Technical Education student who has had 34 years of on-the-job training as well as extensive training through Carquest, Hunter Equipment Advanced Wheel Alignment School and aftermarket parts manufacturing workshops. He attended Purdue North Central, taking classes in mechanical engineering. When discussing his work experience, Mr. Barnes notes, “My entire career has always been in the automotive repair industry. I have worked at specialty shops, franchised tire and wheel alignment centers and fleet vehicle maintenance sites.” The majority of his career he spent working at an independent repair facility repairing and maintaining foreign and domestic automobiles and light trucks. “I have served as a mentor to new techs entering the industry and have served as a shop foreman and service advisor.” During the past 11 years, he has had many students enter the auto repair industry in entry level positions as well as several who have pursued post-secondary degrees at technical schools. His life interest is in classic and antique car restoration, and he has many project vehicles. He is an avid motorcyclist and owns two antique bikes. His other lifelong passion is music, and he is a semi-professional musician.

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