Kirk Fox

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Kirk Fox
• Nick Reid

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Automotive Boot CampSteps to Success

• CTC Automotive Technology Program
• Technical College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Certification Training
• Entry Level

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Show me the money

• Entry Level Pay
• Mid-Range Pay
• Experienced Pay
• Top Level Pay (Master Technician)

Entry
Mid
Master
Experienced
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First Year Program

• Steering and Suspension
• Brakes
• Wheels and Tires
• Intro to Electric
• Intro to Engine Performance
• Engine Related Services

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Second Year Program

• Electrical and Electronic Control Systems
• Engine Performance

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AYES

• Complete school-to-career program.
• 400 schools in 46 states
• CTC Auto Tech 1 of 11 schools recognized in
  Maryland
• Nationally recognized paid mentored internship
• Junior and Senior Years

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Credits and Certifications

• ASE Credit
• FCPS Credit
• ASE Student Achievement
• ASE Automobile Technician
• CCAR (Coordinating Committee for Automotive
  Repair)

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Colleges and Technical Schools

• The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
• Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
• Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)
• University of Northwestern Ohio
• Ohio Technical College (OTC)
• Wyotech
• Automotive Training Center (ATC)

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Specific Training

• Toyota Student Training
• General Motors Automotive Service Education
• Ford ASSETT Automotive Training Program
• BMW STEP
• Honda PACT
• Chrysler CAP

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Career Options

• Four Year Degree
• Automotive or mechanical engineer
• Dealership owner
• Automotive design specialist

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Career Options, cont.

• Two Year Degree
• ASE Certified Technician
• Dealer technician
• Service manager
• Parts manager
• Aircraft maintenance
• Marine repair industry
• Heavy truck equipment repair
• Motorcycle technician

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Career Options, cont.

• Directly Into Workforce
• Brake system technician
• Steering and suspension
• Alignment
• Tire Specialist
• Lube Specialist
• Undercar Technician
• Small Engine Technician

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Gary Wilfong

• Joined staff in 2001
• 30 years experience
• Automotive Technician
• Shop Foreman
• Service Manager
• ASE Certified Master Technician
• L1 Engine Performance Specialist
• Certified VEIP Emissions Technician
• AYES Automotive Instructor of the Year

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Richard Smith

• Joined staff in 2001
• 4 years in US Army
• Wheel and Track vehicle mechanic
• Rank of a sergeant
• ASE Certified Master Technician
• L1 Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
• ASE Certified undercar specialist

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How can you get started?

• Talk with your guidance counselor
• Shadow the Automotive Technology Program at CTC
  when you are in the 10th grade
• Maintain good grades and attendance
• Be motivated!

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Thanks for having us!

• Good luck!