I started with small engines when I was a teen mowing yards in Missouri, I later got into old cars starting with an 88 Ford Ranger. I worked in a stamping shop out of high school, later selling classic car parts for company as the receiving clerk and catalog entry guy. I became a computer tech for a bit, and controversially was recruited at 21 to work with self driving cars (Uber, Waymo, Cruise) which I did on and off until 2023. I also have experience building EVs and medium duty trucks. My Full-time job now is an Industrial Mechanic working in water purification for Semiconductors, with experience in woodworking and Vac-casting for Aerospace. I am an overall systems technician, who specializes in full suite Automotive and Industrial Systems. But my passion is preserving history, and actually protecting the planet by reducing the demand for new cars. As contrary to modern propaganda, a new car is not better than an old one in any real metric. It's far more energy, time, and resource efficient to keep an old car on the road, replacing parts as needed, than to manufacture a new one. My knowledge and experience is now used to create the access we all need to keep these dinosaurs rolling for decades to come.