Meet the Experts

Team of ASE Master Techs

Meet the Experts

Simon Sinek, a big-brain in business leadership, insists, “We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.” Do You Agree With That?

At Lee Myles Auto Care & Transmissions, we believe our team is the “secret sauce” that helps our customers feel confident in the decisions they’re making for their car care. Our crew inspires trust, demonstrates compassion and rolls out excellence in Berks County auto repair day after day after day.

Would you like a chance to get to know the people that make Lee Myles the best mechanics in Reading, PA. Click the “+” under each profile pic below for a peek at some #funfacts about each member of our team!

Service Advisors
General Repair Technicians
Transmission Repair Technicians
Support Team
Owners

Team

Service Manager, ASE-Certified Service Advisor + ASE-Certified Master Technician

  • First Car: 1997 Jeep Cherokee, lifted on 30+ tires
  • Now I drive: 2017 Toyota 4Runner with a kayak rack and a rear window that slides all the way down for my Golden Retriever Moose
  • Fave Treat: Cheesecake is a crutch... Or gummy bears... Or dinner at any steakhouse.
  • In My Community: I graduated from Muhlenberg and now serve on the Reading-Muhlenberg Occupational Advisory Board
  • Fave Vacation: Liverpool or an Island resort (pina colada in hand by 9am!)
  • Bucket List: New Zealand with my wife, Fully restore a Jeep CJ7
  • #FUNFACTS: I own a copy of every vinyl Beatles album and love karaoke parties in our Beatles bar basement!
  • Brad in 3 words: Friendly, Dependable, Respectful

Service Manager, ASE-Certified Service Advisor + ASE-Certified Master Technician

  • First Car: 1997 Jeep Cherokee, lifted on 30+ tires

Service Advisor

  • My First car : 1994 4-door Honda Civic LX.  It swallowed a valve, power steering went out, and it was burning oil….but it kept running until the day I sold it.
  • Now I drive : 2007 Volvo 2.5T.  It’s horrible on gas, but it’ll run forever. 
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair: My dad got me a 1979 Porsche 928 as a “dad-son” project. That year in high school, I went to Vo-Tech and found out I was “naturally gifted.”  It still doesn't run yet...restoring a Porsche is expensive!  I’ve already had to fabricate some of my own parts.
  • Specialization: Knowledge with Volvos. They were sort of my schtick through 4 years of college, especially the Volvo S60’s. 
  • Years in Auto Repair: About 12 years (Technician 2 years, School 7 years, Army Mechanic 6 years, Service Advisor 3 years)
  • Favorite Snack: Atkins peanut butter bars
  • Favorite Vacation: Honeymoon in Germany.  I was really proud that I was able to use my highschool German to get into a movie without anyone knowing we were tourists! 
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to: Stokesay Castle (Knights Pub) https://stokesay.net/ 
  • #FUNFACTS: I’m an amatuer construction contractor on the side (my own projects).  I was an avid video game player (In 2009, I was really good at Call of Duty 3). I was on the pit crew for my buddy’s midget race team.
  • 3 Words to describe Dave: Quiet, Reliable, Level-headed
  • 3 Things on my Bucket List: Go back to Germany when I speak more fluently.  Get the Porsche running. Take a cross-country train ride to Alaska.

Service Advisor

  • My First car : 1994 4-door Honda Civic LX. It swallowed a valve, power steering went out, and it was burning oil….but it kept running until the day I sold it.

Service Advisor

  • My First Car: 2002 Pontiac Sunfire. I sold it because it was boring.
  • Now I drive: 2021 Jeep Gladiator. It’s a convertible pickup truck!
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair: By chance. None of my family was into cars, but I had friends who were.
  • Years in Auto Repair: 14 years
  • Favorite Treat: cheesecake (plain vanilla)
  • Favorite Vacation: Big Cities - no beaches, no mountains. I need stuff to do!
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to: 9/10 times = Plaza Azteca (the other 1 would be Texas Roadhouse)
  • In my Community: If you can get me involved, get me involved!
  • #FUNFACTS: I can’t swim. I love the Mets (World’s Biggest Fan). I don’t like tomatoes - my least favorite thing on the planet
  • 3 words to describe Tim: Fun - Hyperactive - Indecisive
  • My Bucket List: Go to every MLB stadium. Go to every state in the U.S. Own an Astin Martin DBS (dream car).

Service Advisor

  • My First Car: 2002 Pontiac Sunfire. I sold it because it was boring.

Shop Foreman + ASE-Certified Technician

  • First Car: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro
  • Now I drive: 2002 GMC Sierra Truck with NO CAR PAYMENT!
  • How I got into Auto Repair: I came out of the womb with a wrench in my hand. Grew up with an uncle who was a drag racer and took me to Maple Grove a lot. I officially started my first auto repair job on the books when I was 15.
  • My Specialty: Lots of things... but I like internal engine repair.
  • Favorite Treat: Charleston Chews, Red Robin, Chic-Fil-a
  • Fave Vacation: Honeymooned in Jamaica. Never been out of the US besides that. Come to think of it I've only been to one other state outside of Pennsylvania!
  • Bucket List: Finish rebuilding my dream car - my 1967 Chevrolet Nova. Travel to Montana or Wyoming; I've seen the pictures. I want to go.
  • #FUNFACTS: My first hair cut was a mullet (yes, there is photographic evidence). I like classic cars and collect Chevy Nova's (1969 + 1967).
  • Matthew in 3 words: Funny, Helpful, Focused

Shop Foreman + ASE-Certified Technician

  • First Car: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro

Automotive Technician

  • First Car:  1991 Volkswagen GTI
  • Now I drive:  1999 Corvette (fast & noisy) and 2011 VW Jetta (good on gas)
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair:  At birth?  My granddad has a VW specialty shop.  I got my first job there in 2012.
  • Years in Automotive:  Officially? 8 years
  • Favorite Snack or Treat:  Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee, Ice cream, DQ Ice cream cake
  • Favorite Vacation:  Seeing any kind of new places
  • Going out to eat, I'm going to:  Applebee's for half-off apps & $1 drinks.  It's a good night for like $10!!
  • In My Community:  I used to race mountain bikes & played hockey.
  • #FUNFACTS:  Since age 14, I've owned 89 cars (and counting).  I rode BMX most of my life and was even featured on Fuel TV.  Penske Race team offered me a job out of high school, but I turned it down; I didn't want to leave my friends and family behind.
  • Bucket List:  Tour Europe.  Own rental houses.  Get one of the Top 3 times for Cannon Ball Run.
  • 3 words to describe Josh:   Happy, Easygoing, Dependable

ASE-Certified Master Technician

  • First Car: 1969 Buick Skylark – Timing Chain broke and I couldn’t figure out how to fix it

ASE Master Technician, Certified Ford Master Technician

  • My First Car: 1969 Yellow Datsun Roadster that I got when I was 8 years old! My grandad got a blue one at the same time. After my granddad sold his, I tracked it down and bought it back.  I still have both of them in storage. One is waiting for brakes because they dried out and the other needs a timing belt. 
  • Now I drive: 2003 Honda Element, 215k miles (most of our vehicles have more than 200k miles).  I love the color...Orange
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair: My dad had a shop in Fleetwood. I started helping out at age 7.
  • Specialization: Ford Master Tech, but I can work on just about anything with enough information.
  • Years in Auto Repair: 30+ years
  • Favorite Treat: My dad’s Cherry Cheese Pie or grandma’s Hickory Nut Cake
  • Favorite Vacation: Maine, Niagara, Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.  We used to go with my parents to Watkins Glen, driving our Datsun roadsters and meeting up with people from across the country… the challenge of making a 4+ hour trip with 50 year old cars!
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to: Ozgood’s in Kutztown (American Fare)
  • My Community: Helping at Church with organizing suppers, Volunteering with Topton Fire Company helping with breakfasts
  • #FUNFACTS:  As my Eagle Scout project, I built a 12’H x 8’W brick charcoal BBQ fireplace over the course of 2 years.  Mike Rowe  (Dirty Jobs) is one of my all-time favorite people; I’d love to do commentary like him and ad lib jokes.  When I retire, I want to be a mine tour guide at the Ashland Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine. 
  • 3 Words to describe Mikey: Eccentric, Honest, Stands up for the little guy
  • 3 things on my Bucket List: Hawaii, Family trip with both of the Roadsters (may have to wait for my preschool son to grow up and learn how to drive stick shift), Own a Split Window VW bus. 

ASE Master Technician, Certified Ford Master Technician

  • My First Car: 1969 Yellow Datsun Roadster that I got when I was 8 years old! My grandad got a blue one at the same time. After my granddad sold his, I tracked it down and bought it back. I still have both of them in storage. One is waiting for brakes because they dried out and the other needs a timing belt.

ASE-Certified Automotive Technician

  • My First Car: 1995 Toyota Corolla
  • Now I drive: 2005 Acura RSX + my modified 2000 Honda Civic. I like the Acura because it’s reliable + no payment. The Civic is just FUN… I take it out about twice a year (and once is just for PA State Inspection!)
  • Specialization: The Japanese makes, interior vehicle repairs that require attention to detail
  • Favorite Treat: Not crazy for sweets. I’d go for Chic-Fil-A or Five Guys.
  • Favorite Vacation: beach, camping, something relaxing
  • #FUNFACTS: I love my lawn. There’s a noticeable green line between my neighbor’s grass and mine. We have 7 cats. I think we’re now officially a cat family.
  • 3 words to describe Tim: Considerate, Nice-Guy, Attentive
  • My Bucket List: Marry my Girl. Design my dream house. Trip to Italy.

Automotive Technician

  • My First Car: 1995 Toyota Corolla

Automotive Technician

  • My First Car: 2000 Nissan Altima. It rotted away and I had to scrap it.
  • Now I drive: 1999 Nissan Sentra. I only paid $200 for it! Couldn’t pass it up!
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair: I was always interested in racing and things that go fast
  • Specialization: I like to work on Chevrolets
  • Years in Auto Repair: 11 or 12 now…
  • Favorite Snack: the strawberry shortcake my mom makes
  • Favorite Vacation: Going out to eat, where are you going: Taco Bell or The Angry Anvil in Birdsboro
  • My Community: I’m on the board for Blazer Youth Sports, a local baseball organization in Birdsboro
  • #FUNFACTS: I still play baseball. I’m ambidextrous; I’m left-handed but I do most sports with my right. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 fish + 1 hermit crab (that’s still alive…)
  • 3 Words to describe Dan: Laid-back - Fun - Energetic
  • 3 things on my Bucket List: Attend the Daytona 500 without getting rained out!! Own an old hot rod (maybe a Chevy Vega). Visit Alaska.

Automotive Technician

  • My First Car: 2000 Nissan Altima. It rotted away and I had to scrap it.

ASE-Certified Master Transmission Rebuilder

    • First Car: 1971 Ford Gran Torino
    • Now I drive: Toyota Tacoma because it's reliable and gets good gas mileage
    • How I got into Auto Repair: I hung around my hot-rod-building uncle when I was 12 or 13
    • My Specialty: Transmission Rebuilding
    • Favorite Treat: Peach cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream
    • Fave Vacation: We went to the Outer Banks, rented a boat and took the kids on waverunners
    • Bucket List: Ride my Harley across Florida to see the sunrise over the Atlantic and the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico
    • #FUNFACTS: Plays acoustic & electric guitar. Played bass violin in the high school orchestra. A few years ago, I bought a Dodge Durango that belonged to this guy; I didn't know it, but it turned out I was also in the process of buying his house at the same time! (The neighbors were really confused to see his car still parked at the same house...)
    • Steve in 3 words: Fun, Crazy, (a little bit) Serious

ASE-Certified Master Transmission Rebuilder

  • First Car: 1971 Ford Gran Torino

Diagnostician & Transmission Rebuilder

  • First Car:  1966 Mustang.  Basically, I destroyed it.  I was a 17 year old and met a lot of guard rails.
  • Now I drive:  2019 Toyota Tacoma.  The payments suck, but I like the size.
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair:  My brother was a mechanic and worked at a towing outfit out of school.  My dad, brother & I bought a gas station here in Reading.  In 1974, I started at AAMCO as a transmission builder, making $2.93 per hour.  When I left in 1981, I was their head transmission builder.  I’ve been in the business ever since.  I’ve tried other ventures (Imported shoes made my uncle a multi-millionaire with 110-ft sailing yacht), but I keep coming back to this.  I’m good at it, and I like the chance to figure things out.
  • Specialization:  Transmissions, especially Diagnostics
  • Years in Mechanical Automotive:  Since 1972 or so.  You can do the math.
  • Favorite Snack or Treat:  Chips – sour cream & onion, salt & vinegar.  Of course, Chocolate Ice Cream Cake is good, too.
  • Favorite Vacation:  Beach resort
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to:  Little country places with great food.  Have you ever tried the Dryville Hotel?
  • In My Community:  I’m a Freemason and we do charity work.  I also work part-time for Kerper’s Gun & Archery store.
  • #FUNFACTS:  I’m a private pilot.  I’m a hunter (not as much as I used to).  I’m a Rescue & Advanced Open Water SCUBA diver.
  • Bucket List: Moose Hunt.  Travel to Europe.  I’ve never been to any of the National Parks.
  • 3 words to describe Gabe:  Sincere, Grumpy (sometimes), Loyal.

Diagnostician & Transmission Rebuilder

  • First Car: 1966 Mustang. Basically, I destroyed it. I was a 17 year old and met a lot of guard rails.

Transmission Installer

  • First Car: 1981 Toyota Celica
  • Now I drive: 2014 Toyota Camry. I love everything - gas mileage, low maintenance... I love a Toyota!
  • How I got into Auto Repair: I came from Cuba in 1995. I started working part-time for Gabe at Lee Myles in Reading in 1998, doing floors and trash. Then I started cleaning transmissions, and in 2-3 years, I got to start pulling out transmissions myself.
  • My Specialty: Transmissions & Drivetrain. Super-fast, super-good removal & installation.
  • Favorite Treat: Puerco (Roasted Pork)
  • Fave Vacation: Cuba, Dominican Republic
  • Bucket List: A cruise or a vacation to another country... maybe Europe? Who knows?
  • #FUNFACTS: Been working here for 10 years now. I like working... Sometimes, shopping.
  • Jorge in 3 words: Joker, Hardworking, Professional ("no-Mickey-Mouse")

Transmission Installer

  • First Car: 1981 Toyota Celica

Automotive Technician Apprentice + Porter

  • My First Car: 2007 Toyota Camry. I drove it until the transmission went out.  Too bad I didn’t know about Lee Myles then!
  • Now I drive: 2003 Volkswagen Jetta I bought from one of the mechanics here at Lee Myles Reading. I love that it’s a standard not automatic
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair: I started learning because I had nobody to help when I got a car.
  • Years in Auto Repair: Less than a year so far
  • Favorite Snack: Ice cream... but I’m lactose intolerant so - banana bread with nuts. 
  • Favorite Vacation: What's a vacation? I’ve been working since I was 14 (started in the food industry)
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to: Red Lobster
  • #FUNFACTS: I ride dirt bikes. I got my 1st car at age 16.
  • 3 Words to describe Brian: Outgoing, Talkative, Happy
  • Best thing about working here: Learning about cars, gaining knowledge I can use for the rest of my life.  And FOOD!
  • 3 things on my Bucket List: Skydiving, Snorkeling, Bali

Automotive Technician Apprentice + Porter

  • My First Car: 2007 Toyota Camry. I drove it until the transmission went out. Too bad I didn’t know about Lee Myles then!

Admin Assistant & Bookkeeper

  • First Car: 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  • Now I drive: 2009 Chevrolet Impala. It's big, so I feel safer. And my dad gave it to me, so it's sentimental.
  • How I got into Auto Repair: LOL, I'll tell you something about me: My dad was a Diesel mechanic. And my first husband was a car mechanic who taught me words like "driveshaft," "bell housing," "rocker arms," and "pistons!" I know just enough about cars to be dangerous!
  • My Specialty: Bookkeeping, Admin, Making new friends
  • Favorite Treat: Chocolate Ice Cream
  • Fave Vacation: Caribbean
  • In My Community: I like to volunteer with my daughter's Girl Scout troop when they serve hot drinks and soup, either at Hope Rescue Mission or on the street corners in Reading. My favorite thing is when they ask "how much" and I get to tell them "nothing!"
  • Bucket List: Hot air balloon ride, Cuba, Bora-Bora to stay in an over-the-water bungalow and go snorkeling
  • #FUNFACTS: I like quilting and knitting for my grandchildren.
  • Sue in 3 words: Feisty, Kind, Loving

Admin Assistant & Bookkeeper

  • First Car: 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Advertising & Marketing Ambassador

  • First Car:  1998 Jeep Cherokee.  I later upgraded to a Jeep Liberty… which got totaled one month later!
  • Now I drive:  2017 Hyundai Tucson.  It fits my doggies! I like it’s height and roomy trunk, and it’s good on gas.
  • How I got interested in Auto Repair:  I raced micro-sprints at Lanco Speedway when I was a teenager.  (link to http://www.clydemartinspeedway.com/)
  • Years in Mechanical Automotive:  2-3 years at Cloister in Sinking Spring + 8 years at Deka Batteries (link to https://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/)
  • Favorite Snack or Treat:  Sweets! Especially Ferrero Rocher – they make the perfect pop!
  • Favorite Vacation:  Beach AND mountains
  • Going out to eat, I’m going to:  Hibachi
  • #FUNFACTS:  I’m a hunter and love to be outdoors.  Spooky season is my favorite.
  • Bucket List:  I crossed a lot of that off already, but… Norway or Iceland. Northern Lights. Louisiana gator hunting.
  • 3 words to describe Amanda:  Adventurous, Unpredictable, Quirky

Advertising & Marketing Ambassador

  • First Car: 1998 Jeep Cherokee. I later upgraded to a Jeep Liberty… which got totaled one month later!

Owners

The Grease

  • First Car: 1989 Acura Integra
  • Now I drive: 1995 Toyota Tacoma - useful and paid for
  • How I got into Auto Repair: People will always have cars. I like the stability of the industry and appreciate hard work.
  • My Specialty: Making the shop flow!
  • Favorite Treat: Cheesecake, Chocolate cake with chocolate icing, smoked meats
  • Fave Vacation: Hideaway in the mountains
  • In My Community: Deacon at my church, I like to give back where I can.
  • Bucket List: Alaska, Germany, Fiji
  • #FUNFACTS:  I'm a bit of a Grillmaster – a different grill for every occasion. Maybe because I spent 10 years as a steak cook and manager in a restaurant. Also, I have a Soil Science degree from Penn State University.
  • Darren in 3 words: Time-Sensitive, Compassionate, Dependable

The Grease

  • First Car: 1989 Acura Integra

The Glue

  • First Car: A rusty 1984 Dodge Dakota, manual transmission