barton colson

owner and service manager

About

I grew up working on farm equipment on my dad's place in the winter and worked fishing boats summer. Joined the US Army after graduating from high school, where I saw the world and learned an entirely different skill set. After leaving the Army I went to work for BMW and VOLVO at the dealer level in the Los Angeles area. I love to learn new things and pick up mechanical concepts quickly. I also love my wife and child, and would move the earth for them.

Country

united states

City

portland

Industry

automotive

Skill

can and lin trouble shooting, deisel and gas engine repair to include all internal and external repairs, electrical and electronic repair on automotive and other things, the ability to remove and repair diesel injection pumps, can run a machine lathe and a mill and have done some c&c work, have managed up to 20 people at a time on the work floor of a shop, have worked on hydraulic systems high and low pressure repair and replace, have work on military apu 4.2kw and 5.8kw both systems, a basic understanding of pretty much any thing mechanical, a complete under standing of both gas and diesel theory of operation, direct injection repair and trouble shooting, the ability to explain and convey highly technical information to anyone, complete understanding of brake hydraulic both modern and post abs, the ability to troubleshoot both high and low voltage electrical systems, can rebuild and trouble shoot both manual and automatic transmissions, can work alone with minimal or no supervision, have held a atomic secret security clearance and should still pass review, can get along with anyone, have attended and completed technical training to numerous to list

Experience

diesel and gas technician

gw performance

1998-2 - 2001-12 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Diagnose and repair Volvo automobiles both gas and diesel.

technician

alamo automotive

2001-12 - 2006-5 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Diagnosis and repair of things VOLVO

owner and service manager

bart's swedish formula

2006-7 - Present · 20 yrs 3 mos

Own and manage Volvo service and repair business. Deliver a quality experience for our customers and their repair needs, by diagnosing automotive issues, estimate repair costs, communicating solutions, and delegating that repair work.

Education

california state university, fullerton

1987-1 - 1991-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

devry institute of technology, city of industry, ca

electronics engineering

1984-1 - 1986-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: This school stopped supporting the GI bill and I had to finish at another school.

california state university, fullerton

electronics

1985-1 - 1987-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: I was a working student at the time and mainly attended school in the evening. That being said I was not available to participate in a lot of activites.