Scott Brown

Contributing Technical Editor | PTEN, Professional Tool & Equipment News

Scott is a professional automotive service technician with over 38 years of professional experience. He is dedicated to continually advancing his technical competencies on current and future automotive systems. Scott is also a technical instructor with a strong focus on vehicle electronics, vehicle network communications, engine performance, and advanced driver assistance systems service. Scott is a founder of Diagnostic Network, (Diag.net) a company launched in 2018 after leaving the International Automotive Technicians’ Network (iATN) as president after 22 years of service. Scott is also a contributing technical editor, videographer, and podcast producer (Torque Factor) with Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN). Scott and his wife own and operate Connie & Dick’s Auto Service Center in Claremont Ca which celebrated its 61^st anniversary in 2021.

Brandon Steckler

Technical Director | Vehicle Repair Group

Brandon began his career in Northampton County Community College in Bethlehem, PA. There, he was a student of GM’s Automotive Service Educational program. In 2001, he graduated top of his class and earned the GM Leadership award for his efforts. He later began working as a technician at a Saturn dealership in Reading, PA where he quickly attained Master Technician status. He later transitioned to working with Hondas where he aggressively worked to attain another Master Technician status.

Always having a passion for a full-understanding of system/component functionality, he rapidly earned a reputation for deciphering strange failures at an efficient pace and became known as an information specialist amongst the staff and peers at the dealership. In search of new challenges, he once again transitioned away from the dealership and to the independent-world, where he specializes in diagnostics and drivability.

Today, he is the Technical Editor of Motor Age Magazine and an instructor with both CarQuest Technical Institute and WorldPAC Training Institute. Along with beta testing for Automotive Test Solutions, he continues to write for Motor Age Magazine, and develops curriculum/submits case studies for educational purposes. Brandon also provides telephone and live technical support,  as well as private training for technicians all across the world.

Brandon contributes weekly to FaceBook Automotive Chat groups and truly enjoys traveling across the globe to help other technicians attain a level of understanding that will serve them well throughout their careers.

Pete Meier

Director of Training | Vehicle Repair Group

Pete Meier is the Director of Training for the Vehicle Repair Group with Endeavor Business Media. He is an ASE certified Master Technician with over 35 years of practical experience as a technician and educator, covering a wide variety of makes and models. He began writing for Motor Age as a contributor in 2006 and joined the magazine full-time as Technical Editor in 2010. Pete believes in the mission of the magazine to “advance the automotive professional” and provides resources to working techs around the country through print, social media and YouTube. He spearheads the Motor Age YouTube channel, delivering essential training videos for technicians at all levels.

Chris Groff

Technical Director | PTEN, Professional Tool & Equipment News

Chris Groff is a technician with Lykon Automotive in Pennsylvania and runs the Science of Diagnostics channel on YouTube. Groff has 15 years of experience in the industry and attended the Pennsylvania College of Technology for Caterpillar diesel.