RMATS Officers
Officers
President – Todd Hetherington
Secretary –
Treasurer –
Board Members
Jerome “Doc” Viola
Todd Hetherington
Scott Rill
Ralph Mills
Robert McCartney
Jerome “Doc” Viola
Education
- Associate of Applied Science in Automotive Service Technology from Arapahoe Community College 2005 (graduated Phi Theta Kappa)
- Graduate of Arapahoe Community College Leadership Academy 2009
Certification
- Certificate in Automotive Service Management from Arapahoe Community College 2005
- SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year 2013
- ASE Master Certified Technician (A1-A8)
- ASE Certified Advanced Level Specialist in Engine Performance (L1)
- ASE Certified in Maintenance and Light Repair (G1)
Career
- Automotive Instructor at Arapahoe Community College 2007-Present
- Mopar CAP Coordinator at Arapahoe Community College 2007-Present
- General Motors Service Technical College Instructor 2009-2012
- Distinguished Faculty Arapahoe Community College 2018-2019
Todd Hetherington
Professional Experience
August 2011 to Present
•Teacher, Secondary Automotive Repair Technology, Brighton High School, Brighton 27J School District, Brighton, CO
August 1991 to 2011
•Teacher, Secondary and Post Secondary Automotive Repair Technology, Boulder Valley School District, Career and Technical Education Center, and Front Range Community College, Boulder, CO
Professional Certifications
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) (1986 to present)
ASE is the national process for certification of automotive technicians.
•Certification, continuous since 1986, as an Automotive Technician for automotive areas:
- Engine Repair
- Engine Performance
- Manual Drive Train & Axles
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical & Electronic Systems
- Heating & Air Conditioning
- Automatic Transmission & Transaxle
- Advanced Engine Performance
- Brakes
- Hybrid/Electric light duty
•Previously Certified in:
- Gasoline Master Engine Machinist
- Diesel Master Engine Machinist
- Gasoline Engine Assembly Specialist
- Diesel Engine Assembly Specialist
National Automotive Training Education Foundation (NATEF) (1992 to present)
NATEF is the arm of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) that certifies Automotive Training and Educational programs, nationally. The program at my school has been NATEF certified by an independent NATEF team, for 18 years, continuously during my tenure.
Scott Rill
Scott is a Field Technical Specialist for Toyota Motor Sales. In this role, he is involved with helping technicians fix vehicles right the first time. He also helps with technical and dealer service department training. Previously, Scott was the Assistant Manager/Foreman at Groove and Burt Toyota for 25 years. While working at the dealer, he was a two-time Toyota Master Technician Skills Contest national finalist. He has been a longtime advocate for career and technical education and has been involved with SkillsUSA since 1988. He has been a co-chairperson for the Colorado Skills USA automotive contest 12 times.
Robert D. McCartney
Automotive Instructor, San Juan College
Years Teaching: 9
Years in Industry: 23
Brief Bio– As a senior in high school I began working at the Toyota dealership. I competed and placed first in state at the Ford and AAA trouble shooting contest. I Came to San Juan College and entered into the TTEN program and graduated as an Expert Technician. I worked there as a line tech and increased my knowledge and experience becoming Master Technician and then Master Diagnostic Technician. I spent some time as a shop foreman and lead technician. I trained apprentice technicians while working at the dealers with most of them moving on to being very successful technicians.
Robert also sits on the RMATS conference Committee and has been instrumental in preparing for the first ever virtual RMATS conference.
Ralph Mills
Collision Instructor, Pikes Peak Community College
Years Teaching: 8
Years in Industry: 20
Brief Bio – I, unknowingly, began my career in the collision industry by buying a 1970 Mustang Fastback at the age of 15. Not knowing what I wanted to do after graduation, I enrolled at Pueblo Community College’s collision program so I could finally work on my Mustang properly. I finished the program in 2000 and immediately began working at Zimmerman’s Body Shop in Canon City, Colorado. I worked there for 15 years doing every job possible. I ended my career there as an estimator and shop foreman after working nights for a few years as an adjunct at PPCC. I was given the opportunity to take on the Department Chair position at PPCC in the ACT program and continue my career there to this day. My intentions are to retire from PPCC after helping to grow the program and industry as much as possible. The Mustang is still unfinished… Ralph also sits on the RMATS conference Committee and has been instrumental in preparing for the first ever virtual RMATS conference. He has recently landed 3M as a training source for the Virtual Conference.