Description
Prepares tomorrow's automotive professionals for success. KEY TOPICS: Service Information, Tools and Safety, Environmental and Hazardous Materials, Tires and Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, Tire and Wheel Service, Suspension System Components and Operation, Front Suspension and Service, Rear Suspension and Service, Electronic Suspension Systems, Electronic Stability Control Systems, Steering Columns and Gears, Steering Linkage and Service, Hydraulic Power Steering Systems, Electric Power Steering Systems MARKET For today's automotive technicians, those preparing for a job as an automotive technician, and including automotive students in departments of vocational and trade schools, as well as community colleges who want to focus on Automotive Steering, Suspension, and Alignment.
About the Author
Jim Halderman brings a world of experience, knowledge, and talent to his work. His automotive service experience includes working as a flat-rate technician, a business owner, and a professor of automotive technology at a leading U.S. community college for more than 20 years. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ohio Northern University and a Masters Degree in Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Jim holds a U.S. Patent for an electronic transmission control device. He is an ASE certified Master Automotive Technician and is Advanced Engine Performance (L1) ASE certified. Jim is the author of many automotive textbooks all published by Pearson Education. He has presented numerous technical seminars to national audiences including the California Automotive Teachers (CAT), the Illinois College Automotive Instructor Association (ICAIA), as well as a member and presenter at the North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT). Jim was also named Regional Teacher of the Year by General Motors Corporation and outstanding alumni of Ohio Northern University. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Dayton, Ohio. They have two children.