transmission BOB JONES, started Quality Transmission Service in July, 1977, after serving in the USAF for 10 years as an F-4 fighter pilot with 2 tours in Vietnam and flight instructing at Luke AFB in the early 70's.
 
Bob is a graduate of Mississippi State University.

Hometown:
Jackson, Mississippi

Résumé

'54-'64 Boy Scouts (Eagle), Explorers (Silver), and Order of the Arrow (Vigil)
'66-'76 repair 
F-4 Fighter Pilot, USAF, 389 combat missions in Southeast Asia

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'71-'76 Instructor Pilot, F-4's, Luke AFB, Glendale, AZ     
'77- Started Quality Transmission Service, Inc.
'95-  Chairman, Automotive Workforce Development Team
'95-'97
'03-'05
Phoenix Chapter President, Automotive Service Association of Arizona
'96-'97
'04-'05
State Chairman, Automotive Service Association of Arizona
'96- Member, Automotive Repair Review Advisory Committee at the Phoenix BBB
'97-'10 Education Director, Automotive Service Association of Arizona
'97-'04
 
Business Member on the Vocational Technical Education Advisory Committee to the Arizona State Board of Education
'00-'02 Chairman, Automotive Repair Review Advisory Committee at the Phoenix BBB
'00-'02 Co-Host and Producer of "The Car Corner Radio Show"
2000 Arizona Business Associate of the Year Award by the Arizona Technology and Industry Education Association (ATIEA)
'00- Appointed to the Phoenix BBB Board of Directors
2001 Business Person of the Year Award by the Association of Career and Technical Education of Arizona (ACTEA) and is currently a member of their Board of Directors
'01-'07 Business Member of the Board of Directors of the Arizona Technology and Industry Education Association (ATIEA)
'93- SkillsUSA (VICA) Automotive Contest Volunteer
'01-'10 SkillsUSA (VICA) Automotive Contest Chairman
2002 Represented the BBB on a vehicle repair segment on Good Morning Arizona, Channel 3 (click for notice)
2002 Quality Transmission Service, 2002 Winner, BBB of Central/Northern Arizona Business Ethics Award
'93- Ford/AAA Auto Skills Contest Volunteer
'02- Line Judge for Ford/AAA Auto Skills Contest (in charge of the 10 Team Judges)
'03- Automotive Instructor at Mesa Community College
'03- Member of the Commission of Excellence in Education-Mesa Community College
2005 Received "Member of the Year 2005-2006" Award from the Automotive Service Association of Arizona
'06-'07 Member of the NATEF Board of Trustees (National Automotive Technicians Educational Foundation)
'08- Member of the BBB of Central/Northern/Western Arizona Appeals Committee
 
Bob is available for public speaking engagements to civic clubs and groups on the following areas:

Automotive Repair

  • Automotive general repair
  • Automotive transmission repair
  • Filing a complaint with the BBB
  • How to find a good repair facility and save money

Career Education Topics for Students

  • How to find the right job or career at any age
  • Is the education system meeting the needs of business?
  • How to get involved with education and make a difference

Contact Bob Jones
480-557-0655
 

Currently a member of the following Automotive Advisory Committees:

  • Mesa Community College
  • East Valley Institute of Technology
  • Westwood High School
  • Phoenix Metro Tech

Planning Committee for the following annual Arizona Automotive Student Events:

  • SkillsUSA-VICA - Automotive Contest
  • Ford/AAA Auto Skills Contest
 
 
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