Meet the Faculty
Ruben Parra Program Coordinator/Professor
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineBiography
Professor of Automotive Technology. GM and Chrysler certified technician specializing in engine performance, electricity, computer controls, air conditioning, and smog inspection & repair. ASE certification since 1986, Smog license since 1988. BAR certified Clean Air Car Instructor, Subject Matter Expert for the BAR training division and a MACS certified trainer. I first started teaching in 1994, returned to the industry for several years, and have been teaching in a private school setting since 2004 before being hired at Skyline College in 2014. I have a passion for teaching, and love what I do.
Filipp Gleyzer Associate Professor
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineJulia Johnson Evening Coordinator/Professor
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineBiography
Professor of Automotive Technology (BA, San Francisco State University). Julia Johnson is an ASE certified automotive technician and has worked for independent repair shops and for the CA Smog Referee program. She holds an Enhanced Area Smog License and is a Honda certified instructor. In addition to teaching the entry level classes, Professor Johnson coordinates the Honda PACT Express Tech certification program, the automotive internship program and the Skyline/ROP collaborative. She is the faculty advisor to the Auto Tech Club and the Heart Wrenchers (the club for female automotive students) and teaches automotive classes for women on the weekends.
Juan Roman-Medina Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineMichelle Dutto Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineRichard Escalambre Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive Skyline
Joseph Gumina Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineSamuel LaRocca Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineVikash Sen Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineDavid Smith Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineEd Yee Adjunct Faculty
Business, Education and Professional Programs — Automotive SkylineBiography
Professor of Automotive Technology. ASE Certified Master Technician-34 years, current. Advanced Level L1 Technician-15 years, current. Current Smog Check License-36 years. California Clean Air Car Course Instructor-18 years, current. Toyota Certified Training Instructor. AA, AS Degree, CCSF in Electronics Technology and Radio-Telephone Communications. Factory Training for Ford, GM, Toyota and Volvo. Thirty three years field experience as a Journeyman Automotive Technician.