Who Is Allpar? - Brief Bios of Some Contributors
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News staff bios
Daniel Stern, unrelated to the actor, was deeply involved with slant six cars from early on; he quickly became an expert in their repair, maintenance, and tuning. From there he developed expertise in engineering automotive lighting system, leading to his current profession as a lighting consultant, as well as the upkeep and upgrade of four-cylinder Mopars. His work has been recognized in industry publications, Automotive News, and Mopar Action.
Bill Watson's first ride in a car was his father's 1936 Graham
Supercharger touring sedan, on the way home from the hospital. The first car he can remember is his father's 1940 Plymouth, bought soon after Bill was born.
His father said Bill could recognize and name cars a block away by
the age of five. His father's various Chryco products, 1950 Dodge
Special Deluxe, 1955 Dodge Regent, and 1965 Dodge 330 (slant six)
galvanized his interest in things Chrysler. He learned to drive on the
1965 Dodge 330. He turned down a 1962 Valiant sedan for a 1965 Envoy
Epic as his first car, a decision he regretted about a month after he
bought it. The Envoy was replaced by a 1972 Dodge Dart sedan, and
it has been Mopar ever since.
His only new car was a 1978 Dodge
Monaco Brougham. He has also owned a 1949 DeSoto
Custom, three Studebakers, and a Renault Fuego. When this was written, he owned a
1983 Imperial (daily driver), 1964 Studebaker Commander, 1963 Studebaker Lark taxi, 1962 Valiant
Signet 200, and a 1962 Lancer GT.
In his teens, Bill started collecting
articles and brochures. He now has 5,500 car brochures (not all Mopar), articles, clippings, photos,
manuals, books, etc. that would take about eighty file boxes to pack
up. Single, he shares his apartment with his
"paper car" collection and two cats.
Dan Minick (analyst and contributor)
Dan Minick has an MBA and a mechanical/technical background and upbringing. His father ran a farm, engine, and metal fabrication shop; Dan turned its focus to remanufacturing engines in the 1990s. He was involved in the engine remanufacturing industry for ten years, and wrote a quarterly column in Engine Builder (formerly Automotive Rebuilder) on import engines from a remanufacturing standpoint. A few of his columns are on engine-builder.com.
Dan was the VP Finance at a roof coating company until recently, when he became a full time professor of Operations Management at Kansas State University.
His perfect job would be integrating numbering systems, within mergers and acquisitions; merging systems within a M&A environment; and planning strategy for synergistic fits. His ideal "reality" job would be automotive writing and consulting; business consulting, financial number crunching, looking for cost-cutting; teaching econ and accounting; manufacturing process simplification; and providing break-even analysis.
Michael Volkmann
Michael Volkmann, a mechanical engineer in the steel industry, autocrossed and road-raced Neons. Michael has drag raced his 1971 Duster 340, 2009 Challenger R/T, and Neons, of which he's owned seven - one SRT4, three ACRs, and three Sport Coupes. He currently races sprint karts.
Lanny Knutson
LANNY KNUTSON has been editor of the Plymouth Bulletin, official
magazine of the Plymouth Owners Club, since 1987. He lives in Erickson,
Manitoba, Canada, and owns two vintage Plymouths: a 1949 P18 Special Deluxe sedan and a 1964 Valiant Signet convertible.
Pete Jackson
Pete's screen name is now poorboy_616; it had been "the parts god" (one of his regular customers gave him this nickname). He wrote:
The last mechanic to work on Bob Schneider's "General Lee" before it was auctioned off, Hemi Andersen has decades of experience as a skilled mechanic and tuner.
He has owned a 1948 Dodge, 1951 Imperial, 1958 Fury dual-four-barrel 318 (converted to a 383 in 1963, 1964 Dart GT 273, 1963 Belvedere wagon, 1967 Coronet wagon, 1972 Charger, and other cars. He also owned a 1981 Aries, 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati, 1985 Voyager, and the 1985 Laser. The only car bought new was the 1964 Dart GT 273 four-speed. The 1958 Fury had been a factory car, with 2,300 on the odometer.
Family cars in New Jersey were a 1940 Dodge, 1952 Coronet, 1956 Belvedere, and 1965 Barracuda. The Fury stayed home when he got the Dart, and "was sold by parental mistake. They didn't know what they had."
Hemi wrote:
Rich was raised on (and in) Mopars as a child, and has clear
memories of all of them: the 66 and 73 Dodge Monacos, the 76 Chrysler
Cordoba, the various Plymouth Horizons; and later the EEK New Yorker
and Imperial. He has owned only Chrysler products: Two Horizons (1981
and 1985), a 1989 Lebaron coupe, and currently a 1995 Plymouth Neon
Highline coupe he doesn't ever want to give up. He is married and lives
in central New Jersey, and his wife drives a 1992 New Yorker Fifth
Avenue she doesn't want to give up either.
Bohdan Bodnar (technical contributor)
Bohdan Bodnar holds a PhD in electrical engineering. He was employed
at Bell Laboratories and was responsible for performance engineering on
the 5ESS Switch project in its various aspects -- call processing,
overload control, wireless applications, design of field and laboratory
experiments, detailed modeling and simulation. Bohdan supervised Master
and PhD students in packet switching and IP router design theses. He holds Unites States and foreign
patents in overload control, distributed database management, router
design, and specialized hardware.
Bohdan is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Motorola.
His responsibilities include improving laboratory test methods,
high-load handling design for wireless networks, analysis of field
conditions, and improving wireless systems engineering processes.
Bohdan speaks fluent Ukrainian, holds a Sho Dan (first-degree black belt) in
Seisan Ryu Bushi Do Kai, and enjoys listening to classical music. He became
interested in automotive servicing after purchasing a 1986 Le Baron that
entered the "problem of the week" plan immediately after the warranty
expired.
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We miss (in memorium):
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- Mike Sealey, frequent contributor and fixer of mistakes
News staff bios
Daniel Stern, unrelated to the actor, was deeply involved with slant six cars from early on; he quickly became an expert in their repair, maintenance, and tuning. From there he developed expertise in engineering automotive lighting system, leading to his current profession as a lighting consultant, as well as the upkeep and upgrade of four-cylinder Mopars. His work has been recognized in industry publications, Automotive News, and Mopar Action.
- Daniel Stern on engine cooling: Overview/Thermostats • Radiator Caps • Radiators • Coolant • Fans
Bill Watson's first ride in a car was his father's 1936 Graham
Supercharger touring sedan, on the way home from the hospital. The first car he can remember is his father's 1940 Plymouth, bought soon after Bill was born.
His father said Bill could recognize and name cars a block away by
the age of five. His father's various Chryco products, 1950 Dodge
Special Deluxe, 1955 Dodge Regent, and 1965 Dodge 330 (slant six)
galvanized his interest in things Chrysler. He learned to drive on the
1965 Dodge 330. He turned down a 1962 Valiant sedan for a 1965 Envoy
Epic as his first car, a decision he regretted about a month after he
bought it. The Envoy was replaced by a 1972 Dodge Dart sedan, and
it has been Mopar ever since.
His only new car was a 1978 Dodge
Monaco Brougham. He has also owned a 1949 DeSoto
Custom, three Studebakers, and a Renault Fuego. When this was written, he owned a
1983 Imperial (daily driver), 1964 Studebaker Commander, 1963 Studebaker Lark taxi, 1962 Valiant
Signet 200, and a 1962 Lancer GT.
In his teens, Bill started collecting
articles and brochures. He now has 5,500 car brochures (not all Mopar), articles, clippings, photos,
manuals, books, etc. that would take about eighty file boxes to pack
up. Single, he shares his apartment with his
"paper car" collection and two cats.
Dan Minick (analyst and contributor)
Dan Minick has an MBA and a mechanical/technical background and upbringing. His father ran a farm, engine, and metal fabrication shop; Dan turned its focus to remanufacturing engines in the 1990s. He was involved in the engine remanufacturing industry for ten years, and wrote a quarterly column in Engine Builder (formerly Automotive Rebuilder) on import engines from a remanufacturing standpoint. A few of his columns are on engine-builder.com.
Dan was the VP Finance at a roof coating company until recently, when he became a full time professor of Operations Management at Kansas State University.
His perfect job would be integrating numbering systems, within mergers and acquisitions; merging systems within a M&A environment; and planning strategy for synergistic fits. His ideal "reality" job would be automotive writing and consulting; business consulting, financial number crunching, looking for cost-cutting; teaching econ and accounting; manufacturing process simplification; and providing break-even analysis.
Michael Volkmann
Michael Volkmann, a mechanical engineer in the steel industry, autocrossed and road-raced Neons. Michael has drag raced his 1971 Duster 340, 2009 Challenger R/T, and Neons, of which he's owned seven - one SRT4, three ACRs, and three Sport Coupes. He currently races sprint karts.
Lanny Knutson
LANNY KNUTSON has been editor of the Plymouth Bulletin, official
magazine of the Plymouth Owners Club, since 1987. He lives in Erickson,
Manitoba, Canada, and owns two vintage Plymouths: a 1949 P18 Special Deluxe sedan and a 1964 Valiant Signet convertible.
Pete Jackson
Pete's screen name is now poorboy_616; it had been "the parts god" (one of his regular customers gave him this nickname). He wrote:
Hemi Andersen
The last mechanic to work on Bob Schneider's "General Lee" before it was auctioned off, Hemi Andersen has decades of experience as a skilled mechanic and tuner.
He has owned a 1948 Dodge, 1951 Imperial, 1958 Fury dual-four-barrel 318 (converted to a 383 in 1963, 1964 Dart GT 273, 1963 Belvedere wagon, 1967 Coronet wagon, 1972 Charger, and other cars. He also owned a 1981 Aries, 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati, 1985 Voyager, and the 1985 Laser. The only car bought new was the 1964 Dart GT 273 four-speed. The 1958 Fury had been a factory car, with 2,300 on the odometer.
Family cars in New Jersey were a 1940 Dodge, 1952 Coronet, 1956 Belvedere, and 1965 Barracuda. The Fury stayed home when he got the Dart, and "was sold by parental mistake. They didn't know what they had."
Hemi wrote:
Rich Hutchinson (contributor)
Rich was raised on (and in) Mopars as a child, and has clear
memories of all of them: the 66 and 73 Dodge Monacos, the 76 Chrysler
Cordoba, the various Plymouth Horizons; and later the EEK New Yorker
and Imperial. He has owned only Chrysler products: Two Horizons (1981
and 1985), a 1989 Lebaron coupe, and currently a 1995 Plymouth Neon
Highline coupe he doesn't ever want to give up. He is married and lives
in central New Jersey, and his wife drives a 1992 New Yorker Fifth
Avenue she doesn't want to give up either.
Bohdan Bodnar (technical contributor)
Bohdan Bodnar holds a PhD in electrical engineering. He was employed
at Bell Laboratories and was responsible for performance engineering on
the 5ESS Switch project in its various aspects -- call processing,
overload control, wireless applications, design of field and laboratory
experiments, detailed modeling and simulation. Bohdan supervised Master
and PhD students in packet switching and IP router design theses. He holds Unites States and foreign
patents in overload control, distributed database management, router
design, and specialized hardware.
Bohdan is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Motorola.
His responsibilities include improving laboratory test methods,
high-load handling design for wireless networks, analysis of field
conditions, and improving wireless systems engineering processes.
Bohdan speaks fluent Ukrainian, holds a Sho Dan (first-degree black belt) in
Seisan Ryu Bushi Do Kai, and enjoys listening to classical music. He became
interested in automotive servicing after purchasing a 1986 Le Baron that
entered the "problem of the week" plan immediately after the warranty
expired.
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