Grew Upwards Inward Ca Together With And Thence Moved Dorsum To Nj Earlier Moving To Richmond Inward

Meet Alan Crouch

Assistant Dean, School of Business

Where did y'all grow up? If non Richmond, how long bring y'all lived here, as well as what brought y'all here?
Born inwards NJ, grew upwards inwards CA as well as and then moved dorsum to NJ earlier moving to Richmond inwards 1973. We moved nearly every three years growing upwards equally Dad was ever seeking a to a greater extent than challenging position. 

What drew y'all to the champaign of Automotive Technology?
As a fry I actually got into cars. I built a lot of plastic model cars as well as had fun prototype as well as customizing them. In high schoolhouse I was talking to a counselor as well as said I similar cars. He said acquire a chore at a gas station to regard if y'all actually similar them. So I did as well as I do! 

After earning your AAS, BS as well as MS y'all started education at New River Community College, as well as then went on to a career at Mitsubishi as well as other auto related businesses. Then y'all came dorsum to teaching. What brought y'all back?
When I was education at New River Community College, I actually liked it but wanted to regard to a greater extent than of the footing than only Dublin, VA. So I joined corporate America as well as got to regard the world. I ever wanted to acquire dorsum to education at a community college to present automotive students the opportunities that the automotive champaign tin offer. When the automotive teacher chore at Reynolds came open, I jumped at it. 

You bring been at Reynolds since 2008. How has it changed inwards the past times 10 years?

As a faculty member, y'all bring to brand an examine to orbit out through commission function as well as participation inwards the many activities that Reynolds offers. It is slow to focus on education where y'all laid for classes, learn as well as and then cash inwards one's chips home. I bring met many wonderful Reynolds people who bring helped me connect alongside other campuses, schools as well as groups.

What is your favorite machine as well as why?
My favorite was a machine I had inwards high school, a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. The moving-picture present Aloha Bobby as well as Rose had 1 as well as I cry upwards the machine doing a donut spell the vocal Welcome Back My Friends from Emerson, Lake as well as Palmer was playing. “Come within the shows nearly to start, guaranteed to blow your caput apart”!

What advice create y'all give your students on succeeding inwards the automotive business?
Read/learn everything y'all tin all the time. The manufacture changes almost every twenty-four hours as well as y'all bring to proceed upwards alongside the changes. There are lots of jobs inwards the automotive industry. Job stands for Just over broke. When y'all cash inwards one's chips passionate nearly something y'all plough a chore into a career. There are lots of keen careers inwards the automotive manufacture where y'all tin regard the world, run across a lot of keen people as well as brand a lot of money. 

What create y'all similar to create when y'all aren’t working at Reynolds or existence a Director at the Goochland Chamber of Commerce?
I similar to play golf game as well as ride motorcycles. Sometimes I ride my motorbike to the golf game course. I am currently working on my projection car, a 1953 Mercury Custom. I promise to bring it running past times the halt of summer. Which twelvemonth is withal upwards inwards the air.

Everyone gets asked the lottery question. If y'all won the Mega Millions jackpot what would y'all create first?
Build a climate controlled 20 machine garage as well as store eBay to start filling it up. Then construct around other garage for motorcycles.