Category AERA News

AERA welcomes Andy Kennedy

Meet AERA’s newest tech specialist, Andy Kennedy. Andy started his engine machine shop career at an AERA member shop, Grindstaff Engines, Inc. in Independence, Missouri. He was with Grindstaff for 15 years where his path led him through the duties…

AERA welcomes Francisco Aristizabal

Meet AERA’s Spanish-speaking tech specialist, Francisco Aristizabal. With the retirement of Fernando Curello, AERA has contracted with Francisco to aid Spanish-speaking members with their technical questions. Communicating to the Spanish-speaking market in Spanish is very important to our association and…

AERA welcomes Brian Roberts

AERA is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Roberts to our team of Technical Specialists. Brian comes to us with over 20 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. In his roll at AERA, Brian will respond to technical…

AERA announces purchase of new building

We are excited to announce that AERA headquarters are now located at 875 Feinberg Court, Suite 106, Cary, IL 60013. Our phone and fax numbers will remain the same. This new building at 3600 sq/ft is sized to fit our…

AERA welcomes Chuck Lynch

AERA is very excited to announce the addition of Tech Specialist Chuck Lynch to our staff. He is filling the position vacated by Mike Caruso’s retirement. Chuck is well known in our rebuilding community and comes to us with vast…