Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
John
TDR MEMBER
The following is a reprint of an article written by Chuck Arnold of The PowerShop in the August 2001 issue of Western RV News, Nuts & Bolts column (page 14).
Evan Beck's Rise to Fame
It was about a year ago today. I was sitting at my desk, doing my end day closeout, when I received my first communication from Evan Beck. I found myself reading a simple email from Evan. Evan Beck wrote that he wanted to work at The PowerShop. I emailed him back and asked him to provide the typical information employers always ask for. When I asked him why he wanted to work at The PowerShop his response was that he wanted to spend his days doing something he loved to do.
Within a few days we agreed to an interview. During the several days between the first email and the interview, I received calls from a couple of our very good customers regarding Evan. Both calls started with a statement that "I never give my recommendation regarding fitness for employment to such a young person, but in Evan's case I have to make an exception. Evan is a fine young man. " My customers knew Evan through the local TDR (Turbo Diesel Register) Club and thought very highly of him. Evan came down to Enumclaw from his home in Ballard to meet The PowerShop in person. We found ourselves interviewing a tall, clean cut, intelligent and articulate 20 year old, with an infectious smile who arrived in his own 2001 Cummins Dodge pickup truck. We found out that Evan had been working in the building trades as an electrician and was not enjoying the job. We also found that Evan had no formal training in the automotive field. Evan seemed to be a quick learner and he knew a tremendous amount about Cummins Dodge pickups for a person with no formal automotive background.
We decided to offer Evan a job even though he did not have any real trade experience. We asked Evan how he would survive the commute from Ballard. He responded that he enjoyed driving his truck so much that the long drive would be the highlight of his day each morning and night.
Evan came to work with us in early September. We began teaching Evan the nuts and bolts of the performance enhancement business. A little slow at first, Evan showed he could master each task we gave him in only a few repetitions. Evan also showed us that once he knows how to do something, we can have total faith that he will do that thing properly each and every time.
After a couple of months doing installations of exhaust retarders, transmission enhancements and power products we started to test Evan's diagnostic abilities. We found Evan to be a natural troubleshooter and absolutely tenacious at getting to the bottom of tough problems (as long as he was fixing a Cummins Dodge). We did see a dark cloud over his head the first time we asked him to work on a Ford. I wondered whether he would refuse the job the first time he drew a Chevy to enhance.
Evan has gotten over the idea that he only works on Dodges. In the year since we first met, this fine young man has gained the knowledge and experience to properly diagnose drivability problems in Ford, Chevy and Dodge Diesel pickups and Cummins pusher motorhomes as well. He can disassemble and reassemble Dodge automatic transmissions. Evan can diagnose injector, injector pump and fuel supply issues. His repairs work and are durable. He is also a skilled installer of hundreds of performance enhancement products.
Last week we assigned Evan to diagnose a Ford PowerStroke, which another shop had struggled with for two months without fixing. This truck would run smoothly but was very low on power. In less than four hours of time Evan had found a serious air leak in the turbocharger, intake manifold air leaks and a failed fuel supply pump while confirming the electronic portion of the engine was not malfunctioning. His conclusions as to the steps to take to bring this truck back to life have been right on the money.
In the last few weeks we have finally seen proof that Evan is not one-dimensional. There is a girlfriend in his life to balance the Diesel rattle and turbo boost.
I have always gained tremendous personal satisfaction from helping my customers get the most from their trucks and motorhomes. The opportunity to contribute to Evan's rise to competence in our trade has been just as rewarding. I am very proud of Evan for his commitment to our industry and the tremendous progress he has made in such a short time. Being able to contribute to his development has been rewarding, both for me, for The PowerShop and for the future of our customers. Before he is done, countless thousands of RVers and truck enthusiasts will have been helped by Evan Beck. I am pleased as I can be to have been a part of this story and sincerely hope it is just the beginning of a long and beneficial relationship among us all.
PS: Evan is just one of the eleven talented and highly skilled people who report to work every day at The PowerShop to help our customers with their vehicles.
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Way to go Evan!
Even though I don't own a scanner (yet), but also wanted to share this article with all our TDR friends and members, I decided my buddy Evan was worthy enough to spend the time hunting and pecking away. Evan, like Chuck, I'm also very proud of you!
PS: I remember the day you had that particular diagnostic job described in the article... we also discussed it over lunch.
PPS: I'm bringing back my copy of Western RV News for your autograph. lol
Evan Beck's Rise to Fame
It was about a year ago today. I was sitting at my desk, doing my end day closeout, when I received my first communication from Evan Beck. I found myself reading a simple email from Evan. Evan Beck wrote that he wanted to work at The PowerShop. I emailed him back and asked him to provide the typical information employers always ask for. When I asked him why he wanted to work at The PowerShop his response was that he wanted to spend his days doing something he loved to do.
Within a few days we agreed to an interview. During the several days between the first email and the interview, I received calls from a couple of our very good customers regarding Evan. Both calls started with a statement that "I never give my recommendation regarding fitness for employment to such a young person, but in Evan's case I have to make an exception. Evan is a fine young man. " My customers knew Evan through the local TDR (Turbo Diesel Register) Club and thought very highly of him. Evan came down to Enumclaw from his home in Ballard to meet The PowerShop in person. We found ourselves interviewing a tall, clean cut, intelligent and articulate 20 year old, with an infectious smile who arrived in his own 2001 Cummins Dodge pickup truck. We found out that Evan had been working in the building trades as an electrician and was not enjoying the job. We also found that Evan had no formal training in the automotive field. Evan seemed to be a quick learner and he knew a tremendous amount about Cummins Dodge pickups for a person with no formal automotive background.
We decided to offer Evan a job even though he did not have any real trade experience. We asked Evan how he would survive the commute from Ballard. He responded that he enjoyed driving his truck so much that the long drive would be the highlight of his day each morning and night.
Evan came to work with us in early September. We began teaching Evan the nuts and bolts of the performance enhancement business. A little slow at first, Evan showed he could master each task we gave him in only a few repetitions. Evan also showed us that once he knows how to do something, we can have total faith that he will do that thing properly each and every time.
After a couple of months doing installations of exhaust retarders, transmission enhancements and power products we started to test Evan's diagnostic abilities. We found Evan to be a natural troubleshooter and absolutely tenacious at getting to the bottom of tough problems (as long as he was fixing a Cummins Dodge). We did see a dark cloud over his head the first time we asked him to work on a Ford. I wondered whether he would refuse the job the first time he drew a Chevy to enhance.
Evan has gotten over the idea that he only works on Dodges. In the year since we first met, this fine young man has gained the knowledge and experience to properly diagnose drivability problems in Ford, Chevy and Dodge Diesel pickups and Cummins pusher motorhomes as well. He can disassemble and reassemble Dodge automatic transmissions. Evan can diagnose injector, injector pump and fuel supply issues. His repairs work and are durable. He is also a skilled installer of hundreds of performance enhancement products.
Last week we assigned Evan to diagnose a Ford PowerStroke, which another shop had struggled with for two months without fixing. This truck would run smoothly but was very low on power. In less than four hours of time Evan had found a serious air leak in the turbocharger, intake manifold air leaks and a failed fuel supply pump while confirming the electronic portion of the engine was not malfunctioning. His conclusions as to the steps to take to bring this truck back to life have been right on the money.
In the last few weeks we have finally seen proof that Evan is not one-dimensional. There is a girlfriend in his life to balance the Diesel rattle and turbo boost.
I have always gained tremendous personal satisfaction from helping my customers get the most from their trucks and motorhomes. The opportunity to contribute to Evan's rise to competence in our trade has been just as rewarding. I am very proud of Evan for his commitment to our industry and the tremendous progress he has made in such a short time. Being able to contribute to his development has been rewarding, both for me, for The PowerShop and for the future of our customers. Before he is done, countless thousands of RVers and truck enthusiasts will have been helped by Evan Beck. I am pleased as I can be to have been a part of this story and sincerely hope it is just the beginning of a long and beneficial relationship among us all.
PS: Evan is just one of the eleven talented and highly skilled people who report to work every day at The PowerShop to help our customers with their vehicles.
__________________________________________________
Way to go Evan!
Even though I don't own a scanner (yet), but also wanted to share this article with all our TDR friends and members, I decided my buddy Evan was worthy enough to spend the time hunting and pecking away. Evan, like Chuck, I'm also very proud of you!
PS: I remember the day you had that particular diagnostic job described in the article... we also discussed it over lunch.
PPS: I'm bringing back my copy of Western RV News for your autograph. lol
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Or at least a return e-mail. I know a job and girly friend
does not leave much time 
