Mark DeKoster

Contributing Editor
Mark DeKoster has been fixing or teaching people how to fix cars for over 30 years. He 
started his career in the industry as a tech in a Chrysler Plymouth Store. He worked as a tech 
and Team Leader in a Toyota Store and was the Service Director of a Multi-line GM Store. He 
spent 2 years as the Technical Training Manager in Grand Rapids, MI for Snap-on Technical 
Training and 6 years as the Service Training Instructor for Ford Motor Company at their Grand 
Rapids Training Center. Mark has been an ASE Certified Master Tech since 1977. Currently an 
Associate Professor at Ferris State University in the School of Automotive and Heavy 
Equipment he teaches technical classes and is the lead instructor in The Automotive 
Management Degree Program.
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Inside the IDS

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