Eduardo De La Torre
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Professor
College of Dupage
01.2025 - Current
- Taught Automotive courses, providing instruction to up to 18 undergraduate students.
- Strengthened critical thinking skills in students through the incorporation of problem-based learning activities.
- Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Boosted class participation rates by fostering a positive and collaborative learning environment.
Journeyman
Willowbrook Kia
03.2021 - Current
- Examine and diagnose vehicles
- Discuss repairs with shop foreman or service advisor
- Communicate additional service requests to service advisor
- Provide labor estimates to service advisor
- Complete story and/or documentation for client repairs
- Complete Kia courses
Journeyman
International Kia
09.2018 - 03.2021
- Examine and diagnose vehicles
- Discuss repairs with shop foreman or service advisor
- Communicate additional service requests to service advisor
- Provide labor estimates to service advisor
- Complete story and/or documentation for client repairs
- Complete Kia courses
Apprentice
Gerald Kia of Naperville
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Examine and diagnose vehicles
- Discuss repairs with shop foreman or service advisor
- Communicate additional service requests to service advisor
Semi-Skilled
Roesch Ford
12.2017 - 07.2018
- Perform Multi-Point Inspection
- Communicate additional service to service advisor
- Provide labor estimate to service advisor
- Oil changes and filters
- Fluid exchanges
Apprentice
Berwyn Kia
09.2015 - 12.2017
- Examine and diagnose vehicles
- Discuss repairs with shop foreman or service advisor
- Communicate additional service requests to service advisor
- Provide labor estimates to service advisor
- Complete story and/or documentation for client repairs
- Complete Kia courses
Education
Associates in Applied Science - Automotive
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL05.2018
Bachelor's Degree - Automotive
Southern Illinois University
05.2024
Skills
- Responsible, Trustworthy, and dependable
- Work well with others
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Critical thinking
- Problem resolution
Certification
- ASE A6 Certified
- ASE G1 Certified
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
College of Dupage
01.2025 - Current
Journeyman
Willowbrook Kia
03.2021 - Current
Journeyman
International Kia
09.2018 - 03.2021
Apprentice
Gerald Kia of Naperville
07.2018 - 08.2018
Semi-Skilled
Roesch Ford
12.2017 - 07.2018
Apprentice
Berwyn Kia
09.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelor's Degree - Automotive
Southern Illinois University
Associates in Applied Science - Automotive
College of DuPage