Mike West
Dynamic automotive expert with extensive experience at 399 Teamsters, specializing in vehicle acquisition and customization for film productions. Proven track record in team building and business management, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality vehicles. Skilled in engine repair and diagnostics, consistently exceeding production expectations while fostering strong relationships with producers and directors.
Work History
Picture Car Mechanic
7 YearsPicture car mechanics main responsibilities are to diagnose and maintain vehicles on and off set for specific scenarios with or without actors or stunt professionals.
Builds high end custom applications for stunts and work with special effects for proper scenes sequences.
Maintain a clean and efficient service vehicle always ready to be worked out of at any given site or set.
Business Owner
9 Years 11 MonthsPicture car coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to
Vehicle acquisition finding vehicles all over the country for specific films tv shows and movies.
Customizing vehicles for stunts, matching multiple vehicles for different scenes building vehicles from scratch to finish everything from finding classic car parts to building custom one off vehicles.
Meeting with unit production managers daily or weekly to satisfy deadlines. Working with producers to pick the right vehicles to fit actor roles properly.
Teaching people to operate vehicles
Working with directors to get the right shots for each scene having vehicles on set in a timely manner and fully functioning.
Picture Car Coordinator
7 YearsPicture car coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to
Vehicle acquisition finding vehicles all over the country for specific films tv shows and movies.
Customizing vehicles for stunts, matching multiple vehicles for different scenes building vehicles from scratch to finish everything from finding classic car parts to building custom one off vehicles.
Meeting with unit production managers daily or weekly to satisfy deadlines. Working with producers to pick the right vehicles to fit actor roles properly.
Teaching people to operate vehicles
Working with directors to get the right shots for each scene having vehicles on set in a timely manner and fully functioning.
Education
Associate Degree in Automotive Technology
Skills
Accomplishments
Have successfully completed over twenty films for major production hubs including AMC, Warner brothers, Netflix and Paramount. Can be found under Charles M west under IMDb
College graduate and intellitec university in Albuquerque, NM
Cdl drivers license
Forklift certification