Meet The Team
Meet The Team
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J. Bittle
J. Bittle
President
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Experience:
• Began playing with cars in 1972 in High School…driving my Dad’s Opel Rally Cadet 1900cc 4-speed!
• Arrived at JBA: 1985 after Joe Drew turned down opening up a department in Drew Ford.
• Favorite car: 1967 Shelby GT500
• JBA Speed Shop pulls ahead
Vickie Bittle
Vickie Bittle
Controller
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Experience:
• I have always loved cars and their makers
• My dad bought, fixed and sold used cars
• Met J., joined the Texas A&M Sports Car Club and bought a 1969 Mach 1 428SCJ — all in the same year!
• Favorite cars: 1965 Shelby; 1990s Taurus SHO & F150, 2012 Mustang Boss 302
• Fun fact: Loves loud cars with visibility!
Austin Bittle
Austin Bittle
Director Parts and Service
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Experience:
• Began learning about cars via a 1966 Ford Fairlane 500XL with a 390
• Arrived at JBA in 1987 in a baby seat in the back of a Mustang SVO
• Graduated from Texas A&M like both my parents, my brother, and my grandfather
• Favorite Car: 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 SCJ
The Bittle Family Legacy
The Bittle Family
JBA - A Family Business
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The Bittle Family History
• James “J" Bittle
• Vickie Bittle
• Austin Bittle
• Stewart Bittle
• James L Bittle, DVM
Greg Raymond
Greg Raymond
Product Line Sales & Marketing Manager
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Experience:
• Born and raised in San Diego. Graduate of San Diego State University 1993
• 30 Years of Performance Automotive Aftermarket experience. National Sales Manager for JBA Performance Exhaust. Sales, Marketing and Electronic Cataloging Manager for PerTronix Performance Brands. Responsible for Platinum level ACES and PIES Data Sets.
• Favorite car(s): 1969 Corvette L71 Roadster, 1965 Pro Touring Mustang & 1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible.
Mike Balzer
Mike Balzer
Sr. Engineer / Lead Performance Technician / Shop Foreman
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Experience:
• From San Antonio, TX
• Favorite cars include a '65 GTO and '70-'73 Firebirds. '63-'67 Mid Year Corvettes also in the mix
• Hobbies outside cars include hunting and fishing
Charles Kempf
Charles Kempf
General Manager
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Experience:
• Born and raised in San Diego.
• 30 Years of Parts and Service management
• Favorite car: 1Greg's 1988 Dominator GTC
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Performance Planning Specialist
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Experience:
• From New York, NY
• Favorite Car: 2024 Hellcat
• Loves driving fast on 2 or 4 wheels!
Scott Coakley
Scott Coakley
Performance Parts Specialist / Service Writer
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Experience:
• From Philly, PA
• Favorite car is any Cobra roadster, real or replica, 289 or 427. "Most like a motorcycle," he says
• Followed in the footsteps of Dad who was a shop tech/mechanic
• A prime hobby is motorcycles, with a BMW 1200 GS adventure bike as the current form of leisure travel
Erin Williams
Erin Williams
Performance Parts Specialist / Service Writer
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Experience:
• From San Diego, CA
• Favorite car is 1964 Pontiac GTO
• Holds the High-Speed record in her class at Irwindale
Dylan Romero
Dylan Romero
Performance Parts Specialist / Service Writer
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Experience:
• From Temecula, CA
• Favorite car is 1969 Corvette L88
• Builder of Drift cars and Turbo Performance
• An expert on engine swaps and advanced technical builds for the street
Alex Conger
Alex Conger
Performance Plumbing Technician & Horsepower Specialist
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Experience:
• Born and raised in San Diego; graduated from Clairemont High School=
• When I was five years old, my neighbors were always working on hot rods; I started working on tossed carburetors shortly thereafter
• Been working with J Bittle since 1999
Paul Crutcher
Paul Crutcher
Sr. Performance Parts Specialist/Expeditor/Logistics Specialist
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Experience:
• From Riverside, CA
• Favorite Car: Favorite car is a '33 or '34 Ford. Currently own a '31 Ford Model A roadster pickup
• Lore is that my great grandfather worked on Bonnie and Clyde's '34 Ford
• A favorite hobby is pre-war Fords, both the cars themselves and their history
John Elderhorst
J.Elderhorst
Master Engine Builder + Senior Machinist
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Experience:
• ASE Certified Master Engine Machinist
• Began working on cars as a teenager
• Started working with J. in Texas 1980
• Arrived at JBA when it was located on Daggett Street
• Favorite cars: 1968 Charger; 1967 Buick GS and 1973 SD Trans Am
Ethan Moradzadeh
Ethan Moradzadeh
Machine Shop Performance Technician
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Experience: • From Merced, CA • Favorite car is emphatically a '67 Mustang fastback with the buzzsaw 289 that was just built and currently in a '65 Mustang coupe along with a Toploader four-speed • Grandfather had a '67 fastback...hence the love starting as a toddler • Hobbies outside of cars include camping in a vintage F250 pickup and horseback riding
Travis Schultz
Travis Schultz
Machine Shop Performance Technician
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Experience: • From San Diego, CA • Favorite car is a '65 Mustang fastback with a Holley roots blower and a T-56 • Hobbies outside of cars include welding and hiking
Cory Fellows
Cory Fellows
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• Grew up in Tenstrike, Minnesota; started working on cars in high school and built a 1969 Dodge Charger at 16 years old
• Anything American Muscle is my focus!
• Favorite Car: 1965 Shelby GT350
Randy Alldredge
Randy Alldredge
Performance Technician
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Experience: • From San Diego • Favorite cars are '68-'72 Chevelles. Mainly the '72 he currently owns. • Worked on cars with an uncle • Main hobby outside of car stuff is baseball...go Padres!
Carlos Robles Hinojosa
Carlos Robles Hinojosa
Sr. Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From Barrio Logan, San Diego
• Favorite car is a '55 Chevy gasser or any nostalgia gasser for that matter
• Father had a transmission shop, worked on everything there
• Baseball is a major interest...go Padres!
Ben Severin
Ben Severin
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From Ramona, CA
• Favorite car is the Porsche that he restored and showed at Pebble Beach
• 1998 SCCA National Champion
• An expert on restoration and automotive machine
Kaden Bruce
Kaden Bruce
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• Grew up in San Diego, CA; started working on cars at 7 years old with his father in our garage
• Started working professionally at 13 years old and has never looked back!
• Favorite Car: 1969 C20 Long Bed with a 454 or 502
Ray Klimas
Ray Klimas
Performance Technician
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Experience:
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Jesse Jankowski
Jesse Jankowski
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From San Diego, CA
• Favorite car is 1962 Chevy Corvette
• Restoration specialist
David White
David White
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From San Diego, CA
• Favorite car is 1968 Chevy Camaro
• Worked on engine builds and chassis fabrication
Daniel Morta
Daniel Morta
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From San Diego, CA
• Favorite car is 1970 Dodge Ram
• Master of engine electrical
Brandon Scott
Brandon Scott
Performance Technician
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Experience:
• From San Diego, CA
• Favorite car is 1968 Chevy Nova
• Worked on engine builds and chassis fabrication
• Professional tattoo artist in my free time!
Craig Gaulzetti
Craig Gaulzetti
Tire Center Sales Manager
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Experience:
• Mustang Drag racer
• PHD from Harvard
Kyle Johnston
Kyle Johnston
Tire Center Sr. Performance Technician
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Experience:
• Born and raised in San Diego; graduated from West Hills High School in Santee
• 14 years experience at a nationally known tire center, working at six separate San Diego locations and rising to assistant manager; created and managed their Training Center to teach employees all about tires.
• Favorite Car: “I love GTOs and two door muscle cars of all kinds.”
Pamela Lee Park
Pamela Lee Park
Merchandising / Sales Specialist
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Rusty Staley
Facilities Manager / Performance Technician
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Experience:
• Grew up in Peoria, Illinois and Topeka, Kansas; started working on domestic cars and hot rods with the next door neighbor as a kid; took shop classes and ‘lived’ at the race track as a teen
• Served our country in the United States Navy for 20 years
• 2018 Barona Speed Stock Pony Champion driving a 1974 Ford Pinto w/164 HP!
• Favorite Car: My 1971 Chevy Nova
Cole Barnett
Cole Barnett
Shipping & Receiving
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Experience:
• From El Cajon, CA
• Favorite car 1967 Pontiac Catalina
• Currently building a 421 for my daily driver!
Chris Worthington
Chris Worthington
Shop Services
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Experience:
• From Indianapolis, IN
• Favorite car 1963 Cobra