Des Moines Area Community College.

Program Chair and Instructors

Jerry Burns, Program Chair/Instructor, 515-964-6504, email

  • 3 years DMACC instructor
  • 3 years ASEP instructor
  • 10 years GM dealership experience
  • Extensive GM training
  • Extensive Caterpillar training
  • Volvo Truck training
  • Hummer H1 training
  • ASE certified - Master Auto Technician
  • ASE certified - Master Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Technician
  • ASE Advanced Engine Performance Specialist (L1)
  • ASE Electronic Diesel Engine Diagnosis Specialist (L2)
  • A.A.S. DMACC, Ankeny, IA
  • General Motors World Class Technician, 2005

Jeff Calkin, Instructor, 515-964-6552, email

  • 21 years DMACC instructor
  • 19 years ASEP instructor
  • 3 years GM training instructor
  • 12 years GM dealer experience - 2 years shop foreman
  • Extensive GM training
  • ASE Certified - Master Auto Technician

Randy Peters, Instructor, 515-964-6472 , email

  • 19 years DMACC instructor
  • 19 years ASEP instructor
  • 7 years GM dealership experience
  • Extensive GM Training
  • ASE Certified - Master Auto Technician
  • ASE Certified - Master Medium/Heavy Duty Truck
  • ASE Certified - Master Machinist
  • ASE Certified - Auto Collision Electrical & Mechanical
  • A.A.S., DMACC, Ankeny, IA

Greg Seaman, Instructor, 515-964-6276 , email

  • 13 years DMACC instructor
  • 13 years ASEP instructor
  • 17 years GM dealership experience
  • Extensive GM training
  • ASE Certified - Master Auto Technician
  • ASE Certified - Master Machinist
  • ASE Certified - Auto Collision Electrical, Mechanical Structural Repair
  • A.A.S., DMACC, Ankeny, IA

Mark Armbrecht , Instructor, 515-965-7166 , email

  • 11 years DMACC instructor
  • 11 years ASEP instructor
  • 4 1/2 years GM training instructor
  • 5 years GM dealership experience
  • ASE Certified - Master Auto Technician
  • ASE Certified - Alternative Fuels
  • ASE Certified - Auto Collision Repair - Electrical and Mechanical
  • ASE Certified - Medium/Heavy Duty Truck - Gas Engine and Electric
  • ASE Certified - Advanced Engine Performance
  • A.A.S., Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA

Mike Sander , Instructor, 515-965-7152 , email

  • 2 years DMACC instructor
  • 2 years ASEP instructor
  • 15 years GM dealership experience
  • Extensive GM training
  • ASE Certified - Master Auto Technician
  • A.A.S., Hawkeye Institute of Technology, Waterloo, IA