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Who We Are
John O’Connor is the owner of Shade Tree Garage. John has been married to Wendy since 1973 and has four wonderful children named Katie, Kristen, Daniel, & Kelly. When he was younger, he loved to take cars apart. In 1975, he became an ASE-certified Master Technician. He has been a Bosch-approved service center since 1989, and is also a member of The Repair Excellence Council (2001). He participates in the Elite Group, which is a peer review process that helps automotive repair shops stay on the leading edge of business and industry issues. John is a member of the Morristown Chapter of Business Network International, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber's Business Development Committee. He is also a member of the Mechanic's Education Association as well as the BMW, Porsche and Volvo Car Clubs of New Jersey. |
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Daniel O’Connor joined the Shade Tree Garage crew after attending County College of Morris. He's not only the Service Advisor for the garage, he's also John O'Connor's son. According to John, "It is invigorating to be able to work with my son. He gives me a different perspective on the business." While having helped his dad around the shop growing up he is now excited to be part of a family-owned business. In September of 2005, Dan graduated from the RLO Service Advisor Academy where he gained a full understanding of automotive service requirements. He has also attended several training classes designed to enhance his skills at helping customers solve their problems. Dan is available to the customers and can guide them to make the appropriate decision to maintain their car just like the day it was new. |
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Our Service Manager/Marketing Director, Marge McEntee, started with Shade Tree Garage in 1988. She is a graduate of Rutgers and is happily married to Phil McEntee. A number of years ago, she took a 3-year “vacation” to be with her children Brennan and Jack who are now 13 and 11 respectively. Marge's daughter recently had her 8th grade graduation and will be attending high school this fall. That just goes to show you how time flies! With advance notice, she can arrange a rental car, a short-term loaner, or a ride to your office or the train station. If you prefer, she'll arrange to pick up your car from your home or place of business. Marge also schedules the work, orders parts, tracks the invoices and answers the phone. In fact she does everything except work on your car. She and John are both in the office nearly every day and can answer most of your questions.
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Phil Eng started at Shade Tree Garage in October of 1995, bringing with him, his years of domestic car experience. He is married to Beth and has two sons. Shade Tree Garage used to be solely a foreign car repair shop. When the business blossomed to include domestic cars, Phil was a perfect addition to the company. He attend three years at NC State studying engineering. After moving into the auto repair industry, he earned his ASE and AC Delco Master Technician Certifications. Phil is also a licensed NJ MVC private facility inspector and certified emission repair technician. Phil is a real "people" person with the ability to listen to your problems. Aside from being a Master Technician, Phil is also an instructor to other technicians at Mechanics Educational Association (MEA). He has also attended all six Bosch Service schools in Chicago to achieve the Bosch Master Technician status. |
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Keith Vradenberg brings a lot of experience with him to Shade Tree Garage. Keith earned an associates degree at County College of Morris and attended Rutgers for a semester. He’s been in the automotive business since he was nine working with his father's trucking company. Keith came to Shade Tree Garage with a strong background in domestic vehicles after running a repair shop in Sparta, NJ. He is an ASE Master Technician with an Advanced Level certificate. He is also a certified NJ Emission Repair Technician as well as a Motor Vehicle Inspector. Keith is married with one son, and he owns a 600hp, 1969 Camaro which is in his garage while he builds an addition on his home. |
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Jose Matos has been with Shade Tree Garage since September of 2007. On July 2, 2008, Jose got married. He is also a proud father of two sons. Jose came to us from sunny Florida where he attended and graduated from the ATI Technical School. He is an ASE Technician and has also attended
the Hunter Engineering Alignment Course in Orangeburg, NY. Jose has a great amount of enthusiasm and has always loved working on cars. We think he's a great addition to the Shade Tree Garage team. |
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| Brian Caffery started working at Shade Tree Garage as an apprentice in 2007. He's a graduate of Morristown High School and attended Lincoln Technical Institute at night. Brian has been an excellent addition to the Shade Tree Team. He has worked hard to learn and recently received one of his ASE certifications. |
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John Bradley came to Shade Tree Garage in November of 2005. He's a fabulous person to work with and we love his positive attitude. He has a lot of different responsibilities. He is our Human Resource director and also handles parking lot management. You may also meet him when he comes to pick you up or drop you off at your place of business, the train station or your home. |
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Shade Tree Garage is different from most dealer service facilities. Our technicians are all accessible, so if you have questions or concerns you would like to discuss with the man who works on your car, you can speak with him directly.
Also, we're always looking for motivated and friendly people to join the Shade Tree Garage team of professionals. If you believe you would be a great addition to our organization, please contact us.
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