TECHNICIAN TUESDAY: Jovany Velez Ramos
For this week’s #TechnicianTuesday, we headed over to West Herr Acura to meet Technician, Jovany Velez Ramos! Jovany has been on Team West Herr for almost two-years now!
For most of his life, Jovany has been around cars. His dad owned a small shop in Pennsylvania where he would often spend his time once school was out. He says since the age of seven he’s been hanging around the shop, helping and realizing he could see himself building a career from this!
He says his dad was his biggest motivator in why he stuck with the automotive industry. He mentions that his dad recently retired, but up until last year he would still go back and help his dad at his shop from time to time!

Jovany had some experience at different dealerships but ultimately was looking for a change. He found his way to West Herr, and he said that it was everything he had been searching for! “Everybody gets along, it’s a great work environment,” he says.
He adds that one of his favorite parts about his job is how well he and his fellow technicians get along. “The good work ethic that everybody has, and how everyone is willing to help each other out, it’s such a change from my previous jobs,” he adds.
He says some of his favorite memories are the “foolishness” that goes on in the shop. Jovany says they all love to joke around with each other! “It’s a smaller shop, so we all love to joke around and play pranks on each other,” he states.
When Jovany is not working, he loves to stay active! He mentions he’s super into sports and loves to play baseball and football. He also loves to game, so he is definitely staying busy! A fun fact about Jovany is that he was born in Puerto Rico but moved to the states when he was about 5 years old!

Jovany mentions how much he enjoys working with all his co-workers but wanted to shout out two people in particular! Jovany wanted to shout out Brian Zolnowski, who is their Master Technician at Acura! He also loves working with Technician, Ben Paredes! He mentions they are both from Puerto Rico, so he mentions they have a lot in common! “We are real close friends, we get along super well,” Jovany adds!
When looking towards the future, Jovany quickly mentions he wants to become Master Tech Certified. “I want to be the best of the best,” he says. He’s already started on his certifications, and he mentions he has a little but longer to go, but he is excited to obtain that soon!
One tool that Jovany can’t live without is his impact gun! He mentions an air hammer was a close second choice. He says he loves to do engine work, which includes breaking things apart and putting them back together. He says he loves to fix a problem and making the customer’s life better once they pick their vehicle up. “It makes me feel good,” Jovany says.
Jovany has been such an asset to our team, and we can’t wait to see all that he accomplishes! Keep up the amazing work, Jovany!
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