Welcome to my Website!
Hello my name is Bob Lacivita (Mr. L). I'd like to tell you
a little bit about myself.
After 11-years in the classroom, I was awarded Outstanding Vocational Educator of
the Year. However, personal achievement is not what I'm about. Preparing
my students to be successful and a contributing member of society, while
becoming life-long learners, is my sole function as an instructor.
Thirteen years ago, after a very successful 27-year career as an
ASE/General Motors Master Technician/Master Technician Elite with Pontiac and Oldsmobile Divisions
of General Motors, I left industry to start my second career at NMTCC. Read
the letter I wrote to the editor of
Motor Age Magazine concerning
the future of the automotive industry.
I was an editor, contributing editor, technical
consultant to the Reader's Digest,
The
Family Handyman Simple Car Care and Repair, a best selling non-fiction
book published be Reader's Digest book division in 1996. In addition, I have been a technical advisor to Reader's Digest
General Books Division and Maxim Magazine.
I have written extensively numerous automotive repair
articles for and have been an editor, contributing editor, automotive
technical consultant to
The
Family Handyman Magazine, "Handyman Garage"
column and the annual "Handyman Garage Fast-Fix Special" section. Wrote and edited the
Automotive Technology SIMs portion for the CSI (Curriculum
Standards Integration Network).
Educational Background
Temple
University: Bachelor's Degree in
Industrial Education-Dean's List
Bucks County Community
College: Associates Degree in
Occupational Studies-Presidents Honor List
Penn State University:
Participant in the nationwide
Math-In-CTE study that showed the
mathematics can be seamlessly integrated with technical competencies,
aligning relevant course contact with real world experiences.
Resume
Certifications/Awards/Achievements
2006-07 Pennsylvania Association of Career
and Technical Education (PA-CTEC) Vocational Educator of the Year
NACAT (North
American Council of Automotive Teachers) Teacher of the Year 1999
2004 1st Place Winner, Bucks
County Community College Wide Writing Contest
Commonwealth of PA., Professional
Certificate, Vocational Instruction
General Motors/Oldsmobile Master
Technician Elite
Master Automotive Technician, R-134a
Recovery, Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
Certified Vehicle Safety Inspection
Instructor, Commonwealth of PA. Certificate of Training, Pennsylvania
Official State Inspection Emission Mechanic
Certificate of Professional Development,
Temple University Reading Project
Certificate of Competence, Automotive
Technology, National Occupational Testing Institute
Certificate of Training, Pennsylvania
Official State Inspection Mechanic
Certificates of Completion, General
Motors Dealer Training
Certificates of Training, Melior On-Line
Diagnostic Training
Certificate of Training,
MACS
- Technicians Guide to OBDII
Certificate of Training, Smoghouse
Training Institute
Certificate of Training A-Tech
Automotive Technology-Automotive Electronics
Certificate of Training, Lincoln
Technical Institute
Certificate of Training OBDII Training,
Wilkins Technical Consultants
General Motors School of Product Service —
Specialized Electronics Training (S.E.T.) and S.E.T. II Certified; Applied
Automotive Electronics with Advanced Electronic Certified (including TECH
1 with updates); automatic transmission repair and diagnostics
certification; CAMS, SIR, EFI/PFI, D.I.S. ignition systems repair and
diagnostics certification; Delco-Moraine and Bosch anti-lock braking
systems repair and diagnostics certification; R-134a A/C systems
certification; engine drivability and performance testing certification,
plus numerous other certifications.
Educator in the Workplace/Ford Electronics
"School-To-Work" Initiative.
Member: North American Council of Automotive
Teachers (NACAT).
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