Tim Gilles

Tim Gilles has been an automotive teacher at Santa Barbara City College since 1974.

He is the author of several textbooks with Delmar Cengage Learning. This web site is a source of many photographs and teaching aids to accompany his texts.

Tim is a past-president and long-time board member of the California Automotive Teachers Association. He has been a member of the North American Council of Automotive Teachers since the early 1980s. He has served on the NACAT Board of Directors and was chair of the election committee for many years.

Tim has a Master's Degree in Occupational Education and a Community College Life Teaching Credential, with four years of industry work experience prior to his teaching career. He is an ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician and ASE Certified Master Engine Machinist.