Southeast Technical welcomes Niel Christensen to the Automotive Technology Program

Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical welcomes Niel Christensen as the newest instructor in the Automotive Technology Program. Christensen comes to Southeast Technical from Dahl Automotive (formerly Walz) in Winona where he worked for seven years as an automotive technician. Before that he worked at Sugarloaf in Winona for 13 years. After 20 years working hands on in the industry Christensen has seen and evolved with many changes in the industry. He says, "Back then, cars had a maximum of 2 computers. Now some have 50 computers."

Niel graduated from Southeast Technical's Automotive Technology Program in 1992. In addition he attended Ford and General Motors School to learn more about their automobiles. He says, "I'm going from doing to teaching. Now I am walking students through the steps that I took here 20 years ago. It's fun and challenging. I definitely made the right decision."