About
A family shop, open since 2009
Tom works on the cars. Dana runs the counter. You’ll meet the people doing the work.
Our story
From twelve years at a dealer to our own two bays
Tom Kessler spent twelve years at a dealer before he decided he’d rather tell customers the truth about what their cars needed than meet a sales quota. In 2009 he and Dana opened Ridgeline Auto Care in a former tractor repair garage on Fairview Road, with two bays, one lift and a lot of coffee.
We’ve since grown to five technicians and four lifts. We still estimate in writing, still call before extra work and still turn down jobs we aren’t the right shop for.
- Family-owned since 2009
- ASE-certified technicians
- Official PennDOT inspection station
The people you’ll meet
ASE certifies individual technicians, not shops. Here’s who holds what.
- TK
Tom Kessler
Owner and lead technician
Opened the shop in 2009 after twelve years at a dealer. Still diagnoses the hard ones himself and signs off every estimate over $500.
ASE Master Automobile Technician
- DK
Dana Kessler
Co-owner and service advisor
Runs the front counter, the schedule and the texts you get during a repair. If a price looks off to you, she is the one to ask.
ASE Service Consultant
- LO
Luis Ortega
Brake, steering and suspension technician
Joined in 2016 and is the reason alignments here come with a before-and-after printout. Also our licensed inspection mechanic.
ASE-certified in brakes and suspension and steering; PennDOT official inspection mechanic
- JB
Jess Brandt
Electrical and hybrid technician
Battery, charging and starting problems, check engine lights and hybrids. She tests the whole charging system before she sells you a battery.
ASE-certified in electrical and electronic systems and in heating and air conditioning
- WH
Wyatt Hoover
Tire and lube technician, in training
Started with us at 18 as the Saturday helper and now runs the tire machine. Working toward his first ASE test.
Training toward ASE certification
Certifications and standing
- ASE-certified technicians
- ASE Master Automobile Technician
- PennDOT official inspection station
- Insured
Work with us
We train people who like fixing things and talking straight to the people whose cars they fix.
- View job
Automotive Technician
Diagnose and repair cars, trucks and SUVs in a clean, well-lit shop with Saturdays off two out of three weeks.
Come say hello
Stop by the shop on Fairview Road, or call and ask for Dana or Tom.