Justin Owen

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Location
Tulsa, OK
School
Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa Community College
Oklahoma State University
Expertise
Automotive Repair, Automotive History, Technology And Engineering Research
  • With a lifelong obsession for all things mechanical, Justin has performed repairs on airport baggage tugs, Indian-made tuk-tuks, classic Studebakers, and everything in-between.
  • He earned 2nd place at the 2011 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference competition in Retail Management.
  • His earliest professional writing experience includes press access to the inaugural Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2002 for coverage in a local zine.

Experience

Justin's automotive experience began with wrenching on his first motorcycle as a teenager, which prompted him to enroll in technical school to learn how to do it professionally. He spent many years in the automotive field with stints managing dealer accessory sales, a used car service center, and a multi-line motor scooter dealer. While honing those skills in the workforce and later furthering his secondary education, writing became another talent that would merge his mechanical knowledge and passion into another profession. After landing various freelance jobs and a short stint writing for HotCars, Justin found a place at Static Media contributing to SlashGear, writing primarily on automotive topics with the occasional foray into the world of technology and computers.

Education

Justin graduated from Tulsa Technology Center studying auto service technology before studying accounting and business at Tulsa Community College and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.
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