Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop
Meet The Team.
Different backgrounds. One standard. Meet the people behind your next service visit, difficult diagnosis, custom fabrication project, or performance build.
The people behind the work
Experience, curiosity, and a love of building.
Our backgrounds span advanced diagnostics, dealership service, fabrication, customer care, motorsports, and scientific research. What connects us is a desire to understand the vehicle and do the work correctly.
Problem Solver
Frank L.
40+ years of experience
With more than 40 years of experience and a broad range of certifications, Frank is our resident technical expert. He brings decades of practical knowledge to complex vehicle problems and ambitious builds.
What he enjoys most is helping people turn their vision into a finished vehicle—understanding their expectations and working through the details that bring the build to life.
What drives himMaking vehicle dreams a reality
Shop Foreman / Master Technician
Aridel “Dee” N.
20+ years in repair, performance & fabrication
Dee’s background spans everyday repair work and the custom projects that make a speed shop distinctive. You may also recognize him from a viral video on our social channels.
Automotive favoriteNissan Z
Service Writer / Technician Trainee
Aubrey M.
Learning on both sides of the service counter
Aubrey is studying Automotive Mechanics at United Education Institute while building hands-on experience as a service writer and technician trainee.
Her role connects customer communication with technical learning, strengthening her understanding of both the vehicle and the person who relies on it.
Favorite carAudi Q7
Technician
Mason S.
Former Mitsubishi technician
Mason brings dealership experience as a former Mitsubishi technician to the Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop team.
He continues to expand his performance knowledge and looks forward to learning the science and craft of tuning Hondas.
Next goalLearning to tune Hondas
Technician
Isaias L.
Nearly a decade in the automotive industry
Isaias brings close to a decade of automotive-industry experience to his role as a technician.
His practical experience strengthens our ability to care for the daily drivers, performance vehicles, and specialty cars that come through our bays.
ExperienceAutomotive service and repair
Technician
Wyatt G.
A SEMA truck build in high school
Wyatt’s experience includes building a SEMA truck during his high school automotive program—an early opportunity to contribute to a substantial vehicle project.
He brings that enthusiasm for building vehicles to his work as a technician.
Automotive favoriteAnything with a big block
Trainee
Anthony S.
Building hands-on automotive experience
Anthony is passionate about cars and spends his spare time working on them, turning that enthusiasm into practical knowledge as he develops his skills with the team.
He is especially drawn to modern American muscle and enjoys learning through the Camaro SS he calls his own.
Automotive favoriteModern American muscle—especially his Camaro SS
Owner
Mike O.
Michael T. Otley, PhD
Mike’s path to owning Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop connects chemistry research, automotive R&D at BASF in Detroit, and a passion for autocross and road-course driving.
His scientific training and experience developing automotive materials inform his interest in understanding how vehicles work—and how purposeful changes affect their performance.
Read Mike’s full story →On the trackAutocross, road courses & founding Podium Club membership
A foundation in science
Before founding Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop, Mike built a scientific career in advanced polymers, molecular design, and rechargeable battery research. He earned his PhD in chemistry from the University of Connecticut in 2015, studying electrically conductive and color-changing polymers for flexible and stretchable electronics.
That work required connecting molecular structure with practical performance: developing an idea, testing it, and understanding why a material behaved the way it did.
Training in a Nobel laureate’s laboratory
Mike continued his research at Northwestern University under Sir J. Fraser Stoddart. He was a member of Stoddart’s group when Stoddart shared the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
His publication record includes work in Advanced Materials and co-authorship of “Rechargeable aluminium organic batteries” in Nature Energy. The study explored how molecular design could support new approaches to rechargeable energy storage.
From automotive R&D to the driving experience
As an automotive R&D scientist at BASF in Detroit, Mike brought his scientific background into the automotive industry. Alongside that professional work, his interest in driving developed through autocross and road-course experience. He is also a founding member at Podium Club.
Autocross rewards precision and vehicle control. Road-course driving adds sustained demands on preparation, consistency, and mechanical durability. Both align with the approach Mike values in research: establish a baseline, make a purposeful change, and evaluate the result.
Building Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop
Starting the shop brought those interests together: technical problem-solving, automotive performance, and working with people who care about their vehicles. Mike’s goal is to build a business where customers understand the reasons behind recommendations and can make informed choices about their cars.
Whether the priority is dependable daily transportation or a performance build, his approach begins with the same questions: What does the vehicle need, what does its owner want to achieve, and how can the team help get it there?
Start with the real problem
Listen carefully, establish a baseline, and separate evidence from assumptions.
Make the reasoning clear
Customers should understand what is recommended, why it matters, and what can wait.
Confirm the result
Good work is not finished until the outcome has been checked against the original goal.
Let’s talk about your vehicle
Meet the team. Plan your next step.
Need routine maintenance, help with a repair, or a conversation about a build? Tell us about your vehicle and what you have in mind.
Scottsdale Car Care & Speed Shop · 9550 N 90th St, Suite D101, Scottsdale, AZ 85258