Mike Schultz

Mike Schultz was born in Detroit, Michigan in the year 1960. His father was an engineer for Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1979. Mike's mother was a stay at home mother, a very common arrangement in the 1960's. Mike has fond memories of his father bringing home of very odd cars and trucks, including 4 wheel drive trucks, early diesel pickups and even a turbine car.

Beginning the habit of working at a young age, Mike had what was a "typical" work experience. He help many jobs in his youth that included caddying at a local country club, mowing lawns, shoveling snow, and pumping gas. This brought Mike to the age of sixteen, the age in which Mike was picked to be on a Dodge brochure for the 1976 medium duty truck line. Shortly after this Mike got his driver's license as well as his first car, a 1966 Dodge Coronet with a 273ci small block and drum brakes. After driving for a short time, he wanted learn more about cars and repairing them. He went to the local service stations and was hired to do snow tire swaps and later went to fluid checks and general service.

Mike's studying in school led to a career in electronics. He began working in the computer field for large companies doing field repairs and even worked at TRW on the ground support crew for the Hubble Space Telescope project. Continuing to work in the communications field, Mike formed his own company dealing with networking and technical support.  Around this time the .com bubble was beginning to burst, so Mike went looking for a new endeavor in which to have fun and make a little money. After attending a SEMA show in Las Vegas, Mike knew classic cars would be it.

Mike began working with his father on many projects and started an impressive show record, the first of which was PebbleBeach with his father's 1935 V-12 Packard. Mike and his father have won Palos Verdes Concourse, Newport Beach Concourse, Packard meets, and Cadillac meets with his 1930 V-16.  They are currently restoring a 1931 Chrysler Imperial Custom bodied Victoria for his father.

Mike Schultz currently is an ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician

MSchultz@Iconengineeringinc.com

Alex Campadonia

Alex was born in Harbor City, California in the year 1986. His father is an electrical inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) while his mother is a teaching assistant at a local private elementary school in Lomita, CA.

            Alex, like Mike began working at a very young age, beginning with laborious jobs including digging trenches and running conduit in the summers. Alex first began his automotive interest at the age of thirteen when his older brother got his first car, a 1972 Chevrolet Nova. Alex assisted in rebuilding the 350 small block and was hooked from then on. When it came time to get his first car, Alex talked his parents into letting him get the car he really wanted, a 1968 Dodge Charger. Three days after he purchased the car he met Mike Schultz for the first time. Mike eyed the white 1968 Charger and said "I have the negative of that". (Mike at the time owned a black 1968 Charger) From there Alex was sucked into the car show scene. Being young did have its challenges however. Alex responded by reading every piece he could to gain the knowledge he deemed necessary. 

           While a sophomore in High School, Alex took a job at a local restoration and custom shop, John's Customz and Performance; where his many tasks including engine building, engine swaps, suspension work, and painting. This job lasted almost two years when Alex decided a change of venue was necessary. He then went to do side work for a then friend at a small shop in Redondo Beach while he looked for another job to get into. Eventually Alex found AutoZone and was immediately hired based on his obvious knowledge and personality. During this same time ICON Engineering was beginning to open and Alex, having previously known Mike Schultz was given the opportunity to work. Starting from a lowly shop employee, his responsibilities grew, and demanded more of his time. Alex then left AutoZone and went to ICON Engineering to work full time.

While at ICON Engineering, Alex continues to take care of many tasks, including office work, vehicle restoration, and most importantly undergoing undergraduate studies.

Alex Campadonia currently is an ASE Certified Automotive Technician 

ACampadonia@Iconengineeringinc.com