Meet The Autohaus Social Team
Your local atlanta european auto technicans
Nash Tehrani
Founder, Owner
Nash is the founder of Autohaus Social. At a very early age he was fascinated with cars and motorcycles and he spent much of his childhood around them. His first true love was a 1984 VW Rabbit GTi he modified and drove all through high school. Unfortunately, he had to sell the vehicle once he started college.
Nash graduated from Emory University in 1998 with degrees in Biology and Psychology, and he holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology awarded in 2003 from Georgia State University. During his studies, Nash found his way back into a few cars and became active in the automotive community enjoying days at the track and car shows.
Joseph Renter
Director of Operations
After college, Joseph began his automotive career working for Genuine Parts (NAPA) where he became the youngest store manager in their history at that point.
In 1999, he began working for Volkswagen where he served over 14 years as a parts consultant (master level certified), parts manager, service manager, and finally as the fixed ops director (Increased labor productivity by 30% in first 2 months and increased customer satisfaction/dealer rating to top in region).
In 2016, Joseph went to become service manager for 2 different Christian Brothers stores in the Atlanta area.
Noosh Tehrani Prljača
Creative Director
Noosh is an old soul with a big heart and Autohaus Social's very own secret weapon. She approaches everything with a bubbly enthusiasm, often driven by a need to collaborate and create cool experiences.
With a BFA in Graphic Design from Georgia State University and 20 years of experience in the Design and UX field, Noosh brings a new level of "art school cool" to this establishment.
Noosh's favorite part about being part of the Autohaus Social family is bringing people together in celebration. She believes cars are the universal symbol of freedom and the one thing that can unite people from so many different backgrounds.
Mikey Palmer
Lead Technician
Mikel Palmer is an Atlanta native. He loves animals, outdoor adventures, and history. He is a lifelong skateboarder and petrol head. Mikel has owned numerous cars including Mk1, Mk2, Mk3 VWs and a BMW E21 and E28. His favorite car ever was his long lost E30 M3.
His current project is a mk2 GTI 16v turbo that has been his personal science project since 2001. This car has seen many iterations and is currently a high horsepower sleeper.
Mateo Halley
Technician
Mateo is an automotive technician with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in providing regular maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on European vehicles. His expertise and passion for cars stems from a lifelong love affair with German cars. Much to his parents' dismay, his first word was, in fact, “car". His personal repertoire of knowledge/brands includes Porsche, VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mini, and Land Rover. Never threatened by a challenge or a good time, Mateo doesn't fail to keep things rolling.
Yannick Ruckert
Technician
Yannick has been around Porsches his entire life, his father operated a Porsche custom shop and motorsports composite shop in Florida, where he found his passion for the brand. Yannick first started studying under his father to become a composite technician, but he was fascinated by anything mechanical and changed career paths in his teens. He began working for some motorsport teams in Georgia, doing club events, DE, IMSA events, and currently works for a team in International GT.
Noah Ptacek
Service Advisor
Noah has lived in Atlanta for most of his life, and is an advocate for both the city and the automotive community. He had been fascinated by vehicles from an early age, starting with a deep passion for aircraft. Cars became his true passion thanks to attending many types of automotive museums and car shows with his father, as well as being an avid viewer of classic Best Motoring videos and rally racing. As his enthusiasm for cars continued to grow, he dedicated himself to learning as much as he could about a diverse range of automobiles from all over the world.
Pierce Jones
Service Advisor
Pierce is a Georgia Native. He grew up north of Atlanta and currently resides in Scottdale, GA.
His automotive career started in high school working at his father's shop in Roswell, GA where he specialized in Japanese cars. He earned a communications degree from Kennesaw State University, while working his way up at Advance Auto Parts to Assistant Manager. After graduating, he joined Genuine Parts Company where he spent over 10 years in the catalog and supply chain department making many friends along the way.
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