About Mont Eltham Auto Electric

About our business

MEAE is a family run business, owned and operated by John Doherty and family.

I finished my HSC at Parade College in Bundoora, and began an apprenticeship in 1985 with Greensborough. Auto Electrics. I completed my apprenticeship in 1988, working on diverse range of vehicles at Landmark Tours, a bus and tour company. Once qualified, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of travelling to the USA. I travelled and worked my way around Japan, USA, Europe and Egypt. On my return, I completed a mobile phone installation course, and began installing phones and car stereos, and continued to work as an Auto-Electrican.

I decided to open my own business in 1990, and persuaded my parents to open shop in their garage! As the business grew, I opened the doors at our current address at 28 Sherbourne Rd. I have since had a successful and rewarding business, which has allowed me to include a number of apprentices and staff. I have continued to train both myself and my staff, in such fields as electronics, to offer our clients a complete and innovative range of electrical services.

My qualifications include:

• Automotive Electrician- RMIT University
• Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Electronics (5 years part-time)- Box Hill TAFE
• Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) Course- Batman College
• Advanced Auto-Electrical- Batman College
  
• VASA industry training program
  
• Several specialised Air-conditioning and Electronics Courses
  
• Welding- Oxy,Arc, Mig and Tig

Over the years the type of work we do has diversified into many areas, some of these achievements being:

• Development of specialised tooling and equipment for fellow Auto Electricians
  
• Production of illuminated road signs for construction companies to aid traffic management
  
• Registered installers for the 'Securearth" range of products used for vehicle tracking
  
• Installation of over 200 immobilisers through the local Banyule Council scheme to reduce car theft in the community

Our Staff and Equipment

We work as a team at MEAE- all are registered Auto-Electricians or working their way through an apprenticeship.

All of our staff are part of the VASA Registered Technicians program and attend regular specialised industry training courses.

MEAE has several software packages to keep us up to date with all the latest vehicle information, including 'Autoexpert' by Petroject and Autodata by VACC. We have invested in specialised computer scanning equipment for EFI vehicles to diagnose stored fault codes in the vehicle's memory including Launch and Snapon Scan tools and the latest Bosch Oscilloscope.

We have invested over $40,000 to ensure we have the latest stock and equipment, including refridgerant identifying equipment and leak detection devices. We have the ability to custom make A/C hoses onsite to delay downtime of client's vehicles and save on costs.

Looking Towards the Future...

In the next 18 months, we aim to further develop the Sherbourne Rd premises to include a 600sq m purpose-built factory and a showroom of specialised automotive electrical components.

Our goal is to further develop and extend our air-conditioning and auto-electric expertise, to specialise in a number of areas, such as A/C complex system repairs and repairs of specialised auto-electrical and neumatic swithch gear on commercial vehicles.