About Staff
Welcome to our staff introduction page for Auto Safety Center! Meet the team that arranges, manages, and performs your auto repairs. With friendly, highly-skilled Managers, Service Advisors, and Technicians/Auto Mechanics, we're a happy family that works and plays well together.
We work hard to be your professional auto service facility.
Joe and Jessica Valind
Owners
Joe earned his degree at Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac in 1998 and received his certifications from Automotive Technologies. He's been a technician ever since, however over the last few years focuses his time on creating opportunities for other automotive professionals to grow their careers.
Some of you old-timers may remember Joe as the previous host of "The Car Care Minute" car tips radio show on local station 92.5 FM WBWI. Joe and Jessica were born and raised in West Bend. Joe attended West Bend East high school and Jessica attended West Bend West. Joe's car obsession began at age sixteen when he bought his first one. In 1995, he got his first job (at Auto Safety Center!) through his high school co-op program, enabling students to leave school and work on the job while acquiring class credits. "My obsession with cars and my ambition collided shortly after that, and I made it a goal to purchase or build my own shop someday. I would never have dreamed that the shop I would someday own was the one I got my start at as a technician when I was 17!
Most of his clients know Joe as a great communicator who is active in auto repair trade-related online forums as a means to improve his knowledge, share ideas, and encourage professionalism throughout the auto repair industry. His love of cars and interest in them has inspired the high level of service Auto Safety Center delivers to our clients and serves to keep Joe current on the rapid changes that take place in the auto repair industry.
In his spare time, Joe enjoys participating in C12 meetings, coaching other shop owners, speaking, traveling, and making memories with his beautiful family. Jessica has a variety of personal interests and hobbies such as reading, gardening, and traveling.
Michael Hilzley
Managing Partner, Auto Safety Center
Michael joined Auto Safety Center in 2018. Dedicated to both his family and community, Michael is married to his best friend, Cara, and is a proud father of four, as well as a bonus dad to two more. In 2024, he was elected as the president of the West Bend Early Risers Kiwanis Club, where he continues to make a positive impact.
Michael is committed to self-improvement, striving to be 1% better every day. Beyond his professional and personal growth, he enjoys camping, playing volleyball, fishing, and tackling honey-do lists. A passionate advocate for giving back, he thrives on being actively involved in his community.