Lenny began his career in Automotive Repair in 1974
He graduated from Fordam Technical Institute in Brooklyn, New York
From 1978 until 1983 he worked as a Foreman at an auto repair shop in The Bronx, New York
Then he moved to South Florida and worked at Warren Henry Volvo from 1983 until 1986
In 1986 he opened Swedish Motors with his business partner Rolf Ekelund, who had also been his co-worker at Warren Henry Volvo
In 1980, Rolf had been one of only 12 finalist who won a free trip to Sweden to the Volvo manufacturing plan via the Volvo In-House Service Training Association
Lenny has been and ASE Master Technician since 1979, a Volvo Master Technician since 1978 and a member of the Volvo International Service Technical Association