Meet Our Staff

With more than three decades of expertise in the automotive industry, John Ditch has been a part of the Porsche family since 2013. His lifelong admiration for Porsche fuels his dedication to assisting other enthusiasts in obtaining their dream cars. He is always available to lend a helping hand, so feel free to connect with him for any assistance.

Don Skuta has been involved with the Porsche brand since 1989, from a leader in the US dealership market to a developer of a championed Porsche Motorsport team.

Mina has been a Porsche Certified Sales Professional Since 2005. His favorite Porsche is the 918 Spyder. Mina enjoys boating, traveling, motorcycles, hiking, camping, and spending time with his wife Monica and dog Bowser. “I love working for the Beverly Hills Porsche because they believe in honesty, integrity, and transparency; the same values I believe in. I enjoy selling Porsches because I see the passion from the manufacturer, the dealership, myself, and the customer. I know this is the very best product available on the market today.”

Macaulay has been with Beverly Hills Porsche since 1995 and been involved with of all operations of the company. His areas of responsibilities include commercial real estate transactions, information technology, digital marketing, event marketing, fixed operations, sales targets, expense management, human resource management, management of legal matters, factory relations, creating business plans, establishing performance metrics and setting and monitoring long term business strategies. He is originally from Louisville, KY, received a BFA from NYU and worked in the entertainment industry for many years. Macaulay is currently a proud resident of Venice, is learning to surf and can meditate while doing a headstand.

Sam speaks fluent Czech. Samuel Chocholac was born and raised in the Czech Republic. Growing up with a father who owned a car dealership, his enthusiasm for luxury automobiles was seeded at an early age. He joined the National Cycling Team of his home country and enjoys cycling to this day. Other passions of his are the collection of exotic watches and traveling the world whenever he can. After moving across the North Atlantic he successfully opened up the first farm-to-table Irish pub in the US. Having mastered this dream of his, he decided to finally join the high-end automobile industry and became the Internet Sales Manager at an Audi dealer, creating an impressive performance track in record time. He is very excited to have joined the Porsche Beverly Hills team and looks forward to being an ambassador of his favorite car brand.

Derek Haines has been with Porsche for over 17 years and is passionate about the Brand. He has visited the Porsche Factory and owned a few custom built 911s over the years. As a Driving Instructor with the Porsche Club, Derek has passed driving skills to his clients at the track. It is his pleasure to guide clients as they make their Porsche ownership dreams come to life!

Paul has been involved with selling luxury vehicles and finance for over 15 years. He is a driving enthusiast and a fan of wild PTS colors. He very much enjoys his comradery with longstanding clients as well as his time spent creating relationships with new clients. He is a music fanatic and in his spare time he can’t get enough of his wife and daughter Shelley and Riley, whether it be at the beach, relaxing on the boat or throwing a backyard BBQ!

Kelly was born in South Korea. His family immigrated to America when he was 5 years old. He has been with Porsche for 8 years in finance and sales. He fell in love with Porsche since his first Porsche hot wheel. He was able to get his first Porsche in 1998. It currently has over 150k miles and is still his favorite car. Kelly feels that he has a dream job selling the best handling cars in the world.

Customer service is John Akhlaghi’s number one priority. He has been in the field of sales for the past 15 years. From automotive to Real Estate, John always puts his client’s needs first. John is fluent in Farsi and has a deep love for the Porsche brand. Born and raised in Beverly Hills, John was fortunate to be surrounded with luxury cars, which started his love for his first dream car, The Porsche 993 Turbo. Please feel free to contact him with any questions or concerns.

Leo enjoys driving manual cars down PCH.. It was not until he got behind the wheel of a 911, did his passion for cars ignite. Leo has an extensive knowledge on various Porsche models and is an expert in its functions and features.

Deven was born and raised in Beverly Hills. He is an avid mountain biker who also has a deep passion for cars and everything fast. He believes in the mission of Porsche. Since he enjoys everything cars, being a Porsche Pro allows him the opportunity to learn and grow in the world of German engineering.

Christine joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team in 2019 with over 10 years of experience in Porsche Finance. She is proud to now be a part of the leading dealership in the nation and said the best part of her job is, of course, the phenomenal cars but also the lovely people she is around every day. As for her own dream car, she favors the Cayenne Turbo. In her spare time, Christine enjoys spending time walking and training her Giant Schnauzer puppy, Jet.

Allen has been in luxury car industry for over 20 years. In his off time, he enjoys spending time with his family. His favorite Porsche is the Cayenne GTS coupe.

Juan’s passion for the car industry stemmed from his father who was a technician. Cumulatively, he has over 16 years of experience in the business. His roots began as a technician apprentice with Volkswagen, and then proceed to become a service advisor. He proceeded to work for Audi for many years and now has been with Beverly Hills Porsche for more than 5 years. Juan is a proud father of three boys: Erick, Charlie, and Kenneth. In his spare time, you could find him playing soccer or watching a great movie with his family.

Erik Patino has been with Beverly Hills Porsche through many of its iterations. For over 27 years Erik has been building a solid and loyal following of Porsche owners. He’s taken expert care of their new car servicing as well as their treasured classics’ maintenance. Erik was born and raised on the Westside and understands the special demands of living and driving in Los Angeles. He’s your go-to guy whether you’re new to the Porsche family or a seasoned Porschephile.

Mario Ramirez has over 30 years of luxury automotive experience including 21 years of service at Beverly Hills Porsche. Mario really enjoys getting to know his clients and working to understand their unique needs. He is an expert at establishing long-term relationships and truly enjoys taking care of his client’s most treasured possession. He especially loves welcoming new owners into the Beverly Hills Porsche Family and is dedicated to establishing a lifelong relationship of service and passion for the brand.

Scott has been in the automotive business for over 36 years, since 1981. He has worked specifically with the Porsche brand since 2004. He is a father to two sons, Aaron, age 19, and Ethan, age 16. His favorite pastimes when he manages a day off are working on his two Harley Davidsons and spending time with his family.

In 2007, Juan began his career as an automotive technician. After three years, he began working on Porsches at Beverly Hills Porsche and achieved the Gold certification level. Juan enjoys working on the entire 911 line.

Carlos started working as an automotive technician with Porsches in 1982. After nine years, he joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team in October of 1991 and has been a part of the dealership ever since. His two favorite models to work on are the 911 and the Carrera GT. Outside of the shop, Carlos enjoys spectator car racing and playing golf.

Jon has been an automotive technician and working on Porsches since 1984. Jon particularly likes to work on Cayenne Diesels. He has been a part of the Beverly Hills Porsche team of technicians since 1999. In his spare time, Jon enjoys going fishing.

Matt joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team in 2019 with over 16 years of experience as a Porsche technician. His favorite pass time is to spend time with his three children.

Sean started working as a technician in 2008 and has worked exclusively at Beverly Hills Porsche for all that time. Since then he has reached the Gold level of Porsche certification. Sean’s favorite Porsche to work on is the Cayenne S E-Hybrid. A man of many hobbies, he enjoys triathlons, backpacking, motorsports, and mountain biking.

Matthew only joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team in March of 2017, but he joined with extensive experience with the brand. He has been a Porsche Tech since April of 2004, and over the years his favorite Porsche to work on has been the 996 GT3. When he isn’t in the shop, Matthew enjoys going to gastropubs or karaoke.

Rodolfo started working on cars with his father in the 1970’s! He really loves to work on Porsches and has been doing so for 12 years, 6 of those years as a part of the Beverly Hills Porsche team. Rod particularly enjoys the work he does on the 911 variations.

Bryan has been a Porsche technician since 2006, when he decided to turn his passion for wrenching into his career. Six years later in 2012, Bryan joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team and is now part of another father-son technician pair here. His favorite hobbies are running, hiking, surfing, and beer tasting

Originally from New York, Daniel joined the Beverly Hills Porsche team in early 2016. Although he has been an automotive technician since 2011, his true passion is the work he does on Porsches specifically. If he had to choose one, however, Daniel’s favorite Porsche to work on is the 997 Turbo.

Francisco has worked as an automotive technician since 1999, and he started working on Porsches at Beverly Hills Porsche at the end of 2015. He has already achieved the silver level of Porsche Certification. When asked what his hobbies are, Francisco just said “music” but after digging deeper, we learned that he plays guitar and is the lead singer in a band that plays regular shows!

After being a member of the Beverly Hills Porsche team since 2010, Hector began his apprenticeship as a technician in Spring 2017. Currently, his favorite Porsches to work on are the 991s and outside of work, he enjoys playing almost any sport.

Jose has been a Beverly Hills Porsche technician along side his son since 2012, after a long career as a big rig driver. His favorite hobbies when he can make the time are “wrenching,” biking, playing soccer, and dancing.