Max Eder: Owner/technician. Max was raised and educated in Santa Cruz County. He is married, has a beautiful family, loves this area, and is committed to being involved in our community. His career began as a young boy changing oil in Mercedes Benz at his family’s Mercedes repair facility. Since that time he has developed a superb understanding of the complete workings of the car he passionately loves, and is extremely qualified to navigate its complex computer systems. Recently he completed a rigorous program of factory certification by Mercedes Benz and received their “Standards of Excellence” diploma. Max is also an ASE, IMAC, BOSCH fuel injection systems, certified technician.

In his spare time, Max enjoys spending time with his family, surfing and hiking in the Santa Cruz mountains. A formula 1 enthusiast, max also enjoys spending a day at the “track” with his young son watching all forms of motor sports.

Nick Schermann: Shop foreman/ technician. Nick is a ASE certified technician at Circle Star Motors. Nick is a trained De Anza Auto Tech graduate.. He enjoys learning new techniques and technologies and also enjoys working with all the great people at Circle Star.  In his spare time away from work he loves to tinker with his 1967 Pontiac Catalina, his Ford F250 truck, and classic 1981 Mastercraft ski boat. He also enjoys riding his 1098 Ducati motorcycle.  He dreams of one day being rich enough so he can stay clean while someone else works on his cars!

Andrew Tabaz: Service technician . Andrew was born and raised in Santa Cruz and is a Certified ASE technician at Circle Star Motors. Andrew is a De Anza Auto Tech graduate who enjoys the challenges of the ever evolving technology that is uniquely Mercedes-Benz. In his spare time you can find Andrew building and tuning race motors for his fleet of M3 BMW’s. He also enjoys spending time with his family and hiking in the Santa Cruz mountains with his dogs.

Madison Hernandez: Office manager. Madison is a Cabrillo College student studying economics. She enjoys welcoming and getting to know all our clients and assisting our clients in meeting all their automotive needs. In her free time she enjoys dancing, yoga, and spending time with friends and family exploring Santa Cruz and the beautiful central coast of California.