Looking for professional engine builder/machinist

I would love to have Brian perform the work, he is such a professional. I had already waited a year and got a little impatient with the previous build, I can only assume he is not interested in the project, several emails unanswered.
Same exact thing. Almost a year, I think he actually forgot he had my block and parts for awhile. Nice enough guy but shitty communication when you’re building a $1X,000 engine. I even started thinking maybe I did something and he didn’t like me. It was weird. Maybe if it was a $20,000+ build you get better service, idk?
I have a friend who has a machine shop in Chula Vista, CA ( Cogswell )and I just sent him a set of heads and an intake to work on. He’s die hard Mopar guy too but couldn’t bush my lifter bores and doesn’t have a dyno so I went to IMM.