Looking for professional engine builder/machinist

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.
Wow, Deja Vu. I felt the same. Had two builds, first was an X block build, broke the block. Then the clock started again with the R3.