MEET OUR TEAM

Gary Pontious Sr.

Owner - AMI Certified

Gary has enjoyed working in the automotive industry for over 35 years. He started working at TAC in 1975 and purchased the company in 1985. He enjoys playing golf, fishing, all sports, wood working and spending time with his wife and kids. He enjoys a good steak medium well with all of the trimmings and a large ice tea.

Marilyn Pontious

Office Manager/Accountant

Marilyn started at TAC in 1988. While she was raising her two children she started bookkeeping for her husband's family business. She currently manages the office here at TAC as well as keeping all of the employees in line. She has a full time job! She enjoys gardening, spending time with her grandchildren. She looks forward to spending weekends with her family and enjoys any meal she does not have to prepare.

Gary Pontious Jr.

Owner - AMI Certified

Gary has enjoyed working in the automotive industry for over 15 years. He enjoys playing golf, hunting, all sports, coaching his kids little league teams. He has been married to Monica for over 13 years they have two great kids and a wonderful dog. Gary most enjoys spending time with his wife and kids. He enjoys a rack of Texas Roadhouse ribs, baked potato with all of the trimmings and a large ice tea.

Ken Lee

Shop Porter / Shop Maintenance

Ken started at TAC in August of 2000. He retired from Owens Illinois where he worked in several departments over the years. Ken is a great asset to our company. Customers ask for Ken and look forward to him shuttling them home or to work. He and his family enjoy grilling out hotdogs, hamburgers and steak with all of the trimmings.

Travis Royer

Technician - ASE Certified Technician

Travis is our import specialist. Travis is a graduate of the Lincoln technical institute with an associates degree in automotive service management. With an increasing amount of import cars we saw the need to bring in an import technician. Travis is a great fit for that position. Travis is an import technician with a specialty in Honda vehicles. This enables us to better serve all our customers with all makes and models whether it be import or domestic. Travis is a wonderful technician and a very conscientious worker. His favorite pastime is enjoying outdoor activities along with spending time with his family. Travis's favorite meal is steak and baked potato with all the fixins.

Lee Dippman

Technician - ASE Master Certified

Lee is our undercar specialist. Lee has worked in the industry for over 8 years. Lee is a wonderful technician and very conscientious worker. He is a very skilled and well rounded technician. His favorite pastime is participating in tractor pulls, demolition derby and farming. Lee's favorite meal is steak and potatoes.

Aaron

Maintenance & Service Technician

Aaron is our maintenance and service technician. Aaron was born and raised in Holland Ohio and graduated for Springfield High School. Aaron is a hard worker and very conscientious person which make him a great fit for this position. Aaron is an important part of our maintenance program for our customers. Aaron enables us to be able to perform your oil services and maintenance in a timely fashion. His favorite pastime is enjoying indoor soccer. Aaron's favorite meal is steak and baked potato with all the fixins.