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 1978 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.

Gary Pontious Jr.

Owner - AMI Certified

Gary has enjoyed working in the automotive industry for over 20 years. He enjoys playing golf, hunting, all sports, coaching his kids little league teams. He has been married to Monica for 18 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.

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 and Marilyn have been married for over 40 years.

Monica Pontious

Advertising and Marketing

Monica handles our outside network marketing and advertising/follow up programs. She enjoys playing, reading a good book and scrapbooking. She has been married to Gary Jr. for 18 years they have two great kids and a wonderful dog. Monica most enjoys spending time with her family. After growing up in Galveston TX she enjoys any type of shrimp or seafood, baked potato with all of the trimmings and a cold glass of lemonade.

Jason Kelley

Service Manager

Jason is an ASE Master Certified Technician. Jason has worked in the industry for over 20 years. Jason is a very conscientious technician who adds a lot a leadership to our team. He is a very skilled and well rounded technician. His favorite pastimes are shooting pool, riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family. Jason's favorite meal is grilled chicken and a loaded baked potato.

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.

Doug Hall

Technician - ASE Certified Technician

Doug is are most experienced technician. Doug has been in the industry for approximately 30 years. Doug is a Ford Certified Technician, but is capable of repairing most anything that comes through our doors. Doug enjoys spending time with his family and also spending time at his campground most summer weekends. Doug's favorite meal is fried chicken, mash potatoes and corn on the cob.

Travis Royer

Technician - ASE Master 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.

Braxton Brock

Technician - Apprentice

Braxton is a graduate of the Nascar Technical Institute. Braxton is our technician apprentice. He is a conscientious worker and always is working with the customers best interest in mind. Braxton's favorite meal is steak, potatoes with milk to drink.