Our team is vital to the day to day operations at HMC. Each member plays a part to create a smooth flow that ensures the highest quality with the shortest turnaround times. Our team of powder coating technicians, media blasting pros, office staff and dogs are here to make your HMC experience one that will keep you coming back. Even our team dogs are on the ball!
Shawn
Shawn is co-founder of HMC. His 25 years of manufacturing experience, natural technical aptitude, and love for creating beautiful and durable finishes inspired him to launch HMC into Northeast Kansas’ premier powder coating and media blasting facility! He works closely with our industrial clients to ensure our services are a seamless extension of their own business. As a lifelong fan of all off-road toys, Shawn lives by the motto, “the fun begins where the pavement ends.” Shawn’s love for off-road toys and ensuring they were customized, led him to find his professional passion: powder-coating. His personal experience in both work and play will guarantee you find the best finish for your project.
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Amie
As a multidisciplinary leader wearing many hats, Amie’s role at HMC encompasses a range of responsibilities including business management, professional development, community outreach and long-range planning. When she is not focused on improving HMC operations, Amie can be found spending time with family and her and Shawn’s four fur babies; Goliath, Stella, Luna and Skye. The girls are HMC’s friendly faces and sometimes can be found trying to run the front desk! Come meet them and you will understand why people say,“dogs are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one!”
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Mike
Mike is HMC’s smooth operator. He ensures all facility processes are running efficiently by maintaining cohesiveness across all departments. When he’s away from HMC, Mike also runs several of his own small businesses in our community of Tonganoxie, so “lots of irons in the fire” is how he rolls. From job scheduling to customer contact, Mike is the guy.
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Hannah
Meet Hannah, HMC’s office coordinator! She deals with the day-to-day operations to promote a healthy work environment in and around the office. Beyond that, she extends energy and laughter to every person who walks through the door. We are proud to have Hannah as a part of our HMC family as she has a “get her done” attitude that our clients appreciate. She is a crazy cat lady from her head to her cute little kitty cat shoes!
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Ryan
Don’t let his baby face fool you, Ryan rolls like a boss. Growing up surrounded by the powder-coating industry, Ryan developed his father’s passion for putting in a hard day’s work and is driven to make lasting contributions within our field. Earning his way into a leadership role, Ryan serves as HMC’s floor supervisor. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys kayaking, camping and cheering on the Chiefs with his loyal companion, Ace.
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Jamie
That sweet voice you hear on the phone and smile that radiates sunshine when she greets you at our door is Jamie. It’s very important that our clients not only receive professional finishes, but also an informative and welcoming experience along the way. Jamie does an outstanding job of consulting with customers and her kindness will remind you why you choose to spend your hard-earned dollars with small business!
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Noah
Noah began his career at HMC offering to do whatever was asked of him so he could learn to powder coat. His journey started out much like the co-founders, dedicating himself to learning every stage of the process. Noah’s growth in the industry has been impressive. Always eager to learn more, Noah’s responsibilities are constantly changing to meet the demands of a growing business. When taking a break from work, Noah likes to ride his Harley with friends.
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Ian
Ian is the master of masking- he makes sure every detail of your project is handled with precision. If you ever see Ian around the shop, don’t be alarmed if he looks eerily similar to Wolverine. In addition to his quasi-Marvel-character identity, Ian has completed 3 full marathons and has split an arrow with another arrow. Ian is very passionate about physical health and nutrition and not only uses this talent to help our HMC family, but mentors others as they pursue healthier life choices. If you want to meet a cardio junkie that looks like Wolverine and has skills like Robin Hood, stop by HMC and ask for Ian!
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David
David joined the HMC family in 2015. He is a skilled media blasting technician ensuring projects are blasted according to project specification. He is dependable and rarely misses a day of work. Off the clock, David enjoys riding sport bikes and working on engines. In addition, he happens to be a huge fan of Marvel movies! Wonder what his first impression of our Wolverine-man, Ian, was…
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Keith
Keith is a glass half-full kind of man. We can count on him kicking our day off with his favorite quote, “it’s a great day to have a great day!” And he means it! Keith is an outstanding media blasting technician and likely one of the hardest working individuals you will ever encounter. Keith loves sports and has coached youth of our community for many years.
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Chris G.
Chris G. is one of our powder coating technicians, with advanced powder coating training. When he is not in the booth, he does a great job keeping our floor data entered into our floor system.
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Chaen
Chaen is our second shift lead manager of an awesome team! Behind the scenes, Chaen has the eye and steady hands that allow him to produce beautiful finishes on custom projects. His freestyle and fading techniques are top notch; always pushing the limits to find new looks. He is a thrill-seeker by nature; snapping his first bone as a boy while attempting to ramp a bike off a stop sign. No forklift driving for this guy!
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Lindsey
“Dynamite comes in small packages” is the perfect description of Lindsey. She can blast, run the floor, prep projects and powder coat with the best of us. Lindsey’s “super power” is being detail orientated ensuring quality standards are met and adhered to. She is just another wonderful example of why HMC rocks! Lindsey enjoys home improvement projects and fixing things in need of repair.
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Conner
HMC’s special sauce is teamwork. Working alongside Conner exemplifies this spirit and is as a daily reminder that there is no “I” in Team. Yes, TEAMWORK makes the DREAM WORK! Cross trained in many areas, Conner allows us great flexibility in meeting our clients’ needs. He is EXCEPTIONAL in prepping product for coating. Conner adheres to our saying, “quick as we can, but slow as we must” ensuring every metal surface is free of contaminates for a beautiful, durable finish every time. Personal interests include a love/hate relationship with working on vehicles as well as the care of a variety of animals and reptiles. Bertha is described as a beautiful 9’ red tail boa constrictor. While big Bertha sounds lovely, we will take his word for it!
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Austin
Austin brings many great qualities to our HMC family, one of which is his happy, great attitude. He is one of our media blasting technicians eager to continue to learn all he can. Austin is great at monitoring production data and strives to consistently improve his professional performance. His hard work and dedication are paying off!
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Collin
Collin is the friendly face you meet in shipping and receiving come rain or shine. He’s so good that it’s unclear where the forklift stops and Collin begins. He is thoughtful, clever and full of hustle, ensuring our clients are well taken care of, on time, every time.
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Jesse
Jesse has been a member of our HMC family since he was in high school. As he has been crossed trained and has a great team attitude, Jesse brings great flexibility to our team. In addition, Jesse is a welder and has great mechanical aptitude performing on-going maintenance of our equipment keeping us going morning, noon and night. Jesse loves spending time with his grandparents on their farm, his loud truck and tinkering with his 4-wheeler to make it go a “wee bit faster.”
