Welcome to Preferred Airparts! Ken Stoltzfus Jr. & Brian Stoltzfus |
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The best thing about Preferred Airparts is not that we have 7,000,000 new parts for just about anything that flies, or that we offer quality parts, unbeatable service and big discounts... We are grateful that they are the kind of people who bring strength to the workplace, their homes and beyond. Many are actively involved in thier communities and churches in various ways including short-term missions trips abroad.
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| We'll introduce you to the folks here by the area they work in, starting with the people you deal with most directly. |
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| Sales | Updated: April 2008 |
Ron King - Coffee connoisseur and avid photographer, Ron came to Preferred in 1991. He Sells major engine parts in addition to working in general Sales. Ron is our computer guy and keeps things running smoothly. |
Chris Brown - You've been talking to Chris since 1995. He handles our missionary aviation |
| Bob Miller - Bob joined us the same time as Chris. A slot car racer and car buff, Bob does propeller sales in addition to other parts. He and Sue have one son and two grandchildren. Sue manages their sign shop. |
| Nate Berkey - Nate joined us in 2004 after some time in law enforcement. He is one of your Continental and Lycoming cylinder guys along with other sales. Nate is a drummer, and he and Tara recently built a new house. |
| Matt Yoder - Matt a new recruit to our sales team, he'll be answering phones and helping with faxes. When he's not doing that he enjoys paintball, computers, cars and flying with his dad. |
| Ryan Mathys - Ryan became a part of the Preferred sales team in December of 2005. Football, basketball and fishing are some of the hobbies that Ryan enjoys in his spare time. |
Mike Scheetz – Mike is an ’07 addition to our sales team, he will be answering the phone and doing faxes. Mike’s into cars, racing, and tractor pulls, “basically anything with a motor”. His wife Sue is a 4th grade teacher. |
| Office |
| Michele Speicher - Michele joined Preferred in '06, she is doing invoices and other office details. Michele and Jerry have two children ages 17 and 20, and she enjoys painting. |
Andy Getz – Andy joined us in ’07 and is HR, Environmental & Safety among other daily duties. Andy has two children and he’s into hot rods, cycling and camping with his kids. |
| Shipping & Receiving |
| Dan Head - Dan joined us as Shipping & Receiving Manager in '05. He and Shellie have three active sons and between keeping up with them and church activities, he's a busy guy. |
| Eric Matie - In Shipping since 1997, Eric packs a lot of parts for you. He also covers Receiving and core returns. Bodybuilding and power lifting are among his extracurricular activities. |
Nate Penrod – Nate recently rejoined our shipping department after a brief time of working for a family member. Nate and Juanakee have four girls and and they all enjoy doing family activities. |
| Purchasing |
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Gene Hembree - A former Navy sub mechanic, Gene worked in Parts for a Cessna distributor before joining us in '04. He and Sara have four young sons. Enjoys photography and auto mechanics. |
| Marketing |
| Dale Miller - Dale started in Sales in 2000 and is now Marketing Manager. He speaks barbeque and hunting in addition to english. Dale and Christy have two young daughters. |
| Matt Nussbaum - Matt joined us in Marketing in '05 and handle's our ebay sales. Hunting, fishing and golfing fill his spare hours. He and Sarah have one young daughter. |
| Shop |
| Marc Hostetler - Owner of a well-kept PT Cruiser. Mark inventories used twin Cessna parts and does general running around for us. He joined Preferred fresh out of high school in 1991. |
| Jason Skelly - Jason strips down the twin Cessnas and Citations that we buy for parts. Hired in 2000, hunting and fishing are activities that fill his spare time. He and Holly have two young children. |
| Randy Reiners - After 15 years on the road, Randy joined us to work in the shop and help Tom with trucking. Hunting and fishing are favorite activities. He and Jane have two daughters. |
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Jason Bash – Jason is an A&P and has found a home working in our tare down department. Jason’s into RC’s, cars, and playing base in a worship band. |
Tom Unferdorfer – Tom is a recent addition to Preferred and is helping out in used inventory. |
| Inventory |
| Bryan Miller - Bryan is an '06 addition to the inventory department. In his spare time he is a high school soccer coach and youth pastor, he and Jolene have two young daughters. |
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Art Miller – Art is an addition to our inventory department. When the sun is out you will find him and Chris riding his Harley or in the garden. |
| Wes Lovelace – Wes spent some time in our shipping department before settling into inventory. Wes and his wife are expecting their first child. |
| Structural Repair |
| Adam Hile - A second generation A&P/IA, Adam has contributed a lot to our many Cessna Caravan rebuild projects since 1994. He and Colleen have two young children, and the family enjoys camping. |
Kevin Landers - Kevin is a Private Pilot and is building a Sonerai in his spare time. He joined us as a sheet metal specialist in 2000. Kevin is an A&P, IA and President of the local EAA chapter. He and Beth have three grandchildren. |
| Sheldon Stauffer - Sheldon has been learning the ropes in structural repair and aircraft rebuilding since 2003. He and Jessica were married in March, 2005. |
| Matt Near - Another second-generation A&P/IA, Matt is happiest when he has something broken to fix. He and Kristie invested seven years in Kenya, Africa in missionary aviation before joining us in 2004. They have three young children. |
| Aircraft Maintenance |
| Mike Crookston - A nine-year veteran of Preferred and Priority. Excellent diagnostic and repair skills. A rain or shine golfer. Mike and Ruth have two daughters and four grandchildren. |
| Ed Moran - A Cessna Caravan and Caravan II guru. With us since '98. Did a fantastic job recovering our 450-Stearman. Ed coaches Little League baseball, and he and Agnes have 2-sons. |
| Jake Neiss - Jake is the newest member of the maintenance department at Preferred, an A&P and he speaks spanish along with english. Things he's into are weight lifting and soccer |