Meet the Staff of Velocity Motors
Brent Kilmer - Owner
616-710-5598 - brentk@velocitymotorsgr.com
Brent is a lifelong car lover and has been in the automobile business 23 years. Prior to Velocity Motors, Brent worked at Harvey Lexus in Grand Rapids in Pre Owned Sales. Opening Velocity Motors has been a lifelong dream and Brent is responsible for acquiring inventory, marketing and managing sales and finance. Brent is married to Karen and they have 5 children; Lauryn, Tyler, Noelle, Marshall and Gabriel. They live in Wyoming and their children attend Jenison and Caledonia Schools.
Gene DeJong - Owner
Gene and Brent have been close friends for 15 years and started Velocity Motors together. Gene has been a lifelong entrepreneur and was also the founding Pastor of Keystone Church in Ada. Gene and his wife Sharon live in Ada and are the parents to 5 grown children; Jenna, Dustin, Barry, Nick and Adrienne.
Cami Foley - Service Manager
616-710-5598 - cami@velocitymotorsgr.com
Cami manages our service department and is responsible for scheduling service as well as going over estimates with our service customers. Cami has been a valuable employee since July of 2017. She graduated from Cedar Springs High School and currently lives north of town in Trufant. In her free time you'll find Cami on the water in her family's boat or hunting in the Fall!
Jon VanOyen - Technician
Jon VanOyen is our lead technician and has been with Velocity from our first day in Caledonia. Jon's father, Mike built our building in 2001 and operated VanOyen Auto Sales and Service for 14 years before selling to Velocity Motors. Jon is a Certified Technician and is a tremendous asset to our business and our shop. Outside of work, Jon plays lead guitar at Encounter Church in Kentwood and has a growing talent for photography.
Johnny Sipple - Technician
Johnny has been with Velocity since March of 2018 and has been a very welcome addition. He is a very skilled, thorough technician and a pleasure to work with. Johnny lives in Grand Rapids with his fiance Ali and their dogs, Lucy and Layla and when the snow flies he loves snowmobiling.
Jerome Gorman - Customer Service Representative
616-710-5598 - jerome@velocitymotorsgr.com
Jerome is the voice you'll most often hear when you call Velocity Motors. He is responsible for many things like answering customer phone calls, cashing out service customers, calling customers to follow up and keeping our facility looking top notch. We receive great feedback from our customers that Jerome is friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Outside of work Jerome is a master of board games and loves movies!