Meet the Team

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Get to Know the Team

Melvis Jimmerson - Retired

• Former Owner of Ultimate Automotive Service Center
  
• Born in Grand River, Iowa
  
• Has always worked in the automotive industry
  
• Moved to the Des Moines area in 1970
  
• Opened Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 1987
  

Mark Jimmerson Owner Since 2023

• Born in the Des Moines area
  
• Started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center at the age of 14
• Has 3 kids
• Avid Hawkeye Fan and Amazing Griller

Ryan (Roth) Roth - Senior Service Technician

• Started at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2008
• Born in Southern Iowa
  
• Went to U.T. I. right out of high school
  
• Moved to Des Moines area and started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2008

Chase Shay - Senior Service Technician

• Started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2014
• Born in Des Moines area
  
• Graduated from Johnston High School
  

Erick Lutchman - Senior Service Technician

• A graduate of DMCC Auto Mechanics
  
• Over 23 years of experience as an auto technician
  
• ASE certified
  
• Married to Racheal with two great children
  
• Plays tennis and enjoys fishing
  
• A native of South America
  

Kris Palmer - Senior Service Technician

• Over 20 years of auto mechanic experience
• Married with 3 kids
• Graduated from North High School
• Hobbies include: disk golf, fishing, woodworking, camping & cooking

Chayce Blaskovich - Service Technician

• Started in 2018 at Ultimate Automotive Service Center while a Student at Johnston High School
• Loves learning about what makes a car run well and tinkering on his own vehicles
• has one daughter

Ethen Bevington - Service Technician

• Started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2020
• Likes all things train related
• Following in his dad's footsteps as he works at Ultimate Automotive Service Center Also

Colin Tucker - Service Technician

• Started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2022
• Graduated from Valley High School 2022
• Enjoys watching and attending football games
• Favorite teams are the Iowa Hawkeyes and Kansas City Cheifs 

Hayden Palmer - Service Technician

• Started at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2025 as a Student from Woodward Granger
• Graduated from Woodward Granger in 2026
• Born and Raised in Madrid, IA
• Likes to buy project vehicles in his free time and fix them up

Tyler Gordin - Service Technician

• Started working at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2022
• Raised in North Carolina & Graduated from Lainey High School
• Married with 3 Kids
• Enjoys caring for his 11 chickens

Grayson Frost - Service Technician

• Started at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2026 as a Student from Woodward Granger
• Enjoys old cars and camping
• Likes to buy project vehicles in his free time and fix them up

Nicholas (Nick) Kindred - Service Advospr

• Started at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in April 2021 
• Has over 24 years of experience in service writing in Des Moines area
• Service training by RL O'Connor
• Graduated from Hoover High School
• Adores his wife and daughter
• Car enthusiast

Dennis Parker - Service Advisor

• Started at Ultimate Automotive in 2022
• Worked in Service Departments at High Volume Dealerships for Over 30 years
• Avid Mineral & Rock Collector
• Loves to Ride a Bicycle
• Grew Up Farming
• Starting a Small Seed Operation in Production for Garden Vegetable Seeds

Lynn Bevington - Tow Truck Driver

• Enjoys towing for Ultimate Automotive Service Center Since 2008
• Assists in other positions as needed.
• Raised in Central Iowa, move to Nebraska for a short while and came back to the great state of Iowa
• Married and has 4 kids
• Enjoys riding his motorcycle, watching the I-Cubs and other sporting events
• Minnesota Vikings fan

Carl Lyman - Tow Truck Driver

• Started at Ultimate Automotive in 2025
• Born and raised in Utica, New York, moved to Des Moines in 2024
• Married with 3 children

Joe Brunow - Tow Truck Driver

• Started at Ultimate Automotive in 2023
• Original from Southwest Iowa
• Married and has 4 kids
• Enjoy camping in his free time

Lavonne Baldwin - Office Manager/Accountant

• Started at Ultimate Automotive Service Center in 2007
• Position: Accounting, Human Resources, Towing Dispatch
• Enjoys gardening and fishing

Eliana Mattis- Office Assistant

• Started at Ultimate Automotive in 2026
• Position: Towing Dispatch, Accounting and Welcoming Customers to the Shop
• Graduated from Johnston High School in 2024
• Enjoys spoiling her German Shepherd, Artenis