Your Team

James is our New Owner in training, previous Quicklube Manager and leads our tire division. He works with Cathy on back office functions and he is a key member of our leadership team. 

James has a decade of leadership skills developed at various organizations and he is in his 5th year with us. 

He lives in the northeast Kalkaska county with his wife and daughters. James is a decicated husband and father, with a determination to suceed seldom seen.

Rodney Dunlap is our lead technician and has been here since May, 1987. Rodney is a graduate of the Northwest Michigan College automotive program and came to us right out of school.

Rodney has been recognized by Midas as having attained the top 5 percentile for training certifications in North America. He holds master certifications through the State of Michigan as well as nationally through ASE. He enjoys working on his farm in Rapid City along with his wife Cathy. They have 7 children. As you might expect, he stays kinda busy when not at work.

Dustin is one of the newer member of our technician staff. He has been with us for five years and had three years experience prior to joining our team.

Dustin is a new dad and a new homeowner. He enjoys racing drag cars (drag truck, in Dustins case) at local tracks, hunting and fishing.

Chris is the newest member of our technician staff, and is going on his third year with us. He comes from a background in dealerships, including Chrysler and Mazzeratti, as well as a strong background in VW/Audi. 

Chis enjoys electronics, computers and building electrical devices. He lives in the area with his girlfriend.

Lee is valued member of our Quicklube and tire divisions. Lee has nearly 30 years of experience in facitilities maintenance, construction and automotive service.

Lee is in his sixth year with us. He and his wife live in the village of Kalkaska. Lee enjoys being out in the woods, and on the trails of northwest Michigan. 

Gavin is our Quicklube manager, and integral to our tire division. He came to us fresh out of our local career tech center. Gavin is the primary backup for customer service and computer system operation in the quicklube, and backup Service Advisor for the service counters..

Gavin lives locally. He has the attitude that demonstrates he will have a long successful career in our industry. 

Gavin is entering his fourth year with us.

Destiny, Emma and Nile(not pictured) are the rock stars in our quicklube, that keep the 5 star reviews flowing.

Emma serves as assistant manager and between the three of them they keep customers happy by servicing their vehicles with time and quality always top of mind.

Randy and Cathy Lucyk

My name is Randy Lucyk and along with my wife Cathy we have owned an automotive service facility in Kalkaska for 41 years. I started out in the industry in Westland Mi. working for a VW, Porsche, Audi specialists.

In 1978 I moved my family to Kalkaska, and went to work first in the oilfield, and then for the county road commission. After a few years, in May 1981, I realized one of my dreams, by opening my own business. I started out as a VW/Audi/Porsche guy working alone in a rented building on the north end of Kalkaska where Burger King now stands.The company evolved to servicing most imported makes and models over the next several years with me serving in all capacities necessary to run a business. Additional techs and helpers were hired along the way.

Cathy continued to work outside the business (till 2005)in various positions, starting out at the local grocery store in the late seventies and early eighties and spent the last 20 years of so in various office capacities with oil field and construction companies.

In '86 we purchased our current location. In 1992 we expanded our facility to include two additional bays and a write-up/customer area. We also began servicing domestic vehicles. We took on a Midas franchise in 1997 and moved it into the current facility.  We added on to the building again in 04-05 to include additional bays and a two bay drive through quick lube. That brought us to 10 service bays and 2 quick lube bays under one roof.(about 10k sq. ft.).  In 2012 we changed again. We co-branded the Midas shop with another Midas company Speedee Lube and Tune. It is a modern image and model that I expected will provide a good foundation for a profitable future.

We have two son's, Brent, 43 and Eric, 41. Brent, a geologist with a large environmental firm, along with his wife Miranda, and our 9 year old grandson, Zane, live in Kalkaska. Eric works with Michigan Blood where I suspect he will have a long and successful career. Eric along with his wife Misty live in Kalkaska with our 6 year old granddaughter Lauren.

Cathy's passion is crafting and she is quite inventive. My passion is fishing, hunting, atving, snowmobiling and just generally being outside with family and close friends. I have traveled extensively on atv's and snowmobiles in remote parts of Ontario, which is my personal passion. 

I currently serve on the board for KAIR in Kalkaska, which is our local food pantry as well as the Kalkaska Public Library. I was a volunteer for North Country Hospice in Kalkaska for last 23 years, served on other local boards, organized the Kids Trout Pond at the National Trout Festival for almost 20 years. Midas of Kalkaska is an avid supporter of local community initiatives and events. My son Eric organized his 11th year of the Kalkaska Ice Bowl Charity disc golf tournament recently with proceeds going to our local Meals on Wheels program and the local food pantry. Kalkaska Midas is the primary sponsor. Turns out we were 13th in the nation last year for funds raised. I am very proud of both my boys.