Meet Our Team!
Daily Providing You With Superior Service & Honest Value
The Pickering Brothers
Brandon Pickering (Left) & Trent Pickering (Right) Meet the owners of Pickering’s Auto Service, Brandon and Trent Pickering. The brothers recently took full ownership of this family business January 1, 2021 with Brandon in control of the Finances and Trent overseeing the operations. This truly is nothing new to them as they have been running all of the day to day operations for the past few years allowing their father Randy Pickering to transition into semi-retirement smoothly. Brandon has been on staff full time since 2007 and Trent since 2009 but they grew up in the shop from the time they were little boys. From playing with wheel weights and scrap parts out back as kids, to the teenage summer job donig property maintenance, oil changes, tires etc.., the boys have been around the shop their whole life. They are now ready to take the family business to the next level as the 5th generation in the automotive industry.
Brandon Pickering
Co-Owner/General Manager
Certifications: B.S. Business Management, AMi/AAOM, AAM & AMAMSpecialties: Finance, administrative & data analysisExperience: Maintenance/lube tech 2007-2009, financial, administrative, operations & business analysis since 2010Interest & Hobbies: Photography, hiking, snowboarding, dirt biking & being outdoorsJoined Pickering’s Team: 2007
Trent Pickering
Co-Owner/Operations Manager
Certifications: ASE- C1, AMi/AAOM, AAM & AMAM, ATI, BG & WTI Specialties: Customer service experience, relationship management, automotive service & parts Experience: Service Advisor/Service Manager since 2009Interest & Hobbies: Golf, video games, football, firearms, dirt biking, camping & fishingJoined Pickering’s Team: 2009
Jessy
Service Manager - Lakewood
Certifications: ASE- C1 & BGSpecialties: Customer service & preventative maintenance expertExperience: Service Advisor since 2014Interest & Hobbies: Dirt biking, bicycles, animals, shiny fast things, purses & glitterJoined Pickering’s Team: 2014
Mallory
Service Consultant - Lakewood
Certifications:BG & PhlebotomySpecialties Customer service experience, reputation & brand managementExperience: Service Assistant 2014-2018 & Executive Assistant for 2 yearsInterest & Hobbies:Camping, arts & crafts & familyJoined Pickering’s Team: 2014
In Loving Memory
Rick Applehans
Master Technician – Lakewood
Employed – 1992-2021
Jason
Master Technician - Lakewood
Certifications: ASE- A1-A8 & L1, L3 SpecialistSpecialties: Electrical, drivability & crash analysisExperience: Technician since 1999Interest & Hobbies:Politics, fishing, camping & economicsJoined Pickering’s Team: 2010
Nick
Master Technician - Lakewood
Certifications: ASE- A1-A8Specialties: Electrical, drivability & diagnosticsExperience: Technician since 2013Interest & Hobbies: Outdoors, camping, video games, snowboarding & offroadingJoined Pickering’s Team: 2019
Michael
Service Manager - Arvada
Certifications:ASE- C1 AACC & BG, B.S. Leadership & Pastoral Ministry, Ordination NACM Christian CouncilorSpecialties:Customer relations, tires, alignment, brakes & preventative maintenanceExperience: Service advisor since 2011Interest & Hobbies: Motorcycles, guitars, woodworking, camping & most importantly familyJoined Pickering’s Team: 2015
Rigo
Master Technician - Arvada
Certifications:ASE- A1-A8 & L1 SpecialistSpecialtiesElectrical & drivabilityExperience: Technician since 1993Interest & Hobbies: Jet skiing & campingJoined Pickering’s Team: 1998-2001 & 2012
Brad
Master Technician - Arvada
Certifications:ASE- A1-A8 & L1 SpecialistSpecialties Electrical & drivabilityExperience: Technician since 1989Interest & Hobbies: Music, guitars, restoration work & hockeyJoined Pickering’s Team: 2020
Tony
Service Consultant - Arvada
Certifications: - Specialties: Transmissions, drivetrains and customer serviceInterest & Hobbies:Guns/Shooting, motorcycles and hotrods Joined Pickering’s Team: 2021
ASE Certifications
Automotive Service of Excellence or ASE is an independent non-profit organization that has worked to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals since 1972.
ASE certifies automotive technicians and service professionals, not the auto shops. They serve as a way to certify the automotive technician professional so they can offer tangible proof of their technical knowledge. ASE Certification testing means peace of mind for auto service managers and customers. The tests are challenging, and to remain ASE certified, professionals must retest every five years to keep up with the ever-advancing automotive technology. Learn more about ASE here and the certification levels here.