Certified Transmission understands the importance of finding a well-trained & qualified automotive transmission technician in the Kansas City area. This is why our expert transmission technician staff is professionally trained and certified. Each transmission repair expert on our team strives for excellence in every automotive repair service our company offers.
Randy is the Diagnostician at the Liberty location. He has been with certified transmission since 2013 and in the automotive industry for 26 years. Randy is also an expert R&R technician and has also been a rebuilder. He also enjoys spending his free time working on cars.
Olathe
Andrew Hardisty
Andrew Hardisty
John Arriaga
John Arriaga
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
Andrew HardistyStore Manager
I have been with Certified Transmission since 2013. I am happily married and have been with my wife for 10 years. We have 3 dogs (Oscar, Tyson, and Spud).I enjoy taking long road trips on my Harley Davidson and hunting as much as possible.
John ArriagaDiagnostician
John brings over 15 years of automotive experience to our team here at Certified Transmission as our Diagnostician. John has a skill set that provides him the ability to diagnose the complex electrical systems that we work with in todays automotive environment. John and his wife Susan have been married for 20 years and have 4 children that they love spending time with. John is a certified scuba diver, enjoys boating, and building unique vehicles. Nirvana and the Beach boys are his favorite bands. John also enjoys traveling to warm destinations and Jeep Wranglers are his favorite vehicle.
Kevin BrownTechnician
Kevin been working in the auto industry for over 20 years and has been with Certified Transmission for over eight years. Kevin started working at our Gladstone location and three years ago was transferred to our Olathe location. Kevin has experience with every make and model of vehicle that comes into our locations. Kevin is an ASE certified technician.
Gladstone
Anthony Kinder
Anthony Kinder
Sean Mahoney
Sean Mahoney
Daniel Skinner
Daniel Skinner
Loc Lam
Loc Lam
Anthony KinderStore Manager
Anthony is the store manager at the Liberty location. He has been with certified transmission since 2011 and been in the automotive industry for 12 years. Exceptional service is his #1 goal.
In his free time he enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and working on his Ford Lightning.
Sean MahoneyService Adviser
Sean started working for Certified Transmission in 2012. He really enjoys the challenges of being a diagnostician at Certified and is constantly looking forward to learning something new. He enjoys spending time with his family.
Daniel SkinnerDiagnostician
Dan attended Longview community college for the automotive technology program. He grew up in family-owned machine shop and was a general auto repair shop owner for 15 years. In total Dan has 24 years in the automotive repair field. Hobbies include drag racing, classic car restoration, restomod fabrication, hunting, and fishing.
Loc LamTechnician
Loc is an ASE Certified automotive transmission technician, and has been in the transmission industry for over 15 years. Loc is an excellent technician and takes pride in his work. Loc can also road test and diagnose vehicles when necessary. Loc was recently married and just returned from Vietnam with his new bride. Loc is fluent in English and Vietnamese. He likes to travel and spend time with his family on vacation. He has great family values and like to do everything he can for them.
Grandview
Jacob Morrison
Jacob Morrison
Zack Harkins
Zack Harkins
Duane M
Duane M
Jacob MorrisonStore Manager
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Zack HarkinsDiagnostician
Zack has 4 years in the automotive industry with a background in general repair. He has been a member of the Certified Transmission team for over a year as a diagnostician. Zack is focused on customer service and satisfaction. In his free time, he enjoys fishing and spending time with his family.
Duane MTechnician
Duane took two years of Vocational-Technical Automotive Mechanics in high school and he also worked on Hot Rods as a kid. Duane spent 26 years in the concrete Industry and then decided to move into the transmission world. Since 2012, Duane has been in the transmission business. He started by removing and reinstalling transmissions and then he started building them, which he really loves doing.
Independence
Mike Prendergast
Mike Prendergast
Sean Dunn
Sean Dunn
Richard Hart
Richard Hart
JR Shivers
JR Shivers
Austin Brown
Austin Brown
Mike PrendergastStore Manager
Sean DunnService Adviser
Sean is a happy father and husband who enjoys spending time in nature. His son and him like hiking the new trails and camping.
Richard HartDiagnostician
JR ShiversTechnician
JR is a happy father of 5 and husband. He likes spending time outdoors with his family and reading about his faith. He's been in the auto repair field for years and plans on retiring working at Certified Transmission.
Austin BrownTechnician
Austin loves fishing, bowling, target practice as well as hanging out with friends. He also loves learning about cars.
Liberty
Benjamin Dorsey
Benjamin Dorsey
Kevin Wayne
Kevin Wayne
Noe Acuna
Noe Acuna
Joel Edwards
Joel Edwards
Benjamin DorseyStore Manager
Benjamin graduated from Universal Technical Institute and the Ford FACT program with an Associates Degree in automotive technology. He has been in the automotive field for over 10 years and joined the Certified Transmission team in 2019. Benjamin enjoys riding motorcycles, spending time outdoors, and most of all spending time with his family.
Kevin WayneDiagnostician
Kevin is the diagnostician at the Liberty location.He has been with the company since 2014.Kevin has been in the automotive field for 24 years, specializing in engine, transmission and electrical diagnostics. He is an ASE certified master technician with L1 advanced level diagnostics certification.Kevin has been happily married for the last 20 years and is the proud father of four children.He enjoys spending time with his family at the lake on their boat.
Noe AcunaTechnician
Noe is the newest addition to the Certified Team. He started working on cars as a hobby and enjoys it. He is now specializing in transmissions. He is also a good addition to the Certified Team.
Joel EdwardsTechnician
Blue Springs
Eric Unrein
Eric Unrein
Sterling Umstattd
Sterling Umstattd
Brent Brown
Brent Brown
Eric UnreinStore Manager
Started in the automotive industry in 1984. Starting out as a Technician. After figuring out I really enjoy working with customers I took a new position as Service Advisor, Manager, General Manager and eventually owned and operated 6 Automotive repair shops in Kansas. Year later, after moving to Missouri I took a Manager position with Certified Transmission in 2019. Loves spending time with family, kids and granddaughter.
Sterling UmstattdTechnician
Brent BrownSwingman
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I would definitely recommend them opposed to going to a dealer
923 sw hampton ct Kirby Blue Springs Missouri
I was not expecting this type of service at all I highly recommend that if you need work done to bring to them they do great at there craft I will recommend them to any one that could use work done I can not say enough good things
Frank warburton lee summit MO
I was told I needed a new transmission by another shop, costing thousands of dollars. Austin and the great team here fixed the problem for hundreds of dollars and had the work completed the same day! Highly recommended!
Troy Adrian Kansas City Missouri
Work done very quickly, staff was helpful and kept me updated promptly throughout the process.
James Low Weatherby Lake Missouri
Nice friendly service and Bobby did good in keeping me posted on replacing my transmission.
dale fletcher liberty MO
I would recommend Certified to any one who is having transmission problems. Thank your polite employees for treating me like they cared.
Bob Robison Gladstone MO
Certified Transmission in Gladstone is the only place I will take my Jeep for any other transmission related services.
Kay Stefankiewicz Platte City MO
You guys are the best! Our 2002 Explorer is running absolutely flawless after the transmission flush, filter and fluid replacement you performed on our Ford Escape.
Greg Harris Olathe KS
The job was completed in a timely manner and we felt blessed to have found someone who is customer service oriented. Thanks you both him and his crew.
John Armstrong olathe KS
The estimates and actual cost were spot on and they did not try to sell me things I did not need or want. I highly recommend these guys if you need to have transmission work done.