
Ken Elzinga
Owner/Lead Technician
Ken is the owner and founder of Hilltop Auto. He has been working on cars since 1978 and specializes in diagnostics. He enjoys the challenge of automobiles and their ever-changing technology. Ken is an ASE Master Auto certified technician and also holds certifications in light duty diesel and advanced engine performance.
Certification Number: M121902
Years of Experience: 40
Machele Elzinga
Owner
Machele is Ken’s wife and co-owner of Hilltop. She does the secretarial work and other various office tasks. She and Ken have 5 children and 17 grandchildren.


Rachel Paquette
Receptionist
Rachel is our friendly receptionist who will help you schedule an appointment or give an update on your vehicle.
Email: rachel.p@hilltopauto.net
Don Mingerink
Service Advisor
Don has 34 years of customer service experience. He and his wife Maureen have four children and two grandchildren. Helping our customers keep their vehicle maintained and reliable is what he enjoys.
Contact: don@hilltopauto.net


Dave A
Service Advisor
Dave has 41 years of customer service experience. He and his wife Julie have 3 children. He enjoys being able to help people with their needs.
Kevin Kiekover
Technician
Kevin has been working at Hilltop Auto since 2009. He is our GM and driveline specialist. Kevin has extensive experience with General Motors products. He has a 1970 Buick that he restored from the ground up. He is an ASE Master Auto certified technician and also has certification in advanced engine performance. He and his wife Lynda have 3 children.
Specialty: GM
Certification Number: M204897
Years of Experience: 20


Nick Dykstra
Technician
Nick has been working for us since 2014. He previously worked at an import dealership servicing Subarus, Porches, and Audis. Nick is our import car specialist and is an ASE Master certified technician. He and his wife Lauren have three children.
Certification Number: M237777
Years of Experience: 19
Tyler Elzinga
Technician
Tyler is an ASE Master certified technician. His specialties are alignments, engine repair, climate control, and diagnostics. He and his wife Saydee have two children.
Certification Number: M263378
Years of Experience: 9


Alex Bommelje
Technician
Alex has been working in the automotive industry since 2010. He and his wife Stacy have three children.
Certification Number: M61282
Years of Experience: 10
John Smit
Technician
John has been working at Hilltop since 2017. He enjoys the challenge of new problems on the complex vehicles of today. He is an ASE Master certified technician and is also working toward certification on electric vehicles.
Certification Number: M276688
Years of Experience: 3


Daniel Ramey
Technician
Daniel Ramey is one of our new technicians. He enjoys getting to work with hands.
Certification Number: M287198
Years of Experience: 3
Jared Altena
Technician
Jared is certified in brakes and suspension and is our maintenance and light repair technician.
Certification Number: M272844
Years of Experience: 4


Tyce Lubbers
Technician
Tyce is our brake and light repair technician. He and his wife Willie have 1 child.
Years of Experience: 2
Krista Van Sledright
Technician
Krista is our oil change and light repair technician. She has been working at Hilltop since 2018. She enjoys working on the different challenges that vehicles bring.


Todd Klingensmith
Todd is our parts receiver, janitor, and takes care of our lawn maintenance.