Our Team

Young Guns Garage is made up of a team of professionals who take time off from their work to mentor the youth at the shop. Each of them has their specialty in the automotive industry.

Below is a little info about each of these awesome people.

Randy Shultz

Gets things done

Sheet and auto body work

Masters in Education

Randy doesn't come too often, but makes it up for the work he completes in a day.

He's the backbone for our Datsun project. and makes learning enjoyable.

Randy is a fan of Young Guns because it gets people to work together with their heads and hands to accomplish cool things.

His favorite car is his FIAT

Calvin Vanderpol

Safety enforcer & the educator

CNC/Tool & Die Machinist

Cal knows a vast category of stuff. Anything engineering, CAD design, physics, math, machining - go to Cal.

Be prepared for a very lengthy, in-depth explanation from Cal. He is also a big food guy, and he's going to make you like foods that you hate.

Cal's favorite car is his MR2

Tyson Floris

Blueprint guy

Local Business Owner

Tyson wants to know and explain every part of modifying your car. He's essentially the blueprint for your plans and will help map out the next plans for your car in confidence.

Young Guns is enjoyable to Tyson as every project includes a lot of planning and thought.

His favorite car is the Datsun at the shop since a lot of planning goes behind it.

Evan Wise

A wise guy for sure

Apprentice Mechanic

Evan has a funny, goofy personality and makes things clear and fun to learn. He doesn't mind people stepping in to question and work on what his doing.

Evan brings a great personality to the shop and gets people comfortable in working on cars.

His favorite car is his Honda Prelude

Kyle Martens

That smart & funny uncle

Red Seal automotive technician

Kyle loves to teach the younger generation how to work on cars in Gen-z style. Just don't teach him new slang.

Kyle brings out his knowledge with a side of fun, and likes to be in the shop because he wishes it existed when he was younger.

His favorite car is the Toyota Supra and the JZX100.

Matt Frose

Business and Commodity

Bachelor of Business Administration

Matt is the president of a large commodity trading floor in Vancouver, and brings along with this a ton of business experience.

He's the guy to talk to for anything business, strategy or life challenges in general.

He also drifts cars like its the simplest thing in the world. He's great with teaching with patience and has a cool car collection.

His favorite car is the Datsun 240Z

Benji Vanderpol

Roots of the shop

Bachelor of Arts, Grad dip in Business

Benji is the guy who runs the shop and helps you start getting your hands dirty. He has connections with everyone, so if your ever stuck with anything, Benji can help redirect you.

Benji likes Young Guns because of its chill, family-like atmosphere that helps everyone learn at their own pace while having fun.

Benji's favorite car is the Skyline GTR

Steve Parpat

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Red Seal Technician at Kaltire

Steve is the silent knower, he observes and helps to get things done. He's going to answer all your questions, but will add hot sauce to questionable food choices.

Steve likes Young Guns because of the knowledge that is being shared.

He doesn't have a favorite car, as long as it drives, its a thumbs up.

Anson Tseng

Camera guy

IAT Student at SFU

Anson is one of those annoying camera guys that likes to get in your way. He's slowly getting into cars so don't ask him for vehicle advice unless you want a wrong answer.

Anson finds Young Guns the perfect place for youth like him to gain hands on experience on cars.

Anson's favorite car is his 1988 Mazda 323

Jag Gill

Superman, but with tools

Owner of Ocean Park Automotive

Jag is like that one superhero that just gets things done. He has all the tools you can think of.

Once he is given a task, he does it and leaves with no crumbs.

Jag likes the shop for its freedom to acquire knowledge and skill.

Favorite car is the 1991 Chevrolet Camaro

Taylor Drinkwater

Patient helper

Construction project manager

Taylor likes being part of the safe space and hanging out with the youth while they learn.

He doesn't have his won space at home and misses being in a garage, so he comes here to make his mark while making an impact.

Taylor's favorite car is the Nissan S13 240sx

Kevin Causi

Car tuning guy

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Kevin is the wiz when it comes to car tuneing or anything to do with ECU's.

He's very good with the technical side of building a car, and getting it to run the way you want with the power you want.

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