Our Team Has HEART!
Brian Moak
Owner
Meet Brian, fearless leader, coach, mentor, friend, owner, and expert of all things HEART. Growing up in the industry, Brian’s dedication is unparalleled. He puts his all into everything he does and never lacks passion or enthusiasm with anything he is a part of. From being an amazing dad to his sons, to leading the pack at tennis class Brian always leads with Heart!
Danny Rosenbloom
Vice President - 2010
Meet Danny, Vice President and resident go-to-guy at HEART. Working at HEART during his summer and winter breaks through high school and college, Danny has over 16 years automotive experience and he’s done it all. Growing his family, he’s now the father of 2 beautiful children. His love of sports, Disney, games, and movies, he has a ton of fun hobbies to share with his kids now and in the future.
Scott Hoffman
Director of Marketing - 2016
Ernie Tagliere
Manager - Evanston, 2010
Meet Ernie, manager at our Evanston location and a part of the Heart team since 2010. Ernie, dad to an adorable son and beautiful daughter, loves his football. Whether it be his enthusiasm for fantasy football, or spending time with his family at games, Ernie’s got all of his teams covered.
Frank Tagliere
Manager - Wilmette 2009
Meet Frank, manager at our Wilmette location. With over 40 years automotive experience and 14 years managing at Heart, Frank eats, sleeps, and breathes all things car related. Coupled with being a father of 4 and grandfather of 3, Frank’s experience both in the industry and out is second to none. Frank knows his stuff. If you’ve got questions, he’s got answers.
Gil Evaro
Manager - Northbrook, 2016
Armando Robles
Assistant Manager – Evanston, 2022
Meet Armando, assistant manager at our Evanston location. Armando loves sports, and his Chicago teams! As a White Sox fan, he’ll make sure to catch all of the games this spring. Though sports are his passion, Armando’s family wins MVP every time! On the weekends he loves spending time with his daughter.
Blair Kerkhoff
Assistant Manager - Northbrook, 2020
Meet Blair, member of the Heart family and the Northbrook team. This former Iowan loves sports and tries hard not to miss a game. He’s such an avid sports fan that when he’s not watching the game, he’s coaching. Coach Blair loves sharing his knowledge and expertise with the local wrestling team and hopes to always lead to victory.
Jaime Sotelo
Assistant Manager – Wilmette, 2022
Meet Jaime, assistant manager at our Wilmette location. Jaime an avid music lover enjoys playing a variety of styles on his guitar. Jaime also likes to get outdoors and ride his bike, but with these Illinois winters he’s always got his love of sports to fall back on. With plenty of Chicago teams to root for he keeps entertained all year long.
Sam Bauer
Assistant Manager – Northbrook, 2022
Meet Sam, assistant manager at our Northbrook location. Sam started out as quite the hockey player playing for nine years, but as he grew older his passion turned towards classic muscle cars. Now, when he’s not busy admiring classic car engines under the hood, he likes to spend time working with another type of machine. He builds computers from the ground up and has amazing time doing it.
Kieesha Smith
Front Desk - Evanston, 1998
Meet Kieesha, who’s been running the front counter at our Evanston location for 24 years. Kieesha knows her customers, she takes pride in not only knowing them by name but their families and pets too! Everyone feels like a part of the Heart family when they work with Kieesha. She’s one of a kind, her effervescent and bright personality shines through everything she does.
Ben Stiegel
Front Desk - Wilmette, 2016
Makayla Cavallari
Front Desk - Evanston, 2020
Javier Galeno
Tech - Wilmette, 2017
Meet Javier, mechanic at our Northbrook location. This top tier technician has a passion for running. Since joining the Heart family in 2017 he has participated in several marathons and charity races. An avid long-distance runner, Javier has even traveled to different countries to be a part of some pretty impressive races.
Jorge Garfias
Tech - Northbrook, 2014
Chris Cannon
Tech - Evanston, 1996
Ricky Harris
Tech - Northbrook, 2011
Ricky Granados
Tech - Wilmette, 1997
Mike Fisher
Tech - Wilmette, 1997
Meet Mike, veteran mechanic at our Wilmette location and a member of the Heart team for over 23 years. Mike is a family man, between baseball games, practices, and carpooling his weekends are jammed packed. Lucky for his family he’s got a big heart full of love for all of them.
Andrew Martinez
Tech - Evanston, 2011
Raul Galeno
Tech - Evanston, 2019
Meet Raul, member of the Heart family for 4 years. Raul is also an avid runner. He has participated in over 5 marathons and has many more in his future. He’s steadily running and training to be ready for his next race so he’s first to cross the finish line.
Gabriel Viti
Tech - Wilmette, 2020
Meet Gabe, mechanic at our Wilmette location and member of the Heart family since 2020. Gabe is huge a fan of off-roading. Whether it be taking his truck out on the terrain or finding the best off-roading gear he’s your guy when it comes to bounding through the mud and hills.
Juan Martinez
Tech - Wilmette, 2007
Genry Smolen
Tech - Evanston, 1998
Jorge Velazquez
Tech - Wilmette, 2017
Sheldon Cannon
Mechanic - Northbrook, 2020
Ebony Willett
Executive Assistant - 2005
Brian Zamarron
Tech – Evanston, 2021
Meet Brian, mechanic at our Evanston location. Brian a great addition to the Heart team, always willing to lend a hand in the shop. Brian is also a car enthusiast, one of his favorite hobbies is modifying performance cars. When he’s not making cars faster and more furious, he’s playing on the soccer field or spending time with his family.
Klever Saldana
Tech – Northbrook, 2021
Meet Klever, mechanic at our Northbrook location. Klever has proven himself to be quite an asset to the shop. When he’s not under the hood at work you’ll find him under the hood at home, one of his favorite hobbies is working on cars. Klever also loves to be active outdoors, kicking balls on the soccer field and catching air on a half-pipe skateboarding.
Jake Colpaert
Tech - Evanston, 2000
Alex Yanqui
Tech - Evanston, 2023
Meet Alex mechanic at our Evanston location. Alex’s upbeat personality and cheerful smile make for a wonderful addition to Heart. When he’s not busy helping his team, he loves to stay active with sports and enjoy outdoors. He’s also a foodie and loves to try different cuisines.
Wesley
Shop Puppy - 2020
Meet Wesley, Heart’s certified shop pet, treat taster, and morale booster! He puts a smile on everyone’s face wherever he goes, loves french fries and a good snuggle!
