DUKE'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON STAFF
Click on one of the people below to find out more information.
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- WAYNE PITT
- GENERAL MANAGER
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Is the General Manager of Duke´s Harley-Davidson®, and as such, is responsible for the overall operations of the dealership. His extensive background includes both motorcycle and automotive dealership management during a 30 year span.
He is a former U.S Marine and Viet Nam veteran. After completion of his military service his father (a former Speedway racer, flat tracker and hill climber of the 30's) introduced him to the sport of "Speedway Racing" and he immediately became "hooked" for an 8 year period during the 70's participating in both dirt and ice racing events throughout Canada and the U.S. with his last "retirement" race in 1978 in Wheatley Ontario. He has kept his former Speedway Bike to this day.
He still loves the adrenaline rush of "motorized competition" and participates in local drag racing events whenever possible
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- WENDY PITT
- COMPTROLLER
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In her capacity of Comptroller Wendy is responsible for all financial aspects of Dukes Harley-Davidson®. Her accounting experience is derived from an extensive background in various fields such as the printing and advertising business as well as 2 previous motorcycle dealerships.
Wendy has a close working relationship with all departments in the dealership and maintains positive business relationships with all suppliers and related business partners.
She is the very busy and proud mother of 3 beautiful girls, 7 year old twins and a 6 year old. Wendy is an experienced rider who rides as much as her demanding schedule allows
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- Chris Hall
- Sales
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Chris is a long time sales professional with Duke´s Harley-Davidson; he joined the company immediately after construction was completed on our new facility.
He originally hails from Aylmer but has been a long time resident of Chatham-Kent.
His former business interest was in the music industry owning and operating his own music store in downtown Chatham for many years.
Chris purchased his 1st motorcycle in 1965. He recently rode a modified 05 Road Glide® for a few years but he has since switched to a beautiful Wide Glide® modified to his taste.
Chris' easy going demeanor and expansive product knowledge provides his customers with the right information and confidence needed to purchase their bikes in a relaxed manner.
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- Lana Crawley
- Motorclothes Manager
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- motorclothes@dukeshd.com
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Lana joined Duke's team in April 2010. Lana has resided in Chatham most her life. She graduated high school from Ursuline Catholic College in 2005.
Her decision to enroll in the Fashion Business Program at Seneca College in Toronto resulted in successfully obtaining a graduation diploma in 2008 .Many of the courses she took at Seneca have provided her with a unique perspective of the fashion industy and equipped her with the knowledge to take on a management roll at Duke's. She chose to attend classes relating to the industry such as Fabric Fundamentals, Retail Marketing, Fashion Buying, Visual Merchandising and Space Planning, Retail Organizational Management and the Psychology of Fashion. She has worked in many aspects of the Fashion Industry including volunteering for the L'Oreal Fashion Week, held the positions of Senior sales associate and Brand ambassador at a major clothing chain store and worked as a sales rep for a successful sales agency in Toronto.
As the MotorClothes manager, Lana's responsibilities include travelling to the various Harley-Davidson Dealer Meetings to personally inspect the new lines, each season as well as ensuring we have the right products on hand at the right the right time of year for our customers. She also is responsible for making the final selection and purchasing decisions based on her personal inspection and her vast experience. Lana is also responsible for exhibiting her personl skills in visual merchandising on our showroom floor as new stock arrives, control of inventory and timely selection of sale merchandise. Lana's strong interest in product knowledge combined with her pleasant personality has helped her excel in assisting our customers with the right advice and fitting process of their riding gear, ensuring that each and everyone gets the right product with the best service.
You can contact Lana at motorclothes@dukeshd.com or feel free to call her at 1 877 354 0650 for any inquiries
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- Josh Knight
- Service Technician
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Josh Knight is a licenced Service Technician
Starting in Highschool shop class Josh picked up an insatiable interest in motorcycles. He did his co-op for two semesters with a London motorcycle garage and then continued apprenticing for 4 years and obtained his full mechanic license. Total, Josh has been working on motorcycles for about 6 years, including experience at one other dealership.
Our General Manager, Wayne, never forgot how impressed he was with the young mechanic and hired him on to Duke?s Harley-Davidson® in early 2008. Josh enjoys the atmosphere of our Harley® Shop and the wide variety of responsibilities that come with the position.
In his off time he enjoys ripping around on 4-wheelers and has his eye on a Harley-Davidson® Street Bob® for his next bike purchase.
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- Josh Markey
- Master Service Technician
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Josh has been working and riding on all types of bikes since the age of 8. His first bike was a 1978 offroader and he also currently owns an on/offroader that he cruises to work on and hits the trails on. When he has spare time he works on his 1973 motorcycle he is rebuilding.
Josh is originally from Nova Scotia, but now resides in Chatham-Kent. He worked in motorcycle shops in Nova Scotia and has been working as a Harley-Davidson® mechanic in Ontario since 1998.
Josh holds his Recreational Vehicle Mechanic Certificate, Motorcycle Technician License and also completed the AMI - American Motorcycle Institute before beginning his technical training with Harley-Davidson®. Josh obtained his Masters Service Technician Harley-Davidson® certification in 2003 and maintains his knowledge with different courses each year that enhance his service arsenal.
Josh made the move from D&M Cycle to Duke's Harley-Davidson® and has been with us ever since
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- Keith Zuefelt
- Apprentice Mechanic
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Keith began his career at Duke?s Harley-Davidson® in early 2007 as our Detailer. The service staff noticed his dedicated work ethic, keen interest and solid knowledge of motorcycles and their working parts and decided that he would be a good young man to invest in. Keith is now Apprenticing for his Mechanics license under Josh Markey.
Keith has been working on bikes, cars, snowmobiles ?anything that moved basically ?since he was very young with his father and brother. When he was 14 he saved up and bought his first dirt bike. After graduating from McGregor Highschool Keith started at Duke?s where he cruised in on his own custom motorcycle creation; now he has his eyes set on a Night Train®. Keith enjoys working at Duke?s because of the atmosphere, the people and because he loves what he does ?working on Harley-Davidson® motorcycles.
