Our People - It's nice to put a face with a name... Emich Volkswagen is the only Volkswagen dealership in Denver metro area, and our people are the best-trained, most knowledgeable anywhere. We are the oldest VW dealership in Colorado and have been at the same location for almost 50 years. We're here today, and you can be sure that we'll be here tomorrow! Even online we manage to be a full-service dealership. Looking for a price quote? We can do that. Want to order parts? No problemo. Need to make a service appointment? Yep, we can do that here, too. Of course, we always love to put a face to a name, so check out our business hours and directions if you'd like to visit in person. |
| Fred Emich General Manager fred4@emichautomotive.com Fred has been involved with the car industry for as long as he can remember whether it has been with the Emich group or Autonation dealerships. Even being the General Manager Fred still finds time to meet and assist customers who come into the dealership.
When he isn't in the office you can find Fred in the great outdoors skiing, whitewater kayaking, golfing, cycling, running, and hiking. On his many trips to the wilderness he brings along his wife Lex and their dog Leyla. Fred is a proud graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont where he met his wife and helped the ski team win the Eastern Division Ski Championship. |
| Dave Guttenberg Used Car Manager 303-928-6115 dguttenberg@emichautomotive.com
Dave is our Pre-Owned manager and is responsible for Emich's pre-owend inventory. Dave prides himself in having the most unique and best maintained vehicles in Colorado
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| Reuben Kuruvila Business Development Manager & Sales Manager 303-928-6155 rkuruvila@emichautomotive.com
Reuben is our Business Development Manager & Sales manager. He is in charge of making sure our customers are being properly followed up with. He prides himself in making sure every internet inquiry is responded to quickly, clearly, and effectively.
When he is at home he relishes the time he spends with his family. Reuben and his wife have two young daughters. He also spends his extra time skiing and watching the Broncos. Reuben was an All American Alpine Ski Racer at University of Nevada. He also graduated with a Masters in Hospitality Finance from Les Roches University in Switzerland. |
| Paul Auerbach New Car Manager 303-928-6139
pauerbach@emichautomotive.com
Paul has worked at the VW dealership for over half a decade. As the New Car Manager he is in charge of new car inventory and making sure Emich stays the number one dealer in the region.
In his spare time he enjoys playing and watching baseball, which stems from his college days playing at the Universitty of Hawaii. Paul is a native of Utah, then moved to Hawaii for College and now resides in beautiful Colorado. Paul is a native of Utah, then moved to Hawaii for college, and now resides in the beautiful in Colorado.
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| David Maestas Finance 303-928-6121 dmaestas@emichautomotive.com
Dave is one of our business managers at Emich. Dave has been working with the company for over three years and is a Volkswagen guru. Dave's interest in the industry started in high school when he started his carreer selling cars.
In his free time he enjoys watching the Denver Nuggets and Broncos. Some of his favorite movies include Wedding Crashers and a classic, Forrest Gump. Dave is involved with Big Brothers mentoring program. |
| KB Brader Sales Associate/ Finance Manager 303-928-6148 Office 303-807-8925 Cell kbbrader@emichautomotive.com
KB has been working with the Emich family for 3 years as a Sales Associate. Before joining the team he was a restaurant proprietor for over 10 years managing family owned and corporate operated establishments. In his spare time he enjoys reading books by his favorite authors, Clive Barker and James Lee Burke. His favorite all time actor is Al Pacino. |
| John Orlando Sales Associate jorlando@emichautomotive.com
John has been a Sales Consultant with Volkswagen Since 2005. He has been a member of the Volkswagen National Sales Guild. He is also Master Certified Sales Consultant.
When John is not at the Dealership you can find him spending time with his wife and two Children. John was a college gymnast for Michigan State College. |
| Phil Almagno
Sales Associate
palmagno@emichautomotive.com Phil Almagno has been in the automotive industry for over 20 years. Phil has owner several business in Colorado which include restaurant and hair salons. Phil has two daughters whom have graduated from CU Boulder. |
| Eric Ashby
Sales Associate
eashby@emichautomotive.com Eric Ashby has been involved in the Automotive industry for over 20 years from the automotive audio business to the retail side. Eric currently lives in Bailey with his two huskies and wife. Eric loves to be seen driving his Deep Blue R32. |
| Blake Minger
Sales Associate
bminger@emichautomotive.com Blake Minger has worked in the automotive industry in service for a little over 3 years. He recently joined the Emich family coming from Charlotte, NC. He moved to Denver for a change of scenery & a great opportunity as a sales consultant. During his free time Blake enjoys all the outdoor activities such as snowboarding, cycling, hiking, & camping. |
| Bahador Riazati
Sales Associate
briazati@emichautomotive.com Bahador Riazati: My 2 biggest passions are science and philosophy. In my spare time I like to go to the mountains and contemplate life, especially an hour before sunrise so I can watch it rise from beyond the horizon. I love nature. The ideal place to live should have the ocean on one side, and the mountains with a thick forest on the other. Other things I do include biking, hiking, running, studying, exercising, etc. |
| Sean McRae
Sales Associate
smcrae@emichautomotive.com Sean McRae is a native to Denver, Colorado. Sean has been selling cars for several years and is an avid Volkswagen fan. Sean served a 4 year term in the US Navy. We are very happy to have him on our team! |
| Matt Zahn
Sales Associate
mzahn@emichautomotive.com Matt Zahn comes to Emich from the financial services industry, where he spent the past six years managing 401k plans and private retirement funds. He is a Michigan native, but in early 2009 he decided a change was needed and moved to Colorado. When Matt is not at the dealership, he enjoys playing online poker and hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. He is a huge fan of bluegrass music, plays the mandolin and guitar, and looks forward to the Rockygrass Festival in Lyons, CO every July. |
| Derek Pound Sales Associate 303-928-6143 dpound@emichautomotive.com
Derek moved from the sunny state of California to Denver looking for change and the "out of this world snowboarding" the mountains have to offer. Derek has been a VW Sales Consultant since 2006. He is a proud parent to his two year old Shiba Husky mix, Sheena. Derek also spends time on his R6 motorcycle. |
| Dan Dolph Sales Assocaite 303-928-6144 ddolph@emichautomotive.com
Dan has been in the Automotive industry for 6 years after spending over 15 years working in the restaurant industry. On his days off you can find Dan enjoying the outdoors either hiking, camping or fishing at his favorite spot. Dan can also be found hanging out at Red Rocks. |
| Tristan TJ Ward Sales Associate
303-928-6117
tward@emichautomotive.com
TJ has been working within the automotive industry for two years. He takes extra care of his customers by fully explaining all the bells and whistles of their newly purchased vehicle. Before getting into the automotive industry TJ played professional poker for over 5 years. He also has experience in small business operations through being the owner and operator of a small chain of formal clothing stores for about 15 years. |
 | Melissa Lanini Sales Associate 303-928-0250 mlanini@emichautomotive.com
Melissa has been working in the automotive business for six years. Her attention to detail and comforting nature makes it very pleasurable to purchase a vehicle from Melissa. Melissa's hobbies including working in her garden, going on bike rides, taking long walks with her husband, and spending time with her family. Her favorite place to visit thus far is Whitehaven, United Kingdom. |
 | Ron Epstein Sales Associate 303-928-6149
repstein@emichautomotive.com
Ron has spent over 14 years in the car industry, from dealerships on the East Coast to Colorado. In his spare time Ron enjoys watching football, both college and professional as well as many automobile races featured on the weekends. Ron also enjoys photography. |
| Dario Arnautovich Inventory Manager 303-928-0248 darnautovich@emichautomotive.com
Dario has been an integral part of the Emich family for several years. Dario is a true car nut. Originally born in the former Yugoslavia Dario is fluent in both English and Serbo-Croatian. Dario ensures that all of Emich’s pre-owned vehicles meet the highest standards. |
 | Chris Condon
Finance Director
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 | Rich Cervantes
Emich Shop Foreman and VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
27 years total VW experience
Hobbies include motorcycles, bicycling and the outdoors
Favorite Car of all time is the 1966 Karman Ghia
Rich has 1 cat named Hailey |
 | Zach Shaw
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
8 years total VW experience
Hobbies include cars
Favorite Car of all time is the Chevelle
Zach has 1 cat |
 | Chris Ingraham
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
15 years total VW experience
Hobbies include his kids and hockey
Chris has 2 dogs and 2 cats |
 | Kyle Shaw
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
11 years total VW experience
Hobbies include firearms and SCCA Rally Cross
Kyle appreciates all cars new and old
Kyle has 2 cats and 1 dog |
 | Jared Hindman
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
7 years total VW experience
Hobbies include fly fishing, old Italian scooters and SCCA Rally Cross
Favorite car of all time is the Ford GT40
Jared has a Scottish Terrier named Patty and a cat named Morris |
 | Gus Salazar
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
40 years total VW experience
Hobbies include Riding his Harley
Favorite car of all time is the 67 Corvette
Gus has 2 dogs and 2 cats |
 | Jim Dessing
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
32 years total VW experience
Hobbies include motorcycles
Favorite car of all time is the AC Cobra 427
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 | Peter Grillo
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
7 years total VW experience
Hobbies include painting and hot rodding VW's
Favorite car of all time is his 89 Golf
Peter has 1 cat |
 | Angel Alvarado
VW Technician Has spent the last year at Emich
11 years total VW experience
Hobbies include anything outdoors
Angel appreciates all cars new and old
Angel has a miniature pincher, sheepdog and a cat |
 | Emir Ahmestpahic
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
15 years total VW experience
Hobbies include hunting and geocache
Favorite car of all time is the Alfa Romeo
Emir has 1 dog |
 | Fatmir Hadzimurtovic
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
7 years total VW experience
Hobbies include fishing, hunting, outdoors and his family
Favorite car of all time is the Ferrari
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 | Amir Suceska
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
13 years total VW experience
Hobbies include skiing and fixing old cars
Favorite car of all time is the Porsche |
 | Aaron Daniels (Stacks)
VW Technician Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at Emich
3 years total VW experience
Hobbies include his motorcycle
Favorite car of all time is the Charger |
| John Morse
Parts Manager
Has spent the last 3 1/2 years at EMich
12 years of total VW experience
Hobbies include camping and riding horses
Favorite car of all time is the 1998 Pontiac Trans Am WS-6 Ram-Air |
| Carlos Manzanares |
| Carl Reidell |
| Allan Beck |
| Jered Beeman
Service Advisor
jbeeman@emichautomotive.com
Jered has been at Emich Volkswagen for five years. Jered has owned a VW since learning to drive and he loves the VW Sport. He currently drives a GTI VR6. When not working, Jered spends time with his family, friends and tuxedo cat named Beemer. |
| Brian Williams
Service Advisor
bwilliams@emichautomotive.com |
| Jason Harris
Service Advisor
jharris@emichautomotive.com |
| Colt Williams
Appointment Coordinator
cwilliams@emichautomotive.com |
| Tony Graziano
Service Advisor
tgraziano@emichautomotive.com
Tony has been a service professional at Emich for 13 years. |
