Alex (Owner and Chief Boss-Friend)
Before buying and revamping Fit Garage, Alex bounced around between med school, restaurant jobs, and even spent some time as a detailer at Toyota. Now, as the owner of Fit Garage, Alex is in charge. He tries to be a friend first, and a boss second. Alex drives a 70-Series Toyota Land Cruiser built for overlanding with a turbo-diesel swap, a roomy pop-top tent, and a full back-end buildout, as well.
“We definitely embrace the work hard, play hard mentality. We try to go camping, dirt biking, or off-roading together at least once a week.” - Alex
Ethan (Regional Manager of Tacoma Lifts and Director of HR)
After years of obsessing over skateboards, surfboards, and dirt bikes, getting into cars was a natural progression for Ethan, who grew up in Hawaii. His brother Matt also works in the shop. Ethan drives a Land Cruiser Prado — a Japanese import with right-hand drive and a turbo-diesel engine.
“Ethan is by far the most inappropriate employee at Fit Garage. So, we made him head of HR.” - Alex
Ossie (Designer and Resident Problem Solver)
Ossie stepped in to help Fit Garage one busy day when he was in-between design jobs. With a master's in architecture, he’s a uniquely valuable asset to the garage, designing custom parts and working on builds that require digital modeling skills. Ossie drives a six-wheel Volvo C304 with a Mercedes turbo-diesel swap and portal axles.
“I never imagined myself working at a garage, but once you get here and you realize how fun it is, you can’t leave.” - Ossie