KTH MOTORSPORTS - Key Persons
James began his mechanical career at the tender age of five, when he helped his grandfather rebuild lawnmower engines. He grew up working as a mechanic in his father's automotive repair shop.
Today, James is one of the top machinists on the East Coast. In addition to his full time job in motorsports development, James serves as a fly-in for two well-known Porsche racing teams, and NASCAR star Carl Edward's road race division team. These teams pay to fly him all over the country to be an on-site mechanic for their weekend testing programs.
James also has an established racing career. He's won the Maryland state championship in motocross and the National Championship (unlimited class) in the karting dirt series.
Kendra brings 17 years of experience in marketing, financial investment analysis, performance measurement and commercial real estate to the leadership team. Most recently, Kendra led a business intelligence team responsible for analyzing the $6 billion annual spending of a Federal agency, and providing commodity profiling, market intelligence, strategic sourcing analysis, vendor outreach and vendor performance profiles.
Her career highlights include managing a team of over 50 employees, controlling a $20 million operating budget, developing strategic and financial analysis for over $3 billion of Federal construction, and routinely handling multi-million dollar lease negotiations, including her agency's largest office lease ever signed ($60million/year). She has written Federal guidance and taught classes on investment analysis and performance management, spoken at conferences around the country, briefed Congressman and Senators, and written articles that were published in the Washington Business Journal. Kendra is a proud College Park graduate, and holds a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland (University College). She is 6 credits from her Masters in Public Administration at American University.
Kendra admits to being "slightly" addicted to racing since her first taste at the age of 17 when she attended a local motocross race. She even began racing her own kart in 2007, but truly prefers the heart-pounding excitement of watching her team battle for the lead from the pits.
Tim has been racing for 22 years. He became involved in drag racing at the age of 12, but his family didn't have the money to support him in his own car. So he worked and saved, and by the age of 16, Tim managed to buy his own dragster. He ran (and won) local NHRA events for several years, and even landed a sponsorship from Jones Communications (now Comcast Cable). Around the age of 30, Tim turned his attention to coaching and supporting his niece in the junior dragster series. But he couldn't stay off the track for long, and soon he began road racing go-karts. It didn't take long before Tim had conquered the track in his kart, too, and he is currently first in points in both of his regional divisions.
Tim's talents go far beyond his racing abilities. He is a talented mechanic and welder. He has built several dragsters, race cars and go karts, from welding the chassis - to building the motor - to painting the body. He even built his own beautiful custom chopper.
Tim is a skilled elevator mechanic, and also owns a home improvement company. His management experience includes project management of multi-million dollar projects and running crews of 30+ men. Tim has been a volunteer fire fighter since the age of 18.