Director of Operations
Arthur Lekić
First car: 94 Jeep Wrangler
Arthur always dreamed of being an engineer, so he began studying for his degree right out of high school. He soon discovered that he had more interest in cars than computers, so he switched to Nashville Diesel College, where he graduated with a 4.0 and a new wife. He landed a job with an engineering firm, and soon had transitioned into a leadership role at Nissan – all before the age of 23. He’d also risen as high as he could in the company without having an engineering degree.
So this time, he packed up his wife and three kids and returned to college. In just two and a half years, he had earned his Bachelor of Science in Automotive Manufacturing.
Arthur recommended his brother Ivan for a job that was opening up at HIMALAYA. While discussing the position with James and Keith, the conversation turned toward Arthur’s qualifications.
“It was craziest interview I’d ever been through. They walked me around and showed me what was going on. I told them I was there for my brother. They asked, ‘well what about you?’ I told them about Jeeps, and rock crawlers, and lift kits.”
And just like that, standing in the paint booth, James asked Arthur to join the HIMALAYA team as their director of operations.