THE HKD FAMILY
Charles is a co-founder of HKD. He leads the organization and participates in sales, R & D, and manufacturing. He's an alumnus of St. Lawrence University and has his MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth. He loves sports, enjoys the outdoors, and is a proud father of four. Ask Charles about how to build a tree house or backyard rink.
Charles Santry
PRESIDENT
Ian is an original member of HKD and had the pleasure of climbing creosote poles back when they were used to support the first HKD towers. IOR, as we call him, graduated from St. Lawrence and received his MBA from Clarkson. He oversees sales and marketing. When away from HKD, IOR is a family man and can be found on the sidelines coaching youth soccer and lacrosse.
Ian Jarrett
VICE PRESIDENT
Anni keeps the family at HKD in check. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in History and Economics. Prior to starting HKD, she owned and operated several retail stores in Faneuil Hall, Boston and Hanover, NH. Anni and her husband Charles have three boys and a girl. She loves to read and ride horses, but not at the same time.
Anni Dupre Santry
VP Finance
Mark is responsible for customers in New York and Ontario, Canada, and HKD's overall brand experience. He's a serial entrepreneur and survived (barely) the dotcom bubble as the co-founder of the action sports web site Fusion.com. When he's not thinking snow or skiing on it, Mark can be found enjoying Lake Champlain with his wife and two children.
Mark Horton
Sales and Marketing
Phil is a master electrician and technology fanatic at heart. He's also a former police officer. Relax snowmakers; he's retired. Phil is responsible for Western sales and tech support in the West. Phil and his wife, Brooke, have 4 young boys who keep them hopping.
Phil Van Why
Western Sales & Tech Support
Scott joined HKD in 2013. He spent seven years as the Snowmaking & Slopes Manager at Wintergreen Resort, VA. Scott joined the vendor side in 2011 and has had a continued focus on automation ever since. When he isn't working on the mountain, he spends time with his wife and two children in Virginia, and builds furniture from scratch.
Scott Gunnell
Southeast Sales & Tech Support
Ben joined HKD in 2015. Prior to joining HKD, Ben worked six years with Techno Alpin, focusing on snowmaking automation and fan and tower gun technical support. Ben has skied since the age of 3 and is a committed and passionate outdoor enthusiast. On occasion he can be found at “Thirsty Thursdays” in Park City, discussing the various details of snowmaking strategy.
Ben Siefert
Western Sales & Tech Support
Most of us mowed lawns as a teen but not Nate. He was running a snowcat at Wachusett Mountain. He later jumped to snowmaking and hasn't looked back. Nate joined HKD in 2017, after gaining experience in all aspects of Low-E snowmaking. He rips on a bike and skis, and relishes his time in the Green Mountains with his wife and 2 daughters.
Nate Ringquist
Northeast Sales & Tech Support
JP oversees the HKD team and factory in Canada. He has assembled a stellar team of experienced and passionate individuals to ensure the HKD factory is humming for many years to come. JP has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Laval University and is an incredible father to his four children.
Jean-Philippe Lacasse
General Manager
Martin has been working with customers for over 20 years and launched his snowmaking career with Turbocristal as a sales and service rep from 2003 to 2007. Martin made Mont-Sainte-Anne Ski Area home, and was their head Alpine Coach for 6 years, and area manager for 2 years. Prior to joining HKD, Martin worked with Prinoth for 9 years as the Eastern Canada Regional Manager.
Martin LaRicheliere
VP Sales Development
Michele has worked in the ski industry for over 30 years and began her career as a ski instructor. With her certificate in human resources management, she obtained a position as HR coordinator for several years at Mont-Sainte-Anne Ski Resort. In 2013, she was promoted to Director of Operations for the resort, a role she held for 7 years before joining the HKD team in January 2021. Michèle is an avid cross-country skier and completes her winters with downhill skiing and snowshoeing.
Michele Tremblay
Human Resource Advisor
Mylene has 15+ years of experience in accounting and holds an MBA. With her team Mylène initiated the move to paperless accounting. In addition to playing with numbers, she enjoys racking up miles on her road and mountain bikes. Her relaxation tools are downhill skiing, running, and swimming.
Mylene Cloutier
Financial Manager
Guillaume is a graduate in accounting and management. He has 10 years of experience in real estate accounting, catering and manufacturing. He is curious and versatile. In his spare time, you can find Guillaume at old car shows where he exhibits his own car.
Guillaume Simard
Assistant Controller & Logistics Coordinator
Nicole handles day-to-day logistics at the Quebec Factory since 2004. She keeps the team well organized and on track. Ask Nicole's son what he would like to be and guess what he will answer - "A Snowmaker".
Nicole Bilodeau
Administrative Assistant
Frederick has been a production manager in various plants since 2010. Process improvement, collaboration, and optimization are part of his DNA. Fred is a unifier and motivator and results oriented. Fred is a former top athlete and still trains intensively. This allows him to indulge in his favorite hobby without remorse: cooking on the grill.
Fred Lamonde
Production Manager
Patrick studied English at Champlain College and earned a certificate in business administration. Prior to HKD, he worked in the movie industry as Director of Operations for Cineplex Entertainment. In 2015, he joined the Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City where he set up their purchasing and supply department. Patrick is a big fan of hockey and tennis, both as a player and spectator.
Patrick Trudeau
Buyer
Joel is based in Quebec and is our mechanical designer. Along with his team of designers, he handles the mechanical design needs for production as well as our R&D initiatives. He enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking with his family.
Joel Cloutier
R & D Mechanical team leader
Martin has been immersed in the ski business since 1977. In 1991, he started EMP, a snowmaking distributor that sold and serviced HKD products. After the merger between HKD and Turbocristal, Martin joined team HKD Turbo to manage all sales efforts in Quebec. He's a menace on the racetrack, whether on a super bike or go-kart.
Martin Parent
Sales Manager, Quebec
Michael joined HKD in 2014 as a project manager in engineering, R&D and construction. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the École de technologie supérieure. Michael is currently the Systems Engineering lead and assists with snowmaking and pump house installations. He enjoys skiing, playing hockey, and spending quality time with his family.
Michael Lachance
System Engineering Leader
Frank is one of our product assembly gurus and keeps a close eye on the QC of our products. Frank is also one of our standout educators for the HKD Academy, providing training to customers at our Quebec facility. You’ll also find Frank traveling throughout Quebec providing after-sales support for HKD customers.
Francois Lepage
R & D Support and Customer Support
Max has been with the HKD since 2006 and has played many important roles. In addition to managing our parts department, he provides in-house customer support. When he's not spending time with his three kids, Max is probably off doing something that involves adrenaline and high speed.
Maxime Duplain
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN & CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Max joined our team in June 2018 after more than 10 years in the marine automation business. Striving for a new challenge, he discovers that snow is the new water!! Max's addition to our team is another step forward for HKD in becoming the snowmaking automation leader. He likes to spend time with his family, making maple syrup and whisky tasting.
Maxime Beliveau
R & D Electrical Team Leader
Mathieu is a technician in mechanical engineering. He is a designer supervised by Joel for research and development of new products. When he is not drafting or testing new product, he is playing music in his band or training for a karate competition.
Mathieu Hebert
Mechanical Designer
Mathieu graduated as a mechanical technician and joined the HKD team in 2012. Mathieu is our mechanical supervisor of the assembly teams, including welding, fan guns, and air/water. He is all about attention to detail and quality control. When not at the HKD factory, Mathieu enjoys goose and duck hunting, and skiing.
Mathieu Tremblay
Mechanical Supervisor
Alexandre holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. Alex plans the company's resources in order to maximize production. He’s focussed automating as many processes as possible to make work flow easier and more efficient. His passion is music and he’s always up for playing big parties.
Alexandre Dery
Production Coordinator
Jean-Philippe is an electrician with extensive expertise in the manufacturing, marine and construction sectors. He knows his way around the factory floor and is focused on product quality. JP has been skiing since the age of 5 and snowboarding since he was 12, and an overall sports enthusiast.
Jean-Philippe Gravel
Electrical Supervisor
Clement joined the company in 1985. He is our living reference of all Turbo snowmaking products and always has a solution to critical problems in the plant or field. If you want to learn the real stuff on snowmaking, spend some après ski with Clement.
Clement Tremblay
Specialty welder and team leader
Daniel has been with us since 1992 and has assembled thousands of fan guns with our team of mechanics. A former ATV racer, Dan is speeding up the assembly process with perfect tuning of the HKD Turbo fans.
Daniel Fillion
Mechanic and assembly team leader
Jerome is a talented artist working on all our aluminum and stainless steel welding needs. He has the "eyes of the tiger" tattooed all over his arms.
Jerome Gagnon
Specialty welder
Nahum is an electrical apprentice. He joined the HKD panel assembly team in 2019. When he's not working, you can find him on a soccer field.
Avila Nahum
Electrical Assembly
Raymond has been with HKD since 2014. He is a great addition to the assembly team. He enjoys music, the outdoors and is a Troop Leader for the Boy Scouts.
Raymond Lefebvre
Mechanical Assembly
Robert has over 32 years of experience in welding and assembling. He’s been with HKD since 2015. He’s a hunter and a fisherman. He’s passionate about nature in all seasons.
Robert Lafond
Welding and Assembly
Kevin recieved his electrical diploma in 2011. Since then, he has developed knowledge about communication, alarm, security, control and home automation systems. Outside of work, he enjoys film, martial arts, music and hebertism. He is curious by nature.
Kevin Boucher
Product Assembly
Simon is a skilled professional welder who joined the team in 2011. He is a happy guy who is always smiling. He is a positive source of motivation for all on the welding team.
Simon Carbonneau
Welder
Alain has been working on assembling HKD guns since the summer of 2019. He is passionate about snowmaking and has been working in the ski industry in Quebec since 2002. Alain is an avid mountain biker and alpine skier.
Alain Marchand
Air/Water Assembly
Before taking the helm of iSNO in 2021, Ken enjoyed 22 years at Loon Mountain in various management roles including, snowmaking, snow surfaces, and special projects. Prior to Loon, Ken spent 4 years as an active-duty U.S. Marine, maintaining attack helicopters across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Ken is married and the father of two active teenage girls who love sports and rip on skis. Ken is also a hobby machinist and enjoys making and repairing parts for friends and local businesses.
Ken Mack
Product Manager
Lance got his start in the automation business over 25 years ago with Snomatic Controls & Engineering. He was responsible for the original development and support of iSNO and KLiK automation software, and instrumental to the success of both products. He is uniquely cool under pressure and an absolute wizard in supporting customers. Lance is based in Lyme, NH where he continues to drive the development and support of HKD and iSNO software.
Lance Anderson
Controls System Manager
Erik started his snowmaking career with Snomatic Controls & Engineering in 2016. He joined the iSNO team in 2018 and supports the Back End development of iSNO software and databases. Erik has one of the more enticing remote iSNO offices and is a short bike ride to the surf of San Diego beaches. When he’s not on his bike or skiing in SoCal, he enjoys playing music and spending time with friends and family.
Erik Larson
Automation Engineering
Caiden graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 2020 with a B.S. in Power Engineering Technology. Saying Caiden is passionate about snowmaking is an understatement. He began making snow in his backyard at the age of 10, and years later automated his home system. While in college, Caiden worked the night shift at Camden Snowbowl, making snow when he wasn’t studying. He lives in Chaplin, CT with his fiancé Caitlin and his two dogs, Henry, and Scout.
Caiden Shea
Automation Technician
Scott graduated from Amherst College in 2022 with a B.A. in Computer Science and Music. He has experience in data structures, parallel computing, and artificial intelligence. At iSNO, his focus is on the Front End, ensuring our software is intuitive and highly responsive. When he’s not cranking on code, he’s hiking or biking. Also noteworthy, Scott was the NESCAC Champion in 2022 for swimming, and is an accomplished singer and actor.
Scott Romeyn
Front End Developer
Jean is a mechanical engineer and an expert in industrial processes, equipment design, and market development. Earlier in his career, Jean was the VP of engineering and R & D for Turbocristal, before breaking out on his own to start an industrial engineering firm, which he operated for 10 years.
Jean Pinault
VP HKD Blue
Andrew is the son of Ian Jarrett and is responsible for the consultative selling & social media marketing of HKD Blue’s dust suppression technology in the North America region. Andrew, like his father, attended St. Lawrence University where he spent 4 years playing lacrosse. Andrew loves outdoor activities like fly fishing, golfing, & mountain biking.
Andrew Jarrett
Outside Sales and Marketing
Gordon joined the HKD team in 2017 for tech support, sales, and service. In warmer months, Gordon runs HKD Blue, a division of HKD that utilizes our snowmaking technology for environmental purposes. Gordon loves playing sports, and can usually be found watching the Patriots on Sundays with his boss.