Our Leadership Team
Lonnie Mackenzie
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Elevators run deep in the Mackenzie family - owner Lonnie Mackenzie is a third-generation elevator technician, with over 25 years of experience in the elevator industry.
After working in the industry for several years, Lonnie sought a change of pace and pursued his interest in health and safety, training as a Primary Care Paramedic. His practice as a First Responder provided him with insight into the striking similarities between patient care and professionalism and made him realize the importance of positive and respectful business and employee relationships.
Motivated by a desire to help people and an inherent visionary leadership style, Lonnie founded Abco in 2008, with the intent of creating a unique company, based on the philosophies of customer service excellence and the benefits of a supportive and productive working environment.
Lonnie is a comic book fan from way back, especially the Marvel Universe. When he isn’t working, you can find Lonnie at a Roughriders game with Brennan, making board games, drawing, or spending time with his lovely wife Karen and their seven fantastic kids.
Brennan Lott
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Brennan Lott brings over 15 years of experience in PLC automation to the Chief of Operations position at Abco. From the smallest issue to sweeping opportunities for productivity, Brennan brings intuition, critical analysis and a heartfelt desire for progress to every circumstance.
His experience in project management has benefited companies from casinos to hospitals, and industrial plants to hotels by finding efficiencies and converting processes into sustainable cost recovery models.
As the Operations Lead at Abco, Brennan’s main focus is in empowering the success of the team. People – whether the internal team or Abco customers - are a foremost priority for the company, and Brennan leads by example, providing healthy decisions, continuing education and encouraging an atmosphere of respect, honesty and accountability.
Brennan and his charming wife Korinne have two wonderful children and a recent addition to the family – Arlo, a Chocolate Labradoodle. Brennan enjoys supporting the Roughriders, hunting and spending time with a good book.
Justin MacRae
CHIEF SALES OFFICER
Justin MacRae joined Abco in 2020, bringing with him an enthusiasm for relationships and providing value in sales. As Head of Sales and Estimating for the company, Justin’s friendly nature and keen eye for detail make him not only an asset to Abco, but also a benefit to the company’s existing and potential customers, who know they are in good hands.
Justin spends his work days engaging with the company’s customer network and developing new relationships with potential clients. He is the person you’d speak to if you need a quote on an elevator repair, construction, or an ongoing contract. During his time with the company, Justin has worked to refine the quotation process and website, and to ensure that our customers are satisfied with the work that is being done.
Justin is not just a CSO – he is also a talented musician, playing guitar for Canadian country singer Jess Moskaluke, and other bands. He also has a pilot’s license. He and his wife Jennifer have a boy and two girls at home.
Marcy Kuntz
OFFICE MANAGER
Marcy is an elemental part of the Abco office. With a 20+ year history in elevator office administration, Marcy’s engaging nature, honesty, consistency and dry sense of humour have made her an irreplaceable part of the company.
You wouldn’t know it today, but she began in the industry as a shy girl that worked the front desk of an elevator company. Today, Marcy is a key person in the financial flow of Abco. Her comprehensive knowledge about the elevator industry, and her ability to multitask to ensure every customer receives value make her an outstanding team member. She manages the fine balance between keeping an office running efficiently and creating a solid relationship with each and every one of Abco’s customers.
As the Office Manager, Marcy manages the company’s financials, including ARs and APs, and supervises the office staff. She has managed Abco’s exponential growth with insight and poise and provides a wealth of elevator industry acumen to every situation that arises.
Marcy has a son, Quintin, and enjoys shopping, watching movies, cycling and spending time with friends.
Kelly Smith
HEAD OF QUALITY CONTROL & TRAINING
If there’s something going on with an elevator, Kelly Smith will have seen it and fixed it before. Head of Quality Control and Training, Kelly has been in the elevator industry for well over 40 years, making him a wealth of knowledge to the technicians he mentors.
Kelly’s outstanding qualities are honesty and transparency – you will always know where he stands and he will do what he believes is right. His long history in the trade gives him a unique insight into almost every situation.
His desire to see people succeed inspires people to rally around him and learn from him. A strong believer in accountability, he has been deeply involved in the development and maintenance of a system of checks and balances that holds Abco’s workmanship to a high standard. Kelly’s ability to raise the profession of elevator maintenance to craftsmanship is his hallmark.
When he’s off-duty, Kelly enjoys being an outdoorsman, collecting and riding on his quad, doing woodworking, and being a gourmand.
Daniel Nelson
FIELD OPERATIONS LEAD
The newest addition to the Leadership Team at Abco is also the youngest – but he’s not new to elevators. A journeyman electrician, he has been with Abco since 2018. Daniel moved from Elevator Tech to Field Operations Lead recently.
Having served Abco customers himself, he has a deep knowledge of how to address incoming calls and handle staffing requirements. His attention to detail, ability to multitask and natural leadership abilities have made the field team more effective and efficient. And around the office, Daniel is always willing to lend a hand to whatever situation comes up. A self-starter, Daniel is a natural process builder, using these improvements to elevate the customer experience.
Like Lonnie, Daniel is an MCU and Star Wars fan. He is a self-taught coder (he even created a brand new inventory system for Abco!) He likes to go out to supper with his girlfriend Micalah and visit with their close group of friends.