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Jeff was born and raised in the Angier area where his shop has become a permanent fixture in the local community. He got his start in the automotive industry working at local service stations and independent repair shops while still in high school. He has over 38 years of experience. He graduated from Wake Technical Institute with a degree in Automotive Repair. After 10 years of working in dealerships and independent repair shops he decided to venture out on his own.
He started his business by working at nights and on weekends in a two bay shop he built in his back yard. Soon his business began to grow and he added another bay to his shop. By this time business had grown so rapidly that Jeff quit his day job and opened his shop to the public on a full time basis. In 1988 Jeff Barnes Auto Repair was born. By the early 1990's Jeff saw the need for additional room so two more bays were added to his shop. In 1993 Jeff Barnes Auto Repair was incorporated becoming known as Jeff Barnes Auto Repair, Inc.
In 1995 Jeff married his wife, Susan Barnes, who has become a valuable partner in his business. She handles the customer service and financial portions of the business. She too was born and raised in the Angier area where she worked at a local bank for 13 years with experience in commercial lending. Together they have five children and three grandchildren. They have tried to instill in their children the importance of good work ethics by employing all of them at the shop on a part time basis while in school.
In 1996 they saw the need to expand their services to include 24 hour towing. This was a service they noticed being used by their customers through other businesses and felt that they could provide this same service to their customers at an affordable price. In 1998 they expanded into the tire market. This provided their customers with the convenience of a more full service shop.
In 2002 they saw the need for a larger facility with greater visibility than their current location, so plans for a new 10,000 sq. ft. building at a new location were underway. In July of 2003 Jeff Barnes Auto Repair, Inc. opened up at its current location of 8441 NC Hwy. 210 N. in Angier, NC.
Front End Specialist
Jamie is a native of Harnett County. He started his automotive career in 1987. He ventured into the collision repair industry in the 1990's to pursue a career as a suspension and alignment specialists. He joined the staff of Jeff Barnes Auto in 2006 where he has been a valued employee ever since. He is one of the best front end specialists in the area and he usually stays several days behind due to the demand for his expertise and quality of work. Jamie is ICAR and ASE certified. He has been married for over 21 years and has a son who attends Campbell University. He enjoys going to the beach, riding his motorcycle, shooting handguns and shotguns.
Mechanic
Ricky is a lifetime resident of North Carolina and has resided in Harnett County for the last 20 years. He has always been a mechanic, as was his father. Throughout all of Ricky’s life he has loved being around cars. He has been a full time mechanic at dealerships in Cary, Wilmington, Lillington and now in Angier.
Ricky enjoys transmission work as well as engine work; however, Ricky is skilled in all areas on most cars, trucks and heavy equipment. He has been married to his wife, Margaret Ann, for the past 27 years. They have three children and one grandson. Ricky enjoys spending time with his family, fishing and going to car races.
Virginia is a native of Wake County but moved to Harnett County when she was young. She is a graduate of Triton High School. She has a background in banking. She worked for First Citizens for 10 years as a teller until she decided to change directions in her career.
Virginia enjoys spending time with family and friends and cooking when she has time. She also enjoys traveling when away from work.
Travis was born and raised in Willow Spring, NC and is a graduate of Fuquay-Varina High School. He attended N.C. State University where he majored in Field Crop Technology. Travis joined our staff in November 2020 but took time off during the summer of 2021 to help his family farm. He grew up farming and servicing large equipment but has decided to make automotive repair his career path. Travis brings a variety of skills to the team and we are thrilled to see where he can go from here. He will always have farming in his blood but his enthusiasm and drive toward the automotive field will allow him to learn quickly and advance in his new chosen field.
In his spare time, Travis enjoys hunting, riding four-wheelers and spending time with his wife Meaghan and their kids, Waylon and Everleigh.
Hunter was born and raised just up the road in Wake County. He began working on his own vehicles when he was 17 years old and loved it so much he decided to pursue it as a career.
Hunter will be graduating in December 2023 from Wake Technical Community College with a degree in Automotive Systems Technology. He has knowledge in EV’s and hybrids. Hunter also enjoys the challenge of working on vehicles with electrical issues.
When Hunter isn’t at work he enjoys hunting and going to the races on Friday nights.
Andrew recently moved to North Carolina and joined the Jeff Barnes Auto team. He has over 23 years of experience as an automotive technician. Andrew started working full time at a GM dealership while attending college for automotive repair.
Andrew has been married for over 15 years and has a son and a daughter.
He enjoys spending time fishing on his kayak, playing his two favorite sports (basketball and volleyball) and spending time with his family.
Terry was born and raised in the Wendell area. He moved to Fuquay-Varina in 2005. Terry recently moved to Harnett County and really likes the area.
Terry has 26 years of experience and is an ASE Master Certified technician. He spent 10 years working at a Jeep dealership. The rest of his time has been spent in the independent side of the business. He can work on all makes and models and has a lot of experience with European cars. His favorite areas of automotive work are diagnostic and electrical.
His time away from work is dedicated to being a Husband and Father. Terry has four daughters ranging in age from 2 to 17. He also enjoys playing the guitar and fishing.
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