Our Team
The Black Star team are seasoned pros with experience that includes asset conversions, truck sales, construction equipment and operations. Individually, we possess valuable strengths; collectively, we offer the knowledge, industry insight, personal service and targeted approach you need when selling or acquiring commercial assets.
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Mike LeMaster
Mike is a true entrepreneur. With a distinguished career that covers more than 38 years, he has launched, developed and sold three separate companies. His experience and business insight is a tremendous asset in his role as Director of Strategy and Business Development.
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Andrew LeMaster
Selling and buying trucks is in Andrew’s blood. Since the age of 13 he has worked in the family business of selling trucks. He also has greatly benefited from working with his uncle who has dedicated his career to valuing and auctioning construction equipment. Andrew felt the timing was right to co-found a company with his brother and uncle, which focuses mainly on construction equipment and trucks.
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Roger Martinez
From operating machines, to selling them, Roger has spent the last 44 years embedded in the construction equipment industry across North America. Roger's background and knowledge is unparalleled within the industry. But the key factors of Black Star’s success come from his ideals of complete customer care. Making Black Star ACA unique within the industry. It is these ideals, along with the desire to see things done “the right way” that led Roger to the co-create Black Star ACA, LLC. It is also the basis on which co-founder Roger Martinez operates the family business today.
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Rob LeMaster
Rob has grown up around trucks and equipment his whole life. His grandfather Glenn Coffman started Coffman Truck Sales 75 years ago. The experience of working in the family truck and truck parts business has given him a sixth sense in the value of new and used trucks. His exposure to the industry and multiple family businesses led him to co-founding Black Star ACA.
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Lynn Schroeder
lynns@blackstaraca.comLynn is responsible for assisting clients in selling and buying of industrial assets, as well as for sourcing and working large equipment deals in categories such as construction, mining, transportation, and oilfield. He has over 28 years of experience in the industrial equipment appraisal and auction market and he is a licensed auctioneer, a Certified Senior Appraiser (CSA) with the Equipment Appraisers Association of North America (EAANA).
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Justin Doucette
justind@blackstaraca.comJustin has more than 20 years of experience valuing machinery & equipment and other tangible assets. He has led appraisal projects for asset-based companies as well as financial firms. In his role at Black Star, he will utilize his tremendous experience to provide timely, accurate asset appraisals and valuations.
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Michael Nigro
mnigro@blackstaraca.comMichael Nigro joined Black Star full time as of August 2019 bringing global account sales expertise and best practices from his tenured sales career. Prior to joining Black Star, Mike was responsible for selling into large accounts across the globe. His attention to detail, along with his “hand’s on" approach to making each sale has earned him the designation as our Director of Global Sales.
