About Us

IGNYTE was founded in 2006 by Mike Musser. Current distribution and manufacturing operations are located in Grand Prairie, Texas with IGNYTE affiliates in Toledo, OH., Tilden, IL., Forney, TX. and Chino, CA. Our overall and #1 GOAL is to provide superior quality service and workmanship to our customers. This goal, along with strong service support and knowledgeable employees, has contributed to our continued growth. IGNYTE and its TEAM have a combined years of experience in excess of 100 years in the OEM and automotive aftermarket. With this vast knowledge, it has allowed IGNYTE the liberty to expand its growth into the international sector for importing and exporting automotive parts globally with a strong emphasis in the Far East. This vast knowledge has been paramount in successful sourcing of any and all auto parts needs.

President

Mike Musser is the President and owner of IGNYTE. Mike graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN. with a B.S. degree in 1984 where he played college baseball 4 years. Upon graduation, Mike moved to Texas to be employed with Dayco Corporation as a territory sales manager for the Southwest market. Mike since worked with Standard Motor Products, Moog Automotive/Cooper Automotive/Federal Mogul for 17 years in various sales management roles before going into the distribution side of the business for the 6 years prior to IGNYTE. This experience has allowed Mike the opportunity to gain the vast knowledge needed to excel and the ability to identify the needs of the ever changing aftermarket customer base at ALL levels.

Mike was raised in Taipei, Taiwan where his family had a thriving electronics business from the 1940’s to the 1980’s. Mike states that this passion to return to the Orient to conduct business has been a lifelong dream since returning to the USA to finish high school and college.

Sales Manager

Joe Kulak is sales manager for IGNYTE. Joe attended UCLA, graduating with a B.A. in Business Admin. He relocated to Northern CA. where he was director of government contracts & export division of H.S. Watson Co. Joe then relocated to Dallas, TX., as parts manager for Fontaine Truck Equipment. Joe has most recently been a territory sales rep for the largest Motorcraft - ACDelco distributor in D/FW prior to joining the IGNYTE TEAM. His vast knowledge of the industry stems from being in a family Ford dealership and being involved with an A/C Specialist company. Joe has over 35 years experience in the automotive field.

Warehouse Manager

Ignacio “Nacho” Sotelo is the warehouse manager at IGNYTE. Nacho has over 10 years of experience with fuel injection remanufacturing. His vast knowledge of the injection remanufacturing process is second to none and the experience has allowed for immediate core identification, injector trouble shooting, and sku consolidation by tracking flow rates and injector spray patterns. Nacho’s passion for the injection business has also given him the ability to construct and maintain the IGNYTE catalogs needed for proper application data.

E-Commerce Manager

Jan Gunter joined the IGNYTE TEAM in the Fall of 2007. Jan’s expertise is in the E-Commerce market as she has 13 years experience in dealing with computers and software. 5 of these years have been in the automotive aftermarket in dealing with websites and web sales management. Her expertise in this field is a true asset to IGNYTE and its customer base.