Justin Kenagy

Co-Owner / Business Development

Justin’s Blog
Justin received his Bachelor of Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1992. The next few years were spent as General Manager for the Kenagy family restaurants “Indigo” and “Partners” in Morningside. He joined Onyx in 1997. After a year of learning the ropes, Justin re-directed his energy towards developing the Onyx sales and marketing strategies. In 2001 Charles and Justin formed a partnership and the company began to thrive. Justin draws on a lifetime of entrepreneurial creative thinking to guide his business sensibilities. His energies are directed towards expansion, sales, quality control and personnel management.

Interests: My Family, Accountability, Books, Comics, Music, History, Motorcycling, Woodturning, Cuisine, Films, Fishing, Hunting, Paddling, Camping, Skiing, Guitar, Bass, John Galt

Charles Greiner

Co-Owner / Senior Consultant

Charles “took command” of his first computer (an Apple IIe) in 1981 thus beginning his lifelong journey with the machines that sometimes seem to run our lives. He earned his degree in Mathematics from Yale in 1996 and joined Onyx very shortly after. In 1997 Charles set about expanding our service offerings to include all aspects of the Microsoft/Windows platforms. He now leads our team of expert field technicians and continues to set the bar higher with each new day. The only thing that takes precedence over his relentless pursuit of bettering his company are his two daughters, Sonia and Eva.

Interests: Family, Travel, Skiing, Exercise, Integrity, Golf, Satire

Andrew Shockey

Senior Shop Manager

Andrew’s Blog
Certifications: Apple Portables, Apple Desktops, Apple OS

Andrew is a natural-born gear-head whiz-kid. It should say that on his business card. During his education at Fayette County High School he was contracted to install and configure over 75 student workstations. He went on to study Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and joined Onyx in early 2007. Amazingly, Andrew has smashed the previous record for shop productivity and no one has topped it since. We have never seen a faster, more productive shop tech in all our years of building Onyx. His performance allowed for a speedy rise to the position of Senior Shop Manager for both locations. Too bad we can’t clone him.

Interests: Restoration of his 1974 Plymouth Barracuda, Aviation, Cars, Swimming, WWII History, Music, Gaming

Michael Young

Senior Consultant

Certifications: MCP, MECP, Apple Certified Technician

Born and raised in Kennesaw, GA – Mike finished high school and promptly joined the Marines. During this six year endeavor, he served in two overseas conflicts, received two combat action ribbons and various medals with letters of recommendation. In 2002 Mike joined The Geek Squad and began his career in IT. The next four years were spent absorbing all the knowledge at his disposal while providing a wide array of IT services to consumers and business clientele. During this time Mike obtained MECP certification as well (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional). He is currently working to complete his MCSE and Apple Certifications within Onyx. Aside from combat and computers, Mike is also a major family man. The Young family resides in Acworth, GA where Mike spends his time with wife Courtney and their four children – Dade, Mickella, Abel, and Remi. A busy man! Mike’s military service followed by four years of IT are about as solid a foundation as we could hope for in a colleague. He’s steadily moving towards senior tech consultant.

Interests: Spending time with my family, Golf, Guitar, Providing Solutions

Drew Smedley

Shop Technician / Decatur

Certifications: Apple Desktop, Apple Portables, Apple OS, Comp TIA

Born and bred in Georgia, Drew’s an easygoing fellow who’s customer service stamina draws from an intricate concoction of good-natured optimism layered in sardonic musing. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (GSU) in Film and Video with a Minor in Music Industry Management in 2004, Drew worked on various film, video and music projects before embarking on his technical career at Onyx. Drew’s proficiency in hardware repair is an integral piece of our expansion to Onyx II in downtown Decatur. He has steadily increased his status as an important member of our in-shop team and is knocking out field service calls regularly when duty calls.

Interests: Photography, Guitar/Bass, Composing/Recording, Live Music, Camping, Fishing, Sports, Poker

Ken Lim

Shop Technician / Decatur

Certifications: Apple Certified Technician

Ken Came to the U.S. from Malaysia in 1991 to pursue a college education. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1994 with a BS in Computer Science. Like many of our clan, his interests in gaming propelled him to conduct various experiments with enabling a game on a P90 w/4MB RAM with DOS 3.1 in 1991. Ken sites this event as the day his bond with computers began. He’s worked in IT for 14 years now, and loves to help friends with all their computer problems. In Ken’s words “Troubleshoot and solving computer problem is a joy of my life, because with the same hardware and software, with the same problem, the solution might be totally different, how fun is it?” The wording may be unorthodox, but he’s speaking out language all the same. The man is passionate about technology and service. We like it.

Interests: fishing, cuisine, games, art, gemology/geology collecting and traveling

Oleg Zenchurin

Shop Technician

Oleg was born in Chelyabinsk city in the Ural Mountains of Russia bordering Asia/Europe. At the age of 12 he got his first PC – 486 dx4 windows 3.11 “best PC ever.” From that point on, he was gaming, tweaking, over-clocking etc. From 1998-2002 he studied Law at Chelyabinsk State University and Computer Science on-line. “I think I built PCs for almost every person in my University…”. In 2002 he came to the USA in search of new opportunities. His search is over. Oleg is currently the only man in Onyx history who has come close to threatening Andrew Shockey’s record for highest repair volume in one day. Welcome comrade Oleg!

Interests: History and Tech Books, Gaming, Extreme PC Building and Tweaking, Cars, Cooking, Weight Lifting, Provoking Justin.

Reed Hawkes

Shop Technician

Certifications: MCSA, CCNA, Apple Certified Technician

Reed has been a lifelong Georgian since birth. After graduating from Lincoln County High School, he attended Georgia Southern University. Reed attended Ogeechee Technical College and graduated with an AAS in Computer Information Systems. For a man in his early twenties, Reed has accumulated an amazing repertoire of certifications to include: A+ certified professional(A+), Network+ certified professional(Net+), Security+ certified professional(Security+), Microsoft Certified Professional(MCP), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator(MCSA), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist(MCTS), Certified Cisco Entry Networking Technician(CCENT), Cisco Certified Networking Associate(CCNA), Apple Certified Macintosh Technician(ACMT)

You might say he’s……………”certifiable”.

Interests: Computers, Gaming, Golf, Skateboarding, Cards

Ross Kinsella

Shop Technician

Certifications: Apple Certified Technician

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Zach Heath

Shop Technician

Zach was born in North Carolina and moved to Arizona, Texas, Missouri, and Georgia before he was eight years old. His passion for computers started when his dad brought home their first DOS-based Toshiba machine. Initial interest in computers began with games like Corridor 7 (terrible game) and Duke Nukem 3D. While attending high school in Newnan, he received his CCNA certification and completed several computer repair classes. In 2009 he received his BA in Marketing from Kennesaw State University, but returned to technology as a career pursuit. Recently Zach took first place in the company challenge for highest performance increase with in-shop repairs and his proficiency bodes well for advancement within the ranks. Like many of us at Onyx, Zach can often be found in the weight room as he continually strives to better himself in all ways.

Interests: Weight Lifting, Cycling, Games, Music, Cars, CUSTOMER SERVICE!