career objective                              

 

performance-driven automotive industry leader eager to contribute expertise in maximizing sales and profits toward actively supporting a progressive organization in achieving and surpassing goals

 

profile                                                

 

offer over a decade of successful ownership and management experience in the automotive industry, specializing in general management and secondary financing ~  expertise in taking businesses from startup and reorganization to achieve solid profits and multi-million dollar annual sales volume

 

~ key achievements ~

 

ø  launched startup, karz now, llc; have led company to carry inventories as high as $700k and achieve annual sales of $3-$4m in under 2 years

ø  strategically contacted and developed network of 25+ primary/secondary financial lending partners

ø  personally designed and installed total dealer management system, including accounting functions

ø  innovatively created/built a dynamic website incorporating results-focused components including inventory with carfax link, credit application, credit card processing, and diverse entertaining and informative data, to successfully build rapid recognition and drive sales in saturated, highly-competitive, down-turning market

ø  owned and operated yyyyyy x. yyyyyy chevrolet-polaris, generating as much as $9m in annual gross

ø  grew company from purchase to increase sales by 17%, positioning business for lucrative sale at solid return on investment

ø  built company to employ 18 full-time personnel, with balance sheet of over $2m in assets

 

professional experience                

 

owner, karz now, llc-crescent city                                                                                   2006-present
dealer owner, yyyyyy x. yyyyyy chevrolet-crescent city                                                                  2002-2005
business/sales/general manager-dealer principle, hank busler chevrolet-crescent city     1999-2002

business manager, mark kennedy audi, vw, mazda, daytona beach                                      1997-1998
business manager, daytona beach hyundai-daytona beach                                                    1996-1997
business manager, terry taylor ford-daytona beach                                                               1995-1996

 

~ career highlights ~

 

comprehensive background in all aspects of dealership/business management, including:

• deal gross analysis
• daily/monthly/annual financial profit and loss analysis
• deal accounting/financing
• inventory and floorplan management
• contract/documentation management
• title perfection and state dmv documents
• staffing/team building
• marketing/promotion/advertising
• gm access and online allocation system, gm autobook, reynolds and reynolds era system

 

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education                                           

 

continuing education, phoenix university online; 2001-2002

licensed, scca driver certification academy-savannah, ga; 1999
general motors dealership management academy, detroit michigan, 1998
rochester institute of technology (rit)-rochester, ny; 1983-1985

aas degree, canton atc-canton, ny; 1983

affiliations                                        

 

crescent city rotary club secretary; 2008-2009
nada dealer 20 group president; 2005
nada dealer 20 group secretary; 2004
north florida south georgia chevrolet truck club president
north florida south georgia chevrolet truck club secretary
north florida south georgia chevrolet truck club treasurer

activities                                            

 

scca-southeast division enduro series improved touring champion 2004 and 2005
percussionist - north florida's premier band, outbreak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging new career opportunity in the automotive industry.  to acquaint you with my qualifications, i am submitting my resume for review; in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated, i offer 13 years of successful ownership and management background, with a consistent track record of substantially growing annual sales and optimizing bottom-line profits, and specializing in general management and secondary finance.  i have managed dealerships generating as much as $9m in annual gross sales, successfully turned around a dealership to realize 17% revenue growth, leveraged a company for profitable sale, and most recently spearheaded the launch of a startup business to achieve as high as $4m annual sales in under two years.  my extensive experience has afforded me the opportunity to capitalize on a solid knowledge of industry trends, consumer buying habits and competitor activities, which should prove instrumental in optimizing your operational and financial performance.

 

as a results-oriented leader, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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