Summary : Highly effective manager with solid experience in automotive industry, big box retail, multi-unit management and small business owner with an outstanding track record for improving profitability, low turnover and increasing customer base. Excels in turn around under-performing operations increasing sales, reducing shrink, loss prevention and developing new markets. Long established relationships with dealers and suppliers contribute to business potential and success. Also well verse in how to "WOW"​ and gain customers for life through the lessons learned from Zig Ziglar, Dale Carnegie and Disney courses in addition to understanding the "One Minute Manager"​ concept.Business Development: Strong background in commercial sales creating new business as General Manager for nine store chain supplying products, repair services and installations to car dealers throughout Virginia and North Carolina. While Manager for Circuit City Roadshop division applied knowledge and experience expanding traditional retail consumer electronics to marketing products and installations to new car dealers. Experienced as entrepreneur took my start up business out of Ashland, Va. offering sales, service and installations of GPS Tracking devises, Back up Camera systems and Mobile Entertainment systems to wholesale and fleet clients from New Jersey to Florida earning over $450,000 in gross sales in seven months with a staff of two. Management : Extensive experience in getting results through managers and building their teams. While Market Manager Circuit City Roadshops took over failing district to top performing district resulting in promotion to Store Innovation & Design Division as Logistics Manager. That role I was responsible for new store set up including security, video surveillance, loss prevention inventory devises, computer equipment, inventory, displays and worked closely with construction team, distribution center as well as Division President and CEO teams.