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Los Angeles, California, United States

Set company sales targets and marketing goals for multi-location highline vehicle asset management and storage company. Develop and cultivate relationships with high-net-worth clients culminating in long term vehicle management contracts. Responsible for setting budgets, obtaining sales and revenue goals, and consulting with clients on personal vehicle.

Glendora, California, United States

Recruit sales personal and manager, recruited service writers and techs, researched and evaluated Hyundai manufacturer bonus programs to earn bonus monies, improved F&I PVR by 28%, crafted plans to improve CSI, developed online reputation improvement tools, improved service volume, worked with vendors and contractors to finish new facility.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Founding partner providing critical direction and guidance for an automotive industry technology & software start up. DealerStrip, poised to be a useful and non-intrusive, smartphone app, is focused on the facilitation of dealer to dealer (D2D) transactions for new and pre-owned inventory transactions via the unique "Mosaic" platform.

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Engaged with import dealer group and performed both onsite and financial analysis of stores. Determined areas of opportunity and created and implemented business action plan with benchmarks, timelines, and goal posts. Analysis and revised dealership processes to maximize efficiency and profitability.

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Searched, negotiated, and acquired Pre-Owned Ferrari retail inventory for sales department. Created marketing campaigns to acquire pre-owned Ferrari’s for retail. Managed & reduced Pre-Owned reconditioning expenses by 20%. Coordinated online marketing, vehicle descriptions, and pricing. Achieved Pre-Owned Ferrari sales record in 90 days while increasing.

Bel Air, Maryland

Cockeysville, Maryland

Owings Mills, Maryland

Lancaster, PA

Successfully restructured and guided VW, Audi, and Porsche dealership through culture change from one showroom/one staff into four separate showroom/business units. Equipped, staffed, and opened new Volkswagen and Audi showrooms. Achieved volume, CSI, and profitability increases despite inheriting higher debt structure as result of expansion. Implemented.

Ephrata, PA

Acquired and resuscitated dying Franchised Ford dealership during the worst economic times in recent decades (7/08 – 6/09). Grew sales and service volumes to record levels, earned fastest growing Ford dealer status in PA two years running (2009-2010). Earned AAA Club Quality Service Award “Top Shop” status in 2012.

Towson, MD

Tasked to improve new BMW sales and CSI scores to achieve Center of Excellence Award from BMW as well as hasten approval for new BMW sales at Bel Air location. Retrained sales staff, improved CSI scores, increased market share, and drove PNVR, PUVR and PVF upward. Worked with Mini manager to improve both new vehicle volume and Mini Next (CPO) volume as.

Owings Mills, MD

Created a volume highline orientated culture from which to successfully sell the Porsche and Audi marques. Built competent sales staff, improved gross profit and customer satisfaction. Successfully negotiated with factory representatives to improve Audi and Porsche vehicle inventory allocations via “out of season” allocation acquisition and vehicle order.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Acquired floundering Porsche Audi Volkswagen store during midst of the three brands’ low point. Interviewed and hired staff, implemented new policies and procedures for entire store and successfully drove business drastically upward in all departments. Grew Volkswagen market share to fourth position in import market, earned numerous sales and CSI awards.

Zuffenhausen, Germany

Active hands on experience in Porsche Werk 1. Actively serviced customer cars such as Porsche 944, 911, 928, 911 turbo including all maintenance and service repair. Moved over to motor department and worked on engines ranging from 928, 911, 911 turbo on to assisting with Kunden Rennmotoren such as 917, 911 Paris Dakkar Ralleye motor, Porsche 956/962, 356.

Intensive summer internship at Volkswagen AG world headquarters in Wolfsburg Germany focused on the service side of the Volkswagen business. A full immersion in the German corporate culture provided a unique and invaluable experience on effective interaction between the manuafacturer and the franchise dealer service body from both the pre-production and.