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Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Oversaw all business functions for regional Toyota dealership with 280 new and used cars sold per month, including sales, marketing, fixed operations, service, parts, and finances. Hired, trained, and supervised staff. Created business procedures and plans. Consistently met or exceeded district average for sales and CSI.Improved profitability and performance by re-staffing entire dealership.Increased profits by selling off aging used car inventory.Dramatically reduced employee turnover through effective leadership and motivation.

Directed all business operations for large ford dealership, including P&L, CSI, sales, parts, service, and quality assurance. Hired, trained, and supervised staff.Increased new and used car sales from 150 to 200 units per month.Improved annual profits to $1.2M.Delivered major sales growth by implementing internet sales program.

Oversaw all sales operations for Toyota dealership with sales of 700 vehicles per month. Supervised staff of 50. Personally reviewed and closed sales. Monitored performance of staff to ensure maximum customer service levels. Maintained CSI at or above district average.Consistently maintained closing ration at 35% or better.Set sales records of 700 to 750 vehicles per month on many occasions.

Lead sales functions for 2 dealerships. Hired, trained, and supervised staff. Managing financing (A to F) in heavy sub-prime market.Increased Hyundai sales 100% and Mitsubishi sales 34% in first 3 months.Consistently met or exceeded CSI goals for both locations.

Managed business operations for 5 facilities (Kia, Daewoo, Suzuki, Auto Negotiators, Mazda), including advertising, inventory control, sales, P&L, staffing, CSI, and F&I.Directed launch of new Mazda franchise in Naples that generated profits in first month.

Oversaw all business operations for dealership with $9M inventory. Supervised staff of 200. Administered $1.2M annual advertising budget. Grew new and used car sales from 245 to 350 units per month (43%).Increased profitability 30% for Toyota and 35% for Dodge.Earned Dodge's Next Level Sales Objective Award.

Promoted through several increasingly responsible positions, including equity partner with Rosenthal Toyota, at dealerships ranging from $9.5M to $12M in annual sales. Supervised staffs as large as 215 persons. Controlled inventories of up to $5.5M. Increased vehicle sales 55% at College Park Honda Hyundai, 24% at Tyson Corners Nissan Mazda, and 150% at Rosenthal Toyota.Grew CSI from 78.9 to 95.6 at College Park Honda Hyundai. Led Tysons Corner Nissan Mazda to Number One CSI in USA (1996).Improved front end gross 50% on average, and back end gross 45% on average.Lowered annual expenses $933,000 at College Park Honda Hyundai while increasing monthly profits from zero to $100,000.Achieved double-digit increases in labor sales at every dealership.Reduced expenses $500,000 per month at Tysons Corner Nissan Mazda.

Managed Dailey Operations.

Managed daily operations of large dealership. Supervised team of 75 and reduced staff turnover.Improved vehicle sales from 200 to 325 per month, and increased CSI 15%.Delivered 83% increase in front end gross and 50% increase in back end gross.CAREER NOTES: Previously

. Increased sales and profits every year, grew CSI, and led Browns Toyota to Number One Store in Mid Atlantic Region for Toyota.

Education record

Associates Degree, Business Administration