A SEASONED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE OPERATION OF THE “FRONT END” OF A MEDIUM TO HIGH VOLUME AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP, SEEKING A REWARDING POSITION COMMENSURATE WITH MY PERFORMANCE AND ABILITIES IN A NEW CAREER ENVIRONMENT.

2001-Present   LA-Z-BOY Galleries           Boca Raton, Florida

Store Manager

q      Managed all aspects of a high volume furniture company showroom (second largest in chain of six)

q    Obtained a 20% increase in sales volume year to date with a national decline of 30 %

1998-2001       GMM Solutions            Pompano Beach, Florida

Webmaster/Designer

q      Designed and published web sites

q      Managed all aspects of multiple web sites

1995 - 1998     Coral Cadillac, Inc        Pompano Beach, Florida

Finance and Insurance Manager/Used Car Manager

q      Increased F&I income 150 percent from previous manager

q      Implemented primary and secondary finance and leasing programs

q      Worked used car desk and appraised with co-manager

1989 - 1994     Acura of South Florida Hollywood, Florida

General Sales Manager

q      Managed all aspects of new and used car departments

q      Maintained the most profitable Acura sales department in Florida

q      Implemented CSI programs with highest ratings in district

1985 - 1988     Quenna Reality, Inc      Pompano Beach, Florida

Assistant Project Director

q      Managed projects of between 5 million to 10 million dollars

q      Implemented and maintained computer documentation system

q      Aided project director to achieve highest rating in the industry

1984 - 1985     Potamkin Lincoln Mercury        Cutler Ridge, Florida

New Car Sales Manager

q      Managed and trained all sales personnel while working the desk and doing inventory control

q      Implemented and maintained sales training systems

q      Consistently delivered approximately 200 units per month

1971 - 1973     Concord College          Athens, West Virginia

q          Business Management/Art

1968 - 1971     Princeton High School  Princeton, West Virginia

q          College Preparatory

Ø Dreamweaver Web Design and HTML Editing, 2000

Ø Flash Intro 1, 1999

Ø Submit Wolf Search Engine and Link List Editing and Follow-up, TAG, 1999

Ø Basic HTML Editing (MS), 1999

Ø Ulead Cool 3D Graphic Certification, 1999

Ø Adobe Photo 5.5 Certification, 1999

Ø Microsoft FP 2000 Certification, 1999

Ø Microsoft Office 2000 Certification, 1999

Ø Microsoft FP 98 Certification, 1998

Ø Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Certification, 1998

Ø A+ Certification, TAG, 1997-1998

Ø      Half-A-Car Leasing Program, 1995-1996

Ø      Acura Sales Awareness Program, 1989-1994

Ø      Acura Management Awareness Program, 1991-1992

Ø      Acura Used Car Management Program, 1993

Ø      Florida Real Estate License, Inactive

Ø      Florida Mortgage Brokers License, Inactive

Ø      Universal Underwriters Credit Insurance License, 1979 

Ø      A.P.B. Controlled Track Selling, 1979-1980

Ø      GM Pro Sales II and II, 1977-1978

Ø      Don O'Keefe and Associates Finance School, 1971 

Ø      Autovest/Half-A-Car Program, 1977

Ø      Pompano Honda, Pompano Beach, FL, 1983-1984

Ø      Fugere Porsche Audi Volkswagen Mazda, Mobile, AL, 1979-1981