A talented Management professional with extensive employee training and customer service experience

Summary of Qualifications

* 30 Years in the Automotive Field * More than 20 years of management experience

* Familiar with all aspects of business management. * History of increasing sales and profitability.

* Adept at planning, promotions, and forecasting *Hard working, able to multi-task effectively.

* Proven ability to lead effective teams *Outstanding training, leadership and communication skills

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

· Currently manages the service department of a highly successful fast paced auto/truck tire & service center in the downtown Indianapolis area.

· Oversee and assist with all daily activities.

· Perform inventory control, ordering, and purchasing

· Interviews and train employees monitor and evaluate performance.

· Develop and implement new sales and marketing strategies to increase business and market share.

· Responsible for vendor bookkeeping and expense control.

· Meet’s or exceeds sales objectives, recognized for leading one of company’s highest-rated Goodyear Retail Service Centers in its territory.

Ed Martin Ford/Oldsmobile Auto / Truck Technician 1983 – 1985

· Professionally diagnose and repair autos and trucks

Tom Wood Mazda/Pontiac Import – Domestic Auto / Truck Technician 1981 – 1983

· Professionally diagnose and repair import and domestic autos and trucks

U-Haul Trucking Company Truck Technician 1979 – 1981

· Professionally diagnose and repair trucks for The U-Haul Rental Company

Other Automotive Employers: 1977 – 1979

Midas Exhaust & Brake, Precision Alignment, Mr. T Brake Shop, Broadripple Volkswagon

· Professionally diagnose and repair car, trucks and imports for above companies

Dozens of The Goodyear Corporation’s Professional Management Improvement Training Schools

Thomas Carr Howe HS Graduate * Partial Purdue Engineering Education