Experience

Toyota of Hattiesburg

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Sales And Leasing Consultant

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021



Mack Grubbs Hyundai

• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

  Arrange financing and provide customers with available f&i products to protect their financial investment. Coach and train sales force to achieve company objectives. Ensure timely funding for contracts and interact and develop relationships with lenders to ensure business objectives are exceeded. Desk deals to ensure maximum profitability. Arrange financing and provide customers with available f&i products to protect their financial investment. Coach and train sales force to achieve company objectives. Ensure timely funding for contracts and interact and develop relationships with lenders to ensure business objectives are exceeded. Desk deals to ensure maximum profitability.



Toyota of Hattiesburg/ Hattiesburg Cars

• Hattiesburg, Mississippi

• Sales/Finance Mgr

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2018

  Guiding prospective buyers through the vehicle purchasing process through meet and greet, needs assessment, demonstration, negotiation, closing, etc. Responsible for presenting features/ benefits of back end products and closing deals in F&I and papering deals. Also perform Sales Manager functions such as negotiating deals on the tower to maximize front end gross on vehicles sold. Participate in team effort inventory acquisition. Maintain customer relationships through prospecting and follow ups. Maintain and foster relationships and compliance with outside vendors and direct/indirect lenders.



Gander Outdoors

• United States
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hardlines manager/ Store Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2014

  Managed staff of up to 100 associates. Responsible for day to day operation of 75k sq. ft. retail store. Oversaw the visual merchandising and recovery of the hard lines and soft lines departments. Managed 4-6 full time supervisors as well as their full and part time associates. Involved in 2 new store openings. Shrink captain for the store. Responsible for regulatory compliance. Championed company driven metrics and attained positive results. Exponential improvement in shrink, web sales as a percentage to sales volume, and add on sales during my time with the company. Developed sales training systems and implemented improved processes. Assisted in improvements to stores that were struggling with metrics and recommended improvement strategies.



Dick's Sporting Goods

• Hattiesburg, Mississippi

• Hardlines Manager/ Interim Store Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2013

  Managed all aspects of a 7m per year business. Responsible for as many as 85 associates. Managed LP, Firearms processes, Regulatory compliance, and day to day operations of the business under the direction of the store manager. Grew the lodge business into one of the top producers in the 585 store company. Involved in 2 new store openings. Managed all aspects of a 7m per year business. Responsible for as many as 85 associates. Managed LP, Firearms processes, Regulatory compliance, and day to day operations of the business under the direction of the store manager. Grew the lodge business into one of the top producers in the 585 store company. Involved in 2 new store openings.



D and S Services

• Columbia, MS

• Owner Operator

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2011

  Real estate repair and remediation. Worked with banks to secure and repair forclosed properties. Contracted real estate agents to repair rental properties. Real estate repair and remediation. Worked with banks to secure and repair forclosed properties. Contracted real estate agents to repair rental properties.



Lighthouse Baptist Church

• Associate Pastor

  • 2005 - 2009

  Served as administrator of the Christian school on campus. Managed the missionary program of the church. Managed all aspects of the maintentance of the property and grounds. Served as the youth pastor for a youth group that ran as many as 50 young people. Provided counselling for church and community members as needed. Served as administrator of the Christian school on campus. Managed the missionary program of the church. Managed all aspects of the maintentance of the property and grounds. Served as the youth pastor for a youth group that ran as many as 50 young people. Provided counselling for church and community members as needed.



Kimberly-Clark

• Hattiesburg, Mississippi

• Single fold machine resource

  • May 1995 - Jan 2006

  Built, operated, and maintained automated paper converting equipment. Served as Accident Response Team coordinator for 10 years. Developed training and maintenance manuals. Trained operators to manage and maintain equipment while seeking continual process improvement. Under my leadership, 2725 in the Hattiesburg plant averaged 93% uptime the last 3 years of my tenure. Built, operated, and maintained automated paper converting equipment. Served as Accident Response Team coordinator for 10 years. Developed training and maintenance manuals. Trained operators to manage and maintain equipment while seeking continual process improvement. Under my leadership, 2725 in the Hattiesburg plant averaged 93% uptime the last 3 years of my tenure.



USARNG

• Camp Shelby, MS

• Specialist E-4 mos 63S

  • Sep 1994 - Aug 2003

  Operated #1Commons (supply). In charge of taking care of troops in the field. Member of security team. Combat lifesaver. Operated #1Commons (supply). In charge of taking care of troops in the field. Member of security team. Combat lifesaver.