Frederick Blasek
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Home: 847-***-**** ********@*****.*** Cell: 630-***-****
SUMMARY
Top performing sales professional with a proven track record for
establishing strong client relationships, sales and marketing of products
in highly competitive markets and handling customer needs and issues.
Experience in credit risk analysis and retail underwriting.
Expertise includes
Key Account Management Creative Promotions
Business Development Loss Prevention
Sales Training and Presentation Innovative Problem Solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GMAC, Orland Park, IL 1993 - 2010
Underwriting Analyst / Portfolio Manager 2008 - 2010
Performed dual roles of interpreting risk and credit analysis on auto
dealerships financial statements and set up / monitored new dealerships
acquired for wholesale financing.
Reviewed and completed eight analyses a month on dealership financial
statements to determine profitability and risk for establishing credit
lines.
. Communicated with dealerships to acquire the necessary information and
follow up on questions to complete the analysis and routed in a timely
manner.
Consulted and assisted as member of a team converting Chrysler dealerships
to GMAC financing.
. Set up term sheets, presented and negotiated with the owner of the
dealership for financing approval.
. Compiled wholesale and retail financial documents for the dealerships and
followed up for completion.
. Established relationships with the new dealerships and assisted in dealer
questions / issues arising during the transition to GMAC.
Within time frame for the project, reached goal of personally setting up 20
dealerships as part of the team.
Dealer Relations Manager 2004 - 2008
Sold and promoted finance programs and products to dealerships in the
Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
. Conducted training at dealerships on product knowledge and sales
techniques along with electronic application submission systems (Route
One, Dealer Track).
. Marketed financial programs and products and showed to dealerships the
benefits to increase their sales. Provided follow up and support
resulting in consistent dealer retail and lease penetration at 55% - 60%
above stated goal of 49%.
. Presented and trained dealership sales staff on product knowledge and
sales techniques on extended service contracts and maintained penetration
of 70% of stated goal of 35%.
. Presented, sold and trained on-line auction service (SmartAuction) to
assigned dealers and through cold calling. Increased revenue 35% - 40%
each year as a result of dealers using the program.
. Handled retail / lease contract and miscellaneous issues, assisted in
proper completion of documents and provided excellent customer service by
listening, owning a problem or issue and seeing it through to completion.
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GMAC (Continued)
Acquisitions Analyst 2001 - 2004
Evaluated finance applications on customers, assisted dealerships in
structuring the deal, negotiating the terms and following through on
receiving the application with correct paperwork.
. Reviewed 90 - 100 applications per day.
. Handled contract issues and dealership questions.
. Monitored loss prevention and kept annual ROE to 10% - 12% of total book
of business.
Customer Relations Manager 2000 - 2001
Supervised Collections Department.
. Supervised 15 employees.
. Handled delinquency, losses, collections and employee issues.
. Compiled and presented weekly reports to employees and management.
Area Financial Services Manager, Oak Brook, IL 1993 - 2000
. Marketed financial products and conducted analysis on dealership's
finance and insurance departments.
. Conducted monthly financial analysis and consulted with dealership owner
on finance department results.
. Completed weekly fill in as Finance Manager at various sized GM
dealerships completing three months coverage a year above the requirement
of four weeks.
. Provided product training to sales staff.
. Promoted GMAC financial services and products to dealerships.
EDUCATION
BS, Business Administration, Illinois State University, Normal, IL