Robert Raskell
Liberty Lake, WA. 99019
509-***-**** abnqqa@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
-I can deliver sales and results through continual improvement, goals, employee
motivation, and clear expectation with accountability and follow-up.
-I can fully analyze and comprehend a P&L and other financial statements for trends,
progress, and problems; I can identify and problem solve for solutions.
-I can deliver and train phenomenal customer service, satisfaction, and an experience for
short and long term growth and profitability.
-I can enforce company policies and procedure. I have helped improve and instituted new
policies and training material when needed.
-I have initiated and implemented several successful marketing and advertisement
campaigns to fuel trial and growth for all businesses.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Auto b Clean 2009-present
Account Executive Spokane WA.
-Promote and maintain client relationships with existing and new customers.
-Maintain existing customers through reliability, reliable costs analysis, and educated
recommendations and suggestions to help them grow their business.
-Discover and develop new customers through cold calling, persistence, trade shows,
referrals, product trials, samples and professional proposals and presentations.
Simoniz Car Wash 2007-2008
Regional Manager Dallas TX.
-Oversee daily operation for a five store region.
-Continual progress towards sales, labor, customer service, and bottom line results.
-Hiring, recruiting and training employees; quality procedures, expectations, standards,
and customer service and experience.
-Full retail responsibility, inventory, ordering, and shrinkage control for all stores.
-Marketing responsibility for volume and sales growth.
Car Spa Inc. 2007
Director of Operations Dallas TX.
-Oversaw all daily operational functions of all stores each with up to 7 full-time profit
centers or departments, such as gas, lube, carwash, detail, retail, windshield, and state
inspection. Lead a team of 20 managers, with input to their 200+ employees.
-Recruited, hired, trained, and disciplined key employees within my region.
-Financially accountable for the progress of the stores on a daily basis, with total annual
revenues exceeding 9 million dollars.
-Position was eliminated
Mister Car Wash 1997 – 2006
Area Manager Spokane WA.
-Accountable for all facilities, 8 managers and up to 75 employees.
-Operated the highest volume car washes in the country.
-Operated northwest regional warehouse and maintained inventory level for all stores.
-Established and enforced regional and company policies and procedures.
-Scheduled and administer preventative maintenance and safety programs.
-Maximized labor and equipment availability to produce the highest efficiencies.
-Handled customer relations, damage adjustment, and diffusing problematic situations.
-Maintained and analyzed a consistently growing P & L standard.
-Several dealings with local municipalities, and other governmental agencies, concerning
facility growth and compliance.
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
-I have over eleven years of operational management experience where I have achieved
continuous financial growth of all units.
-I have steadily increased sales and EBITDA for all companies that I have been involved
with, my most recent company (Simoniz) I have doubled the sales and reduced costs by
40% to deliver a 250% increase in bottom line EBITDA profits.
-I have introduced several programs to help managers successfully, and efficiently
organize and run their facilities.
-I have opened up new facilities, and have revitalized failing stores to become profitable.
-I am management certified with Mister Car Wash and also was a member of the senior
advisory committee to help steer the company’s progress.
-I achieved several profit, revenue and volume records with Mister Car Wash, I also
achieved several lube volume and revenue records while with Car Spa, and Simoniz.
-I received the inaugural award for car wash facility of the month for Simoniz car wash,
out of 78 locations. I guided a sales force of service advisors who were three of the top
five for this initial award out of more then 200 participants.
-Two years student government / leadership, and two years varsity football while in
college.
-I obtained a green belt in Six Sigma, and am trained in total quality management (TQM)
-I obtained a licensed to sell general insurance with cold calling experience, B-B and
follow-up.
-I am Microsoft certified for all applications, and have practical experience with them.
-I have a strong Harrison Assessment and caliper profile evaluations stating qualified for
a multi-unit management role.
EDUCATION:
Eastern Washington University Spokane Community College
Dept. of History Associates of Arts
9/95- 6/97 9/93 – 6/95