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TOMMY M. THOMPSON
OBJECTIVE
To enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with a growing, goal oriented, and success driven organization that promotes from within, believes in professional development, and appreciates, encourages, and rewards a good work ethic, company loyalty, and desire and potential to be the best. A company without a glass ceiling, that believes outstanding management and leadership is cultured. To expand my career and utilize my intelligence and hard work to advance my career within an organization that is never satisfied with the status quo and practices a policy of continuous improvement and fosters that in it’s employees.
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
I approach every task or situation with the mind-set of finding the single most logical and efficient way of accomplishing the task at hand without sacrificing quality or lowering standards. I am extremely competitive and believe that being challenged brings out the best- in the best. I have a strong desire, qualifications necessary, and potential to lead others and implement policies and practices that will have a broad positive impact on profitability, business growth, and customer and employee satisfaction.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
20 years experience in customer service, business management, automotive, aftermarket and dealership, including management, dispatching, mentoring, accounting, and small business ownership experience. Recruiting, training, mentoring technicians as well as service advisors. P&L responsibility within a group, forecasting, and supervisory experience. Diagnostic specialist.
General Motors World Class Technician status since 7/2006, single highest level and honor an automotive technician can achieve, 1 of 80 in Texas; including:
ASE Master certification in Steering and Suspension
ASE Master certification in HVAC
ASE Master certification in Automatic Transmission
ASE Master certification in Engine Performance
ASE Master certification in Engine Repair
ASE Master certification in Electrical/Electronics
ASE Master certification in Manual Drive train & Axle
ASE Master certification in Brakes
ASE L1 Advanced Engine Performance
GM Master in 8 of 9 areas listed above
Also, GM Master in Mechanical/Electric/Body Repair, an elective
Continued education including recent recertification all 8 ASE’s
BS in automotive technology
356 course studies, each including sub-courses web-based, IDL learning, hands-on assessments
Licensed State Inspector
Cadillac XLR certified and hybrid trained
20 years experience in window tinting, competition car audio and electronics, truck accessories, sales/service/installation
Managed 4 Artech Window Tinting franchises
Preferred vendor for 12 Tarrant county new car dealers
Owner/GM of The Tint Shoppe
Accounts payable, receivable, payroll, inventory, hiring duties
Computer literate in a wide variety of software, type 50 wmp.
EMPLOYMENT
June 28, 2004 - Feb. 2012 Sewell Cadillac of Grapevine
1001 E Hwy 114 Grapevine, TX 76051
Bumper to bumper technician
Recruiting, training, mentoring technicians and service writers
Highest producing tech company-wide last 3 years
2nd highest 12 month CSI Fixed Right score in company with most # of surveys/responses to present
Top 3 fixed right score last 5 years
Group leader for 5 years
Forecasting, P&L responsibility, training apprentices
Charter member of Continuous Improvement Team committee
EDUCATION
Grandview High School, Computer Science
Tarleton State University, Engineering
General Motors Service Technical college, Automotive Technology
REFERENCES & VERIABLE INCOME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST