Jared Smith

Automotive technician.

Brake jobs, diagnostics, tires & alignments, radiator replacements, interior work, electrical work, caliper replacements, suspension component replacements. Using Techstream & GTS+ to perform health & diagnostic checks, program key fobs, sensors, & cameras for vehicles.

Very on time & precise with my work. Keeping my workspace & tools clean.

Performed media for weddings, events, graduations, motorsport events, portraits & headshots, model work, & corporate functions.

I am the owner of my own photography on the side of my day job.

Assisted in assembling new shop equipment, routine maintenance on client vehicles, tires, fluid flushes, & helping upkeep the shop by restocking supplies, parts runs, cleaning the shop, & keeping items organized & neat on a daily basis.

Was relieved of my duties due to being late two days in a row without reason. Still very good friends with Chris, the owner. Just two days I didn’t feel all that well & didn’t inform him. I fully own up to my mistake on that.

T-Ten program apprentice & express technician.

Trained new hires that had little to no experience in working in a shop to help them get their feet wet in the industry. T-Ten program to begin bettering my career choice & learn new & more advanced skills, express technician assisting in tires, upselling work, fluid changes.

Left due to various reasons from pay, not being put where I was supposed to & wanted to be, fairly aggressive & toxic workplace within the management side & from a lot of the older techs in the shop with their hazing of the younger guys. Kinda bordered on harassment & a lot of “messing” with of other people’s tools & belongings.

First foray into working in a shop. Performed basic routine maintenance to vehicles such as tire rotations & oil changes.

Left for personal reasons regarding my grandfather’s health at the time. Wanted to be closer incase an emergency came up.

Automotive sales & leasing consultant. Specialized in selling new & used vehicles for the brand & was the sales specialist for WRX, STI, & BRZ models. Upselling accessories, warranties, maintenance plans, & assisted in finance options for clients.

Reason for departure was wanting to turn my hobby into a career & work with my hands as I grew tired of being behind desks & computer screens after years of retail sales & 3 months of automotive sales.

Began as a part time retail sales associate in 2012 & towards the end of my senior year of high school became more full-time & eventually full-time keyholder after I graduated & within a couple years was promoted to assistant manager.

Aided in setting up marketing flyers & cutouts, assisting clients in finding what they needed & wanted, made sure registers were in check & that store(s) met expectations along with my employees. Showed leadership abilities in maintaining employee moral & a clean & organized storefront.

Retail sales associate. Assisted in putting up marketing flyers, upselling customers in in-store cards & offers, restocking products, & ensuring each customer had a calm shopping experience.