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Kevin Zatz

Beach Park,IL

Summary

Seeking a Service Advisor position within a professional automotive dealership that will utilize my skills, including assisting management to ensure that all standards are met and exceeded with customer satisfaction and their service experience, likewise with the company goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Service Advisor

Honda Of Kenosha
Bristol, WI
06.2023 - Current

Continue to enhance productivity and customer service experience by anticipating needs and delivering outstanding support for a more preventative maintenance-oriented, high-volume manufacturer. Assist with internal repair order writing, such as pre-delivery and used vehicle inspections. Fully coordinate sublet repairs with auto-body refinishing, windshield replacements and wheel repair/refinishing.

Service Advisor

Gillespie Ford
Gurnee, IL
01.2022 - 06.2023

Work closely with clients to address their service inquiries, concerns and ask questions to aid in accurate descriptions on repair orders for technicians. Work with the manufacturer, third-party warranty services and various insurance companies to verify coverages on specific repairs and accurately discuss parts and labor estimates. Consistently update clients with their vehicle needs, estimates, and the timeframe of progress. Thoroughly proofread repair orders and documents to ensure proper grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.

Service Greeter

Karl Knauz BMW
Lake Bluff, IL
04.2020 - 12.2021

Contribute to service ticket writing and tagging of customer vehicles, courteously greet customers and assist with initiating service requests. Immediately respond to customer concerns, questions and quickly handle specific issues to assist service advisors. Furthermore, assisted in creating courtesy vehicle contracts and scheduling appointments.

Service Porter

Karl Knauz BMW
Lake Bluff, IL
03.2019 - 04.2020

Worked solely as a service porter. Duties include cleaning and detailing vehicles to high standards, performing coolant and oil top-offs, adjusting tire pressure, test driving various vehicles to aid diagnosis and post-repair quality checks, providing shuttle services and delivering of customer vehicles.

Porter

Napleton Ford
Libertyville, IL
02.2018 - 11.2018

Beginning of my automotive career, worked as both a sales and service porter. Duties include cleaning, detailing, and maintaining cars and trucks, as well as performing dealer trades and lot organization.

Skills

  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Friendly and effective communication
  • Work well under pressure, and have a keen sense of urgency
  • Strong sense of attention to detail
  • Experienced with Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Ability to safely operate vehicles of various sizes, with automatic or manual transmissions
  • 100% violation-free driving record
  • Experienced with CDK Global, DealerBuilt, and Xtime dealership management systems
  • Widespread automotive knowledge

Timeline

Service Advisor

Honda Of Kenosha
06.2023 - Current

Service Advisor

Gillespie Ford
01.2022 - 06.2023

Service Greeter

Karl Knauz BMW
04.2020 - 12.2021

Service Porter

Karl Knauz BMW
03.2019 - 04.2020

Porter

Napleton Ford
02.2018 - 11.2018
Kevin Zatz