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Steve VandeRiet

Fenton,MO

Summary

I am looking for a position in a company that i can be proud to work with for another ten years. I have experience in every part of the automotive repair field, from parts, service writer, technician, book keeper (taxes), inventory control, and hiring/firing. I owned and managed a 1.3 million dollar a year business with 10 employees until loosing employees to either dealerships or retirement. I work well with others and follow direction well. I am looking for a parts position as first choice, service writer as second, technician as third, but am open to any other positions available.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

OWNER

DON"S AUTOMOTIVE
FENTON, MO
06.1982 - 02.2025

TALKED WITH CUSTOMERS

LISTENED TO THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS

WROTE SERVICE/REPAIR ORDERS

I DID PREWORK FOR REPAIR ORDERS AND ORDERED WHAT PARTS I KNEW WOULD BE NEEDED, I WOULD PULL CODES AND PRINT APPROPRIATE FLOW CHARTS AND RESEARCH AND PRINT ANDY ASSOCIATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS

I WOULD REVIEW WORK ORDER WITH TECHICIAN AND GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION I HAD GATHERED

I WOULD REVIEW TECHICIANS DIAGNOSES, PREPARE ESTIMATE AND CALL CUSTOMER FOR APPROVAL OF NEED WORK

I DELT WITH ALL PAYROLL, TAXES, HIRING, FIRING, BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENCE

I MANAGED AN INDEPENTANT REPAIR SHOP OF 6 TECHNICIANS, 3 OFFICE PERSONEL, 1 MAINTENENCE PERSON AND MYSELF FOR 35+/- YEARS, WE HELD A 5 OUT OF 5 STAR RATING

I HELD AN ASE L1 MASTER TECH UP TO 2012 WHEN I LET ASES EXPERIRE DUE TO HAVING EMPLOYEES WITH ASES

Education

High School Diploma -

VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL
KIRKWOOD, MO
05-1987

ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS, COMPUTERS

MEREMAC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KIRKWOOD, MO

Skills

  • Organization - managed 17 yrs -owned 20 yrs
  • Data management - reviewed financial ins/outs and employee output ins/outs regularly
  • Communication - made an effort to have eye contact and address all customers - talk to all employees and have concerns in their issues (business and personal)
  • Problem resolution - solve all problems as owner, automotive, customer, financial including taxes and payro;;
  • Dependable and responsible - have not missed a non scheduled day since 1984
  • Calm under pressure - yes, good people skills, able to make employee or customer understand that we are all working together to solve an issue
  • Team management - willing to show i am willing to work hard but expect the same from my team, try to take advantages of employees strengths and stay away from their weaknesses
  • Remote office availability - available 24/7 for questions/answers
  • Public speaking - not an issue
  • Conflict resolution - assure the other side that i want to help them to come to a reasonable resolution to the concern - it is a concern not a problem that both of us can solve
  • Training & Development - willing to do training at night , weekdays, on company or personal time, in town or out of town,
  • Team building - work well with others
  • Analytical and critical thinking - numbers and electrical diagrams are my very strong point
  • Flexible and adaptable

Affiliations

I am not responsible for any children or family members. I do aerial display fireworks that i usually take 1 or 2 days off for at 4TH of July.

Accomplishments

I have held ase master tech L1 up to 2012 but have let them lapse due to not needing them in an independent shop environment.

Timeline

OWNER

DON"S AUTOMOTIVE
06.1982 - 02.2025

High School Diploma -

VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL

ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS, COMPUTERS

MEREMAC COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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