Art Spath

Dynamic Automotive Manager with 20+ years experience in team building, training, and the ability to increase sales profitably in a fast-paced environment utilizing bank relationships and accurate deal structure for precise funding. Achieved through process, training and execution combined with a discipline to the metrics, including inventory control and CIT. Operating with intent to exceed the Dealership, Customer, and Manufactures satisfaction standards.  An adept use of inventory, CRM, and DMS software ensures accuracy and proficiency in closing ratios, robust sales growth, and the overall net to gross profit expectations. Dedicated to optimizing every aspect of the sales to service back to sales cycle reflects the commitment to excellence and longevity.

Graduated Hillsborough High School early and enlisted in the United States Navy at seventeen. In the military I took a variety of college courses while traveling aboard the USS Acadia. Later in my career I attended the AutoNation General Manager University facilitated by a variety of industry experts including NADA. That was a year long program both in classroom and OJT with mentors broken up into four quarter segments of each People, Financial, Variable, and Fixed operational management.