Shane D.

Taber

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
O?HARA MAZDA ? Fairhaven, MA 2007-2010
General Manager/General Sales Manager
Work closely with the President and Owner in directing financial, budget, and or
ganizational management, administrative and staff activities to support the miss
ion of the organization
Directly coached and trained all Sales Staff, Sales Managers, Finance Manager, a
nd Internet Manager
Responsible for purchasing, appraising and wholesaling all vehicles through the
dealership
Coordinated and developed key marketing strategies and events to promote the bus
iness
Responsible for overseeing internet, advertising, and social media

BERLIN CITY AUTO GROUP ? Portland, ME 2004-2007

General Sales Manager
General Sales Manager for Subaru, Nissan and Used car inventory
Directly coached and trained all Sales Staff, Sales Managers, and Finance Manage
r
Main Mall Subaru was voted ?Best Dealership To Do Business With in Maine? 2 out
of three years under my direction
Achieved Subaru of New England?s ?Dealer of the Month? 22 out of 24 months
Moved back to Massachusetts in 2007 when personal friend bought Mazda dealership
to assist with development of the organization

WOBURN BUICK PONTIAC GMC ? Woburn, MA 2001-2004

Sales/Team Leader/Finance Manager
Initially hired as a Salesperson, promoted to Team Leader after 10 months in pos
ition
Promoted to Finance Manager after 3 months in successful Team Leadership positio
n
Achieved Finance Manager of the Year award and won the National Rudy Ruttiger Aw
ard for Leadership amongst my peers
Attained position as number one dealership in the country in Finance Profit for
2002 to 2003
Left position in 2004 when dealership relocated to New Jersey, opted not to relo
cate when offered Management position

MASSACUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION ? Walpole & Bridgewater, MA 1989-2001

Correctional Officer/Background Investigator/Trainer/Tactical Response Team Unit
Provided care and custody of inmates as well as supporting fellow Staff in maxim
um security facility
Supplied In-service training for departmental employees for up to date certifica
tions for the State of MA
Background Investigator for incoming correctional academy candidates, responsibl
e for running CORI checks
Squad leader for the Tactical Response Team responsible for 15 Tactical Response
 Trainees
Achieved State Police Commissioned Status as 1 of 100 Officers

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT DARTMOUTH- Dartmouth, MA
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Political Science
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ? Fall River, MA
Associates Degree in Criminal Justice

MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY ? Buzzards Bay, MA

Marine Transportation/Business
BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL ? Dartmouth, MA
High School Diploma

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in: Social Media Networking. Microsoft Windows Applications, ADP, CRM

AFFILIATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Two time President?s Club winner presented by Mazda North America 2008 and 2009
since becoming General Manger in 2007
Voted Highest CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) in Massachusetts by new car cust
omers who purchased new Mazda?s since 2007
Master Certified Sales Trainer by Subaru and Mazda
Certified Massachusetts Registry Representative for the Commonwealth
Certified Sales Trainer, Verde Sales Systems
Certified Internet CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) Administrator Prospecting
Tool
Attended numerous Sales and Manufacturer courses in Sales and Service for Mazda,
Subaru, Nissan, GMC and Buick
Certified by Toyota Signature Satisfaction Systems on maintaining customer loyal
ty
Completed Team Leadership Workshops through Mazda and Verde Systems
Attended Ziegler Supersystems sales training course
2010 Internet Leadership Conference by Traver Technologies (March 2010) where O?
Hara Mazda ranked number one in New England on response time, email content, and
information provided to customers
Member, Maine Chamber of Commerce
Member, New Bedford Chamber of Commerce
Member, Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick
Participating member in MoLife
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