Matt Swales

Experience

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  Premier Sportscar Service

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2015

  Lead Mechanic

  Responsible for day to day shop organization, completion of minor and major automotive repairs, scheduling including logistics of race cars, transporters, track consumables, and crew. Track management responsibilities included management of mechanics and drivers, vendor relations, director of car and team related decisions.

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  CarMax

  Jun 2015 - now

  Supervised the automotive technician team. Train and develop production mechanical associates. Maintained technician efficiency levels and reconditioning costs for all mechanical repairs. Achieve weekly inspection goals; retain mechanical quality standards on every vehicle. Manage the detail team, painters, and paint prep technicians. Maintain optimal vehicle flow through assigned work zones, preserve CarMax cosmetic quality standards and NAAA standards on all vehicles, and achieve both high quality and production efficiency for all cosmetic/collision technicians. Supervised the automotive technician team. Maintained technician efficiency levels and reconditioning costs for all mechanical repairs. Achieve weekly inspection goals, retain mechanical quality standards on every vehicle, and ensure timely distribution and completion of 30 day warranty repairs.

  • Inventory Manager

    May 2021 - now

  • Lead Mechanic

    Oct 2017 - now

  • Reconditioning Cosmetic Manager

    Feb 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Technician Production Manager

    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016