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Carmen Guitilla - Sales Consultant
Many of you are already quite familiar with this month's employee spotlight interviewee, as many of you have done plenty of business with her over an equally aplenty number of years. From new Ford vehicles sold on Shelburne Road in Burlington, VT to new Chevrolet cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, and used cars of all types, this month's nominee and winner for the Handy Chevrolet monthly employee spotlight has, as she puts it, "always been in sales."
Interested in learning more about your favorite new Chevy vehicle and used car sales consultant in the Burlington, VT area? Check our her full spotlight to learn all you've ever wanted to know but have been too shy to ask!
Seth Fletcher - Sales Consultant
Handy Chevrolet of St. Albans, VT would like to welcome aboard one of the newest recruits on our sales floor, a real do-anything type of and genuinely good-hearted person, Seth Fletcher.
Born and raised in Richford, Vermont, Seth will be turning 23 in November of this year. But don't let his youth fool you: Seth has an extensive and colorful background in terms of work history, touching upon everything from customer service to automotive delivery driver, electrician's apprentice to sales, and everything in between.
Read the rest of Seth's spotlight to find out why he might very well be your next Chevy sales consultant!
Allen Austin - Sales Consultant
Sometimes
life throws you a curveball. You think to yourself I'm middle
aged, I
know what I'm doing with my life, and I'm happy. Nothing could
change
this. However the American economy of late has been a
malicious
mistress, causing many to see change where they never saw it
coming.To read the rest of Allen Austin's spotlight, click here.
Jo Gratton - Used Car Sales Manager
Born
in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Jo and his family moved to Vermont about
48 years ago when he was just two years old. Come high school time, Jo
attended Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, excelling in many studies
and taking on vocational training in the field of an automotive
technician, perhaps the first indicator that he would make a stellar
sales consultant and manager some day. Yet another brief look into his
future came at the hand of our current owner Dan Handy, with whom Jo was
friends with when Dan transferred from Swanton to St. Albans, and the
two quickly became buddies.To read more about our Used Car Sales Manager extraordinaire, click here to view Jo's spotlight.
Bobbi Tatro - Parts & Service Director
Automotive
dealerships come and automotive dealerships go. In fact, the qualifier
"auto dealership" doesn't even really apply, because in all truth all
types of businesses come and go. But in that lifecycle of the American
pursuit of happiness that is owning one's business or climbing the
corporate ladder, businesses like Handy Chevrolet that are clearly in it
for the long haul thanks to sound management, skilled and dedicated
staff members, and an ever-broadening array of tools for the customer to
use and learn, some businesses are destined to grow beyond their
current capacities. And that's what Handy Chevrolet's just done.For that, we called upon the skilled parts and service director named Bobbi Tatro who took upon herself that very namesake in Handy Chevrolet's GM Certified Service center, and her first move was to learn--something she has done for years and years and years.
Click here to learn more about Bobbi in her very own spotlight.
Jason Rodriguez - Internet Sales Consultant
It
should come as no surprise that during the time of rejuvenation such as
spring in VT that Handy Chevrolet did a little--shall we say--spring
cleaning (?). In order to supplement the ever changing or
ever-strengthening progressive stance that our store is taking with
regards to growth, we deemed it necessary to add yet another Internet
Sales Consultant to the already dynamic performance of last month's
Employee Spotlight, Marc Grenier. Truth be told, a record-setting month
for our dealership didn't hurt either. Enter New Jersey native
Jason Rodriguez, Internet Sales Consultant and overly qualified employee
at that, the newest member of a growing franchise, team, and family,
and this month's spotlight member.Learn more about Jason by reading his entire April 2011 Employee Spotlight.
Tyler Barnier - eCommerce Assistant - February 2011
Originally charged with taking photographs of the new Toyota, new Chevrolet, and used vehicles for the Handy Family of Dealerships originally,
17 year old Tyler Barnier of Swanton, Vermont has grown to be just
another piece of an all encompassing puzzle that makes our business so
great. His
pictures were so amazing in fact that we eventually had to switch his
job to something a bit more challenging, and he was made into our You
Tube video creator.Click here to read more on Tyler Barnier.
Chris Dugan - Internet Manager - January 2011
You, the reader, are quite possibly right this very second wondering how this website came to be, or at least how it bloomed into its current state. Due to the meticulous organization and proper grammar, the down-to-earth topics in many of the daily blogs, the multiple types of online media in which Handy's operates, along with all the other venues you may think it is thanks to a full IT team deep in the catacombs of Handy Chevrolet who constantly churn out the great items you see today. But one may be surprised to know that this is all done by one man: the Internet Manager of Handy Automotive, Christopher Dugan.Matthew Brosseau - eCommerce Assistant - December 2010
Just
like you, I can clearly remember being 17 years old--of course it
wasn't that long ago, only 9 years--and I can remember my attitude about
every topic just as vividly. I, like many youngsters, thought I was
invincible, infallible, and all alone in the world; nobody could
possibly understand me, nobody had ever went through what I had to, and
nobody perceived the world around me quite as well as I did. Jeez...
just about everything your
parents tell you when you're that age comes true, doesn't it? Because
as they say, hindsight is 20/20 and you realize most of your angst
was--sadly enough-typical. One thing I'm most upset about with regards to my path is that when I was 17 and acted like a total jerk to my employers. It's not as though I was ever fired nor did speak too far out of turn, but knowing that college was just ahead of me I didn't think any of these petty jobs mattered; I'm not going to be flipping burgers in a few months, so why should I care what you think Mr. or Ms. Supervisor?
Click here to read Matthew's full interview now.
Frank Marshall - Sales Consultant - November 2010
Frank Marshall was born in Newark, New Jersey, which any of his
customers could probably tell from the New Jersey-area accent. This
December however marks Frank's tenth year in Vermont and as we all know
by getting through ten VT winters you are officially a Vermonter. It
doesn't help that Frank, Ms. Marshal and his daughter are all engaged in
Vermont's favorite hobby either: hockey, specifically the Saint Albans
Skating Associations girls U-12 team.Click here to read the rest of Frank's interview.
Reg Howard - Financial Advisor - October 2010
What do you think about when you think of a bearded man decked
out in leather apparel and riding a Harley Davidson 65 miles per hour
along the freeway? Further, what do you think when you see that same
man radioing his wife who rides alongside on her own "Hog," equally
trimmed and equally grinned? Does the term Finance Manager come to
mind? If not, then you've never met the likes of Reg Howard, Handy
Chevrolet's Finance Manager extraordinaire.In April of 2008, Handy Chevrolet's new facility was picking up steam and business had followed suit. With dozens of customers coming in daily to test drive the latest 2008 - 2009 Chevrolet cars, trucks, and SUVs as well as the ever-changing makes and models in the Handy Cars pre-owned vehicle lot, there were countless financial applications coming through the proverbial door. And with HandyCars.com on the rise, still more applications flooded in daily. Handy Chevrolet was at a crossroad: we needed a Finance Manager capable of handling these daily tasks, of which only a portion are mentioned. Answering the call and riding into Handy-town on a silver steed of American muscle, Reg Howard officially took up the mantle.
Click here to read Reg's full interview.
Mario Nardelli - Sales Consultant - July 2010
When Ken Hackett, sales manager of Handy Chevrolet in St. Albans, Vermont, said that Mario Nardelli was an interesting person, it was a flat out lie. Mr. Nardelli is not interesting; Mario is so overly interesting that he's a downright astoundingly fascinating human being. From stories about rock star judges to working every job imaginable, there is so little left to do in Mario's life you'd be surprised to find out he's only middle-aged.
So buckle up for this month's employee spotlights as we delve into a small fraction of that which makes up Mario Nardelli; from his upbringing to his achievements and every where in between. You might think this is a piece of fiction, but no: this is all real; all Mario.
Want to be amazed at an incredible tool set and story list? Check out Mario's full spotlight... just make sure you're sitting down.
J. Michael Bushey - Chevrolet Sales Consultant - May 2010
John Michael Bushey, or Mike Bushey as he is known to his friends, family, and the numerous customers, has been in the car business his whole working life. He remembers the days when a pack of gum cost a nickel, when high-paid salesmen (yes, they were salesmen at the time not sales consultants) were paid $5 a day, and he fondly remembers those times and the quick change of pace of the present.
Born and raised in Handy Chevrolet's hometown of St. Albans, Vermont, Mike has been a true Vermonter his whole life, living, working, and starting his family here. He loves bowling and baseball and he is a food connoisseur like none other.Read rest of Mike Bushey's employee spotlight from May 2010 to learn more about this Handy Chevy veteran.