Branden Haluszka

• Enthusiastic management professional with demonstrated success supervising staff and building teams. Proven history of achieving sales goals by monitoring employee performance and coaching staff on effective sales methods. Skilled in solving complicated issues and making proactive operational changes.
• Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
• Dedicated Automotive professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
• Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Applying for the Role of Service Manager of Wolfe Chevrolet in Edmonton, AB. Currently Employed as the Shop Foreman/Team Leader at Wolfe Chevrolet and looking to continue to move and grow within the company of which i have been dedicated to for the past 11 years. I have excellent knowledge of all internal working of the dealership, specifically back of house service department. I am excited to continue to grow,manage and learn front of house service including more in depth dealings with customer and vendor relations as well as working with cash office and advisor staff to meet employee and management needs. My goal is to make our department one of the most reliable, efficient, profitable service departments in Edmonton all while not sacrificing profit or customer retention. I believe i would make an outstanding service manager in most part due to my ability to explain issues to the customer in depth and knowledge that would usually require a shop forman or technician present. I am also confident in my public speaking ability to de-escalate a situation in order to resolve any conflict, be it customer or management of staff. 

Listed are some of the many items and tasks i have managed in my current role:

• idea and execution of more professional work uniforms
• ordering of supplies and equipment from suppliers
• organization of new tire storage sea can as well as cleaning/updating shop bunker and tool room
• management and organization of shop tools and areas for exceptional employee efficiency
• planning and execution of shop BBQ's and team building to add to employee satisfaction
• watching and maintaining shop and employee efficiency to keep up production numbers
• higher ELR due to more in depth and focused help/training of new or current employees
• on the job training with current shop foreman and service manager to take over higher foreman/manager duties

I look forward to continuing to learn and grow into this role that i have been training towards for many years. i look forward to showing Ashley Wolfe as well as other managing staff of the Wolfe group all that i am able to offer this company in the coming years as i continue to move up in my leadership role. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

• Integrate sales training and functional training to new and current employees
• Complete more shop repairs and upkeep as well as updates to make it a more efficient and effective work space
• Complete further training to make me a better leader (first aid course, NAIT leadership online training course)
• better expand my financial knowledge and front of house assistance

• Forklift training/certificate 2023
• Hunter alignment training 2019
• Whimis/workplace safety training 2022
• Chris Collins dealer training 2023-current
• multiple GM training center certifications 2014- current
• General Motors Grand Master technician 2017-current