DON JONES FOR REGIONAL MANAGER - PROFILE CONTINUED

Employment:

US Army, Commissioned as Regular Armey Officer serving on active duty. Assignments included Platoon leader, Battalion Adjutant, Assistant Brigade Adjutant, and Division Personnel Management Officer for a combat unit that was deployed to Southeast Asia where I spent one year in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Stateside assignments were Assistant Director Defense Logistics Support Center Communications Center. I ran the internal postal system handling approximately 15,000 pieces of mail daily. Also served in a classified position. Us Army, Adjutant General’s Office, Director of Temporary Disability Retirement Office, managing over 10,000 temporarily retired Army personnel.

Sun Oil Company, Territorial Manager. Managed two separate territories consisting of 36 independently owned and operated Sunoco Stations. Assisted dealers in business enhancement and growth programs. Recruited, trained and installed new dealers assisting them to grow business. Solicited and contracted privately owned operations transferring them to the Sunoco brand.

Nationwide Insurance Companies. Started career as an Independently contracted agent building a business to over 2,500 policies in force, producing revenues in the area of $300,000 annually, within 6 1/2 years. Recruited to management holding major positions from a local to national basis. Emphasis of all positions was on growth, retention and revenue enhancement. Managed revenues in excess of $250,000,000 annually.

Career Quest Associates, Vice President Consulting. Co-owned Career Management and Consulting firm in Northeast US. Managed career paths and assisted mid to senior level executives in enhancing their careers and finding new opportunities. Produced all required documents and provided advice on careers, interviews and actual opportunities through acceptance of positions. Sold firm to nation’s leading Career Consulting Management firm in late 2002

McKinsey Scott Partners, Senior Vice President/Northeast Center Manager. Managed the firm’s largest region producing annual revenues in excess of $7,500,000 annually. Directed consulting staff of 10. Personally managed campaigns for senior level executives of Fortune 500 firms.

Additional Collector Automobile Activities

1995-Present Avanti Owners Association. Joined with purchase of first Avanti. Ran for and was elected to AOAI National Board of Directors in 2000 and served six years. Elected and served as the Board’s VP for five of those six years. Duties included chairing Chapter Charting Committee, chartering three new chapters including the first International Chapter. Laid the groundwork for three additional chapters to be chartered in 2009/2010. Assisted in reactivation in two additional chapters. Also Chaired Chapter Newsletter Committee, giving advice and counsel to newsletter editors as requested. Managed annual Newsletter Editor Awards at International meetings. Hosted AOAI at Lancaster Meet 2008.

2006-Present Antique Automobile Club of America. Joined local Lehigh Valley Region at suggestion of the local President. Became active in events and assisted in planning and running activities. Suggested membership growth and retention programs leading to 100% growth rate in past two years. Selected to speak an 2009 AACA Annual Meeting on Membership Growth and Retention programs that have proved to be effective. Elected President of Lehigh Valley Region, 12/07/08.

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