Brenda OConnell

  • Auction Management
  • Nashville, TN, USA
  • May 20, 2021
Full time Auction Set-Up Auction Manager

Personal Summary

I have worked in the auction business for the last 16 years. I have worked in the wholesale side and also the salvage side. There isn't much that I don't know about the auction, but there is always something to learn. During the years, I have hired, trained and developed new and current employees and helped them advance within the company. With different programs that are trying to be implemented, I have written policy and procedure manuals for the Recon program for all the clients, like Xchange Leasing, Lyft, Enterprise and Hertz. 

Work Experience

Branch Manager
Sep 2017 - Mar 2021 IAA

Hire, train and develop all employees

Monitor P&L reports on monthly basis

Watch KPI to ensure we are within labor hours

Implement policies and procedure that align with company guidelines

Handle deposits

Manage inventory for all providers to ensure we have all necessary paperwork 

Process titles by all state guidelines

Administrative Manager
Oct 2016 - Jun 2017 Manheim

Hire, train and develop all employees

Monitor P&L reports on monthly basis

Watch KPI to ensure we are within labor hours

Implement policies and procedure that align with company guidelines

Handle deposits

Manage inventory for all providers to ensure we have all necessary paperwork 

Process titles by all state guidelines

Ensure all mechanics completed the vehicles in a timely manner

Ensure that all charges were entered correctly before file was closed

Complete a quality check on files and vehicles before they went to auction to sell or the clients to send out

Title Manager
Mar 2011 - Oct 2016 Manheim

Hire, train and develop all employees

Monitor P&L reports on monthly basis

Watch KPI to ensure we are within labor hours

Implement policies and procedure that align with company guidelines

Handle deposits

Manage inventory for all providers to ensure we have all necessary paperwork 

Process titles by all state guidelines

Monitor all floor plan companies to ensure that we were being paid in a timely manner

Work with arbitration to ensure that all files were closed or processed correctly

Create reports for vehicles over 45 days with no titles

Ensure billing was correct on all files

Process incoming titles from dealers and send out proceed checks

Title Clerk
May 2005 - Mar 2011 Manheim

Process all incoming titles for Factory/ Fleet companies

Ensure all titles were accurate before setting vehicles for sale

Monitor all repossessed vehicles to ensure they were not sold before the timeline

Flipped titles for the manufacturers

Create sale lists 

Education

BA
Nov 2015 - Dec 2017 Columbia Southern University