Jake Lodge
Seaton
Summary
I completed Year 12 at Nazareth Catholic Senior College in 2016. Since finishing, I have achieved Certificates 3 and 4 in Personal Training in 2018, and further enhanced my skills with a Certificate 3 in Sports and Recreation in 2019.
Currently, I am a Pre-Delivery Manager at Portside Motors, with a strong focus on project management and vehicle coordination. Successfully improved customer satisfaction by implementing effective communication strategies, and ensuring timely deliveries. Proficient in job costing and team leadership, driving seamless operations, and delivering high-quality service in a fast-paced setting.
Experience in organizing external services for vehicles including tinting, paint protection, and detailing. Proven in accessory fitting, specifically towbars, electric brakes, bull bars, and roller covers.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre-Delivery Manager
Portside Motors (Mitsubishi/Izuzu/Chery)
05.2024 - Current
- Organise all new vehicles from moment vehicle is sold to customer/fleet company to the day they pick their new car up
- Raise job cards for the accessory fitters and detailer
- Cost jobs upon completion
- Communicate and arrange times with external services for accessories, repairs, detailing of vehicles
- Arrange vehicle to be dropped to places via truck within certain time frames
- Coordinate deliveries with salesman/sales manager to get vehicles out and completed on time to ensure customer is satisfied
Accessory Fitter/Assistant Pre-Delivery Manager
Adelaide City Jeep
12.2019 - 05.2024
- Fit a range of accessories including: Towbar and wiring harness, Canopy, Roller cover, bull bar, nudge bar, tonneau cover, Anderson plugs, Electric brakes, trailer plugs
- Assistant Pre-delivery manager - Organising jobs for the pre-delivery department, costing jobs, booking in new cars, organising external companies to complete work (tint, paint, dent removal, detailing, accessory fitment)
- Detailing new and used vehicles
- Basic servicing of vehicles
- Completing safety checks on used vehicles
- Warranty training- understanding how warranty claims work, organising and disposing of warranty parts, inputting data of warranty parts on excel
Preservation Yard Crew
PrixCar Services
04.2018 - 12.2019
- Ensure Yard is tidy and well-spaced for new car arrivals
- Park and disable batteries of new arrivals
- Check cars monthly ensuring all cars are damage free and functional (over 1700 cars)
- Detail cars that are departing
Course Practical Placement
Goodlife Hindmarsh
07.2018 - 09.2018
Soccer Coach
Soccer2Sports
05.2017 - 07.2018
- Travel to a range of different schools and sporting venues
- After school coaching sessions and school holiday work shops to children between the ages 6-13 skills and techniques in a variety of sports
Courier Driver
Coverdrive Couriers
03.2017 - 05.2017
- Express pick up and deliver service of a variety of packages
- Radio Communication
- Record Keeping of deliveries
Computer Data Entry
Woodville West Torrens Football Club
06.2014 - 06.2014
- Computer Data Entry
- Assisting with School Football Clinics at Primary and Secondary schools
- Observed Physiotherapist at training sessions
Education
Certificate 3 in Sport and Recreation -
Australian Institute of Personal Training
01.2019
Master Trainer (Cert III and IV in personal training) - Nutrition and Anatomy of Strength training
Australian Institute of personal training
01.2018
Year 12 -
Nazareth Catholic Senior College
Flinders Park01.2016
Skills
- Project management
- Vehicle coordination
- Accessory installation
- Job costing
- Safety inspections
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Vehicle maintenance
- Distribution coordination
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Documentation & recordkeeping
- Cost estimation
- Customer complaint handling
- Vehicle inspections
- Team supervision
Certification
Chain of Responsibility Training, PrixCar Services, 08/13/18
Affiliations
- Sport: Football, soccer, tennis, basketball and baseball
- Fitness, Health and well-being
- Travel
Awards
- Megan Price Memorial Award, 2011
- Best & Fairest Award (soccer), 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Accomplishments
- 2011 recipient of Megan Price award-Distinction in sport- Criteria: Participation, leadership, perseverance, behavior, attitude and manners
- Best and Fairest award (Soccer): 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
References
- Daniel Coad, Service Manager, Adelaide City Jeep, 0421 880 443
- Luke Bortoletto, Pre-delivery Manager, PrixCar Services, 0409 989 329
Timeline
Pre-Delivery Manager
Portside Motors (Mitsubishi/Izuzu/Chery)
05.2024 - Current
Accessory Fitter/Assistant Pre-Delivery Manager
Adelaide City Jeep
12.2019 - 05.2024
Course Practical Placement
Goodlife Hindmarsh
07.2018 - 09.2018
Preservation Yard Crew
PrixCar Services
04.2018 - 12.2019
Soccer Coach
Soccer2Sports
05.2017 - 07.2018
Courier Driver
Coverdrive Couriers
03.2017 - 05.2017
Computer Data Entry
Woodville West Torrens Football Club
06.2014 - 06.2014
Certificate 3 in Sport and Recreation -
Australian Institute of Personal Training
Master Trainer (Cert III and IV in personal training) - Nutrition and Anatomy of Strength training
Australian Institute of personal training
Year 12 -
Nazareth Catholic Senior College
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