Page 2 a little history

After meeting Jack I decided that I wanted to be in Management and from then on all my efforts were directed toward that goal.  I had been in this industry now for a little over 4 years and knew it was perfect for me, I started spending all my free time learning how to communicate with people cause as we all know it is not what you say but rather what people hear that matters.  My attention to detail and finely tuned sales skills made me a natural for store manager, I began by doing sales at a Mr. Transmission in Murfreesboro TN. And then took on Tuneomize in the dual center it was great and became a very successful shop with a profit margin that was in those days hard to believe.  After continued success in many shops nationwide, including Aamco's, Mr. Transmissions and independent shops I traveled west to San Diego and this is where I meet Dean Kuhn and start thinking why do I keep making so many shops, so much money and why not do it myself.  Dean was a driving force that lite a fire in me so to speak with his visions of this industry and where it could go over the next 10 to 20 years and this is where it started with owning three locations here in San Diego County.   Tomorrow we will start on the building of the business, the ups and the downs.  

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Mark A Raines

A little history first.

I have been in the transmission industry for over 30 years so besides being old I have really seen a lot of great things and even more mistakes.  Started in this industry at 16, as a swamper (clean up guy) and worked at AAMCO transmissions on Getwell Ave with some really wonderful people that rescued me from being homeless with my at the time girlfriend.  Ray And Rhonda Foster took us both in and put me to work, after a short time and a lot of training I became a very proficient removal and replacement Technican.  Ray along with Giles Hibler continued to train me in every aspect of this business and I soaked it up like a sponge, I became one of the best R/R Techs in the country and started training on the road for AAMCO in several states, as I grew into the position and learned even more I began doing Diagnosis and some building.  Builders are a special breed in this business and I am honest enough to say I just did not have the patients to do it but for a few years before going back to R/R where I would make videos for car manufactures on the proper technic for there training, along with being the fastest in the east, during my time.  I did a lot of Diag and started learning the front counter, customer service and sales, this is where I meet Jack Yost with Mr. Transmission Corp Headquarters, I will stop here for tonight and continue to tel the story tomorrow.  This is my first ever blog so if it is looking wrong please leave me advice, I can take it....