DEALERON - Key Persons
Ali is focused on achieving growth by directing the company to develop and acquire best of breed products and services, strategic partnerships and being instrumental in attracting and signing up large Auto Groups. Prior to DealerOn, Ali held executive sales roles for both Cylynx, Inc. and Digiweb, where he focused on building customer retention strategies and selling outsourced support solutions.
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- Director of Training & Development
- Key Member
Alyssa has been a key member of the DealerOn team for five years, working herself up through the ranks of Client Support to become our Director of Training & Development.
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- VP of Product Development
Bill Wittenmyer served as a VP of Sales, Layered Apps and Competitive Accounts at CDK Global, a leading automotive technology and solutions provider. With over 25 years of experience in automotive retail, he relies on the industry's most comprehensive technology platform and data-driven strategies to help dealerships enhance customer experiences and grow profits.
Highly regarded as a dynamic and motivational speaker, as well as an industry leader with non-traditional views, Wittenmyer speaks at several prominent automotive forums each year and contributes to top news publications and television business shows that influence industry business leaders across the U.S.
Before joining CDK Global, Bill was a partner at ELEAD leading the sales organization and spent several years in the automotive retail space holding various retail positions in operations management. He earned his degree from Ashland University and took post-graduate courses at Georgia Southern University.
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- in 2021 As the Senior Director of Software Engineering
- Senior Director of Software Engineering
Brian joined DealerOn in 2021 as the Senior Director of Software Engineering, responsible for leading and scaling the Engineering teams that build our suite of products and services.
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- Chief Business Development Officer
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- Group Product Manager, Ancillary
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- Director of Operations
- Director of Implementation and Design
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- Group Product Manager, Dealer & Agency Tools
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- Director of Customer Support
- Senior Director of Customer Support
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- Director of Data Insights and Analytics
Jim Jackson brings fourteen years of experience in digital marketing to his roles as DealerOn's Director of Digital Insights & Analytics.
Jim is an authority on SEO, SEM, and leveraging email. A diverse array of opportunities has given him expansive knowledge of the various digital acquisition channels and how best to leverage them.
He brings extensive qualifications to the team including a degree in Business Administration, as well as certifications in Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Microsoft advertising. He's worked at all the largest private automotive retailing groups, helping their businesses achieve their goals via sound data strategy.
He is the proud father of a great six-year-old and he enjoys gaming and watching MMA in his spare time.
Jim Wiseman is a C.P.A. with an impressive 30 years of experience, most recently with providing transition and transformation services for private equity firms.
Jim Wiseman is a C.P.A. with an impressive 30 years of experience, most recently providing transition and transformation services for private equity firms. These experiences ranged from hundreds of millions to multi-billion dollar multi-national carve-outs from both US and International publicly listed companies. In most of these deals Jim served as CFO before moving to the next new portfolio company.
While the past few years have been spent around the world serving newly acquired companies, Jim is a staple in the Washington DC business community. Jim has served as CFO for various local high-growth endeavors and had senior leadership roles with Discovery, MicroStrategy, LightSquared and Arthur Andersen.
In the past few years Jim was a finalist for Northern Virginia Technology Council CFO of the Year as well as recognized as a Biznow Trending 40: Top Tech CFO.
Jim loves all forms of gaming, in particular video games and board games, including playing with his two sons and attending GenCon every year.
Jon Rothbard first came to DealerOn in the summer of 2012 as a web designer and has climbed through our ranks to VP of Operations, where he oversees the day-to-day activities of the Support, and Product Development Organizations.
Jon started working with computers as a teenager, which led to his interest in web design. This skill along with his experiences in customer service have aided him in leading our people to success. A dedicated worker, Jon believes in going the extra mile and working beyond the typical 9-5 schedule. After holding seven different positions during his 9+ years with DealerOn, Jon's knowledge of the details that run our business is invaluable to his success. When he's rarely not working, Jon enjoys working on his house and cars or enjoying the occasional glass of whiskey.
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- Vice President of Customer Experience
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- VP Strategic Partnerships
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- Director of Search and Social
For ten years, Tony Soares has created and nurtured successful SEO departments for a variety of Digital Marketing Agencies.
Tony's SEO departments, products, marketing efforts, and sales initiatives span several different industries in multiple languages and have enjoyed incredible success. His management of the SEO department at Haystak Digital Marketing played a role in their acquisition by Cox Automotive. He now oversees our Search and Social efforts, leveraging his past experiences to help DealerOn effectively navigate the ever-changing digital landscape.
Tony began his career in the luxury vacation rental industry where he was responsible for more than doubling overall traffic and business in less than 6 months. In his free time Tony enjoys swimming, water polo, rock climbing, video games, baking sourdough bread, fermenting kombucha, and hiking with his wife and two dogs.