CMC - Key Persons
Jamie Pitt, the oldest in the bunch, started in the Motor Industry in 1985 at Sunningvale Service Station in Bigginhill. Studies were carried out at Bromley College where he mastered both levels of City and Guilds.
Following former mentor Bob Smith (former Rally-Cross Champion), in 1987, he was promoted into a technicians position at Thames Service Station in Croydon where he was born into the world of Rally Cross. Acting as part of the service crew for Bob's team he developed a passion for performance engineering and took Bob and the team to success in 1990 and 1991 making them British Rally Cross champions. This is an ambition that has not stopped in the pit lane as Jamie also serves a pedigree of emotion for motor cycle racing visiting various circuits all over Europe riding his classic RD350 racer and extensively modified Suzuki GSXR750.
Having gained many promotions throughout his time with Thames Service Station in 1998 Jamie achieved a Dealership Principle role at a local European Car Importers in Tonbridge, Kent. Jamie experienced many business principles and management here handling a turnover sums of approximately £8,000,000 a year. Overseas negotiations were conventional and supplier relations had to be kept satisfied and perpetual to ensure first-rate costs to suit the demands of effective UK pricing. Jamie was also involved heavily with the marketing of this ‘back door buying' industry applying himself to a large amount of the advertising tasks, it is here where he experienced the on-line market and its advantages.
Like any short founded loop hole in the market there is always an end and in 2002 Jamie returned to the Italian car network working alongside Jonathan Cummins and Osman Damdelen. He quickly promoted himself to DET (Dealer Expert Technician/Master Technician) status before leaving to start the all new Church Motor Company venture.
Jamie has currently advanced his understandings within the motor industry by becoming a MOT tester, to Manager status, and has overlooked the advanced changes endured by the Bromley site to comply. He is currently excelling himself in the fine art of vehicle computer diagnostics enjoying absorbing a vast amount of up to date training that the motor trade is throwing at him.
Following on from Jamie's motorcycle admiration he has also established a new section of our business, CMC Motorcycles, which has now opened offering an array of repairs, servicing and MOT's. Whilst in its early days this side of the business is doing very well and growing week on week.
At the moment Jamie is enjoying a rebuild project of his classic Yamaha RD350 motorcycle which photos and updates can be seen on the website leading up to this finished result.
Jonathan Cummins attended a YTS training scheme in 1995 where he successfully completed their training and achieved a work placement for Thames Ford. Whilst enjoying a successful start in the motor industry the Thames Group lost their Ford franchise and was forced to pull the plug on the existing repairers in Clapham Road, The Oval.
Summer 1995 brought fantastic change and forwarded Jonathan's career path when company owner of the Thames Group, not happy let this hopeful young mechanic go else where, arranged an interview for a Fiat apprientiship at his Fiat/Alfa Romeo/Lancia site located in the Croydon area. Jonathan sailed through his interview with current business partner Jamie Pitt (workshop manager) and successfully completed an NVQ and Level 1 and 2 in City Guilds at Croydon College.
In late 1996 Jonathan was already making a name for himself within the Italian car network, being head hunted by a newer Fiat/Alfa Romeo Dealership located in Catford, South London. After completing a final year at college he was quickly promoted into a Technician role and it is here where Jonathan's career would be accelerated to an amazing degree. From Technician to Dealer Expert Technician (DET, Senior Technician) was achieved almost overnight with an intense training and diagnostic training program. Dealing with vast amount of problematic vehicles forwarded Jonathan's customer skills and gained him a respect among his peers - and in July 1998 it would be this that prompted him into a Workshop Controller/Foreman role.
From here he would really start to understand the business side of things getting involved with bookings, invoicing, customer services and productive influences. His Workshop Controller/Foreman position was soon furthered to an Assistant Team Leadership role and at the start of 2000 Jonathan successfully achieved Service Team Leader status and at only 21 years of age which would make him the youngest ranked individual in the UK.
Osman has had a mammoth and outstanding career in the Italian car market throughout his life. Starting at the age of 16 Osman landed himself an apprenticeship position at Norbury based Lacardi Cars with founder/owner, Fiat 500 guru, Jimmy D'Carlo. Jimmy is currently the most respected Fiat 500 technician in the UK so a true credit to Osman's initial birth into the Motor trade. It was here that Osman successfully completed his vehicle technicians training obtaining both levels of the awarded Btec national Diploma.
In 1989 Osman flew the nest and went to work at small but local Fiat main agent, Premier Motors in Sydenham. It was here that he would founder his love and passion for the Italian car market and with an abundance of training under his belt he was soon coached into a more rewarding position at another Fiat Main agent, Thames Service Station Bromley. Osman became a very well respected and effective technician at the Thames group with productivity soaring to new heights and winning him Snap-On's (Tool manufacturer) ‘Most Productive Technician of the Year Award' 5 years on the trot! It was this that primed Osman's fantastic approach to working ethics and complimented his technical abilities.
1993 Osman transferred his efforts to the Croydon branch of Thames Service Station and when the team formed in the later years Thames Croydon would be the best Fiat & Alfa Romeo dealership in the Southeast. Osman, committed to Thames for his best achievements stuck with them through the loss of the Fiat franchise in 1996 and continued with them as they took on the Suzuki brand mastering the product very quickly and establishing himself as a Suzuki master technician.
2001 saw a huge carrot being dangled from the Jonathan Cummins, Ancaster run site over in Bromley. Osman eager to get back to the Italian car market jumped at the chance and joined Jonathan's fantastic service team and quickly exploited his talents in this area and gained him a Dealer Expert Technicians status. By 2002 Osman had achieved promotion into a Workshop Foreman/Controller role where his talents really came into play, maximizing workshop productivity and general procedures. Customer satisfaction was also on the up as detailed reports and customer communications were appreciated by visiting clientele.
Osman has since been overlooking the running of the Bromley site dealing with all aspects of the business ranging from customer relations all the way through to accounting. He is a know face throughout the catchment area of this garage and is much loved by all our customers, some say he's a true gentlemen!!