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Chip Grueter
President & Founder
Chip established DealerRater in 2002 as a way for people to share their sales and service experiences at automotive dealerships with other community members.
Prior to focusing on developing DealerRater, Chip created more than 40 high-performance websites for a variety of different business disciplines as a Senior Development Consultant. Chip holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Sciences from Boston College. He is committed to the success of DealerRater and is actively engaged with the company’s community of reviewers, car dealers, and advertisers.
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Jamie Oldershaw
SVP of Operations & Planning
As the SVP of Operations & Planning, Jamie leads the day-to-day operations of DealerRater and oversees long-term, strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining DealerRater in 2011, Jamie worked within the investment banking industry including nine years as SVP at Dirks, Van Essen & Murray and four years as Securities Analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman. Jamie received his MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College.
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Larry Cochran
SVP of Products & Services
Larry joined DealerRater in 2012 and maintains executive oversight of DealerRater’s Client Services and Marketing areas.
He has an impressive track record of driving growth and improving business performance while maintaining a client-centric philosophy. With 30 years of auto industry experience, Larry spent over a decade in key executive positions at ADP Dealer Services, most recently serving as Vice President of Digital Solutions. Previous to that he built a start-up Marketing Outsource Services business unit within ADP Dealer Services and also served as ADP Dealer Service’s Director of Operations & Sales. Larry holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati.
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Heather MacKinnon
VP of National Accounts
Since joining DealerRater in 2008, Heather has communicated the value and importance of DealerRater’s Certified Dealer Program to thousands of franchised dealers across North America.
For the past 10 years, she has been offering online Automotive Solutions to Dealers. Heather started her career in online sales in 2001 as an account manager for the Boston division of Citysearch.com, ranking number one for Boston sales and number five in the company’s national sales force. In 2003, Heather transitioned into the automotive industry playing key sales roles at Autotrader.com and DataOne Software. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Iona College.
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Brad Walker
VP of Technology
Brad joined the company in 2002 as DealerRater’s very first employee. As the company’s Vice President of Technology, Brad is responsible for technology vision, strategy and execution.
He brings more than 20 years of computer software design and development experience to the company and shares his expertise in building flexible, scalable, and high performance enterprise software. Prior to joining DealerRater, Brad acted in a lead technical capacity for software companies in a variety of industries including e-commerce/dot-com, consulting, and financial services. Brad holds a Bachelor's degree in Management and Information Systems from the University of Vermont.
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Angelica Jeffreys
VP Strategic Partnerships & National Accounts
Angelica joined the DealerRater team in 2010, and is charged with cultivating relationships with strategic partners and expanding advertising revenue in allied markets.
Angelica started her career at a ground floor level inside a car dealership as a hostess/greeter while a student at the University of Massachusetts, and within 5 years worked her way up through sales, finance, sales management, and finally managing the sales and operations as General Sales Manager for the largest Honda Dealership in New England. After being recruited into a sales role by Cox Communications, Angelica was promoted up the ranks to ultimately lead the Northeast Regional Inside and Outside Sales force at AutoTrader.com. Angelica brings more than 25 years of automotive industry experience to our team.
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