Patrick Janes

Sr. Director — Strategic Planning, vAuto

Patrick Janes brings more than 30 years of automotive industry knowledge to team vAuto. As the strategic planned senior director for ProfitTime GPS and Conquest, Patrick knows firsthand how a dealership can improve their ROI having previously managed day-to-day operations for ten years as a dealership general manager. Before his dealership experience, he spent the first half of his career working with dealers across the country in several field offices for an OEM. In his tenure at Cox Automotive’s vAuto, Patrick began as a performance manager, building a solid understanding of customer needs and expectations with a large portfolio of independent dealer clients using the software. He has seen firsthand an exciting new generation of technologically savvy used car managers and owners that use affordable technology to save time, lower the risk of buying inventory online and enables a more thorough approach to the acquisition process. Patrick received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Bradley University and is currently a Professor of Practice at Northwood University.