July, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 3
North Central Area
Special points
of interest:
WILL DO Spot-Lite
New Hires
Promotions
Useful Links
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Pitt Stop
Hot Jobs
Be in the Know!
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Associate Center
Marty Diaz was recognized by
Mark Gerber, North Chicago Dis-
trict Manager and Nick Ricciardi
District Rental Manager with the
WILL DO Award.
After only a week with the
Penske team, without hesitation
Marty went above and beyond to
take care of a customer.
While battling a torrential down
pour that day a lady broke down in
her van on the Elk Grove lot com-
ing in to pick up a rental truck.
Marty Diaz
North Chicago
Rental Representative
Meet
Marty
Marty came to the rescue
and physically pushed the van
to a safe spot on the lot.
Because of his heroic efforts
this customer was extremely
thankful for his help and won’t
soon forget her most recent
Penske experience.
Thank you Marty for your
exceptional WILL DO Attitude
and your efforts that definitely
equaled results!
Name Location New Position
Frye, Justin 022410.WEST CHICAGO Assistant Rental Manager
Larson, John 043210.ROCKFORD Assistant Rental Manager
Maginn, Russell 040810.NORTH CHICAGO Assistant Rental Manager
Roback, Olivia 040810.NORTH CHICAGO Assistant Rental Manager
Briel, Thomas 047510.MINNEAPOLIS Branch Operations Coordinator
Coates, Richard 716210.BROOKLYN PARK District Service Manager (1)
Goldfarb, Brian 036010.CHICAGO RIDGE Lease Sales Representative
Pelletier, Nicholas 043610.SOUTH HOLLAND Customer Service Rep II
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June New
Hires Be sure to welcome
our new associates
to our family!
Keep a look out as you will be
receiving an email from me with
useful links to get familiar with
our company and benefits.
The entire North Central Area extends
Hire Date Name District Location Title
06.01.2015 Jennings, Kevin Dale 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO Hiker
06.01.2015 Schear, Morris Benjamin 047510.MINNEAPOLIS 716210.BROOKLYN PARK Hiker
06.01.2015 Le Mere, John A 567110.MILWAUKEE 777010.GREEN BAY Technician I
06.02.2015 Salgado, Pedro Angel 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 021910.MONTGOMERY Hiker
06.03.2015 Walden, Eric R 567110.MILWAUKEE 567910.STURTEVANT CSR-PT
06.04.2015 Gray, Reginald Sr. 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO Hiker
06.08.2015 Gervais, David Lee 047510.MINNEAPOLIS 047510.MINNEAPOLIS Branch Service Manager
06.09.2015 Pollard, Charlie L 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 014910.EAST CHICAGO Hiker
06.10.2015 Vandergriend, Mr. Dave 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 043610.SOUTH HOLLAND Hiker
06.11.2015 Dobrzynski, Richard Paul 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 043610.SOUTH HOLLAND Hiker
06.16.2015 Stone, Frederick C 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 040810.NORTH CHICAGO Hiker
06.17.2015 Lawson, Jason 567110.MILWAUKEE 568010.MILWAUKEE TR&RC CSR-PT
06.21.2015 Wesenberg, Alex 567110.MILWAUKEE 776010.SHEBOYGAN Customer Service Rep
06.22.2015 Deubel, Carey 567110.MILWAUKEE 567910.STURTEVANT Hiker
06.22.2015 Trend, Angie 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO Hiker
06.22.2015 Crum, Ian P 567110.MILWAUKEE 777010.GREEN BAY Customer Service Rep
06.23.2015 Polk, Maurice 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 521010.CHICAGO Hiker
06.23.2015 Wyffels, Grant 047510.MINNEAPOLIS 047510.MINNEAPOLIS Maintenance Supervisor-Shift 1
06.23.2015 Thompson, Arik 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 040810.NORTH CHICAGO Customer Service Rep II
06.25.2015 Rainey, Nancy 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 521010.CHICAGO Hiker
06.29.2015 Kieffer, Nicholas D 567110.MILWAUKEE 024410.NEENAH Customer Service Rep
06.30.2015 Byron, James Patrick 567110.MILWAUKEE 567110.MILWAUKEE Technician I
06.30.2015 Pulley, William L 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 021110.CICERO Hiker
Page 3 North Central Area
Thank you for all your hard work! We appreciate all you do!
John Herrmann Area Sales Manager 7/9/1990 061710.NORTH CENTRAL
John Ventrello Service Technician 7/10/2000 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO
Greg Turtenwald Customer Service Rep 7/31/2000 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE
Gregg Balon Helper Tech I 7/11/2005 040810.NORTH CHICAGO
Mark Budde Body Shop Technician I 7/20/2005 568010.MILWAUKEE TR&RC
07/01 Chet Haslerud 016510.EAGAN 07/15 Justin Sheley 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE
07/01 Michael Daniels 024410.NEENAH 07/15 Jake Bjorklund 623310.FARIBAULT
07/02 Barry Bykowski 014910.EAST CHICAGO 07/16 Lance Lange 040810.NORTH CHICAGO
07/02 George Rader 043610.SOUTH HOLLAND 07/16 William Keefer 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO
07/03 Nicholas Duncan 767210.WAUKEGAN 07/18 Paul Gorecki 040810.NORTH CHICAGO
07/03 Taylor Wilichowski 775510.EAU CLAIRE 07/19 Arturo Oyervides 043210.ROCKFORD
07/03 Daniel Jacobson 775510.EAU CLAIRE 07/20 Bryan Lafauce 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO
07/04 Dwight Terry 022410.WEST CHICAGO 07/20 Alex Wesenberg 776010.SHEBOYGAN
07/04 Troy Slagoski 775010.WAUSAU 07/21 Lorell Ingram 016510.EAGAN
07/05 Stanley Franklin 021110.CICERO 07/21 John Sullivan 043210.ROCKFORD
07/05 Eric Herren 776010.SHEBOYGAN 07/21 John Herrmann 061710.NORTH CENTRAL
07/06 Christian Manon 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE 07/21 Brandon Pekas 714110.FARGO
07/06 Gary Lenzen 714110.FARGO 07/22 Kenneth Jones 567110.MILWAUKEE
07/07 David Garcia 022410.WEST CHICAGO 07/23 Daniel Gawrysh 022410.WEST CHICAGO
07/07 Richard Fisher 043610.SOUTH HOLLAND 07/23 Brenda Cruz 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE
07/07 Edward Defouw 567310.PEWAUKEE 07/23 Salvatore Bilotta 567710.OAK CREEK
07/07 John Moynihan 777010.GREEN BAY 07/24 Seth Johnson 047510.MINNEAPOLIS
07/10 Antonio Muniz 021810.FRANKLIN PARK 07/24 Steven Bruss 047510.MINNEAPOLIS
07/10 Elliot Shaffer 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 07/25 Jonathan Manna 040810.NORTH CHICAGO
07/11 Trevor Gimler 016510.EAGAN 07/25 Brian Mattson 568010.MILWAUKEE TR&RC
07/11 Kevin Gooding 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 07/25 Gianfranco Dato 692510.MCCOOK
07/12 Chase Martin 022410.WEST CHICAGO 07/26 Mango Nicholson 021110.CICERO
07/12 Jacob Rudningen 047510.MINNEAPOLIS 07/26 Michael Pritchard 061710.NORTH CENTRAL
07/12 Steven Hilliard 775010.WAUSAU 07/26 Joshua Yoder 567910.STURTEVANT
07/12 Cody Bargender 775010.WAUSAU 07/27 Tyler Lang 022410.WEST CHICAGO
07/13 Thomas Voss 021110.CICERO 07/27 John Ventrello 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO
07/13 Valene Nelson 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE 07/28 Adam Altuve 567110.MILWAUKEE
07/13 Jeremiah Euclide 777010.GREEN BAY 07/29 Giacomo Lamonica 021110.CICERO
07/13 Rhett Surman 777010.GREEN BAY 07/29 David Ottman 567510.SOUTH MILWAUKEE
07/14 Michael Cecala 040810.NORTH CHICAGO 07/29 John Bobzin 692510.MCCOOK
07/14 Jarod Ackerman 621810.SOUTH CHICAGO 07/30 Stephen Deterra 777010.GREEN BAY
07/14 Jeffrey Green 714110.FARGO 07/31 Frederick Stone 040810.NORTH CHICAGO
07/15 Stephen Gynn 014910.EAST CHICAGO 07/31 Lee Friedman 047510.MINNEAPOLIS
07/15 Steven Bernal 021110.CICERO 07/31 Austin Samborski 716210.BROOKLYN PARK
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TCP Certification
Let’s CONGRATULATE the follow-
ing associates recently TCP certi-
fied in one of the three levels:
Derek Gauger, South Milwaukee – Level 2
Adam Collelo, South Milwaukee – Level 2
Click on the link below and enter the job#
you are interested in:
gopenske.com/careers
West Chicago, IL – Fueler/
Washer & Vehicle Detailer
(1506426 & 1505370)
Elk Grove, IL – Technician II
(1506256)
Montgomery, IL – Technician I
(1505885)
Eagan, MN - Fleet Supervisor
(1506437)
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Roseville, MN – Fleet Supervisor
(1505148)
Roseville Hiker – 1502575
West Chicago Hiker – 1504169
Cicero Hiker – 1504759
Neenah MT – 1505250
Wausau MT – 1505413
Milwaukee CDM – 1505563
Are you looking for a fast paced, advanc-ing career in Maintenance? Penske's Maintenance Manager Trainee posi-tion is designed to provide a rich learning and development experience through rig-orous on the job training that will ulti-mately lead you to a Maintenance Super-visor or related growth opportunity.
Candidates require strong communication, organization, and influencing skills and this position is suited for someone who is self-driven, embraces change, and has a com-fort level working in a matrix-ed reporting relationship.
The position is an eighteen month assignment, and will include six rotations. The last rotation will be a one year shop position that will in-clude people management responsibility. During the duration of this role you will rec-ommend and implement process changes to improve shop operations and our bottom line.
Contact Carolynn for details: 312-485-7649
Email: [email protected]
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Penske Offers Discount Program to Associates
Do you like to save money? Hate to troll the web in search of
bargains? LifeMart, a discount shopping platform, is here to
help.
A free benefit to Penske associates, the LifeMart program offers
a host of savings on nationally recognized, brand-name prod-
ucts and services as well as local retailers. This new service
saves time and money by offering deals with convenient online
access.
LifeMart offers savings on everyday items and major purchas-
es, including:
Family Care (child care, education, tutoring, senior care)
Wellness (fitness clubs, diet plans, spas, sports gear)
Home and Auto (furniture, appliances, cars, automotive services)
Financial and Legal (credit, debt, home mortgages)
Travel (flights, cruises, hotels, car rentals, vacations)
Electronics (computers, cellphones, etc.)
Tickets (theme parks, concerts, movies, sports)
Apparel (clothing, jewelry, accessories)
Flowers and Gifts (flowers, gifts, toys, etc.)
Restaurants and Dining
Parent Deals
And more!
To help introduce you to the offers available on LifeMart, Hu-
man Resources will regularly spotlight an offer found on the
webpage.
For more information on this discount and others, please vis-
it LifeMart. New users will be asked to register and enter your
email preference.
Using coffee for more than Using coffee for more than Using coffee for more than
just a boost of energyjust a boost of energyjust a boost of energy
Sometimes, you just can’t
make it through the morning
without that cup of coffee.
You aren’t the only one
that feels that way.
According to a Career-
Builder survey, almost half of
U.S. workers (46%) state
they’re less productive with-
out a coffee fix.
And coffee can be used for
more than just a boost of
energy.
Invite your co-workers for
coffee while on break to net-
work or just take a breather.
Source:bit.ly/coffee458
HEALTH TIP: Not doing this during the day
can negatively effect your productivity
A new study show that consuming unhealthy
food increases your loss of productivity by up
to 66%!
The news isn’t much better for exercising, ei-
ther. Not exercising lead to a 50% lost in
productivity.
Even if you don’t have time to exercise during
the day, try to get up at least once an hour.
Pack healthy lunches that are easy to eat at
your desk if you can’t break away.
Source: bit.ly/healthy462
North Central Area
3850 Mannheim Road
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: 847-671-0303
Fax: 847-671-0117
E-mail: [email protected]
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Do you know our core value?
“WILL DO” attitude is the empower-
ment of our people to take ACTION
with our customers and associates. Our
leaders ensure that our team members have the tools &
authority to take any action necessary that will lead to
the best customer experience and a strengthened passion
of our associates.
“Yes, I will do that for you!”
Mike Pritchard
For those who have Outlook, I would like
for you to take a look at on pg. 2.
Please be sure to click on the link
oneidm.ge.com and take a moment to update
your Outlook profile.
Keeping your profile updated helps anyone
in the company find your address and or
phone number quickly.
Also, I encourage everyone to com-
ment and or make suggestions for future
articles. What’s going on at your location?
Do you have best practices that you would
like to share?
Good Day
North Central Area Associates,
Communication
— the human connection—
is the key to personal and
career success.
Paul J. Meyer
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