James L Seargent II

Head of Operations | Electric Vehicles & Micromobility | Aftersales | China Manufacturing

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

About

I’ve spent most of my career working around mobility, vehicle systems, operations, technical service, and the real world side of getting products and infrastructure to actually work for people. My background ranges from EV operations and platform integration to field service leadership, market readiness, dealer development, and commercial growth across emerging mobility spaces. Over time, I started realizing I wasn’t just interested in vehicles themselves, I became more interested in the bigger picture of how people move, live, and interact with their communities. A lot of my thinking today centers around two connected ideas: The first is safer and more efficient mobility through right-sized transportation. That’s one of the reasons I became passionate about micro-EVs and alternative mobility platforms. If we can move more people into smaller, lower-speed, purpose-built transportation systems where they make sense, I genuinely believe we can improve safety, reduce congestion, and rethink urban movement in a practical way. The second is active living and community connection. That’s where my involvement in trail development, outdoor recreation advocacy, and community mobility projects comes in. I’ve been involved in initiatives focused on getting people outside, creating healthier communities, and helping cities and counties think differently about recreation and mobility infrastructure. Whether it’s EV platforms, trails, technical systems, or community projects, I’m ultimately motivated by building things that improve how people move through the world and experience the communities around them.

Experience

  • Head of Sales & Operations / EV Platform Integration & Market Readiness at Eli Electric Vehicles
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Director of Innovation at BReeZ Motorsports LLC
    Jan 2014 - Jun 2024 · 10 yrs 6 mos

    Tasked to develop the business structure for sales, marketing and product development. Developing social media campaigns with a focus on social proofs. Responsibilities Include: - Products development - Market Segmentation - Financials - Innovation - Production

  • Garia (5 yrs)
    • Sales Director NA & MX
      Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs

      NA Regional Director of Sales, US & Mexico • Managing, Developing Sales and Marketing in NA Markets • Finished 2022 Fiscal at 118% to quota Sustained first full year profitability in company history • Growth due to business development & sales strategy implementation

    • Manager Technical Services
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs

      • Led Service Engineering projects that resulted in decrease in warranty cost and production efficiency • Manage FSE (Field Service Engineer) project focus, travel & training activities • Identified and provided solutions that resulted in manufacture process & product changes

  • Director B2B Sales at Nivel Parts and Manufacturing, LLC
    Apr 2017 - Oct 2017 · 7 mos

    Nivel Parts & Manufacturing ​​​​​​April 2017 – November 2017 Sales Director B2B Specialty Vehicle Division • Successfully led a 2% sales increases over prior year • Implemented a new sales process and Salesforce.com to Sales and Customer Service team • Effectively utilized value stream tools to streamline customer service and sales process

  • Sales Marketing Manager at Robert Bosch GmbH
    May 2004 - Apr 2017 · 13 yrs

    Sr. Supervisor Workshop Sales Specialist – Bradenton FL • Coached a successful Market Intelligence strategy resulting in a key market 12% year-over-year sales increase • Developed and executed the Barracuda Training Series: Skype training series for level 1 audience • Accountable for detailing needs of the repair shop and technicians for product education initiatives • Team executed over 3000 shop visits with focus on product training and tech support Sr. Customer Marketing Analyst - Broadview IL • Executed as Lead project manager the American Muscle Sweepstakes ($500K, 14 month project with physical and digital presence. • Restructure and communicated policy & procedures for customer lift/changeover, sales promotions, suggested orders and new product release • Developed International (NPC) New Product Communication process and publication resulting continuous sales opportunities for the pipeline • Created process maps for Warehouse Marketing & Sales, using VSDiA. Identified and corrected inter-departmental process gaps reducing process time by 15% Territory Sales Manager • Led the successful territory growth of NAPA, CARQUEST, Traditional Program Distribution Group by signing 4 new accounts and leveraging relationships to increase sales from $7 Million to $9 Million territory • Managed Sales Agency Group (8 Reps) responsible for Program Group sales National Account Sales Representative (NAPA Auto Parts) • Awarded Sales Excellence • Responsible for growing business of 15 NAPA distribution centers (1400 NAPA stores $8 million territory (Organic growth of 1.5 million over 3 years Technical Sale Representative • Successfully presented technical product operation to technicians of all levels • Provided in depth night product training to parts store counter persons and technicians o Engine management, Electrical, Braking & other • Exceeded quota 9 out of 11 Qtrs of signing up repair shops on Bosch Auto Parts Specialist program