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Nick Lapinski

My job at Sarasota Ford is a service porter where I prep cars and get them ready to sell.

Sarasota, FLIn person

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Care in every detail.

  • Vehicle detailing
  • Interior cleaning
  • Decal and sticker removal
  • Mounting license plates
  • Refueling vehicles
  • Loaner check-in and keys
  • Vehicle logs and paperwork
  • Driving and parking vehicles

Nick preps and details vehicles at Sarasota Ford: removing stickers and transport film, mounting plates, refueling, checking loaner cars in and out, and keeping the logs straight. He is consistent, picks up new workflows quickly, and his teammates count on him.

I learned that Nick was the best detail guy they ever had, so I thought, well, I know exactly who I’m going to call.

Beaver Shriver · Founder, Inclusion Revolution

Someone to share the day with.

Nick and a colleague sharing a smile at Sarasota Ford
Sarasota Ford, from the film

The team, in their words

  • Nick has been doing a wonderful job. He’s extremely consistent. The team has become very close. They’re in the car a lot together, chatting. They go to lunch together as well with Nick.

    Veronica Izzo · Loaner Department Manager, Sarasota Ford
  • I first met Nick a couple days into him being on our team. We drive, listen to music, he talks about what he likes. I can’t wait to have another person like him on the team.

    Jordan Cardenas · Service Porter, Sarasota Ford
  • It’s actually impressive how fast he learned how to do all these things with these loaner vehicles. I would even say that he actually learned faster than I did in the past.

    Sebastian Mattos · Loaner department, Sarasota Ford
  • I used to do detailing a lot, but Nick is by far the best in my opinion. I think every dealership needs somebody like Nick.

    Kevin · Sarasota Ford

More than a job.

Doing my job is fun. A big thank you to Beaver for getting my job at Sarasota Ford.

Nick, in the film The Drive to Include

We were so, so, so thankful for Nick to have an opportunity to do something that he loved. This is probably one of the first jobs where Nick is so supported by all of the employees and by his supervisor that he doesn’t even have a job coach at this point.

Sara Brooks · Nick’s mom

At a glance

Experience

  1. Service Porter · Sarasota Ford

    2024 – present

    • Preps new and loaner vehicles: detailing, decal removal, plates, fuel.
    • Checks loaner vehicles in and out and keeps the intake logs.
    • Supported day to day by his teammates and supervisor.
  2. Detailer · Gulf Coast Auto Spa

    2022 – 2024

    • Detailed vehicles to a standard his manager called “the best detail guy they ever had.”

Education and training

  • High school diploma · Sarasota County Schools, 2019

Off the clock

  • Music on the drive
  • Driving
  • Getting to know the team

Available

Weekday mornings, Weekday afternoons

Talk to Nick.

Detailing the cab