“I think what we’re doing at CarOffer really represents the future of wholesale. What's unique at CarOffer is the programmatic BuyingMatrix™. It is the most efficient way to connect a seller of a car with a buyer of a car. This automated process brings together a lot of dealers and demand at different price levels.”
Zach Hallowell | CarOffer CEO
Zach was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CarOffer in December 2023, bringing over 20 years of digital wholesale industry experience to the role. He joined CarGurus in October 2023 as Head of Industry Transformation before transitioning to his role with CarOffer. Prior to joining CarGurus, Zach led the development and subsequent scaling of digital solutions for some of the largest players in the wholesale space, from guiding Product Management at OPENLANE in the early 2000s, to most recently leading Manheim Auctions’ digital wholesale marketplace at Cox Automotive. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Middlebury College and is a patent holder on several solutions related to wholesale remarketing systems.
Asaf Gendler joined CarOffer in April 2024, transitioning from his previous role leading the “Sell My Car” products at CarGurus. As head of Product Organization, he is responsible for driving the product strategy, as well as building and nurturing the product, design, and product ops teams to execute and deliver a market leading solution.
Prior to joining CarGurus, Asaf was the CEO and co-founder of Fareplace, the world’s first marketplace platform for airlines. During his 5 year tenure at CarGurus, he led multiple teams and large scale initiatives, such as RPM–a marketing platform for dealers, LeadAI, an insights/AI based solution, and Sell My Car.
Building and scaling the product that connects millions of consumers with dealers, Asaf leads the team toward empowering car owners to sell their car online or via a local dealership.
Asaf lives with his family in Raleigh, NC. Outside of work, he enjoys building new, innovative products, and playing basketball and video games with his kids.
SVP of Operations
Scott has spent nearly 30 years in the automotive industry. Most recently at Carvana, he went from a team of two selling 2k units a year to building a team of 350 associates, remarketing ~200k units annually nationwide through a dedicated, high conversion digital auction marketplace, CarvanaAccess.
Scott is one of the most innovative thought leaders in the wholesale automotive business and knows what it takes to build highly efficient remarketing solutions. He has deep experience in buying and selling consumer trades at scale. Scott has a background as a franchised dealer, selling two dealerships before entering the technology space in automotive. Prior to Carvana, Scott worked in remarketing and vehicle sourcing-related roles at Openlane, KAR Global, and TrueCar.
Jeff Bittancourt is an experienced senior leader with extensive experience in Customer Service, Sales Conversion execution, Team Development, Operations and Purchasing management.
Prior to this role, he was the National Performance Manager for Pearl Technology Holdings where he worked side-by-side with National Accounts to train/develop their Associates and Managers on how to effectively use the Pearl 360 and Vehicle Exchange platforms to market, engage, and service customers.
Prior to joining Pearl, Bittancourt was in auto sales where he worked at the privately-held dealership group of Maserati and Alfa Romeo of Puente Hills. There, he helped manage the grand opening for the franchise location, and was responsible for daily sales, customer service, and business development as well as vehicle presentation and finance product recommendations.
His career in automotive began at CarMax where he spent 16 years in multiple roles throughout the organization. He began his career there as a Buyer and then transitioned to Purchasing Manager followed by Operations Manager and lastly Sales/Location Manager.
James Sa is the IT Development Director at CarOffer, responsible for overseeing a team that handles all the database infrastructure, design, and development. As thousands of vehicles move through the CarOffer platform at any given time, this is a big job.
James has worked in IT development and management for over 17 years at a variety of companies, including Brierly and Partners, an industry leader in loyalty and customer engagement, and Epsilon, a data and technology powerhouse. He has held several senior developer positions over the years, providing invaluable experience for his current position.
James has been in his position at CarOffer as IT Development Director for over eight years and particularly enjoys the employees he works with.
James has a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Veronica Maldonado Smith is the Operations Controller at CarOffer, responsible for managing day-to-day operations and accounting processes for new revenue streams. Veronica has over a decade of experience in the retail automotive industry, a field she is passionate about. She started as a Service Cashier at Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, where she worked for eight years, ultimately advancing to Senior Accountant, gaining a strong background in retail automotive and finance which set her up well for her current position with CarOffer. She joined three years ago as a Financial Data Analyst and quickly worked her way up to her current position.
Over her career, Veronica has enjoyed repeated successes spearheading the design, redesign, and launch of financial management and accounting department teams to achieve long-term growth, optimize cash flow, and drive strategic planning with financial insights and projections. In 2019 she was searching for a different career opportunity within the automotive industry and came across CarOffer, which had just launched a couple of months prior. As CarOffer was a start-up at the time, there was an element of risk to start at the bottom, but she decided to take the chance and feels it is one of the best decisions she ever made. Veronica loves working in an environment that is so innovative, and challenging, and that presents something new every month. She also enjoys working in a company that is ahead of the curve, making new strides in the industry. She particularly likes the constant collaboration to develop new processes which challenges her to be creative, and how well everyone works as a team. Employees are given many opportunities to help in the development of ideas and processes.
In her spare time, Veronica enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She is also an avid traveler, and her favorite countries include India and Brazil. Volunteering and serving her local community is also important to her.
Veronica also passionately believes in constant improvement. She already has a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from the University of North Texas and is currently working on her MBA at Baylor University Hankamer School of Business.
