About Thrift Auto Sales
Nick Ouritski
Nick Ouritski has worked in the auto industry for over ten years. He began his career ten years ago, working at his father's wholesale operation. Despite the economy crash in 2008; Nick applied his knowledge of cars, the wholesale car market, and the ability to market and advertise through the internet, to open Thrift Auto Sales. Thrift has two locations one mile apart in historic Morristown, with a daily inventory of over 200 cars. Thrift specializes in offering vehicles in every price range, ranging from $1,000 to $150,000 cars. Nick's aspiration is to own and operate one mega store which will cater to a broad range of buyers by offering marginal profits and high volume. Nick's intention is to develop a lifelong clientele by providing all customers with a consistent courteous and professional experience when purchasing a car.
Nick's enjoys spending his free time playing ice hockey, golf, and practicing martial arts with his father. His favorite sports teams are the NY Jets, NY Rangers, NY Knicks, and Atlanta Braves. Nick's Sundays are dedicated to football and boating. Nick is happily married to his lovely wife, Danielle.
Vlad Ouritski
Vlad Ouritski has worked in the auto industry for over 25 years. He began his career in the new car business, selling Lexus, Toyota, Mercedes Benz and BMW. Vlad was recognized as top performer at each franchise dealership, and was promoted to used car manager. Through this professional experience, Vlad gained his knowledge of the wholesale industry.
Ten years ago, Vlad expanded his career by opening his own wholesale operation. He utilizes his strong industry affiliations and relationships over the Northeast, to provide Thrift Auto Sales with premier hand selected and exclusively unique cars. Thrift's inventory is exceptional and extremely diverse. Vlad accepts nothing less than perfection, and specializes in selecting cars consistently classified as the perfect "10".
Vlad's meticulous attitude is also present in his personal life. Vlad is a black belt in Hung Ga Kung Fu, and is currently training the art of Russian Systema. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, graduated Russian Medical school, and is called the "Martial Arts Doctor" by those who know him best. Vlad is married with four children; his son Nick who owns Thrift Auto Sales, and three beautiful daughters who are 16, 9, and 4 years of age.
Hiram Ortiz
General Manager - Hiram joined the Thrift Team after wearing many hats in the automotive business for over 20 years. Hiram loves the auto industry and thrives best when he sees his customers being taken care of properly. Hiram is the moving force behind our sales team and inspires everyone to be the best that they can be. Hiram is a Karaoke enthusiast and fills his spare time with being a Dad and coaching both football and baseball.
Rick R.
Business Manager - Rick has more than twelve years of experience in auto retail and finance. In fact, when he was just 20 years old, he became the youngest finance director within the major dealer group that employed him at the time. Now, with a network of more than a dozen lenders, Rick can help you get the best financing available.
Rose Farrell
Customer Relations Manager - Rose has been with the Thrift Team since 2010. Rose was involved with selling aftermarket warranties prior to joining the Thrift Team as well as having taught high school English in urban school districts. Rose is all about customer service and believes in building a good rapport with new and existing clientele. Rose thinks that the best part of her job is that she gets to interact with customers from all over the world. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and jogging and is the very proud mother of two college-aged sons.
Mark Lioi
Sales - Mark has been involved in the auto industry for over 20 years and has previously owned a dealership. Mark admits that he has never considered doing anything else as this is what he is best at and is his passion. Mark just loves selling and he loves automobiles so it would appear that he is fulfilling his destiny by doing what he is the best at. Mark is married and the proud father of two children.
Bob Peters
Title Dept - Bob has been with Thrift Auto Sales for over three years, after being in the computer industry for several years. Bob currently works in the title department.
Adel Yacoub
Director of Accounting - has been involved in his field for over 20 years. Mr. Yacoub's career began in his native homeland of Egypt where he was the Assistant Financial Controller at the Sonesta St. George Hotel Luxor. Mr. Yacoub brought his family to America with the dream of a new life and found himself working in the auto industry. Prior to joining Thrift, he worked at Formula 1 Auto Imports as the Accounting Manager. Mr. Yacoub tremendously enjoys his position at Thrift and not only handles all aspects of the accounting department, he inspires the Thrift Team to excel on a daily basis. Mr. Yacoub is married and the proud father of two children.