About Us
USBuyBid - Auto Wholesale Network
The brainchild of founder, Samuel M. Browning, the USBuyBid Auto Wholesale Network is a revolutionary and innovative system of tools and a professional networking platform designed to bring the automobile wholesale industry fully into the electronic age. Our goals are to provide a secure, private networking and wholesale venue for dealerships, to nationalize the automobile wholesale industry and thus levelize wholesale pricing across the industry, create real-time valuations to assist dealerships in setting accurate trade-in allowances, to eliminate costly per-vehicle line items from wholesale operating budgets and to encourage the establishment of good business relationships among industry professionals through direct dealership to dealership wholesale transactions and networking.
Samuel M. Browning - Founder and CEO
Melissa Peek - Co-founder and COO
Melissa's background includes nearly a lifetime of business ownership/management and includes experience in construction, real estate speculation, e-commerce, SEO/SEM, web and graphic design, website management, online forum management, copy writing, etc.
Melissa is very active in her community. She currently serves on the board of directors for the DeWitt County Development Council (DCDC) a private 501c3 economic planning and development corporation. As a member of the steering committee that created the DCDC, Melissa played an instrumental role in bringing private economic development to her county.
Darren Swanson - Chief Technical Officer
Darren graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Hamilton College in 1991 and has over fifteen years experience in the information technology profession. During this time, Darren has worked with various clients and companies to enhance strategies that include, operations, performance, development and directing business and technical solutions with attention to security standards and policies while driving customer and partner relationships as well as having operated and managed several retail, consulting and e-Businesses.
Darren is very involved with various school and community groups and volunteers to provide mentorship, training, and support in both technical and life skills areas. Outside of the technical world and his volunteer experiences, Darren loves to spend time with his wife and children and is an avid car enthusiast. He still owns his first car, a 1949 Dodge Meadowbrook, and is a fan of the 1954 Kaiser Darrin automobiles.