Fighting fires and saving lives.

Day to day operations, production flow, Marketing, sales and team building.

Performing damage appraisals for major vehicle manufacturers and insurance companies on hail damaged vehicles.

Handling day to day operations and production flow in a busy collision shop, Estimating vehicle damage, dealing with many different insurance companies, customer service, part and matierial orders and inventory, and glass replacement.

Prepared damage estimates for insurance companies and customers, handled all supplement damages for insurance claims, dealt with customers and insurance adjusters/appraisers, ordered and recieved parts for all jobs, scheduled repair appointments and arranged rental vehicles, handled all inventory orders and stock, organized work flow thoughout the shop and dispersed work orders to techs depending on job and their experiance, set sales targets and goals for the dealership and insured they were… Show more Prepared damage estimates for insurance companies and customers, handled all supplement damages for insurance claims, dealt with customers and insurance adjusters/appraisers, ordered and recieved parts for all jobs, scheduled repair appointments and arranged rental vehicles, handled all inventory orders and stock, organized work flow thoughout the shop and dispersed work orders to techs depending on job and their experiance, set sales targets and goals for the dealership and insured they were met each month. Show less

Fighting fires, Car accidents and Medical First responder

This is what I call my "Introduction to the Collision trade as a manager". I was working as a painter for this company when the President decided it was time to retire and gave me the opportunity to purchase his well established buisness. So I went from working on the shop floor, to the Boss overnight. It was definatly a learning curve for me. I handled estimating, shop production, inventory control, and also had 20 - 30 rental vehicles on site at all times. Over this period of time, I learned… Show more This is what I call my "Introduction to the Collision trade as a manager". I was working as a painter for this company when the President decided it was time to retire and gave me the opportunity to purchase his well established buisness. So I went from working on the shop floor, to the Boss overnight. It was definatly a learning curve for me. I handled estimating, shop production, inventory control, and also had 20 - 30 rental vehicles on site at all times. Over this period of time, I learned alot from my mistakes and realized how much effort it took to run a profitable collision center. It was a great experiance and it moulded me into the manager I am today. Show less