Robert L. Email & Phone Number

Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

Melrose Park, Illinois

Develop 17-month, 13 course curriculum and grading criteria for written and hands-on knowledge and skill tests administered on both trainers and actual vehicles to 8-30 students per class. My specific emphasis is placed on electrical, air conditioning welding, suspension and mechanical systems. Organize, communicate and deliver curriculum in clear, concise.

Bedford Park, Illinois

Performed full cycle up-fitting of Personal Protection Vehicles for Dignitaries, including the motorcade vehicles for the President of the United States, Barack Obama and Vice President, Joe Biden as well as American embassies worldwide. Vehicles were modified with the express purpose of being converted to Level One armor status which included fabricating.

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

• Vehicle Maintenance/Restoration
• Own and operate a shop that contracted with several small businesses to perform all scheduled and unscheduled repairs to fleet vehicles, assisted with developing specifications and time\mileage schedules for vehicle.
• Operate an automobile restoration and specialty shop mainly catering to a regular clientele.
• Handled all facets of the restoration process: including estimating, invoicing customers, disassembly, body, paint and mechanical refurbishing of antique or specialty vehicles.
• Sourced or fabricated needed parts required in the vehicle restoration or modification process
• Hired, supervised, trained and scheduled employees and sub-contractors as needed.

Glendale Heights, Illinois

Performed both as a mechanical technician for the collision shop and body repair technician, wrote estimates and add orders to existing estimates; performed repairs to repair order specifications, ordered parts and supplies as needed

Glendale Heights, Illinois

• Mechanical Technician
• Line mechanic at a Pontiac\GMC dealership between 1991 and 1993.
• Performed warranty and customer pay repairs to cars and light duty trucks, diagnosed customer concerns and recommended repairs required, ordered parts, filled in as service writer when needed.
• Beginning in 1993 opened an on-site body shop catering to all the dealerships warranty work as well as customer pay and insurance repairs, served as the Manager: wrote estimates and supplements; rectified billing on.
• Moved into service writer position 1/96, service manager position in 1/97

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Management

General Studies, General