New job. Wish me luck.

Looks like returning to college may pay off. I'm in my last term of an associates degree in collision repair and refinishing. My GPA has been a steady 4.0 and I have completed 47, I-Car certifications including structural repair on steel and aluminum.

Included in this program is one year of estimating instruction.

My college program has a very interesting process for those that are willing to learn.

We function as a production body shop.

I, as a student, do the initial evaluation and estimate on real customer cars. Arrange for part replacement. Form a repair plan. Do the repair including painting. This process continues all the way through final inspection and delivery back to the customer.


Last week, one of the larger collision repair chains in the North West contacted the college and requested a student for an estimator, trainee position. I am being placed in that position.

Should be fun.