Auto Body Technician
Resume:
Matthew Russell
Newark, DE ****2
*******.*******.***@*****.***
I am a highly skilled Auto Body Technician with over 20 years in the field. I am looking for a company
(long term) to continue to grow and share my knowledge and love of cars. I am a combo guy who is experienced in minor to moderate(b&c level) auto mechanics and minor to moderate(heavy b) auto body repair. I am passionate about my profession/career and fix every vehicle as if I were putting my three young daughters in them!
Willing to relocate to: Newark, DE - Newark, NJ - Philadelphia, PA Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Auto Body Technician
Collision Right(2 locations) - Cockeysville, MD
April 2022 to June 2023
Heavy B tech light A tech
Auto Body Technician
Crash Champions - Baltimore, MD
January 2022 to April 2022
Heavy B tech light A tech work.
Shop did not have the work flow to keep me at my average weekly rate for over a month so I had to resign. Auto Body Technician
Chadds Ford Collision - Chadds Ford, PA
April 2021 to December 2021
Heavy B light A tech work. Flat rate shop.
Auto Body Technician
Caliber Collision - Philadelphia, PA
February 2020 to April 2021
Heavy B light A tech(they had a master A tech at this location already so I got any overflow A tech work and heavy B tech work. average 100 hours quality flat rate.(weekly). Auto Body Technician
Berwyn Collision - Berwyn, PA
January 2019 to January 2020
A tech to heavy B tech work. I started here part time evenings while with Abra and switched to fulltime here in April 2019(abra was a flat rate shop with little work at my location which is why I had to take a p/t job.)
Auto Body Technician
ABRA Auto Body & Glass - Chadds Ford, PA
October 2017 to April 2019
Mostly A tech work some Heavy B tech work. Proficient in Car o liner specifically. Auto Body Technician
Caliber Collision - Havre de Grace, MD
August 2015 to October 2017
A tech also worked on a 3-person team for half of my time here(ultimately left due to this reason as there wasn't enough work for 3 techs/flat rate shop).
Body Technician
Purnell Body Shop - Elkton, MD
September 2013 to August 2015
Heavy b light a tech. Light to medium mechanical/hourly job. Auto Body Technician
Toms Auto Body - Newport, DE
May 2004 to September 2013
First Auto Body Job. Did everything from assemble to prep cars for paint, mechanical work(light to medium) anything to do with a car I was doing a little bit of everything. Education
General in Welding/fabrication
Thomas McKean High School - Wilmington, DE
September 2003 to April 2005
Skills
• Body work (10+ years)
• Glass installer (3 years)
• Mechanical (10+ years)
• Airbag Installation (10+ years)
• A/C Servicing&Charging (10+ years)
• Welding (10+ years)
• Blueprint Reading (10+ years)
• Detailing (10+ years)
• Brake Repair (10+ years)
• Buffing (10+ years)
• Plasma Cutting (10+ years)
• Suspension (10+ years)
• Fabrication (6 years)
• Oil Change (10+ years)
• Automotive Repair (10+ years)
• Tire Service (10+ years)
• Automotive diagnostics (4 years)
• Organizational skills (10+ years)
• Time Management (10+ years)
• Auto Body Repair (10+ years)
• Mechanic Experience (10+ years)
• Alignment (2 years)
• Dealership experience (10+ years)
• Welding (10+ years)
• GM vehicles
• Blueprint reading (10+ years)
• Assembly (10+ years)
• Automotive repair (10+ years)
• Manual transmission
• Heavy lifting (10+ years)
• Leadership (10+ years)
• Marketing (5 years)
• Auto body repair (10+ years)
• Power tools (10+ years)
• Heavy equipment operation (10+ years)
• Hand tools (10+ years)
• Basic math (5 years)
• Schematics (10+ years)
• MIG welding (10+ years)
• Stick welding (10+ years)
• Fabrication (10+ years)
• FCAW (10+ years)
• TIG welding (3 years)
• Mechanical knowledge
• Diesel engine repair
• Automotive diagnostics
• Equipment repair (5 years)
• Hydraulics
• Ductwork (6 years)
• Machining (5 years)
• Pipe threading (5 years)
• Plumbing (5 years)
• Customer service
• Cleaning (10+ years)
• Communication skills (10+ years)
• Sheet metal (10+ years)
• Oil change (10+ years)
• Tile laying (3 years)
• Construction (5 years)
• Flooring installation
• Construction estimating (5 years)
• Manufacturing
• Refrigeration
• HVAC (5 years)
• Plasma cutting (10+ years)
• Computer skills (10+ years)
• Electrical systems
• Maintenance (10+ years)
• Suspension (10+ years)
• Mechanic experience (10+ years)
• Experience working with students (10+ years)
• Teaching (10+ years)
• Crane
• Writing skills (10+ years)
• Transmissions (5 years)
• Press brake machine (5 years)
• Brake repair
• Diagnostic automobile (10+ years)
• Conduite de véhicule
• Computer literacy
• Mécanique automobile
• I have my own welder all my own tools
• Vehicle maintenance (10+ years)
• Auto restoration
• Organizational skills
• Auto estimating (10+ years)
• Metal building erection (4 years)
• Iron worker/welder (5 years)
• Handyman (10+ years)
• Facilities Maintenance (10+ years)
• Freight Experience (5 years)
• Electrical experience
• English
• Driving
Certifications and Licenses
I-car
June 2017 to July 2022
I-car steel & GMA
I CAR Welding
June 2016 to July 2022
Needs renewed.
I CAR structural and non structural
June 2016 to Present
Driver's License
June 2022 to June 2030
Welding Certification
Present
MIG welding stick welding TIG welding flux core arc welding I-CAR Certification
Present
I car
Additional Information
I am currently in the process of taking more of my i-car certification's. Pro level 1 4/9 and Pro level 2 5/9(somewhere in that range) non-structural & structural gold class. Had to take time off due to my youngest daughters been sick with cancer. She was diagnosed Jan 2023 and is only 3 years old. She is more stable in her treatments now so I am returning to work ASAP to be able to support her and the rest of my family.
("NOTE TO ALL EMPLOYERS") I'm not limited to just one SKILLED LABOR TRADE I have many skills DO NOT BE CONCERNED to call just because you see mainly collision repair thanks for viewing my RESUME
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