Chad Saville
Hoffman Estates,IL
Summary
Meticulous Automotive Painter, excellent at handling multiple tasks, time management, and working under pressure. Industry experience includes collision and custom paint work, inspecting finished work for imperfections, and mentoring new employees in the paint department.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Representative
FinishMaster Automotive & Industrial Paint
09.2018 - Current
- Used consultative sales approach to understand and meet customer needs.
- Demonstrated products and specific features at customer locations and special events.
- Educated new sales staff on store policies and customer support operations.
- Interacted with problematic accounts, helping to build lasting rapport and boosting revenue opportunities.
- Managed high-profile accounts, delivering exceptional service and fostering long-term client relationships.
Lead Paint Technician
Body Shop On Rand Inc
06.1998 - 09.2018
- Color Match Specialist
- Prepared cars for painting by removing dust, sanding, priming and painting
- Reassembled cars after project, including door panels, hoods, bumpers, and fenders
- Entrusted to paint luxury cars including Rolls Royce, Ferrari, and Audi SR8
- Trained and mentored new employees on adhering to all policy and procedures
- Responsible for all painting equipment maintenance, guns, compressors, and paint booths
- Worked closely with Prep Staff and the other Painter to meet work demands as a team
- Managed stock and inventory by logging in the internal system the amounts of materials used
- Assisted with collision repair when necessary
- Performed miscellaneous administrative tasks
- Trusted with keys and opened AutoKrafter's daily
Automotive Painter
Car Tech
10.1996 - 06.1998
- Demonstrated expertise with a wide variety of foreign and domestic vehicle makes
- Edged hoods, doors, fenders, and other auto body parts for painting
- Applied sealant, primed, and wet sanded auto body panels
- Wet-sanded and buffed finished panels
- Trusted with keys to open and close shop when needed
Education
High School Diploma -
Palatine High School
Palatine, IL1995
Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Powerful negotiator
- Strong verbal communication
- Self-motivated
- Deep knowledge of multiple paint lines
- Special attention to detail
- Ability to perform the job independently or instruct and lead others
- 20 years of experience in collision repair/auto-motive painting
- Customer Relations
- Solutions-focused sales
- Account development
Certification
- PPG: DBU, DBC, and Envirobase
- Nexa: Autocolor
- AkzoNobel: Sikkens
- Dupont: Chromapremier
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Technical Representative
FinishMaster Automotive & Industrial Paint
09.2018 - Current
Lead Paint Technician
Body Shop On Rand Inc
06.1998 - 09.2018
Automotive Painter
Car Tech
10.1996 - 06.1998
High School Diploma -
Palatine High School
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