Gianni Santone

• Established relationships with clients and insurance companies to foster timely claims resolution.
• Examined claims forms and other records to determine insurance coverage.
• Documented all investigation activity and presented reports to management.

• Verified finishing met established standards for color, textures, metallic, and aged finishes.
• Provided guidance, assistance and training to employees when needed.
• Set production goals and motivated team to achieve such goals.
• Reviewed final aspects of finishing for compliance with established standards related to color, textures, metals, and aged finishes.
• Observed manufacturer's safety procedures and corporate standards for pouring and finishing.
• Repaired damaged items using different chemicals and tools.
• Continually sought to reduce costs, accelerate throughput time, minimize work in process and improve quality.
• Reviewed all project documentation and blueprints to prioritize and schedule job tasks.
• Assigned work making full use of employees' abilities and knowledge and promoted good labor relations through fairly administered rules.
• Reviewed time sheets and work orders.
• Removed old finishes and degraded parts to complete skilled repairs and restore ideal appearances.
• Disassembled items to prepare for finishing using hand tools.

• Installed and removed body panels, doors and fenders of vehicles to access areas of repair.
• Replaced and repaired vehicle parts according to work order instructions.
• Reassembled and replaced parts to complete body repairs.
• Inspected vehicles to identify and document repair needs.
• Inspected new parts and areas of repair to verify correctness and quality.
• Followed standard operating procedures to achieve consistent quality of work.
• Applied finishing techniques to enhance quality and appearance of repairs.
• Utilized collision repair hammers, welders and grinders to address bodywork needs.
• Tested and adjusted newly repaired vehicles to verify proper function.
• Evaluated OEM manufacturer schematics and service documentation to identify parts to order.
• Utilized computer-aided design software to design and fix body parts.

Managed paint shop department including supervising three other techs, ordering materials, inventory,
spray booth maintenance/repair and operated the tow truck as needed.

• Installed and removed body panels, doors and fenders of vehicles to access areas of repair.
• Replaced and repaired vehicle parts according to work order instructions.
• Reassembled and replaced parts to complete body repairs.
• Inspected vehicles to identify and document repair needs.
• Performed maintenance on spray booths and paint department equipment.
• Specialized in Exotics and Classics.

Managed Paint Department with two prep techs, Auto Refinisher also performed maintenance on
spray booths and paint department equipment.

Auto Refinisher/Light body tech, also performed maintenance on spray booths and paint department equipment.