Gina Newton
Marina,CA
Summary
2011-2015
- Collision Technician and Paint prep
2016-2017
- Quality Control Manager, Estimator
2017- June 2023
- Estimator/ Tesla Estimator
June2023-present
- Blue printer/Manager in training
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Blueprinter & Manager in Training
Quality Collision Group
06.2023 - Current
- Conferred with customers each day to maintain current understanding of needs and preferences, resolve issues, and promote brand loyalty.
- Enhanced supervisory and leadership abilities by working closely with supervisor.
- Enhanced supervisory and leadership abilities by working closely with mentoring office staff and Technicians.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Assisted in writing almost all supplements as well as reviewing estimates for coworkers
Estimator/Tesla Estimator
Gene's Import Auto Body Inc
06.2019 - 06.2023
- Complete Estimates in a timely manner
- Complete all supplements and finalize before sending to insurance
- Updating Customers of repair process
- Scheduling in and out Customers
- Parts ordering
- Finalizing all Tesla Files in EPC Catalog
- Assure all Checks and Billing are being sent to shop
- Help all bilingual customers
Collision Estimator
Peninsula Collision Center
05.2018 - 06.2019
- Evaluated vehicles that were in collisions.
- Write estimates for both insurance as well as customer pay
- Ordered parts
- invoiced all parts
- Kept AP/AR organized and under 30 days.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record,
- consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Updated customers via email, call, and text
- Finalized sales and collected necessary deductibles
Office Manager
Caliber Collision
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Scheduled customers for estimate appointments
- Help Estimators match estimates
- Direct weekly meetings with staff
- Upload final estimate to insurance companies
- Oversaw office accounting functions such as AR/AP
- Improved office operations by automating client correspondence
Collision Estimator
Russo's Collision Repair/Store Sold To Caliber
10.2017 - 03.2018
- Evaluate vehicles in collisions for both insurance and customer pay
- Follow up on Supplements
- Ordered Parts
- Invoiced parts
- Update customers throughout repair process
- Assure cycle time was maintained.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
North Salinas High School
Salinas, CA2011
Associate of Arts - Collision Repair
Universal Technical Institute
Sacramento, CA2011
Skills
- Resolving problems quick and efficiently
- Time Management
- Knowledge of Allstate, Integon, Esurance, CSAA, State Farm, Tesla insurance, Crawford and Company and other insurance companies
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Knowledge in estimating systems CCC ONE, Ultramate, and Audatex
Certification
Completed and updated Tesla Learning.
I-car certified
Timeline
Blueprinter & Manager in Training
Quality Collision Group
06.2023 - Current
Estimator/Tesla Estimator
Gene's Import Auto Body Inc
06.2019 - 06.2023
Collision Estimator
Peninsula Collision Center
05.2018 - 06.2019
Collision Estimator
Russo's Collision Repair/Store Sold To Caliber
10.2017 - 03.2018
Office Manager
Caliber Collision
04.2017 - 05.2018
High School Diploma - undefined
North Salinas High School
Associate of Arts - Collision Repair
Universal Technical Institute
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