GREGORY BANKS
Hammond,IN
Summary
I have been in the Automotive Collision Repair and Refinish Industry since my limited time at college. In my 22 year career, I have worked for mainly dealership collision centers: Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, and Mazda. I worked for Peterbilt on heavy trucks and trailers and sold Auto Parts and Axalta paint. I received an opportunity to work for NB Coatings which later became NPAA as a Workability Specialist. Building on my Collision Refinishing background I moved into a Color Lab Position working on new colors matches for our OEM customers, performing multiple spray outs daily, Together with other PD labs we would offer support to our Field Tech Team running new color paint trials. From there, I had a short time back as Senior Workability Specialist running Paint Recirculation for Evaluation Team and Spray Booth System Maintenance. Recently moved to Manufacturing as a Color Shader 2 on Second Shift. Shading Paint from 25 to 2000 gallon batches, also we process and final QC on our Primers, Clear Coats, and in-house Resins and Additives. Looking for the next step in Automotive Paint.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Color Shader II
NPAA Nippon Paint Automotive Americas
11.2019 - Current
- Incoming QC on both Large and Small Paint Plant Batches, typically Grind, Raw Viscosity, Solids and WPG
- Spray Paint Sample 'O' chip for Color Match on in house spray equipment and work up Color Adjustment Formula
- Use Customer Idios for QC and Color Match on ABB BELL, Ransburg Evolver, Graco 5500, Fanuc Bell, ABB RB1000i or conventional Hand Spray
Senior Workability Specialist
- Paint Recirculation Trials with one of our Paint Kitchen Systems, 300 Foot 2 Pipe, 100 Foot 1 Pipe or our Mini 10 Foot Honda Recirculation
- Workability Matrix for our Color Lab OEM or Tier Supply
- Spray Booth Maintenance Including ABB Bell, SprayMation, Fanuc, Evolver and ABB RB1000i
Color Specialist I
- New Color Matches to OEM Masters, Physical Master or Digital
- Use Xrite or BYK to Match Customer Paint Color Tolerance.
- Provide Line Support to our Field Techs on customer paint lines.
Collision Repair Jobber
Auto Value
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Route Sales of Axalta paint and collision repair Supplies
- Counter sales of Supplies and Auto Parts
- Expert Advice on proper repair procedures and reccomend materials.
Collision Repair And Refinish Technician
Dan's Body Shop
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Repaired and or Replaced Parts or Panels on Collision Damaged vehicles per Insurance or Customer Pay with OEM Procedures
- Refinished Panels using PPG EnviroBase Paint, with PPG color matching Tools
- Frame Straightening and Mechanical Repair.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, INHigh School Diploma -
Griffith High School
Griffith, IN05.1993
Skills
- Paint Color Match
- Paint QC
- Rotary Bell Atomizers
- Paint Line Knowledge
- Conventional Spray Guns and Equipment
- Spray Booth Maintenance
- Forklift Training
- 5S, Kanban and SAP
- Mechanical Repair
- Welding
Timeline
Color Shader II
NPAA Nippon Paint Automotive Americas
11.2019 - Current
Collision Repair Jobber
Auto Value
07.2019 - 11.2019
Collision Repair And Refinish Technician
Dan's Body Shop
01.2016 - 01.2019
No Degree - Business Management
Purdue University Calumet
High School Diploma -
Griffith High School
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