Gustavo Negrete
Arvin,CA
Summary
Hardworking Automotive Technician with 5 years of experience in field. Positive and upbeat individual with enthusiasm for work and understanding of good customer service. Motivated to go above and beyond job requirements to satisfy customer needs, help team and meet business objectives.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Automotive Technician
Smith&son Tires
01.2021 - 11.2023
- Completed full vehicle inspections to check for leaks, damage, or other issues of concern.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed faults with vehicle systems and components using OEM-specific code readers, diagnostic trees, and online knowledge bases.
- Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
- Changed, rotated, and balanced tires on different types of vehicles.
- Repaired and replaced worn and damaged components.
- Checked brake systems and determined need of pad replacement, disc turning or other maintenance requirements.
- Repaired brake, exhaust, electrical and other systems for domestic automotive brands.
- Inspected and tested vehicles and completed preventive maintenance such as engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotations, wheel balancing, and filter replacement.
- Analyzed vehicle data using advanced diagnostic equipment.
- Explained maintenance and repair needs to customers and offered advice on preventative maintenance.
- Serviced air conditioning systems, changed and topped off fluids and completed maintenance inspections.
- Used specialized tools to detect leaks in gas and refrigerant systems.
- Read and followed technical documentation to complete accurate repairs.
Mechanical Technician
Grimmway Farms
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Assembled and disassembled equipment to perform repairs and maintenance.
- Resolved mechanical issues using both technical and manual skills.
- Maintained clean and organized work area to easily locate repairing tools and equipment.
- Inspected and tested equipment, machinery and components to diagnose issues, recognize defects, and determine appropriate repairs.
- replaced upper control arms and lower ball joints
- replaced pitmen arms ,idler arms, inner tierods, outter tierods,
- replaced draglinkes, draglink tierods, track bars, track bars ball jonits
Education
Autobody Technology
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA05.2025
High School Diploma -
Arvin High School
Arvin, CA05.2018
Skills
- Customer Service
- Issue Resolution
- Parts Replacement
- Vehicle Inspection
- Changing Oil
- Estimating Work
- Alignments Experience
- Inspecting Vehicles
- Ticket Writing
- Brake Systems
- Replacing Filters
- Managing Parts
- Brake Systems Understanding
- Engine Repair
- suspension work
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Automotive Technician
Smith&son Tires
01.2021 - 11.2023
Mechanical Technician
Grimmway Farms
01.2018 - 01.2021
Autobody Technology
Bakersfield College
High School Diploma -
Arvin High School
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