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2007
VeriFacts Outstanding Quality
Award Finalists Announced
Newport Beach, CA, OCtober
19, 2007 —Finalists of VeriFacts Automotive’s
outstanding quality awards, known as the ACE Awards (Achievement
in Collision Repair Excellence) were announced. VeriFacts has established
two ACE Awards to recognize outstanding performance from individual
technicians and collision repair centers committed to attaining
higher repair quality as measured through the VeriFacts Shop Coaching
Program.
To qualify for an ACE Award, collision repair centers must have
participated in the VeriFacts Shop Coaching Program for at least
six months. Mark Olson, COO and co-founder of VeriFacts Automotive,
stated, “We have been blessed to measure and coach so many
great shops around the country. One of the most difficult tasks
I have each year is working with our coaches to determine the list
of ACE Award finalists.“ Mark Claypool, Vice President of
Operations, added, “All the finalists were nominated by our
coaches in each region and then confirmed by our executive management
team. We consider many different factors when deciding on a finalist
including teamwork, attitude, shop coaching scores and quality levels.”
In the category of March Taylor Technician ACE Award, the finalists
include: Arturo Atilano, Platinum Coach Works, Covina, CA; Kevork
Artinian, Marco’s Auto Body, Monterey Park, CA; JC Baccus,
Caliber Collision Centers, Chino Valley, CA; Greg Barker, Skill
Craft, Huntington Beach, CA; Ken Bronger, Auburn Collision 1, Auburn,
WA; Shawn Bushinski, LaMettry's Collision, Inc., Richfield, MN;
Scott Cramer-Borneman, C&C Collision, Pasadena, CA; Tony Cucitro,
Ric's Body & Paint, Scottsdale, AZ; Glenn Davis, ARA CARSTAR
Everett, Everett, WA; Joel De Santiago, Prestige Auto Collision,
Mission Viejo, CA; Chris Krahel, Bell Road Toyota, Phoenix, AZ;
Albert Kresse, CARSTAR Riverside, Kansas City, MO; Sal LaCavera,
Fletcher Jones Motor Cars, Newport Beach, CA; Salvador Magana, Anaheim
Hills Auto Body, Anaheim Hills, CA; Gus Marquez, Caliber Collision
Centers, Fresno, CA; Keith McLaughlin, Mike’s Auto Body, Waldorf,
MD; Jose Olleta, City Body Repairs, Inc., San Jose, CA; and Scot
Thompson, Pacific Collision Centers, Escondido, CA.
In the category of Repair Center ACE Award, the finalists include:
Anaheim Hills Auto Body, Anaheim Hills, CA; ARA CARSTAR Everett,
Everett, WA; Big Sky Autobody Palo Verde, Tucson, AZ; Bodycraft
Collision Centers, Folsom, CA; Bonney Lake Collision 1, Bonney Lake,
WA; C&C Collision, Pasadena, CA; Caliber Collision Centers,
Chino Valley, CA; Caliber Collision Centers, San Juan Capistrano,
CA; CARSTAR 401 on Argentia, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; CARSTAR
Riverside, Kansas City, MO; Centre Point Collision, Santa Clarita,
CA; Concordia CARSTAR Collision West, Ottawa West, Ontario, Canada;
Diablo Auto Body, Pleasanton, CA; EMC Collision, Fremont, CA; FCC
Collision Centers, Mountain View, CA; Fletcher Jones Motor Cars,
Newport Beach, CA; Gapsch's CARSTAR Collision Center, St. Louis,
MO; Holmes Body Shop, Riverside, CA; Jan's Spectrum Collision Center,
Inc., Tempe, AZ; Keyes Collision Center, Van Nuys, CA; LaMettry's
Collision, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN; Marco's Auto Body, Monterey Park,
CA; Marco's Auto Body, San Gabriel, CA; Mike's Auto Body, Inc.,
Waldorf, MD; Pacific Collision Centers, Escondido, CA; Philip Thearle's
Autowerks, Inc., Santee, CA; Platinum Coach Works, Covina, CA; Prestige
Auto Collision, Inc., Mission Viejo, CA; and Skill Craft, Huntington
Beach, CA.
The winners will be revealed Tuesday, October 30th at the 2007
Collision Industry Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the
International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE).
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