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WEEK 1: Tuesday, May 2 | Website | New Member | Collision Dashboard | Welcome to new CIECA member Collision Dashboard! Vince Pellegrini, co-founder of Collision Dashboard, has known about CIECA for many years. | Logo | https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/new-member-collision-dashboard | |||||
WEEK 1: Wednesday, May 3 | CONNEX | Sponsor - CarPartPro.com | Thank you to CarPartPro.com for becoming a Gold sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX Conference! The event is being held Sept. 12-13 in Bloomington, IL, and will include an exclusive tour at Rivian. | Graphic | |||||||
WEEK 1: Thursday, May 4 | CIECA Webinar - May | Reminder | Now is not the time to become complacent, according to Chris Chesney, REPAIRIFY, INC.'s VP of Training & Organizational Development. Chesney said the collision industry is going to experience change at an ever-increasing rate over the next two decades. Join us on Thursday, May 18, for the next CIECA Webinar featuring Chesney, who will talk about "The Future of Automotive Technologies." | Graphic | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2483117699557714779 | ||||||
WEEK 2: Monday, May 8 | CONNEX | Sponsor - Axalta | Thank you to Axalta Automotive Refinish for becoming a Gold sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX Conference! The event is being held Sept. 12-13 in Bloomington, IL, and will include an exclusive tour at Rivian. | Graphic | |||||||
WEEK 2: Wednesday, May 10 | Website | New Member | Andy Mohr Collision Center | Welcome to new CIECA member Andy Mohr Collision Center. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, Andy Mohr owns 14 dealerships and four collision centers in the state. "...CIECA believes in what is right for the industry and the people involved can help the industry grow in the future" said Gregg Rebber, the collision center manager. | Logo | ||||||
WEEK 3: |
Tuesday, |
Industry Event
SCRS Board Meeting
At the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) open board meeting today in Richmond, Virginia, Aaron Schulenburg announced the successful candidates for board positions. They include Tony Adams, AMAM, AkzoNobel, and Michael Giarrizzo Jr, DCR Systems LLC, both CIECA member companies, and Andrew Batenhorst, AAM, Pacific BMW, an active CIECA committee member.
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https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/new-member-andy-mohr-collision-center
WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
May 16 | CIECA |
Board Meeting
CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry welcomed the CIECA Board of Trustees to the April 12 meeting in Richmond, VA.
Treasurer Brady Bonner, Safelite; Secretary Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise; Dave Braun, Nexsyis Collision; Vice Chair Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; Mark Fincher and Chad Sulkala, MBA, CCC Intelligent Solutions; Past Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Ed Mondragon, CPCU, State Farm; Richard Palmer Jr. and Matthew Palmer, ComputerLogic; Roy Schnepper, Butler's Collision; Tim Ronak, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and AkzoNobel.
Virtually attending: Chair Greg Best, California Casualty; Ken Eagleson, OEConnection (OEC); Logan Macpherson, Axalta; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; Russ Sims, Nationwide; John Vito, Hertz; and Jeff Waack, Allstate.
CIECA Staff: Paulette Reed, technical project manager; and Stacey Phillips, marketing director.
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WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
CIECA Event
Board Meeting
Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, provided an overview of CIECA standards and committees today at the Board of Trustees meeting in Richmond, VA.
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WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
CIECA Event
Board Meeting
Today, in Richmond, VA, CIECA Board of Trustees members discussed current and future standards for the collision industry.
Top photo, back row, L to R : Roy Schnepper, Automotive Service Association® and Butler's Collision Center; Matthew Palmer, ComputerLogic; and Secretary Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise. Front row, L to R: Chad Sulkala, MBA and Mark Fincher, CCC Intelligent Solutions.
Bottom left photo, L to R: Vice Chair Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; and Tim Ronak, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and AkzoNobel.
Bottom middle photo, L to R: Dave Braun, Nexsyis Collision; Past Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Ed Mondragon, CPCU, State Farm; and Treasurer Brady Bonner, Safelite.
Bottom right photo, L to R: Executive Director Paul Barry; and Roy Schnepper, Automotive Service Association® and Butler's Collision.
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WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
Industry Event
CIC
Frank Terlep, chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), co-chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee and Opus IVS - US, welcomed attendees to the April meeting at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, VA.
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WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
Industry Event
CIC
During today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Richmond, VA, the CIC Emerging Technologies Committee discussed the EV and hybrid vehicle intake process.
L to R: Moderator Dirk Fuchs, I-CAR, a member of CIECA's EV Committee; Chuck Olsen, AirPro Diagnostics, a CIECA member company; Dr. Mark Quarto, Quarto Technical Services; Jeffrey Brewer, Caliber Collision, a CIECA member company; and Dalan Zartman, ESA.
WEEK 3: Wednesday, April 12
CIECA Event
Board Meeting
Thank you to CIECA's Board of Trustees for meeting today in Richmond, VA, to discuss CIECA Standards for the collision industry.
L to R: Chad Sulkala, MBA, CCC Intelligent Solutions; Matthew Palmer, ComputerLogic; Secretary Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise; Richard Palmer Jr., ComputerLogic; Vice Chair Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; Roy Schnepper, Automotive Service Association® and Butler's Collision; Ed Mondragon, CPCU, State Farm; Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager; Tim Ronak, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and AkzoNobel; Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director; Dave Braun, Nexsyis Collision; Treasurer Brady Bonner, Safelite; Past Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; and Mark Fincher, CCC Intelligent Solutions.
Attended virtually: Virtually attending: Chair Greg Best, California Casualty; Ken Eagleson, OEConnection (OEC); Logan Macpherson, Axalta; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; Russ Sims, Nationwide; John Vito, Hertz; and Jeff Waack, Allstate.
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WEEK 3: Thursday, April 13
Industry Event
CIC
During the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) today in Richmond, VA, Michael Giarrizzo Jr, CEO of DCR Systems LLC, a CIECA member, participated in a panel discussion focused on the supplement challenge in the industry.
L to R: Jim Keller AAM from 1Collision - CIC Industry Relations co-chair, Barry Dorn, Dorn's Body & Paint; Michael Giarrizzo; Margaret Owen, Enterprise; Phil Langley, SCA Claims Service; and Roger Wright, AAM, Vector Squared.
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WEEK 3: Thursday, April 13
Industry Event
CIC
At today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Richmond, VA, Andrew Batenhorst, AAM, Pacific BMW, a member of CIECA's OEM Repair Procedures Committee, participated in a panel discussion, "Jack of All Claims, Master of None." The panel focused on the repair process with insurers and customers and was coordinated by the CIC Estimating & Repair Planning and Industry Relations Committee.
L to R: Committee Chair Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway; Steven Krieps, Collision Safety Consultants; Attorney Erica Eversman; and Andrew Batenhorst.
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WEEK 3: Saturday, April 15
Industry Event
Southeast Collision Conference
CIECA member PPG supported the Southeast Collision Conference this week in Doswell, VA.
L to R: Thomas Brown, Rick Williams, Jennifer Jarzembowski, Rafael Ochoa, Randall Foster, Brad Panichella and Brian Davies from Body Works Plus. Not pictured: Amanda Kersey.
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WEEK 4: Monday, April 17
CONNEX
Sponsor - URG
Thank you to United Recyclers Group LLC for becoming a Silver sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX Conference! The event is being held Sept. 12-13 in Bloomington, IL, and will include an exclusive tour at Rivian.
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Webinar - May | Reminder 2 | On Thursday, May 18, Chris Chesney, Repairify, will talk about "The Future of Automotive Technologies" during this month's CIECA webinar. Chesney will discuss where the industry is in relation to the goals of the government, the effects of the global economy and the constantly advancing technologies, and how the industry can best prepare. This webinar is eligible for professional credit from the Automotive Management Institute (AMi). | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/regi.../2483117699557714779 | |||
WEEK 3: Friday, May 19 | Website | CIECA |
New Member |
ComCept Solutions |
CIECA's first standards release of the year, the 2023R1, is now available to members. It is a BMS release and can be accessed by signing on to www.cieca.com. Thank you to Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, and the Architecture Committee, chaired by Dan Webster, Enlyte, for your time and effort to work on this release.
There were two updates made to the BMS. Learn more during the CIECA Technical Webinar being held tomorrow, Thursday, April 20 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET. The webinar will include an update about the release as well as a presentation by Microsoft API Architect Darrel Miller.
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https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3164534532849448538?source=website
WEEK 4: Thursday, April 20
Welcome to new CIECA member ComCept Solutions! Founded in 1986 by Glenn Atwell, the company is based out of Seminole, FL, and has built distribution management solutions for U.S. paint jobbers for almost 40 years. “We expect to enjoy completeness and consistency in our future integrations because of the work CIECA has done in standardizing interchange formats,” said Rob Gamble, the company's CTO. | Logo | https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/new-member-comcept-solutions | ||
WEEK 4: Tuesday, May 23 |
Website
CIECA |
New Member - Propel Up
Welcome to new CIECA member Propel Up, LLC! Established in 2023, the company builds software to help auto body shops and other small companies obtain more reviews, showcase their reviews from the Internet, track website visitors, and grow their businesses.
“We're excited to be a part of CIECA and to connect with other like-minded professionals in the auto body industry,” said Gaurav (Rav) Mendiratta, Chief Product Officer of Propel.
Webinar - May | Video | During the recent CIECA webinar, Chris Chesney, REPAIRIFY, INC., discussed the current, near-term and long-term technologies impacting the collision industry and the influencing factors. These include motorist safety, cybersecurity and green house gas emissions. | Video |
WEEK 4: Friday, May 26 |
CONNEX
Holiday | Memorial Day Weekend | Thank you to |
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those who have served and lost their lives in military service. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. | Graphic | |||||
WEEK 5: Wednesday, May 31 | Website | Press Release |
CIECA Webinar - May
Announcement
Please join us on Thursday, May 18, for the next CIECA Webinar featuring Chris Chesney, Vice President of Training & Organizational Development for REPAIRIFY, INC. Chesney will talk about "The Future of Automotive Technologies."
During the live broadcast, Chesney will discuss where the industry is in relation to the goals of the government, the effects of the global economy and the constantly advancing technologies, and how the industry can best prepare.
This webinar is eligible for professional credit from the Automotive Management Institute (AMi).
CONNEX | Speakers announced | CIECA has announced an exciting line up of speakers for its annual CONNEX 2023 Conference. The event is being held in Bloomington, IL, September 12-13. In addition to insightful thought leaders, there will be networking opportunities, a vehicle gifting ceremony by the National Auto Body Council® (NABC) as part of its NABC Recycled Rides® program, CIECA’s open annual meeting and a tour of electric vehicle company Rivian's manufacturing facility. | Graphic | ||||||||
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