3.2.20 – As the 2020 NORTHEAST® Automotive Services Show nears, time is running out to pre-register for the Collision Professional Repairer Education Program (Collision P.R.E.P.) series.

Hosts of the annual regional event (the largest of its kind on the East Coast), the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) has once again partnered with the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) to bring this exclusive educational series to NORTHEAST March 20 through March 22.

All classes will be held at the Holiday Inn Harmon Meadow just steps away from the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ where NORTHEAST will take place.
Deadline to pre-register is March 11.

Various industry leaders from around the country will address some of the most critical topics of concern to today’s collision repair professionals.

Highlights include Danny Gredinberg, administrator of the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG), who will team up with Mike Anderson (Collision Advice) to discuss how to better utilize vehicle owner’s manuals to educate consumers and insurers. The class will conclude with a preview of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) newest innovation, the Guide to Complete Repair Planning – Blueprint Optimization Tool (BOT), which will also be on display on the NORTHEAST trade show floor.

Attendees won’t want to miss the widely anticipated “The Life of a Certified Repairer: An In-Depth Panel Discussion with Nationally-Known Certified Repairers” on March 21. Moderated by Anderson, the panel will feature AASP/NJ President Jerry McNee (Ultimate Collision; Edison), Dave Gruskos (Reliable Automotive Equipment), K. Michael Bradshaw (K&M Collision) among others.

“WMABA is looking forward to not just providing a high level of education, but also for repairers to have a place they can collaborate with peers, ask questions to experts and find out more about where their industry is headed into the future,” states WMABA Executive Director Jordan Hendler. “There’s a lot of advancement that needs special attention for those shops that want to be successful in the long term.”

The 2020 Collision P.R.E.P. Schedule

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
3pm – OEM Workshop: Ford Discusses Accessing Repair Information, Collision Sectioning Procedures for Aluminum
Presented by Gerry Bonanni, (Ford Motor Company), Adam Gair (Ford Motor Company), Pete Fryzel (I-CAR)

5pm – Test Drives Done Right! Why and How to Perform, Manage, Document and Get Paid for Test Drives
Presented by Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC

5pm – Tackling Online Storefront Presence for the Collision Repair Business
Presented by Bill Enross, cPrax Marketing

5pm – Positioning Your Business for Sustainability Among Constant Change
Presented by John Shoemaker, BASF

7pm – Utilizing the Vehicle Owner’s Manual to Educate Consumers and Insurers and Special SCRS Blueprint Optimization Tool Preview
Presented by Mike Anderson, Collision Advice & Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
10am – Getting and Staying Certified – OEM Repair Requirements and Relationships Intertwined
Presented by Dave Gruskos, Reliable Automotive Equipment

10am – How to Control the Money in Your Collision Business in 2020
Presented by Matt Winslow, ATI

10am – Commonly Missed Items in Estimating – SCRS Blueprint Optimization Tool Utilization
Presented by Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway

12:30pm – The Life of a Certified Repairer: An In-Depth Panel Discussion with Nationally Known Certified Repairers
Barry Dorn (Dorn’s Body & Paint); Ron Reichen (Precision Paint & Body); K. Michael Bradshaw (K&M Collision); Jerry McNee (Ultimate Collision Repair, Inc.); Kelly Logan (Car-O-Liner); Dave Gruskos (Reliable Automotive Equipment). Moderated by Mike Anderson (Collision Advice)

3pm – Documenting for Repair Process and Liability, Building a Bulletproof File and Improving Processes Over Time
Presented by Mark Olson, VECO Experts

3pm – Structural Identification for Profitability – Knowing and Understanding Structural Damage
Presented by Kelly Logan, Car-O-Liner and Ron Reichen, Precision Body & Paint

3pm – Build Great People: Creating an In-House Technician Development Program
Presented by Charlie Whitaker, Akzo Nobel

5pm- The Wide World of ADAS: Panelist Discussion of Advancements in Safety Systems, Diagnostics and Calibrations
Panelists include Chuck Olson, AirPro Diagnostics; Jake Rodenroth, asTech; George Lesniak, AUTEL; Bob Pattengale, Drew Technologies.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
10am – Scanning and Calibration – Getting it Right for Successful ADAS Diagnostics Rebooted for 2020
Presented by Aaron Clark, Chuck Olsen, John McFarlin, AirPro Diagnostics

10am- Safety System Alignment: A New Focus on Body Shop Profitability
Presented by Paul Stern, Liftnow Automotive Equipment

10am – Tackling Online Storefront Presence for the Collision Repair Business
Presented by Bill Enross, cPrax Marketing