DANIEL T ROGERS JR
Conway,Arkansas
Summary
Skilled Painter with eye for detail and efficient approach. Offering 25 years of experience in painting and repair work.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work history
Collision Repair Technician
Jim Smith Collision & Wrecker
Conway
09 2013 - 10 2022
- General automotive repair using sheet metal, fillers, primer and paints, and all types of bonding agents; automotive repair from start to finish, including finished paint if required
- Experienced automotive painter
- In charge of all repairs that involved fiberglass
- Assist in the preparation of in-shop estimates for customers through assessment of damage, parts needed, supplements that are needed throughout the repair process, etc.
Collision Repair Technician
ProAuto Collision & Wrecker
Conway
2009.10 - 2013.09
- General automotive repair using sheet metal, fillers, Sherwin Williams primer and paints, and all types of bonding agents
- In charge of all repairs that involved fiberglass; only repair technician with fiberglass knowledge in the body shop
Shop Foreman/Sign Fabricator
Conway/Little Rock Sign Company
Conway
2007.09 - 2009.10
- Supervised shop employees to ensure jobs were completed by specified deadlines
- Inventoried and managed all shop materials
- Sign fabrication, including sheet metal cutting and bending, plastic molding, welding steel and aluminum and wiring
- Blueprint reading
- Serviced and installed signs at customer locations, including operating bucket trucks and working at heights greater than 50 feet
- Dealt with customers in a limited capacity to ensure satisfaction and answer any questions related to their specific job; helped to resolve any customer complaints when they arose
Custom Auto Manufacturer, Endless Kustoms, LLC
Conway
2004.07 - 2007.09
- Owned and operated “one man” custom automotive shop
- Customized cars and trucks to customer specifications - all customizations uniquely designed for each individual automobile, including sheet metal work and welding
- Designed and manufactured hand-built fiberglass speaker boxes
- Designed and manufactured hand-built, one of a kind, fiberglass body kits
- Serviced many insurance jobs
- Designed and painted many different arrays of automobiles - most paint jobs consisted of numerous colors and designs, as well as candy paint, marbleized paint and chameleon paint
- Worked with numerous types of adhesives
- Obtained work through word of mouth advertising and selling
- Dealt with customers one-on-one from start to finish on each job; ensured customer satisfaction and resolved any matters that needed attention
Bench Structure Mechanic/Mold Maker
Dassault Falcon Jet
Little Rock
1997.03 - 2004.07
- Built interior structural and non-structural aircraft parts by working with gel-coat, carbon fiber, Kevlar, E-glass, casting resins, epoxy resins and polyester resins using wet lay-up and dry lay-up
- Composite repairs on the interior pieces of corporate jets
- Designed and built composite molds
- Sheet metal work with metals such as aluminum and stainless steel
- Member of research and development team working with veneer and UV coating, which required spraying, sanding and buffing
- Extensive blueprint reading
- Worked in the cabinet shop occasionally
Collision Repair Tech / Painter
Pro Auto Collision Center
Conway, Arkansas
11 2022 - Current
- Collision Repair- Paint
Education
Nursing - Medical
St. Martinville Technical School
Nursing Degree - undefined
Blending paint Colors, Certification With Their Pa - Paint Tinting, Color Matching, Blending Colors Together
Sherwin Williams paint training
Skills
- SPECIAL SKILLS
- Blueprint reading
- Certified Mold Maker
- Extensive knowledge of automotive manufacturing and repair - 10 years of experience
- General knowledge of mechanics
- Experienced painter, including mixing, blending, and tinting paint
- Experienced welder
- Knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office
- Experienced in operating hand, power/air tools
- Excellent communication skills
Timeline
Collision Repair Technician
ProAuto Collision & Wrecker
2009.10 - 2013.09
Shop Foreman/Sign Fabricator
Conway/Little Rock Sign Company
2007.09 - 2009.10
Custom Auto Manufacturer, Endless Kustoms, LLC
2004.07 - 2007.09
Bench Structure Mechanic/Mold Maker
Dassault Falcon Jet
1997.03 - 2004.07
Collision Repair Technician
Jim Smith Collision & Wrecker
09 2013 - 10 2022
Collision Repair Tech / Painter
Pro Auto Collision Center
11 2022 - Current
Nursing - Medical
St. Martinville Technical School
Nursing Degree - undefined
Blending paint Colors, Certification With Their Pa - Paint Tinting, Color Matching, Blending Colors Together
Sherwin Williams paint training