Mitchell Estimating Software Training

[Bonny Battaglino]

Mostrecently, Bryan was the Vice President of a $58 Million contracting company in the Southeast, where he ran an estimating department of 6 estimators generating over $12 million in estimates monthly. He led a service sales division of 10 salesmen and estimators and was responsible for creating and reviewing estimates to generate over $10 million in service sales annually. Prior to this, he spent 8 years selling estimating software and training estimators to use software to estimate Interior Construction, Fireproofing, Roofing, and Painting. He was also involved with sales of CAD based metal roof estimating software. Bryan has been married to his wife, Linda, for 34 years and has a son and daughter who are both married and have blessed him with 3 grandchildren so far! He spends his time between his home in North Carolina and a beach condo in Fort Lauderdale. In his free time, Bryan enjoys mountain biking, woodwork, golf, windsurfing and reading. Bryan will lead a weekly Estimating Coaching Call on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. ET. He will be sharing his estimating expertise and experience in creating and leading a service-based sales organization.

Located near downtown, Automotive Training Center (ATC) offers comprehensive training on the fundamentals of collision damage repair and damage estimating to students preparing for careers as auto body collision estimators in Surrey.

Students who earn an auto body collision estimator diploma from ATC are also qualified to work independently. Individuals who choose to contract their services to several companies, auto dealerships and garages in Surrey can have unlimited earning potential.

Mr. Lugaila worked his way up from a Steamfitter in Local #449 to President in 1988. Under his direction, Wayne Crouse, Inc. has continued to successfully grow to become one of the leading Mechanical Contracting firms in the tristate area. He has recently retired, but maintains a crucial role in overseeing the various management teams within the company.

Bill began his career as a laborer for Wayne Crouse, Inc. at age 18, after earning his Bachelor of Science Degrees in both Business Administration and Occupational Health and Safety. Working his way up through the ranks from Laborer, to Estimator, Project Manager, and Safety Manager until he found his niche as President in December of 2014. With his education and construction experience, he has the ability to not only manage his day to day responsibilities, and oversee all aspects of senior management, but also take the company to new levels, including the startup of a new Service Division.

Starting out his career in 1980 as a drafting designer and estimator, David is now the VP of Estimating and responsible for overseeing the entire estimation team. His other responsibilities include project management, procurement of equipment and materials, subcontract negotiations, scheduling, and cost control.

Tony earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Notre Dame University, and continued his education to receive a Master of Business Administration from Robert Morris University. He began his career at Wayne Crouse, Inc. 7 years ago in the accounting department, where he quickly learned all of the financial aspects of the company. He was promoted to Purchasing Director in 2013, and has successfully streamlined the purchasing process. In addition to his purchasing responsibilities, Tony has also been the Safety Director since 2007, where he oversees all aspects of the company safety policy, training, etc.

Fred began his career at Wayne Crouse, Inc. in 1985 laying out mechanical systems for water treatment facilities, and from there moved into estimating and eventually project management. His experience as a project manager is comprised of a comprehensive spectrum of projects that include correctional facilities, gas compressor stations, healthcare, higher education, and industrial piping projects in addition to both industrial and municipal water and wastewater projects. As Director of Water Treatment, he is responsible for managing, coordination, and supervising current water treatment projects as well as estimation and design for upcoming water treatment projects. Fred also oversees management and coordination with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and the project team to ensure the projects stay within budget and are completed within the established time constraints. To date, Fred has managed projects totaling in excess of 100 million dollars.

Bill brings nearly 40 years of experience to the table with education/training including a one year Commercial/Industrial Electrical Wiring Certificate, Registered Electrician License (City of Pittsburgh), Steamfitter Local 449, HVAC 4-Year Program Certificate, City of Pittsburgh Contractors License, and Centrifugal Absorption Screw Compressor and Chiller Training. With his background, he has successfully started, and grown, the Wayne Crouse, Inc. Service Department, including service sales, contract negotiations, emergency repairs, etc.

With 29 years of experience, primarily in the construction industry, Cara has successfully standardized the majority of the Project Management and Administration processes, as well as oversees all Project Administrators and their assignments. She also assists with project estimating, management, quality, safety, and purchasing.

Since its inception in 1933, Wayne Crouse, Inc. has achieved steady growth and is now one of the largest mechanical contracting firms in Western Pennsylvania. Each and every day, we operate our company by our long-standing core values of Integrity, Respect, Safety, Quality and Vision.

Topics include component repairs, structural and nonstructural repairs, and refinishing. It also covers various automotive systems, such as heating and air-conditioning, suspension steering, and electrical.

American River College offers a wide variety of programs to appeal to a diverse group of students. Our Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Technology, and Diesel/Clean Diesel Technology programs are a combination of classroom and hands-on shop experiences that prepare students for careers in all phases of the transportation industry. Students are trained in the use of workshop manuals in traditional and computerized formats, hand-held meters and scanners, and special shop tools including power and hand tools.

This degree provides an extended combination of classroom and hands-on shop experience to prepare for careers in all phases of automotive collision technology. Topics include component repairs, structural and non-structural repairs and refinishing. It also covers various automotive systems, such as heating and air-conditioning, suspension steering, and electrical.

The Automotive Collision Technology Associate in Science (A.S.) degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See ARC graduation requirements.

This program provides training and hands-on experience in high-demand skills that lead to promising careers with high wages. Students who have successfully completed this program are working as non-structural, structural, refinish and estimating technicians. The U.S. Labor Department reports that job opportunities for auto collision specialists are excellent because of the large number of older workers who are expected to retire in the next 5 to 10 years. In addition, it points out that experienced technicians are rarely laid off and that employers prefer to hire graduates of a formal training program for which provides a foundation in the latest collision technology, including the techniques and equipment used on the job.

This program provides the technical and practical skills necessary to properly diagnose collision-damaged vehicles and to document the cost and time necessary to repair collision-damaged vehicles. The use of state-of-the-art, computer-generated estimating programs and video imaging are used to prepare itemized estimates on collision-damaged vehicles. The procedures to prepare itemized estimates detailing the required procedures and parts necessary to correctly repair the vehicle are also covered.

This program provides training and hands-on experience in high-demand skills that lead to promising careers with high wages. The U.S. Labor Department reports that job opportunities for auto collision specialists are excellent because of the large number of older workers who are expected to retire in the next 5 to 10 years. In addition, it points out that experienced technicians are rarely laid off and that employers prefer to hire graduates of a formal training program because it provides a foundation in the latest collision technology, including the techniques and equipment used on the job.

This program provides a combination of classroom and hands-on shop experience to prepare for careers in all phases of automotive collision technology repair. Topics include component repairs, structural and non-structural repairs and refinish. It also covers various automotive systems, such as heating and air-conditioning, suspension steering, and electrical.

This program provides training and hands-on experience in high-demand skills that lead to promising careers with high wages. Students who have successfully completed this program are working as apprentice shop technicians. The U.S. Labor Department reports that job opportunities for auto collision specialists are excellent because of the large number of older workers who are expected to retire in the next 5 to 10 years. In addition, it points out that experienced technicians are rarely laid off and that employers prefer to hire graduates of a formal training program because it provides a foundation in the latest collision technology, including the techniques and equipment used on the job.

This certificate provides a combination of classroom and hands-on experience to prepare for careers in non-structural automotive collision technology. Topics include automotive collision basic, component and non-structural repairs. This certificate is intended for students who have completed the Automotive Collision Technology Certificate and need to obtain a higher skill level to obtain higher I-CAR pro levels.

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