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Our Professional Staff |
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AA Collision Repair is an independent, family-owned repair shop.
Owned by Eric and Roma Dawson, AA Collision Repair has a staff of 15 employees that have a combined 170 years in the automotive field.
Our office has four full-time employees to serve you, and our shop has eleven fully-certified technicians.
AA Collision Repair can repair virtually any make or model of vehicle. We have excellent relationships with all insurance companies, and pride ourselves on the superior quality of work and excellent customer service that we provide.
Eric
Dawson |
Our owner, Eric Dawson, has an extensive history in the automotive industry. A certified Continuing Education instructor in Iowa and Nebraska with over 20 years in the industry, Eric has set a standard for his company that is acknowledged throughout the metropolitan area.
Born in Maryville. Missouri, his family stressed moral principles and business ethics in his upbringing. Eric worked on his family’s farm, and performed maintenance on his father’s six freight trucks.
His first experience in the collision repair business was as a young teenager working in his father’s truck collision shop in Des Moines, Iowa. Eric’s summers were spent helping technicians work on
semi-trucks. In high school he continued his collision repair education at Northwest Missouri Vo-Tec School in Maryville, Missouri.
In 1993 Eric moved to Bellevue, Nebraska, and worked as a body technician for three years. He had a tremendous ambition to own his own business but knew he needed management experience first. In 1996 Eric become an estimator and soon moved into management.
By working in different collision repair shops, Eric gained the knowledge of what it takes to run a good business. In 2004 Eric and his wife, Roma, had the opportunity to buy AA Collision Repair, which
was acknowledged in the industry as the area’s premiere collision repair shop. In 2007 Eric and Roma purchased property at Hwy. 370 and 72nd Street in Papillion; in 2008, this lot will be the home of their second collision repair shop, Shadow Lake Collision Center.
Eric is a member of the Suburban Rotary Club of Omaha, the I-80 Cosmopolitan Club, the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Sarpy
County Chamber of Commerce, and a sponsor of the Omaha Soap Box Derby. Eric is actively involved in raising money to find a cure for Diabetes, and helps with many community service projects through his rotary group.
Eric and his wife have two active twin boys that keep the family busy.
Eric can be reached at eric@aacollision.com. |
Fernando
Navarrette |
Our production manager, Fernando Navarrette, has over 13 years in the automotive repair field. Fernando has been employed at AA Collision Repair since 1999 and has served in every capacity within the automotive repair field: maintenance, parts, body/frame, and estimates. He holds certifications from I-CAR Platinum, ASE, PPG Production Managers Class.
Fernando is an Omaha native who graduated from Omaha South. His spare time is spent with his two daughters and his large extended family.
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John
Engdahl |
Our estimator, John Engdahl, has over 35 years in the automotive repair field. His grandfather founded the first body shop in Omaha, Engdahl Auto Top Body, in 1916. The shop stayed in John’s family until 2002 when Creighton University purchased the land for their present-day soccer field. John holds an I-CAR Platinum certification.
John is married and has three children. A former soccer coach and St. Cecilia’s Cathedral Fest chairman, he enjoys fishing, hiking, and spending time with his family. John is a member of I-80 Cosmopolitan Club. |
Jamie
Rhoades |
Jamie, our marketing representative, interacts with all insurance companies and their agents. She stays informed about all changes in the insurance industry and makes sure that all accredited insurance companies are aware of what’s happening at AA Collision Repair. Jamie is our Chamber of Commerce representative and is also responsible for coordinating AA Collision Repair’s community out-reach program. When our second location, Shadow Lake Collision Center, Papillion, opens in 2008, Jamie will be teaching continuing education to insurance agents.
Jamie has two daughters and is married to a collision repair specialist. Jamie's family has been involved in the industry for over twenty years.
Jamie can be reached at Jamie@aacollision.com |
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Eric Dawson,
Fernando Navarrette,
Tony Dimauro, Jason Hulstein,
David Lugunas,
Jim Nauman,
Aaron Reeker,
Jeff Shoemaker,
Cory Tannehill,
Jesse Vargas,
Mike Yost, Eileen Rowin,
John Engdahl, Danielle Milczski, Jamie Rhoades
Office Personnel
Eileen Rowin, John Engdahl, Danielle Milczski, Jamie Rhoades
In the Shop:
Eric Dawson
ASE Certified Master Collision Repair/Refinish Technician
Fernando Navarrette
I-CAR Platinum Individual
ASE Collision Repair Technician
MVP Production and Cycle Time Management - PPG Body Shop
Management Series
John Engdahl
I-CAR Platinum Individual
Anthony DiMauro
I-CAR Platinum Individual
ASE Certified Master Collision Repair/Refinish Technician
Jim Nauman
PPG Certified Technician Training Program
I-CAR Certificate of Advanced Training Gold
Jeffrey Shoemaker
ASE Certified Master Collision Repair/Refinish Technician
PPG Certified Technician Training Program Master
PPG/ASE Master Refinish Technician of the Year
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