Episode: 117: Serving the Community with Al Oramas

05/03/22 • 29 min

I am so excited to be welcoming Al Oramas, President Pro Auto Care, in Colorado to the show today.

Since 1992, Pro Auto Care has been providing the highest quality auto repair services in the Denver metro area.
At Pro Auto Care, they believe in serving the community and building a family culture at both their Denver and Littleton locations.

Join us as Al shares:

How both of his small businesses give back to their local communities and help make a difference for many of the local non-profit organizations.
Ways he has worked with his team to build a family culture.
The importance of being an Automotive Service Association member and how it has helped his business.

With over three decades of service to the automotive industry, we are thankful for Al's commitment and dedication to the elevating the independent automotive repair industry.

This episode is presented by Dell Technologies.

I am so excited to be welcoming Al Oramas, President Pro Auto Care, in Colorado to the show today.

Join us as Al shares:

How both of his small businesses give back to their local communities and help make a difference for many of the local non-profit organizations.
Ways he has worked with his team to build a family culture.
The importance of being an Automotive Service Association member and how it has helped his business.

With over three decades of service to the automotive industry, we are thankful for Al's commitment and dedication to the elevating the independent automotive repair industry.

This episode is presented by Dell Technologies.

Previous Episode

Episode 116: Technology & Telematics Forum Podcast: A Changing Fleet, Part 2

Mark T. Allen joined Audi of America as the Collision Programs and Workshop Equipment Manager in August of 2011, responsible for the collision program, electric vehicle service strategy and workshop equipment for Audi.

Mark’s 44-year career in the automotive industry has spanned various areas including collision, insurance, parts, machinist and equipment repair and sales.

Mark holds and B.S. in Marketing/Management from Ramapo College of N.J. and is a long-term member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, is DIN ISO Certified to weld aluminum, and has is Board Member of ICAR having served on the Executive Board for about 5 years.

In this podcast, Mark discusses how to safely and effectively perform repair and maintenance for electric vehicles (EVs) including:

Necessary education and training for service repair professionals working on EVs in shops
Safety precautions and protocols for de-energizing high voltage systems, and recommended uniform and tools to be used while repairing EVs
Recommendations for safe layout and architecture of shops repairing EVs, and necessary equipment for the repair, transport, and disposal of EV batteries
The availability and accessibility of OEM repair procedures to all shop owners, including repair procedures for electric vehicles

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Episode 118: Getting off the Sidelines with Brandon Mehdizadeh

I am so excited to be welcoming Brandon to the show today.

Brandon Mehdizadeh is the General Manager at LaMettry's Collision-in Minnetonka. He also currently serves the Automotive Service Association as the Collision Division Operations Director.
Listen in as Brandon shares: