ABRA Auto Body & Glass Names Ron Kuehn Sr. Vice President of Training & Education.Business Editors & Automotive Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002 ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced today that Ron Kuehn has been named Senior Vice President of Training and Education. Kuehn will develop and execute the ABRA training and education strategy, oversee the company's continuous improvement and quality programs, and direct ABRA's technician apprenticeship apprenticeship, system of learning a craft or trade from one who is engaged in it and of paying for the instruction by a given number of years of work. The practice was known in ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as in modern Europe and to some extent program. Kuehn was most recently Director of Business Development for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. Within that role he directed Sherwin-Williams' training department, the collision repair design services, the shop consulting department, and the development and refinement of production operations for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. collision repair organizations. Prior to that Kuehn was Pacific Regional Manager and Business Development Manager for I-CAR I-CAR Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair , where he successfully led the emergence of the I-CAR Gold Class Professional program while running I-CAR's fifteen western states, as well as introducing the welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. qualification test to the collision repair industry. When asked of his decision to join ABRA, Kuehn responded: "I've been working with ABRA's executive team and market vice-presidents over the past several years, and I admire the company's culture, work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work , and the long-term objectives of the company. ABRA is well positioned to continue their lead in the collision repair industry, and I look forward to being an integral part of the management team as the company moves forward." "Ron Kuehn will fill a key strategic position for ABRA as we continue our national expansion", said Tim Adelmann, ABRA's Chief Operations Officer. "He has a depth of knowledge in collision repair operations that will positively impact our operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. for the betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. of our customers. ABRA is dedicated to continuous industry improvement and leadership, and the addition of Kuehn to our team helps us in achieving our goals." Ron and Dana, his wife of twenty-two years, have two children, and will be re-locating to the Minneapolis area from Hudson, Ohio Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,439 at the 2000 census, making it the 389th largest city in the midwest. This number rose to 23,154 at the 2006 census estimates [1]. . ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to sixty-eight facilities in ten states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities and building new locations. |
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