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MEET OUR STAFF
our friendly staff is available to help you ! OUR hours are monday thru friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. any time after 5:oo pm you can schedule a special appointment for auto sales and body repair estimates. we do understand that sometimes there is just not enough time in a day to do what needs done. here at cherepko's we strongly believe that personalized customer service is the key to customer satisfaction
here's our staFF
rick cherepko: Owner
rick is a"well seasoned body technician with about 28 years of professional experience under his belt. there's not too much he can't do! when rick decided to open his own bodyshop, his former employer told him that he would not make it, because he was too honest. well here he is ! still going strong. he has done so well in fact that about five years ago he decided to build a brand new bodyshop on enterprise drive and has been there ever since. rick is what some people would call a "hands-on" owner.the reason being is that he comes in every day and, will work out in the shop, write estimates,schedule in repair work,etc.,etc., etc. rick is also an avid auto enthusiast, especially if you are talking about a 1955 chevy!!! rick is a prominent member of OUR LOCAL "HOT ROD" COMMUNITY. HE GOES TO AT LEAST 1 CAR CRUISE A WEEK , SOMETIMES 2 OR 3 !!!
DAKOTA CHEREPKO: SHOP SUPERVISOR / WATCHDOG
(A .K..A. "CODY " OR " D . C ".) CODY IS OUR SHOP WATCHDOG ! NO ACTUALLY HE IS RICK'S SPOILED LITTLE PUPPY. (SERIOUSLY CODY THINKS THAT RICK IS HIS PET HUMAN !!! )WELL ANYWAY RICK OCCAISIONALLY BRINGS HIS BUDDY UP THE SHOP TO HANG OUT WITH US SO WE TREAT HIM LIKE ONE OF THE STAFF.
GENE CHEREPKO: QUALITY CONTROL/DETAIL DEPARTMENT
(A.K.A. " PETE " OR " YABBA") GENE IS OUR ALL AROUND GO TO GUY ! FIRST OFF , IN OUR BODY REPAIR PROCESS , AFTER FINISHED, THE VEHICLE GOES TO GENE FOR A VERY THOROUGH CLEANING AND INSPECTION OF THE REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE PERFORMED . IT IS NOT DONE TILL GENE SAYS IT IS DONE .THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE REPAIR PROCESS , BECAUSE ; AS WITH ANY BUISINESS ; PRESENTATION OF YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS IS EVERYTHING . GENE ALSO DOES OUR MECHANICAL WORK , COLLISION TEARDOWNS , LIGHT BODYWORK , PAINT PREP , AND GIVES US CONSTANT LECTURES ON HOW YOU CAN'T PUT 15 GALLONS OF GARBAGE IN A 10 GALLON CAN ! GENE IS ONE OF THE MOST AVID AUTO ENTHUSISTS THAT YOU WILL EVER MEET , HIS KNOWLEDGE ON CLASSIC CARS IS SECOND TO NONE !!! SO MUCH IN FACT WE THINK THAT HIS HEART PUMPS 10/ W40!!
sean styche: body / paint tech. \ shop manager
(a.k.a "sty-chee" or "smurf") sean is a body technician with about 14 years of professional experience in the trade . he started right out of high school and has been at it ever since .sean is well experienced in all the aspects of body and collision repairs . he is also a silver level three ppg certified refinish technician. sean does the collision repair work , sheetmetal work , and a good portion of the painting. he also is the only one who mixes every color that is sprayed here at cherepko's . seans favorite work task is sanding and buffing out a paint job on one of the restored classic or custom paint jobs that we perform here. he says that "when you are all finished buffing you can just look at the job you did and think ,wow did i do that !!!"to him that's the most rewarding part of the body buisiness.(sean also likes to play with creating web pages in his spare time !!!)
