Welcome, ACG!

President: ACG - Autobody Consulting Group, a business operations, administrative, production, estimating, management, marketing, and social media consultancy serving auto body collision repair businesses and vendors to the autobody industry.

We help our clients create and execute successful local marketing action plans, boost productivity & efficiencies, engage B2C & B2B with online social media, put systems in place for better control of monies & financial reporting, as well as implement processes and systems to calculate & manage the most relevant KPI measures.

ACG also provides website design and search engine optimization (crafting words and using standards for getting your website found on search engines). Two things happen when a customer puts key words into a search box when looking for an auto body repairer - they will either find you; or your competition. With 22 Google Top-Five listings (7 being First-Place), ACG has the experience to get your brand noticed.

Additionally, we create and manage online and social-media marketing action plans that immerse our vendor-company clients into the social sphere of the autobody industry - both turn-key and managed solution options are available. Some of our vendor clients have been: ABAConn.com, NewEraSoftware.com, and Skywax.com.

Our marketing strategies are unique, and our approach to management and production have been used successfully for businesses of all sizes. Body shop management principles are based on proprietary as well as industry best-practices and have been fine-honed with twenty+ years of real-world experience. ACG has been internationally published - particularly in the field of marketing and social-media.

The goal at ACG is simply to help businesses work smarter - not harder; connect with their customers & prospects, and make more money.

Call or E-mail me to find out what I could do for you
ph. 401.481.4939 or @ CSheehy.ACG@gmail.com

The goal at ACG is to help businesses work smarter - not harder; connect with their customers & prospects, and make more money.

The following consulting services are solution-based offerings individually tailored for each client's unique needs and business goals. Initial consultation and analysis is free. Contact Chris today to arrange a chat: csheehy.acg@gmail.com


CONTACT
contact: Chris Sheehy
cell#: (401) 481-4939
email: csheehy.acg@gmail.com
web: www.AutobodyConsultingGroup.com
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Additional Professional Accomplishments: CARSTAR: Created value stream mapping of production processes, developed tools for CARSTAR's franchise base, authored and edited components of the "CARSTAR EDGE" Service Delivery Program, co-authored CARSTAR's Service & Mission Statements, co-authored Development Department marketing collateral, co-hosted a "CARSTAR Awareness Event", initiated a marketing program involving local PTO/PTA groups, developed the "CARSTAR Service Training Path" in conjunction with I-CAR, introduced new business partners to my region, trained new cross-department hires, developed the “Advanced Estimate Writing” training program as part of the "CARSTAR EDGE" delivery program, created the ROI study on estimating efficiency and lost opportunity, qualified and closed prospect franchisees, and introduced lasting industry relationships to "CARSTAR Corporate". ADP (now Audatex): Developed tools and collateral for both the Sales and Marketing departments, initiated the drive for NATEF certified client training, co-developed (with Todd Hoffman) internet based client-facing safety training consisting of ERG information for alternately fueled vehicles, developed the concept of adding a single point of access to repair information via the "I-CAR" button on Shoplink and PenPro, at senior management’s request conducted a multi-departmental presentation to 120+ persons on the topics of industry trends, client product utilization, product effectiveness, competitive analysis, and identified product enhancement opportunities and obsolescence. This presentation was the basis for the 2006+ product development road-map.

AutobodyConsultingGroup.com
President & Founder
2009 - Present
CollisionHub.com "Featured Company" - August 2009

[Autobody Consulting Group, LLC.]

CollisionVision.com
2004 - 2010

CollisionVision.com was a vertical market search engine - simply said, it will only search sites related to the collision repair industry.


CARSTAR
2006 - 2009

As Regional Service Manager for the largest franchised collision repair group in North America, my oversight encompassed businesses throughout the Mid Atlantic & New England States.

My duties were to coach operational elements of CARSTAR's proprietary EDGE service model, consult on increasing the performance of CARSTAR's benchmark KPIs, ensure high CSI scores, conduct annual critical operating standard audits, provide prospect leads to our development team, and assist with the integration of new franchises.

My specialized interest is on developing efficiencies within my franchise base. To accomplish this I coach elements of advanced process theory, theory of constraint, and Lean theory; in addition to industry standard best practices.



Groups and Associations
I-CAR State Chapter Founder - Rhode Island

I-CAR State Chair - Rhode Island

I-CAR Committee Member - CT

I-CAR Committee Member - MA

I-CAR Committee Member - RI

I-CAR International Steering Committee Alternate - 2002

Rhode Island Association of Auto Theft & Arson Investigators

Auto Body Association Of Connecticut

Auto Body Association Of Rhode Island


Honors, Awards & Commitments

2011 FenderBender Magazine Editorial Advisory Board Member

 

Avid Blood Donor

Big Sisters Supporter

I-CAR Gold Business
I-CAR Platinum Individual

President's Club - ADP

PTO Volunteer

Speaker at Rhode Island State House on industry training and education

Automobile Damage Appraiser (RI Licensed)
Motorcycle Damage Experience
Certified Heavy Equipment Damage Appraiser

RI licensed Property Claims Adjuster

YMCA T-Ball Coach


Appeared In:
• AutobodyPro.com
• Auto Body Association of CT Newsletter
• Auto Body Journal Magazine
• Auto Body Repair News Magazine
• Auto Body Repair News Weblog
• BodyShop Business Magazine (US)
• Bodyshop Magazine (CA)
• BODYSHOP Magazine (UK)
• Beyond Parts
• Casualty Magazine
• Certified Technician Newsletter
• Claims Magazine
• Collision Hub
• Collision Industry Information Assistance (CA)
• Collision-Insight Magazine
• Collision Repair Newsletter
• Damage Report Magazine
• FenderBender Magazine
• I-CAR Advantage Newsletter
• National Underwriter Magazine
• Parts & People Magazine
• Providence Journal Newspaper