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I just wanna do cars….
OK, I don’t get it.For six years, I’ve worked with a company that provides a guaranteed method that will add dollars to the bottom line of every estimate. And for six years, I’m continually stunned by the stubborn unwillingness of estimators (and body shop owners) to use it.The most common refrains are “I know how to write an estimate” or “I’ll never get paid for that.” It is my belief that if you’re performing an operation on a vehicle, it should be on the estimate. Even if you DON’T get paid…See More
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- Self employed doing custom setups for Auto$Profit data, EMSReview, and the new Estimate Translator
History in Auto Body Software
In 1988, I left the shipping department at Mitchell International to take a position in their new Collision Shop software division. Collision Shop was a body shop management product that was Mitchell's introduction of bar code estimating for the body shop market.
In 1992, I became the tech support engineer for the Estimate CX estimating product. Anyone remember CX? It was an easy to use estimating product, with features for the body shop.
By 1998, CX was being phased out in favor of UltraMate, so I became part of that team. I left Mitchell in 2003, but was glad to see with the release of Ultramate 6, many of the features that I'd written the requirement specifications were included in the software.
Since 2003 I've been working with DSS, Steven Siessman's Decision Support Services company that distributes their EMSReview estimate auditing software and the Auto$Profit database. Through DSS, I've now worked with CCC's Pathways estimating system and find it to be a very user friendly product.
Over the years I've developed a very strong sense of the estimating data, and the rules regarding its use. The Auto$Profit database is a must have add on to every estimating system, as it adds value to the estimate with the items not included by the big 3 estimators.
In 1992, I became the tech support engineer for the Estimate CX estimating product. Anyone remember CX? It was an easy to use estimating product, with features for the body shop.
By 1998, CX was being phased out in favor of UltraMate, so I became part of that team. I left Mitchell in 2003, but was glad to see with the release of Ultramate 6, many of the features that I'd written the requirement specifications were included in the software.
Since 2003 I've been working with DSS, Steven Siessman's Decision Support Services company that distributes their EMSReview estimate auditing software and the Auto$Profit database. Through DSS, I've now worked with CCC's Pathways estimating system and find it to be a very user friendly product.
Over the years I've developed a very strong sense of the estimating data, and the rules regarding its use. The Auto$Profit database is a must have add on to every estimating system, as it adds value to the estimate with the items not included by the big 3 estimators.
John Oltmann's Blog
I just wanna do cars….
OK, I don’t get it.
For six years, I’ve worked with a company that provides a guaranteed method that will add dollars to the bottom line of every estimate. And for six years, I’m continually stunned by the stubborn unwillingness of estimators (and body shop owners) to use it.
The most common refrains are “I know how to write an estimate” or “I’ll never get paid for that.” It is my belief that if you’re performing an operation on a vehicle, it should be on the estimate.… Continue
For six years, I’ve worked with a company that provides a guaranteed method that will add dollars to the bottom line of every estimate. And for six years, I’m continually stunned by the stubborn unwillingness of estimators (and body shop owners) to use it.
The most common refrains are “I know how to write an estimate” or “I’ll never get paid for that.” It is my belief that if you’re performing an operation on a vehicle, it should be on the estimate.… Continue
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