Christopher Brian

For more than 10 years, I have built my work around the details that make a finish look right: careful preparation, accurate color matching, clean spray application, and final correction. In my most recent collision-painting role, I typically produced 50–60 flagged hours a week while working with waterborne and solvent systems, metallics, pearls, tri-coats, and panel blending. I carry each job from preparation through final inspection with the same attention to quality and pace.

Excellence is my standard.

Automotive Painter and Collision Refinisher - Classic Collision - Bradenton, FL

(2025-08 - 2026-09)

• Typically produced 50–60 flagged hours per week in a flat-rate collision shop while meeting finish and delivery expectations.
• Matched colors and blended panels across waterborne and solvent systems, metallics, pearls, and tri-coat finishes; corrected paint defects and inspected final results.
• Coordinated with body, prep, and finishing staff to keep vehicles moving through the booth and prevent avoidable rework.

Senior Bodywork Technician and Automotive Refinisher - L&D Auto Inc. - Largo, FL

(2018-09 - 2021-12)

• Completed dent repair, welding, repainting, refinishing, correction, and customer-ready final finishes.
• Handled difficult paint and body work while supporting department workflow and quality standards.

Automotive Painter and Body Technician - Wrecktified - Clearwater, FL

(2016-12 - 2017-11)

• Prepared, painted, and blended vehicles; performed minor body and bumper repair, finish correction, and final inspection.

Painter and Finisher, concurrent role - Thomas Signs and Awnings - St. Petersburg, FL

(2016-06 - 2016-12)

• Applied commercial finishes to signs, awnings, and large-format substrates, with close attention to preparation and appearance.

Lead Painter and Body Repair Technician - Minor Collision and Paint - Pinellas Park, FL

(2013-06 - 2016-11)

• Led refinishing, color matching, blending, spray application, paint correction, and complementary minor body repair.
• Handled custom and difficult finish work and checked quality before delivery.

Assistant Painter, concurrent role - Trans-Star Motor Works - Largo, FL

(2013-01 - 2013-06)

• Supported preparation, masking, mixing, spraying, refinishing, and cleanup in automotive paint production.

General Manager and Lead Painter - Sure-Tek Powder Coating - Largo, FL

(2010-04 - 2013-06)

• Performed hands-on coatings work, inspected finishes, and kept application equipment and materials ready for production.

Commercial Driver - Speed Trans and Moham Transportation

(2022 - 2025)

Managed solo routes, equipment inspections, schedules, and customer deliveries.

B.S. - Business Administration and Management - Western Governors University

MBA - Western Governors University (2027-06 - 2029-05)