Stacey Phillips Ronak

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CIECA announced today that the Board of Trustees has expanded the number of board seats due to the continued growth in the organization’s membership. Representatives from the following five companies will join the board, effective immediately.

 

Boyd Group: Creighton Warren, Chief Information ...

04-28-2025 11:21 AM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar will take place on Thursday, April 17 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET: “Tariff Turbulence and the Collision Industry.

The one-hour live broadcast will feature Ryan Mandell, director, claims performance for Mitchell, an Enlyte company.

During the free webinar, Mandell will talk abo...

04-07-2025 10:23 AM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Technical Webinar will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET to discuss new developments with CIECA’s new standards—CIECA API Standards (CAPIS).

 

The following will be shared during the webinar:

 

·Information about the CAPIS development process and next st...

04-03-2025 12:50 PM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar will be held on Thursday, March 27 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/2 pm EST: “3D Printing in Collision Repair." The one-hour live broadcast will feature Harold Sears, head of the advisory council for Auto Additive, and Gerry Poirier, a consultant with Vector Squared.

 

During th...

02-27-2025 03:45 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA's 16th annual conference, CONNEX 2025, will be held at the Hilton Nashville Green Hills in Nashville, Tennessee, September 23-25. The theme this year is “Insights to Innovation: The Future of Collision Industry Technology.”

 

A highlight of the event will be a tour of the Nissan Smyrna Vehi...

02-20-2025 03:38 PM - Comment(s)

Alexa Holly Inc., established in 2019 and a new CIECA member, focuses on creating apps, including Rocketpros Lite and Rocketpros, that automate the collision repair shop management experience for staff and customers. The company also assists small- and mediu...

02-13-2025 01:08 PM - Comment(s)
Narrated by Paul Barry, CIECA's Executive Director

It’s hard to believe it has been 30 years since CIECA was founded.So much has changed in the industry, with technology and the impact it has on everything we do.In 1994, computer technology was in its infancy; however, it was clear from the start t...
02-13-2025 01:08 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA welcomes SalesCaptain as a new corporate member. The company was established in 2022 by Utkarsh Singh, Ravi Sharma and a team of technology and marketing professionals. Since then, SalesCaptain has grown to include 50 team members.


Sharma said the company is focused on building an advanced com...

02-11-2025 03:51 PM - Comment(s)

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce (CIECA) announced today that the following 2025 officers were named during the Board of Trustees meeting in Palm Springs, CA, on January 23.

 

Chair: Brady Bonner, Vice President of Client Sales and Support, Safelite Solutions

 

Vice Chair: Kim DeVall...

01-29-2025 06:49 PM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar will be held on Thursday, February 6 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/2 pm EST: “Collision Industry Update: What You Need to Know. The one-hour live broadcast will feature Greg Horn, chief industry relations officer at PartsTrader.

 

During the free webinar, Horn will explore how rec...

01-14-2025 02:04 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA welcomes All Clear as a new Corporate member. The company was founded in 2019 by Justin Proctor in Montgomery, Alabama. Since then, All Clear has expanded to over 100 employees and operates in 14 states.


The company focuses on advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automotive ...

01-07-2025 01:26 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA welcomes Alexa Holly Inc. as a new CIECA member. Founded in 2020 by Myles Chaput, the senior developer at Alexa Holly Inc., the company focuses on creating apps, including Rocketpros and Rocketpro Lite, that automate the collision repair shop management experience for staff and custo...

12-18-2024 05:27 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA is excited to welcome Claim Transparency Innovations as a new Corporate member. Established by Robert McDorman and Brian Deorsam in September 2022, the company developed an in-house proprietary collision claim management portal for body shops called Transparent Claim.


“Transparent Claim was dev...

12-12-2024 01:28 PM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar will be held on Thursday, December 5 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/2 pm EST: “New Study Identifies Key Drivers of Customer Satisfaction and Retention in the Auto Claims and Repair ProcessThe one-hour live broadcast will feature Maryling Yu, vice president of marketing at CCC Intellige...

11-21-2024 02:30 PM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar will be held on Thursday, November 21 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/2 pm EST: “Vehicle Data and Privacy: A Balancing Act.” The one-hour live broadcast will feature Adonne Washington, mobility, location & data policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF).

 

“In today's in...

10-29-2024 11:37 AM - Comment(s)
CIECA’s 15th annual conference was held on September 24 and 25 at the MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit, MI. This year’s theme, “The Intersection of Data and Mobility,” focused on presentations and discussions about emerging technologies, how they impact the collision industry and what needs to be done t...
10-10-2024 07:51 AM - Comment(s)

In November 2019, Snap-on® launched the SUN brand in North America with a focus on OEM collision repair information. Snap-on’s Total Shop Solutions family of brands also includes sister companies Mitchell 1, John Bean®, Car-O-Liner® and Hofmann®.

Chris Bonneau, SUN Collision’s Business Manager...

10-10-2024 07:49 AM - Comment(s)
The first standards release of the year, the 2024R1, will be available this month. A CIECA Technical Webinar will be held on Thursday, October 24 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET. During the webinar, Paulette Reed, CIECA’s technical project manager, and the Architecture Committee will discuss CIECA’s new...
10-09-2024 03:03 PM - Comment(s)

Written by Abby Andrews

October 4, 2024

Originally published in Autobody News


Connecting vehicles is being explored for road safety and traffic management benefits, but it could help collision repairers too.


CIECA recently hosted a webinar, “Why the Collision Industry Should Be Interested in V2X,” ...

10-07-2024 03:28 PM - Comment(s)

September 24, 2024

Written and published by Collision Repair Magazine


The CIECA CONNEX Annual Conference is happening this week in Detroit, and Collision Repair magazine is on the ground to bring you the industry-leading insights shared at this week’s event.

This year’s CONNEX theme is The Intersectio...

09-24-2024 03:21 PM - Comment(s)