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Drew Van Devender
Sales Specialist
Alabama
Drew Van Devender has been a leading Sales Representative with Car-Part.com since 2000 and has been involved in the recycling industry in some capacity for the last 23 years. After graduating from the University of North Alabama in 1992, he began his career in the automotive recycling industry and never looked back. Drew resides in Sheffield, AL with his wife Gina and son Gavin. Away from work, he enjoys all outdoor activities and is a big fan of college football. He also likes to unwind by playing acoustic guitar and singing a few tunes. You just might catch him performing with the famous VW Beetles (aka: the Car-Part Band). As always, Drew will be taking autographs at the Car-Part.com booth on Saturday, 11:30am - 1:30pm.
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Casey Didio
Checkmate Trainer
Kentucky
Casey Didio is one of our Checkmate Conversion Trainers. Her specialty is helping recyclers who are new to Checkmate. When recyclers first begin using Checkmate, Casey visits their business for a few days to help them convert their inventory data and to learn their new system. Casey hasn't always been in the software and auto recycling industries - before working at Car-Part, she was a chiropractor for 13 years. She was an associate chiropractor for 8 years, and then owned her own business for 5. As a chiropractor, Casey has always loved helping people and improving others' day-to-day lives. Training them to use their new Car-Part software fits right in with that passion!
When Casey isn't on the road helping recyclers, she spends time with her family and loves to dive into a good book!
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Dan Ruud
Checkmate Product Specialist
Minnesota
Dan Ruud is a Checkmate Product Specialist. He is responsible for testing new enhancements and software changes, acting as a communication point between developers and the support staff, and assisting the support staff by helping them with escalated issues. Dan has also been part of numerous installations and conversions, so he understands what it's like working at yards ranging from a single employee to the largest yards.
Dan started working with Checkmate under ADP ownership 18 years ago as a basic support representative on the Orion product. He switched to Checkmate when they were sold to CCI/Triad and worked his way up to the Lead Support Rep for Checkmate. He worked in that position for a few years, and once Car-Part.com purchased Checkmate, Dan moved to the development and testing side of the product. He continues to assist with escalated issues when needed.
In his free time, Dan plays disc golf in the summer, and skis and snowboards in the winter. He also plays competitive volleyball year-round, playing indoors during the winter and on the sand in the summer. Dan is also a season ticket holder for the Minnesota Vikings.
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David Sanford
Sales Specialist
Alabama
David Sanford is a Sales Representative with Car-Part.com, focusing on the Checkmate inventory management system. He has been in the recycling industry since 1999, when he started in the industry by selling regional voicelines for Compass Communications in Florence, Alabama. At the time, Compass and Checkmate were both owned by CCI, so Dave began selling the Checkmate software as well.
When Car-Part.com purchased Checkmate in 2003, David retained his position selling Checkmate and has been with Car-Part.com ever since. Since then, Car-Part.com has developed many more solutions for recyclers, and David has grown his industry knowledge to better help his customers. He works out of Car-Part.com's Alabama sales office in Florence, Alabama, and works with customers throughout the Greater Midwest.
David is married and the father of two girls, ages 14 and 10. He enjoys meeting new people and revisiting old friends within the industry.
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Greg Croka
Training Specialist
Missouri
Greg is part of the Checkmate on-site conversion training team. He assists customers with learning the Checkmate system and incorporating it into their businesses.
Prior to joining the conversion team, Greg was part of the field team promoting the Car-Part Gold product suite across the country.
Greg is also experienced in the aftermarket parts business, having managed both Advance Auto Parts and Auto Zone stores. Greg lives in Central Missouri, near the Kansas City metro area.
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Theresa Colbert
Sales & Training Specialist
Colorado
Theresa Colbert is an on-the-ground representative for Car-Part.com. She helps dismantling yards decide which of the products in the Car-Part suite best fits their needs. Coremate and Core Pricing programs are Theresa's pet projects - with her background in aftermarket and being "on the other side of the counter" at the yard and repair shops, Theresa is a firm believer in Brokering and in the huge value cores have in today's market!
Theresa has 23 years of industry experience. Before joining Car-Part, Theresa worked at Nu-Parts Automotive Products, and managed Winter Auto Japanese Engines and AAA Economy Auto Parts. Theresa is on the Pennsylvania association event board, speaks at industry trade shows, and writes a monthly article in The Recyclers Power Source.
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Tracy Hurst
Checkmate Trainer
Iowa
Tracy Hurst is a Checkmate Trainer based in Milford, Iowa. She helps recyclers who are converting to our Checkmate inventory management system by visiting yards in person and training on the phone. Before she came to Car-Part, Tracy managed her father's auto salvage for 10 years, and held the office of President in the Iowa Auto Recyclers Association.
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