Auto Body

What We Do

Shop vehicles, student vehicles, and customer vehicles are the projects used in the class. A welding enrichment course is included in the curriculum. In addition, students are introduced to automotive electrical systems.

Program Instructor

Brett Hudson

Bret Hudson joined Stafford in August 2018. Bret grew up in Central Vermont and currently resides in his childhood home with his own family now. He has worked in local autobody shops and discovered his passion for building cars. He opened his own business and has been running Hudson’s Autobody for 12 years now. Bret’s favorite part of the autobody industry is building custom cars specializing in Volkswagens. Bret spends his summers traveling up and down the East Coast with his friends and family to Volkswagen and Audi car shows to show off some of his work.
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Scott Herdling

Scott Herdling Joined Stafford in November 2018. Scott was born and raised in Connecticut then in his early 20’s moved to Vermont to pursue a career working on automobiles. For 18 years Scott worked on automobiles in the aspect of customizing, mobile electronics, audio & video and detailing. One of Scott’s biggest accomplishments was having the show car that he built over 8 years be featured in an international magazine.

In his spare time, Scott also owns his own automotive brand and runs a European car show held every year at the local Fairgrounds. Through this show, Scott has been able to raise almost $10,000 over the past 3 years for an automotive charity he is involved with. Scott has also owned his own successful photography business for the past 12 years.
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 Ryan Eastman, Class of 2014

I attended Stafford for my passion of working on cars. It helped put me a step ahead, when I began my career at a body shop. Some of my best memories were competing at SkillsUSA and winning gold medal.

 

Program Advisory Committee

Name	Business
Bob Kulig	A & J Auto Parts
Mark Brown	Brown’s Auto Salvage
Cg Morey	Crash Palace Collision
Steve Betit	Precision Auto Body
Gary Jones	Wayne’s Body Shop
Tom Lilly	Tom’s Auto Recon
Mike Parker	Parker’s Classic Auto Works
John Turco	Turk’s Auto Body Inc.
Matt Beraldi	Beraldi’s Collision Repair

Certifications

Axalta Paint Certification, SEMS Plastic Repair Certification, S/P2 Safety & Pollution Prevention Certificate, American Heart Association HeartSaver® First Aid/CPR with AED, Students completing 90% of the Core Competencies will receive a certificate from Stafford Technical Center.

Average Career Salaries

Jobs	Average Salary
Auto Detailing	$26,429
Auto Body Shop Manager	$52,772
Auto Body Shop Estimator	$53,378
Auto Insurance Appraiser	$66,540
Auto Body Repair Technician	$59,223
Glass Repair and Replacement	$42,350

*Average US Salaries taken from Zip Recruiter, Indeed and Occupational Outlook handbook, 10/2020.