BOB MEDVED
Claim Training Instructor
State Farm® Learning & Development
Bloomington, Illinois

Bob Medved, Claim Training Instructor, specializes in collision repair and property damage claims for State Farm Insurance Companies®.

By working closely with auto manufacturers and suppliers, Medved educates State Farm auto estimating personnel, trainers, and management on the latest developments in automotive design and repair techngy.olo

He has more than 30 years experience working in the auto collision repair profession and teaching the latest repair techniques across the United States and Canada.

Medved is also the national coordinator for State Farm's secondary Collision Technology program. The program assists school districts and the collision repair industry to improve collision technology training programs. It gives high school collision repair students hands-on experience with the latest technology and repair techniques.

He also serves as a guest speaker and collision technology judge for the SkillsUSA National Competition, which encourages excellence in auto repair.

Medved is currently a member of the National Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) Attendee Advisory Council and is a seminar speaker there. He has also served on the Illinois SkillsUSA board of directors and is a member of the education committee of the National Auto Body Council (NACB).