My name is Jocelyn Pandolfo, and I want to restore cars. I am passionate about auto body and restoration because I have wanted to learn it since childhood. When I was younger I was artistic, meaning anything that had to do with painting or drawing, I loved. I enjoyed taking apart and rebuilding Legos. I would buy the Legos and build them, then take them apart, and then continue that cycle for as long as possible. The ones I liked the most were the cars where you could see the engine being made. Then after all of the Lego phases, I moved on to skateboards. I would take them apart, re-paint them, rebuild them, and add new parts to them to make the performance and steering better. I loved having something bland to create something new out of, like a clean slate to add some new parts to, and add some color to. In my freshman year, I realized what I wanted to do when I got older. I wanted to apply to the Union County Vocational Technical School for the auto body program. When we found out UCVTS did not have an auto body program anymore, I applied to be in the automotive technology program that I have now been part of for 3 years. There, I earned my ASE Certification for entry-level auto maintenance and repair, the SP2 Automotive Service Safety certificate and OSHA 10 for safe work environments. Whether I was able to work on the body of the cars or under the hood, I was always so happy to just be working around cars, even being the only girl in the program for all 3 of these past years. I realized I enjoyed taking cars apart, rebuilding them, and designing them to how I liked, just like I loved doing with Legos and skateboards. I love doing what I do now, and I realized that I want to take it to the next step, into what I would enjoy doing with my life. I want to be a top tech because I want people to be able to trust me and understand what I'm doing, especially being a female in a male-dominated world. I’ve loved cars from a very young age, and I have certificates showing I could be a mechanic now, but that’s not all that I want to be. I want to be the trusted collision and repair shop or the restoration shop that you would rather go to. I want to build a reputation for being honest and trustworthy with my customers. Mechanics, for years, have been telling women and men the wrong price and the wrong parts that they need, just to get more money and trick people who do not know what they are doing. Women should have a person around them whom they can talk to about cars, or have someone they would feel comfortable bringing their car to. So my definition of “top tech,” is someone who you trust to bring your car to, to do work on. In an automotive restoration career, I want to own a shop, maybe starting as a mechanic, or collision and repair shop, and then work my way up to being a restoration shop. I would like to focus on working with custom or factory paint because I love seeing what can be made out of the car. I love the idea and the art behind painting cars. This learning continues a lifetime through bettering and perfecting these techniques. The next step on this journey, for me, is at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

My name is Jocelyn Pandolfo, and I want to restore cars. I am passionate about auto body and restoration because I have wanted to learn it since childhood. When I was younger I was artistic, meaning anything that had to do with painting or drawing, I loved. I enjoyed taking apart and rebuilding Legos. I would buy the Legos and build them, then take them apart, and then continue that cycle for as long as possible. The ones I liked the most were the cars where you could see the engine being made. Then after all of the Lego phases, I moved on to skateboards. I would take them apart, re-paint them, rebuild them, and add new parts to them to make the performance and steering better. I loved having something bland to create something new out of, like a clean slate to add some new parts to, and add some color to. In my freshman year, I realized what I wanted to do when I got older. I wanted to apply to the Union County Vocational Technical School for the auto body program. When we found out UCVTS did not have an auto body program anymore, I applied to be in the automotive technology program that I have now been part of for 3 years. There, I earned my ASE Certification for entry-level auto maintenance and repair, the SP2 Automotive Service Safety certificate and OSHA 10 for safe work environments. Whether I was able to work on the body of the cars or under the hood, I was always so happy to just be working around cars, even being the only girl in the program for all 3 of these past years. I realized I enjoyed taking cars apart, rebuilding them, and designing them to how I liked, just like I loved doing with Legos and skateboards. I love doing what I do now, and I realized that I want to take it to the next step, into what I would enjoy doing with my life. I want to be a top tech because I want people to be able to trust me and understand what I'm doing, especially being a female in a male-dominated world. I’ve loved cars from a very young age, and I have certificates showing I could be a mechanic now, but that’s not all that I want to be. I want to be the trusted collision and repair shop or the restoration shop that you would rather go to. I want to build a reputation for being honest and trustworthy with my customers. Mechanics, for years, have been telling women and men the wrong price and the wrong parts that they need, just to get more money and trick people who do not know what they are doing. Women should have a person around them whom they can talk to about cars, or have someone they would feel comfortable bringing their car to. So my definition of “top tech,” is someone who you trust to bring your car to, to do work on. In an automotive restoration career, I want to own a shop, maybe starting as a mechanic, or collision and repair shop, and then work my way up to being a restoration shop. I would like to focus on working with custom or factory paint because I love seeing what can be made out of the car. I love the idea and the art behind painting cars. This learning continues a lifetime through bettering and perfecting these techniques. The next step on this journey, for me, is at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

My name is Jocelyn Pandolfo, and I want to restore cars. I am passionate about auto body and restoration because I have wanted to learn it since childhood. When I was younger I was artistic, meaning anything that had to do with painting or drawing, I loved. I enjoyed taking apart and rebuilding Legos. I would buy the Legos and build them, then take them apart, and then continue that cycle for as long as possible. The ones I liked the most were the cars where you could see the engine being made. Then after all of the Lego phases, I moved on to skateboards. I would take them apart, re-paint them, rebuild them, and add new parts to them to make the performance and steering better. I loved having something bland to create something new out of, like a clean slate to add some new parts to, and add some color to. In my freshman year, I realized what I wanted to do when I got older. I wanted to apply to the Union County Vocational Technical School for the auto body program. When we found out UCVTS did not have an auto body program anymore, I applied to be in the automotive technology program that I have now been part of for 3 years. There, I earned my ASE Certification for entry-level auto maintenance and repair, the SP2 Automotive Service Safety certificate and OSHA 10 for safe work environments. Whether I was able to work on the body of the cars or under the hood, I was always so happy to just be working around cars, even being the only girl in the program for all 3 of these past years. I realized I enjoyed taking cars apart, rebuilding them, and designing them to how I liked, just like I loved doing with Legos and skateboards. I love doing what I do now, and I realized that I want to take it to the next step, into what I would enjoy doing with my life. I want to be a top tech because I want people to be able to trust me and understand what I'm doing, especially being a female in a male-dominated world. I’ve loved cars from a very young age, and I have certificates showing I could be a mechanic now, but that’s not all that I want to be. I want to be the trusted collision and repair shop or the restoration shop that you would rather go to. I want to build a reputation for being honest and trustworthy with my customers. Mechanics, for years, have been telling women and men the wrong price and the wrong parts that they need, just to get more money and trick people who do not know what they are doing. Women should have a person around them whom they can talk to about cars, or have someone they would feel comfortable bringing their car to. So my definition of “top tech,” is someone who you trust to bring your car to, to do work on. In an automotive restoration career, I want to own a shop, maybe starting as a mechanic, or collision and repair shop, and then work my way up to being a restoration shop. I would like to focus on working with custom or factory paint because I love seeing what can be made out of the car. I love the idea and the art behind painting cars. This learning continues a lifetime through bettering and perfecting these techniques. The next step on this journey, for me, is at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

I want to be a top tech because I want people to be able to trust me and understand what I'm doing, especially being a female in a male-dominated world. I’ve loved cars from a very young age, and I have certificates showing I could be a mechanic now, but that’s not all that I want to be. I want to be the trusted collision and repair shop or the restoration shop that you would rather go to. I want to build a reputation for being honest and trustworthy with my customers. Mechanics, for years, have been telling women and men the wrong price and the wrong parts that they need, just to get more money and trick people who do not know what they are doing. I feel as though women and men should have a person around them whom they can talk to about cars, or have someone they would feel comfortable bringing their car to, which would be me. So my definition of “top tech,” is someone who you trust to bring your car to, to do work on. In an automotive restoration career, I want to own a shop, maybe starting as a mechanic, or collision and repair shop, and then work my way up to being a restoration shop. At that restoration shop, I would love to focus on replacing rusted metal, custom and factory painting cars, and widebody. I would love to be able to help others achieve the goal that they have with their car since I know it is a pretty hard journey to follow. I had to do it myself with my car for a few years, and I still am. I would enjoy prioritizing replacing rusted metal because I know how it feels to have a car with so much potential, yet have so many rusted parts; anything from a rusted frame, to rusted-out floorboards, to the entire structure being corroded. If I can help someone by fixing their car, then I will gladly do it. I would like to also focus on working with custom or factory paint because I love seeing what can be made out of the car. I love the idea and the art behind painting cars. Whether there are designs in the paint or just a plain color, it makes me so excited, and to see that customer’s face would make me so ecstatic. Learning to become a top tech in all the techniques to restore the beauty and vision of these works of art would mean the world to me. I am dedicated to becoming an expert at cutting, shaping and welding metal, becoming familiar with sourcing materials that are nearly impossible to find. Even learning to adjust a plan, have a “plan B,” when parts are unavailable, and bringing a vehicle owner’s vision to reality is my dream. This starts with learning the process of collision repair where I will learn mechanical restoration to repair or replace broken parts, as well as how to properly align a fender or hood and match a factory paint job. This learning continues a lifetime through bettering and perfecting these techniques. The next step on this journey, for me, is at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

My name is Jocelyn Pandolfo, and I want to restore cars. I am passionate about auto body and restoration because I have wanted to learn it since childhood. When I was younger I was artistic, I enjoyed taking apart and rebuilding Legos. The ones I liked the most were the cars where you could see the engine being made. Then after all of the Lego phases, I moved on to skateboards. I would take them apart, re-paint them, rebuild them, and add new parts to them to make the performance and steering better. I loved having something bland to create something new out of, like a clean slate to add some new parts to, and add some color to. I like to say that cars are like adult Legos; anyone can build them, you just have to have an instruction book, imagination and the right tools. This is why I want to take that art side of myself and mix it with something that I have loved for many years, which happens to be cars. In my freshman year, I realized what I wanted to do when I got older. I wanted to apply to the Union County Vocational Technical School for the auto body program. When we found out UCVTS did not have an auto body program anymore, I applied to be in the automotive technology program. I want to help others love the cars like they once did, by restoring and repairing their cars.