{"id":6409,"date":"2021-05-12T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T07:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obrien.com.au\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2022-06-24T09:58:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:58:54","slug":"meet-jake-our-senior-auto-technician-and-youtube-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obrien.com.au\/articles\/meet-jake-our-senior-auto-technician-and-youtube-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Jake – Our Senior Auto Technician and YouTube Star!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake <\/span>Kulikovskis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>steps into the spotlight, literally, as the senior technician featuring in our latest YouTube videos. Here we learn more about his career at O'Brien\u00ae and his love of fast cars.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake <\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0worked\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>12 years with O'Brien<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>. While he\u2019s normally\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>at home on the tools<\/span> repairing or replacing windscreens out of our new O'Brien\u00ae AutoGlass <\/a><\/span>Moorebank<\/span>\u00a0branch<\/span>, this month he was put slightly outside of his comfort zone, starring in a series of new service related <\/span>videos<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The video<\/span>s, which<\/span>\u00a0cover topics such as windscreen chip repair and\u00a0<\/span>explaining<\/span> ADAS (A<\/span>dvanced Driver Assistance Systems)<\/span> see Jake star as <\/span>an O'Brien<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u00a0AutoGlass expert.\u00a0<\/span>He\u00a0<\/span>helps<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>explain\u00a0<\/span>and demonstrate\u00a0<\/span>the processes of <\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>windsc<\/span>reen\u00a0<\/span>chip\u00a0<\/span>repair<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>windscreen\u00a0<\/span>replacement<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the O'Brien<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u00a0Cal-Tech ADAS Recalibration<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake was picked<\/span>\u00a0to feature in the videos<\/span>\u00a0for his\u00a0experience<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0passion for his\u00a0<\/span>job\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>here we learn a bit more about\u00a0<\/span>him outside of the bright lights and cameras.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your first job with O'Brien\u00ae and what other jobs have you had in your time here?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I started working\u00a0<\/span>with O'Brien<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u00a012 years ago in the\u00a0<\/span>Bus and Truck<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>division\u00a0<\/span>and then later moved on to be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a trainee\u00a0<\/span>doing windscreen repair and replacements\u00a0<\/span>on cars<\/span>. From there\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>worked\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>y way<\/span>\u00a0up to\u00a0<\/span>become\u00a0<\/span>a L<\/span>evel\u00a0<\/span>4<\/span>\u00a0Tech<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(the most experienced automotive technician level at O'Brien\u00ae) <\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>most recently I have been working as a leading hand (senior technician<\/span>\u00a0managing and overseeing other technicians)<\/span>\u00a0at our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>O\u2019Brie<\/span>n\u00ae<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>AutoGlass\u00a0<\/span>Moorebank<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>branch<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like most about working for O'Brien\u00ae?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like working with the great bunch of people I have around me. We all help each other and have a laugh while we\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0career highlight so far?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I replaced a windscreen of a car that was on set for the movie Hacksaw Ridge (<\/span>the World War II\u00a0<\/span>movie\u00a0<\/span>released<\/span>\u00a0in 2016, starring Sam W<\/span>orthington and directed by Mel Gibson)<\/span>. Once I had finished the\u00a0<\/span>job,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0was shown around the\u00a0<\/span>movie se<\/span>t. It wasn\u2019t your average day in the office that\u2019s for sure and one that sticks out for that reason.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When\u00a0you\u2019re not at work,\u00a0how do you spend your time and what do you enjoy doing?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have two little kids who keep me\u00a0<\/span>pretty busy<\/span>\u00a0but outside of that I also own a\u00a0<\/span>project car<\/span>. I love working on it and even take it racing.<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>t\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>a 2003 Subaru WRX that has been built to be a street and track car. I have raced it at the drag strip, at roll racing as well as various rac<\/span>e<\/span>tracks including Eastern Creek Circuit, Wakefield Park Raceway and Pheasant Wood\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>ircuit. I have even raced it on the skid pan against NSW Highway patrol<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span>Jake<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in action\u00a0<\/span>replacing\u00a0<\/span>win<\/span>dscreen<\/span>s, repairing chips and\u00a0<\/span>performing an O'Brien\u00ae Cal-Tech ADAS Recalibration the<\/span>n<\/span> cehck out these videos:<\/span><\/p>\n