My name is Tim Paap, I’m the owner of Paap Auto Body in Mattoon IL and Co-owner of Estimating Professionals. When I turned 15 I bought a 1967 Mustang and restored it. From that point on I knew what I wanted to do for a career and eventually own my own shop. I graduated Charleston high School in 1994 and went on to Nashville Auto Diesel college for the Auto Body Program. I graduated from there in 1996 and began working at Don’s Auto Body for several years then onto Porter Auto Body for several more years. In 2001 I decided to open my own shop. I started out being a one-man shop. From there we grew to 8 team members. I have trained with some of the best of the best in the industry. One of those is Mark Probst, Owner of Probst Auto Body. Together we created Estimating Professionals, a training and consultant company for other shops that are facing the challenges of today’s new complex vehicles.
I live in Charleston IL and have 1 son Zack. Zack started working at the shop at a very young age and soaked it up like a sponge. He has been to Toyota training in California amongst other advanced training to further his knowledge on today’s cars. Now he is an advanced tech and teaches other young team members that join our team.
For fun I drag race with my son. There’s nothing better than seeing your son excel at something you can do together. We race all over the Midwest and have made many friends all over the country including other collision shop owners. My outcome in life is to better myself and our team along with the people I meet. It is my passion to help people grow not only as an individual but in their career paths too.