MEET CONRAD MELNYCHUK
SGI’s Director of Provincial Salvage Operations
Conrad Melnychuk is well-known throughout SGI’s Auto Fund and Corporate divisions for his down-to-earth approach and insatiable curiosity. He’s never met an automotive manual–or a set of IKEA instructions, for that matter–that he hasn’t mastered in record time. Yes, Conrad is renowned for taking things apart and putting them back together again just to find out how they work.
Conrad grew up within a family-run, small-town automotive shop in Raymore, Saskatchewan, and as a youngster, he often napped in the corner while mom and dad got to work. When other kids his age were playing with Legos and Tonka trucks in the 1970s, Conrad was helping his dad with R&I. Conrad helped his dad by taking the removed part, and when it was time to finish the job, he instinctively knew where it went. The family decided to sell the business years later, but Conrad never lost his love for vehicles. In fact, his automotive know-how proved very useful when he wound up at SGI in November 1998 as an Auto Damage Appraiser at Regina Commercial Claims.
In 2003, he was promoted to Branch Manager of SGI Salvage, Yorkton, where he worked until taking on the Director of Provincial Salvage Operations position in the summer of 2022. Conrad holds a Journeyman’s Auto Body Certificate in Motor Vehicle Repair and he’s also working to obtain his Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation.