Experience

Emerald Insurance Advisors Inc

• Canada
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Licensed insurance agent with almost ten years of general and life insurance experience. Spent seven years at All-West insurance in Vancouver , which included four of those years as a manager. All West is a leading general insurance company in the greater Vancouver area and employs over 150 agents. Spent two years specializing in life insurance for Cooperators. I was born and raised in Okanagan Valley and has since moved back “home” after a successful stint in the oil and gas industry in Alberta. I am passionate about meeting people and finding solutions to help cover any financial needs. Show less



Northern Industrial Insulation Contractors Inc.

• Quality Assurance / Quality Control

  • 2014 - 2015

  •Facilitated daily meeting for the lead team to organize and prioritize daily tasks and placement of up to 50 crew members •Monitored and tracked each crew member’s progress, quality of work and kept them accountable for work being completed in an accurate and timely manner •Ensured completed work met site specifications and standard trade requirements •Read and understood isometric drawings, physically located specific pipes from drawings •Assessed access for task to be completed; coordinated with other trades for access to be built if not currently accessible •Deal with client purchasing finished product by coordinating releases given and managing the work being done to meet the demanding deadlines •Worked daily with Microsoft Excel to track materials used, project progress and released systems •Created spread sheets to assist superintendent with crew attendance, material lists and organized standard office information in a common database Show less



THOMAS Insulation Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial Insulator

  • 2013 - 2014

  •Performed wall penetrations, pipe insulation, vessel & tank insulating and cladding, fire stopping, acoustic & smoke seal, pipe insulation •Installed cladding pipe, PVC, miter cuts and angles, 1 and 2 piece end caps, bevels, layouts for equal T, and unequal T and gores •Experienced in hard covering valves and attaching soft covers, modifying and altering blankets to fit properly •Read and interpreted ISO’s, piping plans and drawings to locate blanket location •Performed wall penetrations, pipe insulation, vessel & tank insulating and cladding, fire stopping, acoustic & smoke seal, pipe insulation •Installed cladding pipe, PVC, miter cuts and angles, 1 and 2 piece end caps, bevels, layouts for equal T, and unequal T and gores •Experienced in hard covering valves and attaching soft covers, modifying and altering blankets to fit properly •Read and interpreted ISO’s, piping plans and drawings to locate blanket location



The Co-operators

• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • 2010 - 2013

  •Specialized in personal lines of insurance •Responsible for ensuring that the operations are in full compliance with Insurance Council, ICBC and Corporate rules and regulations •Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the completion of all insurance documents •Specialized in personal lines of insurance •Responsible for ensuring that the operations are in full compliance with Insurance Council, ICBC and Corporate rules and regulations •Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the completion of all insurance documents



Allwest Insurance

• Canada
• Insurance

• Office Manager

  • 2003 - 2010

  •Responsible for the active management of 20-40 licensed agents (which includes office agents, road agents and inventory and batching personnel) •Responsible for ensuring that the operations are in full compliance with the Insurance Council of BC, ICBC and corporate rules and regulations •Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the completion of all insurance documents •Jointly responsible to ensure that AllWest customers (dealerships) receive the highest levels of service and the most effective issue management and resolution •Licensed to bind auto insurance for compulsory ICBC as well as private insurance companies •Communicated complex insurance concepts and solutions in an effective manner to potential and existing customers on a regular basis •Trained staff for office and road positions, including office etiquette, professionalism, customer service, product knowledge, and sale techniques •Provided ongoing mentoring/coaching of new and experienced staff to improve knowledge, sales abilities, and document management •Assisted agents in coordinating and organizing daily work routines to increase efficiency •Worked with the management team to resolve employee and customer concerns •Created training manual for new employees •AllWest Employee of the year 2005 (120 eligible employees) Show less