Experience

Nuclear Risk Specialists

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and President

  • 2012 - Present

  107 Stagecoach Court Ninety Six, SC 29666 Nuclear Risk Specialists provides risk consulting and specialized insurance products to the nuclear technology field. It also administers two individually unique underwriting initiatives of exceptional value to individuals and companies in the nuclear technology industry. The first provides errors and omissions protection and general liability insurance for health physicists, medical physicists and nuclear consulting firms. The second brings balance sheet relief to Materials Licensees in the… Show more Nuclear Risk Specialists provides risk consulting and specialized insurance products to the nuclear technology field. It also administers two individually unique underwriting initiatives of exceptional value to individuals and companies in the nuclear technology industry. The first provides errors and omissions protection and general liability insurance for health physicists, medical physicists and nuclear consulting firms. The second brings balance sheet relief to Materials Licensees in the form of decommissioning surety bonds to satisfy their financial assurance requirements. Show less



BVA Group, Inc

• United States
• Insurance

• Founder and CEO

  • 2000 - Present

  107 Stagecoach Court Ninety Six, SC 29666 BVA Group (BVAG) operates as a contract consultancy and management company. Consulting engagements include agency management services, enterprise risk management and program development. BVAG provides strategic and financial resources and services to a controlled family of value-driven specialty firms engaged in the commercial insurance, surety, professional liability and risk management fields.



Corporate Health Connections, LLC

• Managing Member

  • 2011 - 2019

  35 Grant St. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 Corporate Health Connections delivers innovative health and wellness products and consulting services to companies and organizations looking to improve productivity and human resource outcomes. Workplace initiatives are administered via a network of unique technology and alternative risk reduction service firms.



SHLD, LLC

• Co-Founder & Managing Member

  • 2013 - 2018

  35 Grant St. Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 SHLD, LLC operated as a boutique private capital investment firm. It utilized its strong international connections to engage in large asset-based funding initiatives. SHLD's primary focus was to provide start up financing for insurance programs that serve select affinity groups. Its members were accomplished professionals in law, insurance, third party administration, consulting and labor relations.



Claim-Maps Holdings, Inc

• Director

  • 2011 - 2017

  Olympia, Washington Claim-Maps was a software-as-a-service company. It marketed an innovative cloud-based transactional interface platform that converted text to symbols enabling users to more easily and quickly see and understand complex claim events. The platform's unique visualization features translated to more effective and timely decision-making and optimal outcomes. The system's reasoning engine utilized an ever-expanding anonymized database that helped users better define and select ideal alternative… Show more Claim-Maps was a software-as-a-service company. It marketed an innovative cloud-based transactional interface platform that converted text to symbols enabling users to more easily and quickly see and understand complex claim events. The platform's unique visualization features translated to more effective and timely decision-making and optimal outcomes. The system's reasoning engine utilized an ever-expanding anonymized database that helped users better define and select ideal alternative futures. Show less



Bull Valley Associates

• Founder and President

  • 2010 - 2015

  107 Stagecoach Court Ninety Six, SC 29666 Bull Valley Associates provides risk control and insurance services to companies and organizations in the governmental, construction, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors. Traditional and alternative means are employed to achieve long-term measurable reductions in our clients' cost of risk.



Empire Pacific Sovereign

• United States
• Insurance

• Co-Founder and Principal

  • 2003 - 2011

  Tualatin, Oregon Sovereign Brokers operates as a wholesale insurance enterprise with offices in Lake Oswego, OR. It serves the market resource needs of 100 plus retail insurance agencies and writes commercial property & casualty business in 32 states.



Empire Pacific Risk Management

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Principal

  • 2000 - 2011

  Tualatin, Oregon EPRM operates as risk management services firm with a client focus in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Its primary business is the management of homogeneous and heterogeneous self-insured worker's compensation groups. Some 100 plus organizations rely on the Company's underwriting, loss prevention consulting, premium accounting and claims services to reduce their costs associated with workers' compensation risk.



ECF Insurance Services

• Chief Operating Officer

  • 1994 - 2000

  Chicago, Illinois Responsible for general operations and personnel for this risk management services firm headquartered in Illinois. Duties included the formation and management of 14 self-insured workers' compensation groups in three states. Services were delivered through three field offices with total staff of 60 employees.



Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • 1988 - 1994

  Itasca, Illinois Responsible for the formation and management of governmental and institutional pools and individual governmental accounts. Managed client services, administrative affairs and excess insurance placements for clients in 3 states.



Zurich North America

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Program Development

  • 1984 - 1987

  Schaumburg, Illinois Responsible for the development and oversight of all US non-traditional property and casualty business. Duties included the generation and subsequent management of sponsored and non-sponsored underwriting programs and oversight of 22 Managing general agencies.



Marsh

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Vice President

  • 1980 - 1984

  Chicago, Illinois Head of Office Oakbrook, IL. Responsible for the development of national group merchandising programs. Developed, then managed brokerage and distribution aspects of 7 large open and closed group property and casualty programs.