Experience

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  UFG Insurance

  • United States
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • General Liability PD Technical Leader

    • Feb 2024 - Present

  • Property Team Technical Leader

    • May 2021 - Mar 2024

  • Field Claims Representative

    • Oct 2019 - May 2021

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  Self Employed

  • Independent Adjuster

    • Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

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  Crawford & Company

  • United States
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Multi-Line Adjuster

    • Oct 2015 - Feb 2019

    Outside adjuster handling scene/liability investigations. Handle large and complex commercial trucking claims.Manage litigated files for a national apartment community.

  • Independent Insurance Adjuster

    • Dec 2013 - Oct 2015

    Long term project for State Farm Auto claimsFirst and third party auto physical damage Auto Claims Representative with emphasis on acquiring facts of loss, liability decisions, and customer service.Bodily Injury Adjuster.

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  Absolute Carpet Cleaning

  • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Partner

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2017
    • Murfreesboro, TN

    Guided transition of small family owned cleaning company to a mid-size full sercvice company focused on: carpet, tile, upholstery, air ducts and surface pressure washing. Executed transition of company from primarily residential focused to commercial/ contract focused.Multiple consecutive years of double digit sales/profit growth.

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  Absolute Restoration

  • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Partner

    • Oct 2004 - Sep 2014
    • Murfreesboro, TN

    Directed start up of an insurance restoration company with responsibility for all aspects of running the business.Managed growth from startup to multi-million dollar sales in under five years.Began and later spun off a complimentary business, Take A Load Off (job site dumpster service) in 2008. Managed the growth and profitability of this business and sold it in 2014.My proudest accomplishment of this company is that we were able to offer employment to several friends and family members during an extremely difficult economic downturn.

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  Facility Specialists

  • Eagleville, TN

  • Project Manager/Marketing Manager

    • Dec 2003 - Jun 2005
    • Eagleville, TN

    Managed construction and maintenance programs for national accounts: Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores and Hollywood Video/Game Crazy Stores.Promoted to marketing manager.Developed business relationship with Movie Gallery chain and acquired remodeling work from that relationship.Guided the introduction and growth of the relationship between Facility Specialists and church builder Church Design Concepts to partner in church building construction. This relationship culminated in Facility Specialists acquiring and later spinning off Church Design Concepts.

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  Real Estate Investment Group

  • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Owner

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Murfreesboro, TN

    Managed the acquisition, rehabilitation, and sale of foreclosed and distressed properties.

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  Mohawk Industries

  • Tennesee/North Alabama

  • Sales Manager

    • Sep 1996 - Sep 2001
    • Tennesee/North Alabama

    Grew an underperforming territory from just over $200,000 in annual sales to just over $1.5 million in annual sales in approximately one and one-half years.Developed a national account with the retail chain Service Merchandise during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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  US Marine Corps

  • MCRD Parris Island, SC/Chanute AFB, IL/ MCAS Iwakuni,Japan/New River MCAS, NC

  • Surface Weather Observer

    • Apr 1984 - Dec 1987
    • MCRD Parris Island, SC/Chanute AFB, IL/ MCAS Iwakuni,Japan/New River MCAS, NC

    Weather Observer Supply NCO