Underwriter Manager
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David M. Abrams
Plymouth, IN 46563
acs0r0@r.postjobfree.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Repeated success in multiple business settings and functions, including manufacturing, insurance, and retail environments. Collaborative and self-motivated, with ability to exceed organizational objectives. Highly skilled in meeting business objectives; excellent communication skills, especially to management and lateral levels. Skilled at using quantitative analysis tools, in insurance for risk mitigation and in manufacturing for sigma-level tools.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Underwriting Skills: Managed the underwriting analysis and the pricing department for an insurance company's Managing General Agent to create profitable and marketable pricing in the market segments of mechanical systems. This includes HVAC, Refrigeration, Generator, LED, and Medical Sectors in both commercial and residential channels. Ability to source data from multiple database environments, including modern and legacy systems, from manufacturers and insurance, format and integrate the data into actuarial tables and triangles and ultimately develop pricing.
Sigma Analysis: Applied Six Sigma principles in manufacuring and business environments in order to design processes that are measurable and repeatable; created an environment that had a fully documented set of procedures and processes in order to achieve maximum efficiency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trinity Warranty Solutions, Itasca, IL 2/2011 – 10/2015
Warranty Risk Underwriter Manager
Served as the Underwriting Liaison between Trinity Warranty and all of their insurance partners.
Created risk analyses and pricing structures for manufacturing clients in both commercial and residential sectors.
Reviewed new and existing businesses, including book of business evalutation, to determine the program's desirability from an underwriting perspective.
Communicated effectively with multiple A-rated insurance companies regarding projected risk, loss ratios, and negotiated best term premiums.
Managed internal sku system to track internal order codes, pertinent insurance information, and client data.
Prepared custom quotations and price pages for manufacturers and distributors in both commercial, residential, and specialty applications in the HVAC, Refrigeration, Generator, LED, and Medical Equipment sectors.
Elkay Manufacturing, Culver, IN 7/2007 – 2/2011
Manufacturing Lead/Six Sigma Engineer
Managed a team of 30 employees leading to the improvement of manufacturing output.
Applied Six Sigma practices such as value stream mapping, root cause analysis, scatter diagrams, and analysis of variance to effectively reduce defective units.
Redesigned manufacturing facility floor plan based on Six Sigma practices to restructure and improve process flow.
Chesapeake Run Golf Course and Villages, North Judson, IN 5/2002 – 7/2007
Facility Manager
Implimented and maintained point of sale system and network infrastructure.
Delegated responsibilities regarding the care and upkeep of the housing community and golf course.
EDUCATION
Six Sigma Certification, Chicago, IL 2009
US ARMY Reserves Chemical Operations Specialist 2002
Purdue University Actuarial Science Program, West Lafayette, IN 1999-2001
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