Rick Hildreth

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Las Vegas, NV 89134

270-***-**** - ad4qqh@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Las Vegas Flooring Company - Owner/Manager of flooring company in Las Vegas Specializing in all types of flooring material, baseboard/moldings, countertops, etc. including ordering, scheduling, supervising installation crews, sales, measuring and general accounting

Station Casinos Corporation - Risk Manager - Red Rock Casino Las Vegas - Managing related Risk Compliance and Litigation matters Ingram Barge Company - Paducah, KY - Regional Claims and Litigation Manager - managed all aspects of personal injury and property damage matters including being corporate representative in related legal/court proceedings Midland Enterprises - Paducah, KY - Regional Claims and Litigation Manger - managed all aspects of personal injury and property damage matters including being corporate representative in related legal/court proceedings Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Paducah, KY/Chicago, IL - Personnel & Benefits Manager - Regional Claims and Litigation Manager- Personnel Manager for regional employment center with 13 Unions and over 2000 employees. Responsible for Benefits programs, Hiring, and assisting in negotiations with various unions.

EDUCATION

Paducah Community College - Paducah, KY - Associates Degree (Business Administration)

Murray State University - Murray, KY - Bachelor of Science Degree (Pre-Law Course of Study _ Political Science & English

Honeywell Institute -Masters Degree - Computer Science - New York, NY Murray State University - Masters Degree - (Education- Guidance & Counseling

/Political Science)

Kentucky Teaching Certification (Secondary Level)

Board of Director - Signet Federal Credit Union - 20 Years Vice President - Grand Mesa HOA - Sun City Summerlin - 2015 to Present Frequent Presenter/Speaker St. Louis Bar Association - St. Louis, MO - Paducah Bar Association - Paducah Waterways Association - Paducah Chamber of Commerce - as well as participated in Career Day at various area High Schools MILITARY - United States Army - Ft. Hamilton, NY - Processing Congressional Inquires-Civil-Criminal-Compassionate Discharges and Re-Assignments SKILLS & LEADERSHIP - In all of the above work experience I supervised administrative staff employees, responsible for various data entry information, monitored expenses, prepared various reports and worked with the medical community in providing health care management for injured employees for emergency/immediate/long term care. Managed medical records and assisted employees in obtaining required care to assist them to maximum medical improvement. Periodically met with various medical providers, rehab nurses, medical management nurses and hospital management in our program to improve and expedite required medical care.

In the Claims and Litigation Management position I was the corporate representative in any legal proceedings up and through any trials. Negotiated directly with Plaintiff’s attorneys and in Mediation proceedings as well as directly with injured employees. On call 24/7 with responsibilities for immediate investigation of any high profile situation and keeping Senior Management fully updated as the matter progressed. Investigations required obtaining statements from any witnesses or others with any pertinent knowledge. Obtaining required photographs, securing any equipment that might have been involved and when the situation required and determined and obtained legal counsel when appropriate. Maintained litigation and personal injury/property files and assembled as necessary for company defense. Worked directly with any outside legal counsel to assemble any related file and met with counsels to review the gathered facts of any litigated case - including providing answers to Interrogatories and Production of Documents and worked with Crew Dispatch for scheduling employees for interviews and preparation for Depositions and/or trial testimony.

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