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Management

Location:
Concord, NC, 28025
Salary:
20000
Posted:
March 13, 2012

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Resume:

SANDRA LINCOLN

*** ***** ***** **, *******, NORTH CAROLINA 28025

207-***-****

**********@*****.***

Interest: MANAGEMENT POSITION

Virtual Management

Strategic Planning and Execution

Time Management and Prioritization

Project Management

Sound Judgment and Decision-Making

Process Improvement

Problem Resolution

Customer Relations

Leadership and Team Building

Oral and Written Communication

Qualifications Profile

Experienced and high-performing professional offering advanced expertise and strong qualifications in management, leadership, personnel administration, and customer management. Effective in

overseeing work to optimize and improve productivity and maximize bottom-line results. Possess outstanding skills in developing strategic vision and delivering positive results across multiple

business functions. Demonstrate big-picture vision and tenacity to accelerate organizational growth. Competent and idealistic, with the capability to lead and motivate people at all levels toward

achievement of maximum potential while attaining corporate objectives. Capable of multitasking within a fast-paced environment. Willing to travel and relocate.

Career Overview

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

- Perform front-line management coordinating and enforcement of physical and staff resources that were related to catastrophe events and state assistance work

- Complete expense management duties with approximate 375K for managed direct reports

- Carry out comprehensive virtual management, current state-specific licensing, and total loss settlement regulations for insurance adjusters in a catastrophic declaration

- Work as an on-call manager with 24/7 availability

- Conduct extensive travels for 20 days every month

- Deploy field tasks across various locations for up to 50 field adjusters and provide submissions to response handling guidelines

PERSONNEL LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION

- Expertly supervise 8 direct reports in diverse states and an average of 20 reserves during a declared event

- Effectively coach disciplined direct reports and other representatives

- Ensure provision of constant training to direct reports

- Process and manage all annual reviews, raises, workers compensation claims, HR issues, and other

- Foster major involvement in the hiring and termination decisions of the group

- Professionally mentor new adjusters

- Manage the completion of ongoing training

- Organize and deliver orientation to reserves

COMMUNICATIONS AND PROFESSIONALISM

- Collaborate with local law enforcement EMS in guaranteeing compliance of drive-in field locations with OSHA standards and local ordinance

- Cultivate and maintain external relationships with rental companies, body shops, dealerships, and others

- Show fairness in providing feedback to peers

CUSTOMER SERVICE

- Handle and address customer resolution claims regarding damage assessments, decisions, and negotiations

- Maintain daily interaction with customers

CATASTROPHE RESPONSE MANAGEMENT

- Precisely develop and present Catastrophe Response-specific process and technical guidance

- Administer logistics planning, coordination, and scheduling of equipment, hotel, food, asset tracking, and staff during a declared event

- Render keen oversight to several concurrent responses, representatives, and equipment

- Correctly process Catastrophe pay and per diem for representatives

- Provide weather-related consultations to local management after a storm occurrence

PROPERTY DAMAGE ADJUSTMENT

- Ensure accurate accomplishment of initial inspections of automobiles, RVs, boats, and motorcycles

- Work well in negotiating supplemental damages with body shops

Work Chronology and Highlights

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE ~ 1999–PRESENT

Catastrophe Response Manager ~ 2002–Present

- Actively engaged in diagnostic reviews with individual states

- Utilized expertise in designing and implementing the uniform for the team

- Played an integral role in working as part of a team, responsible for involved in purchasing new field response vehicles

- Showed professionalism in coaching and mentoring 3 direct reports into management positions

- Received request to join in Progressive’s Women of Influence seminar

- Worked effectively as member of Progressive’s mentoring program and Progressive’s diversity program

- Successfully contributed in pilot programs for the company’s new PD estimation software as well as in the arbitration process for all insurance companies

- Earned distinction as an “exceeds” employee

Property Damage Adjuster ~ 1999–2002

- Obtained two promotions within three years

- Acquired acknowledgement for receiving the most customer appreciation feedback

- Delegated to render participation in peer mentorship program

- Gained recognition as an “exceeds” employee

Education

Coursework in Accounting and Business

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GRAND ISLAND, NE

Professional Training

I-Car Classes

Several Leadership Programs – Progressive Insurance

Andrew Oxley Leadership Seminar

Boat, RV, Mobile Home and Motorcycle Damage Assessment

Arbitration for Automobile Claims

Women in Leadership

Affiliation

Insurance Arbitration

Activity

Boys & Girls Club

Technical Acumen

Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint | Mitchell Estimatics | SharePoint



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