CEO, President,Vice President, Executive Director
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THEODORE PIERCE
**** **** *****, ****** *****, California 94598
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~ EXECUTIVE POSITION ~
AREA OF FOCUS: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Multi-faceted, accomplished, and strategic executive, with a distinguished career in the corporate industry and a solid reputation for spearheading growth and creating long-term value. Exemplify
extensive knowledge in business administration, office management, business and financial reporting, organization building, and operations management. Expert in establishing strong, professional
relationships with partners, clients, and executives within multiple industries.
Core strengths include:
Business Development and Administration
General Management
External Affairs
Client Relations and Negotiation
Public Speaking
Process and Productivity Improvement
Revenue and Business Expansion
Strategic Planning and Analysis
Executive Leadership
EXECUTIVE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Strategic business leader, skilled executive, and trusted professional; noted for consistently producing exceptional and positive results within rapidly growing companies and industries.
- Significantly won the approval of state governments for a multi-state compact, progressively simplifying the payment of premium taxes on interstate and international insurance contracts.
- Played a vital role in enforcing a massive deregulation in the state regulatory regime that exists in the insurance market.
- Contributed strategic insights in reducing US regulation of international insurance from 50-state rules of one rule.
- Established reputation for business management excellence as reflected in holding extensive business and industry positions.
- Successfully led the Boards and business owners who have won praise and honor for their good deeds and outstanding performance.
- Commended as two-time Certified Toast Master and a former Certified Association Executive.
- Optimized solid commitment to the highest working and professional standards, as well as in conforming to financial and company regulations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Surplus Line Association of California ~ San Francisco, CA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jan 1998–Dec 2011
- Carried out key management tasks in Data Processing, Finance, Information Technology, Education, Administration, and Legal departments.
- Drove strategic vision in the implementation of the perpetual three-year strategic plan, as well as the plan of operation and independent procedural audit recommendations.
- Proactively reported to a 13-member Board of Directors and its Chairman.
- Leveraged a team of statutory accounting analysts performing financial solvency tests of foreign insurers writing insurance in California.
- Spearheaded a large work group of data analysts occupying a large database that maintain records of all surplus lines insurance transactions in California.
- Oversaw external affairs and liaised with insurance regulators on both state and federal, including the California Commissioner of Insurance, the California Legislature, United States
Congress, and insurance industry trade organizations.
- Solely staffed functional committees of insurance brokers in every business aspect of the company.
EARLIER CAREER
Surplus Line Association of California ~ San Francisco, CA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jan 1998–Dec 2011
National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) ~ Washington, DC
VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Oct 1989–Jan 1998
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) ~ Alexandria, VA
STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COORDINATOR
TechAmerica (Formerly Information Technology Association of America) ~ Arlington, VA
MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Sprint Communications ~ Washington, DC
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
EDUCATION
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ~ George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE ~ New England College, Henniker, NH
COURSEWORK IN URBAN MANAGEMENT ~ Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
TRAINING
Surety Bond School, Levels I and II
Construction Financial Management School
Excess and Surplus Lines School, Level I and Advanced School
Dale Carnegie Training
AWARDS AND HONORS
ASAE Award of Excellence in Government Relations
Toastmasters International CTM Award
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE)
Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
ACTIVITIES
Board Member, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF)
Legislative Committee Member, National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO)
Member, Surplus Lines Law Group
Member, United States Tennis Association (USTA)
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Windows and Macintosh Applications
Microsoft Office Suite
Project Management Software
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