Xactimate

Craig Spargur

Xactimate Estimator – Inspector

Construction Sales – Project Manager

Webmaster – Marketing & Graphics

Home Base:

PO Box 47243

Chicago, IL 60647

Adjuster – All lines

Texas License No: 1581900

Cell: 713-***-****

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

Present Deployment:

9831 W Jennifer Way Dr.

Houston, Texas 77075

Objective

To secure a key position; with a mid to large, corporate structured, commercial construction company or work

with a major insurance company as an inside, daily adjuster, closing claims and coordinating outside adjusters.

Experience

• An expert with Xactimate estimating software. Inspected properties, reopened claims, created challenging

“Scope-of-Loss” reports and negotiated with insurance company adjusters to maximize insurance policy payouts.

• Managing projects from beginning to end, directing subcontractors and customer service, meeting strict deadlines while staying within budget and production constraints. Implemented time and cost-saving procedures.

• Wrote solicitations for Federal Government Contracts (up to 100 Million Dollars). Marketed to Primary Government Contractors for subcontractor consideration. Participated in all parts of Government Contractor contacts.

Background – Skill-sets

• Corporate level Senior Graphic Designer; advertising, marketing strategies, Web sites, print advertising, industrial design, corporate and public fine art as well as monument signage, presentations and architectural renderings.

• Restaurateur; I was the project coordinator in opening 9 commercial theme restaurants, contributed designs to 7.

I was responsible for adherence to health building and safety codes, also Captain, Maitre‘d and Bar Manager.

Timeline

E-Z General & Roofing Contractors Inc. (Hurricane IKE) Houston, Texas 11/2008¬ –Present

Xactimate Estimator, Inspector, Construction Sales, Project Manager, Webmaster and Marketing.

Commercial Website: http://ezgeneral.com Federal Government Website: http://ezgeneral.net

Payless Roofing Inc. (Hurricane WILMA) Coral Springs, Florida 9/2007¬ –9/2008

Roofing sales reopening denied insurance claims. Building reports with drawings and photos for Florida State mediation.

Mediabase, A Subsidiary of Premiere Radio, owned by Clear Channel Communications. Sherman Oaks, CA. 6/2006 – 9/2007

Art Director, develop a weekly Web advertising program and a full page advertisement every Tuesday in USA Today generating over $100,000.00 per week. http://images.mediabase.com/login_gallery/index.htm - http://images.mediabase.com/usat_gallery/index.htm

Pacific Artglass Corporation, Art Glass tools & supplies, wholesale & retail, kiln & production workshops, Gardena, CA. 9/2002 – 1/2006.

Graphic & Industrial Design, Marketing & Advertising. Maintained the Art Department, water jet, laser and plotter activities. Wrote, designed and produced a 7,000 item, catalog. Also, sandblast glass carving, glass slumping and stained-glass window design. http://pacificartglass.com

Key Information Systems, An IBM Partner selling hardware and software solutions. Woodland Hills, CA. 7/2001 – 1/2002.

Art Director and Marketing Associate. Conceived, developed and executed marketing projects, integrated for print and Web

including all company collateral, trade shows and Web site.

Freelance, Graphic Designer, Production Artist, 4/1999 – 7/2001, 1/2002 – 9/2002, 1/2006 – 6/2006.

Client List includes: Shell Oil, Texaco Oil, Paramount Television, City National Bank, NGK Spark Plugs, Pioneer, DIRECTV,

FIX Studios, PicturePlane Imaging, Bitter Grips Production and Protective Products International. http://craigillustration.com

Clegg Industries Inc., An “Advertising Specialties” Manufacturer Torrance, CA. 9/1995 – 4/1999.

Senior Production Artist. In 1998 sent $10 million of printing to press with complicated die lines employing sound and lights, without errors.

Programs

Xactimate 25 - Scetchup 3D - Adobe CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator with CADtools, InDesign, Acrobat Professional

Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash - QuarkXPress 7 - Microsoft Office 2007, Word, Excel & PowerPoint

AutoDesk, AutoCAD, Maya 3D - FlowMaster (Water Jet) - SignMate (Plotter) - Mac OS & Windows

Education is ongoing, certificates and references available upon request.

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