About Me

Principal Owner of three Remediation, Restoration and Remodeling Contracting firms specializing in repair of Fire, Water, Wind, Mold and Storm losses of a catastrophic nature in Wisconsin. Management oversight in all aspects of day to day operations including hiring, firing, marketing, production and estimating functions for our operation. This includes Remodeling in conjunction with repairs, public speaking engagements, including responding to customer concerns and media inquiries as well as all governmental compliance. I teach CE classes for Insurance Agents/Adjusters, Landlords and Property Owners on Fire, Water, Wind, Mold and so on as well as how to select a contractor, identify concerns and how to review estimates, verify damages and check references. I am also a past Vice President of the Business Recovery Planners of Southeast Wisconsin a group specializing in Business Continuity planning.
My education and certifications
Member of the Business Recovery Planners of Southeast WI, 1999-2001
IICRC certified in Fire and Smoke, Water, Applied Structural Drying and AMRT, 2004-08
Commercial Loss Mitigator, Paul Davis Restoration Inc., 2003-2009
Certified Mold Remediator, Indoor Air Quality Association, 2001-2004
Associate in Claims Degree, Insurance Institute of America, 1993
Associate in Liberal Arts Degree, Hillsborough Community College, 1982
Three years toward Bachelors Degree in Bio/Pre-Med., University of South Florida, 1983
Florida Agents 240 hour course to obtain 220 and 520 Licenses handling P.I.P./No-Fault,
Property, Casualty and UM, 1986
Attended volumes of settlements on mandatory Mediation cases across Florida, 1994 - 98
Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, 1993
National Flood Program – certified 1989
Intermediate Casualty Claims – GAB Business Services, Denver, 1988
Xactimate computerized estimating program, since 1988
