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.
To secure a key position with a mid to large, corporate structured, business that supports a Marketing/Graphics Department.
Ready To Deploy!
Cell: 713-679-8080
9831 W Jennifer Way Dr.
Houston, Texas 77075
craig.spargur[at]gmail.com
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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