Bio or Mini Resume:
Richbow's
CURRENT ADRESS: 621 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, WATERLOO, IOWA, 50703
CURRENT TELEPHONE CONTACTS: 1-319-234-2389 (available/voice-mail access24/7)
CURRENT CELL NUMBER: 1-319 504-7523 (available 24/7 when on assignment)
FAX NUMBER: 1-320-923-2285
E-mail: rytswi@aol.com
Objective:
Insurance Adjusting For Home Owners, Commercial and Farm Claim Catastrophic Daily Work or Automotive Claims
Philosophy: Documentation and honesty is our foundation. Confidentiality is adhere to.
Commitment: When available we can be on the road 36-48 hours of notification of an assignment and assigned work commitment.
Employment History:
Richbow Construction
Brooklyn, New York
9/1982 to 3/1997
General Contracting: Home Owner and Commercial Estimate, Repairs and Replacement.
Richbow Construction
Waterloo, Iowa
11/1997 to Present
Iowa Licensed/Bonded General Contractor. Black Hawk County, Iowa
Residential & Commercial. Home Inspection and repairs with photo documentation for customer. Generate replacement cost of Insured and uninsured structures based on sq footage and construction materials, notes and notations of Hazards on premises. Report to insurance carriers, government or owner. Hail, Thunderstorm, Wind, Fire, Tornado Damages. Computer estimating capabilities. Internet and other computer programs such as MS Office Program.
Adjuster: used Xactimate
Richbow Auto Care
Waterloo, Iowa
04/1997 to Present
Privately Owned & Operated Independent Auto Repair Facility, performed minor repairs & maintenance for the private auto owners. Auction prep & repair for clients. Employee hiring & interviewing, inventory control etc. Referrals
Education/Experience: (Kenneth Richbow)
Basic Machinery: Basic (day to day) concepts and language, specifications of appliances, farm equipment, automobiles, home and garden equipments. Troubleshooting. Do's and don't s of running, repairing, appraising, replacing general farm equipment, automobiles and general household/farm utility. Items such as tractors, wagons, bikes, snowblower, lawnmowers, generators, air conditioners, aerators. Safety analysis. Cost/loss inclusions.
Basic Electricity: Basic concepts of Electricity, Generating, Electricity, Welding, Power source , supplemental sources and Safety. Cost and Loss factors.
Basic Plumbing: Hands-on plumber training to:1. Interpret construction, drawings and specifications. Assemble, install, test and maintain plumbing systems 3. Repair and maintain water, sewer and heating systems. 3. Install and troubleshoot the plumbing such as dishwashers pumps and other appliances. Cost and loss evaluations.
Basic Carpentry: The major areas of study will be: 1) basic carpentry terms and knowledge, 2) common carpentry related to hand and power tool usage and safety. How to estimate. Software and research.
Basic Blue Print: Learn how to read blue prints, frame floors, doors, stairs,roofs, walls, ceilings, city and county guidelines and rules and regulations. Learn about the history of farming/residential and the improvements with state of art designs for cost and time effective planing.
Farm/Risk Management: The day to day running of a farm. This program is to provide education to the person interested in farming. The purpose is to assist the student in designing a plan to reach their business and personal goals. Helping the student make sound business decisions. Effective financial management is the best way for businesses to maintain that competitive edge, individual instruction with business success is the goal. Instructors meet with students on a regular basis to evaluate farm management, development and delivery of service. Included are field trips,tours, meeting other prospective students who have the desire to farm, meet with successful farmers and retired farmers. Risk management is about reducing the cost of risk in a business. Farming is about making a profit or gains. Farmers must take risks. Farming is a risk business. Discussions and data is provides with skills/techniques are provided for the student to not fear taking a risk but making good judgments on which risk to take, when and why. To Determine other alternatives that are safe. Repair, loss and cost and replacements of farm equipments and structures.
Animal Management: How to organize, raise, feed, house, determine illnesses, when to call a veterinarian and when not to. Record keeping. Diseases. Rules and Regulations. Loss and cost factors and what they involve
Animal Processing: How to process meats for human consumption. Tools and techniques used for processing foods for human consumption. HACCP. How to keep area that for processing safe and separate from other farm areas. Sanitation. How to choose from product that is not fit for human consumption and how to discard-guard what is not. Evaluation and improvements. Cost and loss factors.
Accounting I: Beginning terminology, concepts, principles and practices of accounting applying them to model accounting projects
Home Economics :Cooking and how to freeze, can and store foods raised on the farm. How to keep a home and basics repairs of furniture and home, How to do repairs to clothing, ironing, washing. Appraisals
Farm/Ag Farming: is a business like any other business. Making comparative analysis's of other business and why or how the business continued to grow or fail. What are investments. Appraisals.
Aqua culture: Raising of fish, disease identification, alternative farming and how to determine cost and loss and growth factors
Government Farming/United States Department of Agriculture/State of Carolina Department of Agriculture: Contacts. Inspections and Appeals. Rules. Regulations. Grants. Funding. How to fill out documents. Procedure for filing various forms such as funding, cost, loss and complaints.
Farming Management: How to hire. How to fire. How to develop job descriptions. Distinguish between independent contractors and hired hands. Benefits of each. How to communicate with employees, officials buyers and sellers. How to maintain documentation.
United States Department of Agriculture: Food Inspector: FSIS/USDA: Food Inspector for the Federal Government. Making sure meats and faculty is in compliance.
Industrial Experiences: Food processing and Laser
Experience: ( Dianne Richbow)
OJT (On the Job Training) Richbow Constructions. General Construction. Estimates (Loss and Cost Evaluator/ Estimator). Xactimate/Adjuster 1997-Present
B. A. Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 1972
36 graduate hours, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Current.
Doctorate Candidate: Education
Host Training: Race Relations, Small Business Consultant, Civil Rights Training, Aquaculture, Employment, Website Development (for Internet businesses), Disability Training, Minority Niche in Business, How to fill out government and private institutional loans, Grant Writing and Proposals, Business Lay-out, Compliance with authorities
Commission: Iowa Civil Rights Commissioner
Director of Iowa City Human Rights Commissioner
Commissioner: Black Hawk County Eminent Domain: Condemnation: Commercial Buildings
USDA/FSIS: Department of Agriculture: Food Inspector
White House Appointment: Department of Agriculture
Waterloo School. Teacher
Water 1st: Aquaculture raising and processing Retail and wholesale sales
Certificates and Licenses
HACCP Department of Agriculture.
Sea Food Certification
Inspection and Appeals with state of Iowa ( food processor for state and federal)
Black Hawk County Inspection and Appeals ( food retail sales)
City of Waterloo, Iowa General Contractor license and bonded
State of Iowa General Contractors License
Certified (state of Iowa) Teacher k-12 grades
Skills and Abilities:
Experience on both Macintosh and PC Platforms, including use in Microsoft Office, Access
Database, electronic mail, and worldwide web.
Develop format for photography & photo documentation & description of damage & products as well as logging of damaged property. Have extensive use of & experience of Internet data research including but not limited to “e-bay”.
Notes and Other Information:
We work as a team. We are willing to travel.
Dianne volunteers with EMA (Emergency Management Agency of Black Hawk County) where we assess damages for Black Hawk County-Iowa.
Dianne did assessments for Black Hawk County Tornado when Parkersburg was destroyed by tornado two weeks ago. This information was made available for FEMA.
We are on call and will be doing assessments for Black Hawk County as soon as the county calls. This information will also be made available for FEMA. ( June 11, 2008)
References provided upon request
Richbow's Team
CURRENT ADRESS: 621 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, WATERLOO, IOWA, 50703
CURRENT TELEPHONE CONTACTS: 1-319-234-2389 (available/voice-mail access 24/7)
CURRENT CELL NUMBER: 1-319 464-9616 (available 24/7 when on assignment)
FAX NUMBER: 1-320-923-2285
E-mail: rytswi@aol.com
Objective:
Insurance Adjusting For Home Owners, Commercial and Farm Claim Catastrophic Daily Work or Automotive Claims
Philosophy: Documentation and honesty is our foundation. Confidentiality is adhere to.
Commitment: When available we can be on the road 36-48 hours of notification of an assignment and assigned work commitment.
Employment History:
Richbow Construction
Brooklyn, New York
9/1982 to 3/1997
General Contracting: Home Owner and Commercial Estimate, Repairs and Replacement.
Richbow Construction
Waterloo, Iowa
11/1997 to Present
Iowa Licensed/Bonded General Contractor. Black Hawk County, Iowa
Residential & Commercial. Home Inspection and repairs with photo documentation for customer. Generate replacement cost of Insured and uninsured structures based on sq footage and construction materials, notes and notations of Hazards on premises. Report to insurance carriers, government or owner. Hail, Thunderstorm, Wind, Fire, Tornado Damages. Computer estimating capabilities. Internet and other computer programs such as MS Office Program.
Richbow Auto Care
Waterloo, Iowa
04/1997 to Present
Privately Owned & Operated Independent Auto Repair Facility, performed minor repairs & maintenance for the private auto owners. Auction prep & repair for clients. Employee hiring & interviewing, inventory control etc. Referrals
Education/Experience: (Kenneth Richbow)
Basic Machinery: Basic (day to day) concepts and language, specifications of appliances, farm equipment, automobiles, home and garden equipments. Troubleshooting. Do's and don't s of running, repairing, appraising, replacing general farm equipment, automobiles and general household/farm utility. Items such as tractors, wagons, bikes, snow blower, lawnmowers, generators, air conditioners, aerators. Safety analysis. Cost/loss inclusions.
Basic Electricity: Basic concepts of Electricity, Generating, Electricity, Welding, Power source , supplemental sources and Safety. Cost and Loss factors.
Basic Plumbing: Hands-on plumber training to:1. Interpret construction, drawings and specifications. Assemble, install, test and maintain plumbing systems 3. Repair and maintain water, sewer and heating systems. 3. Install and troubleshoot the plumbing such as dishwashers pumps and other appliances. Cost and loss evaluations.
Basic Carpentry: The major areas of study will be: 1) basic carpentry terms and knowledge, 2) common carpentry related to hand and power tool usage and safety. How to estimate. Software and research.
Basic Blue Print: Learn how to read blue prints, frame floors, doors, stairs,roofs, walls, ceilings, city and county guidelines and rules and regulations. Learn about the history of farming/residential and the improvements with state of art designs for cost and time effective planing.
Farm/Risk Management: The day to day running of a farm. This program is to provide education to the person interested in farming. The purpose is to assist the student in designing a plan to reach their business and personal goals. Helping the student make sound business decisions. Effective fina |