Resourceful Bodily Injury Adjuster recognized for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Skilled in claims handling, liability assessment, and negotiation, ensuring thorough and fair case resolutions. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and empathy, vital soft skills that enhance performance in managing claimant interactions and facilitating positive outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
3rd Party Bodily Injury Adjuster - Auto Adjuster II
USAA
San Antonio
06.2022 - Current
Adjust non-attorney involved soft tissue bodily injury claims, as well as auto physical damage associated with those claims including total loss settlements
Identify, confirm, and make coverage decisions on soft tissue injury claims
Investigate loss details to determine legal liability
Evaluate, negotiate, and arrive at claim settlement within appropriate authority guidelines
Document thought process for investigation, evaluations, negotiations, and settlement decisions
Analyze liability with internal Impasse panel review
Led team as early settlement champion
Assisting team with AIS bin and CCOM worklists
Led the Greater Central MST’s PTO Assist team
Actively mentoring and training external hires
Shadowing Managers in Non-Injury Express, Non-Injury Complex, and ATF
Over-Night Claims Adjuster - Auto Adjuster III
USAA
San Antonio
09.2019 - 06.2022
Handling all over-night claims including losses for all international locations, Property, Auto, and Injury related losses
Assist in Non-Injury special projects, and workload surges, and ATF worklists
Adjust low to moderately complex Auto liability losses
Support workload surges and/or Catastrophe operations as needed.
Maintained accurate documentation of all claim activity within designated system.
Assisted colleagues with difficult cases; provided guidance regarding complex issues or scenarios.
ATF - Auto Adjuster III
USAA
San Antonio
05.2016 - 09.2019
Adjusted Auto Theft, Fire, and Vandalism Auto losses
Also handled Property losses for personal property lost or damaged in previously mentioned losses
Partners and/or directed vendors and internal business partners to facilitate claims resolution
Well versed with Xactimate program for property loss and requesting Origin and Cause reports for Fire claims
Maintained open communications and ongoing relationships with Special Investigations Unit investigators for high frequency fraud prevention.
Managed heavy workload of ongoing cases thanks to strong organizational, time management, and collaboration skills.
Non- Injury Adjuster- Auto Adjuster III
USAA
San Antonio
- 05.2016
Adjusted low to moderately complex Auto Non-Injury and liability losses
Supported workload surges and/or Catastrophe operations as needed to include working significant overtime during designated CAT’s.
F-16 Avionics Technician
US Air Force
Biloxi, MS / Wichita Falls, TX / Spangdahlem, Germany / Eglin, FL
01.2011 - 01.2015
Troubleshot all Avionic systems for F-16 fighter jets including the Flight Control system, Radar Warning system, Fire Control Radar system, Sniper/Targeting pods, Electronic Countermeasure pods, Navigation systems, etc
Received Top Performer Award in Maintenance during 6-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan
Completed Temporary Duty engagements in FOB NATO AB (Konya, Turkey), Los Llanos AB (Albacete, Spain), Nellis AFB (Las Vegas, NV)
Led Avionic Calendared Maintenance for the 480th Fighter Squadron fleet, assigning schedules to shift
Led Aircraft Shield Intelligence Safeguard Team (ASIST) and acted as a liaison for Airfield Operations to schedule aircraft pod rotations during international and pre-deployment exercises