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ANDREA BENNETT

Freeport,ME

Summary

Leadership Positions Held: Licensed Insurance Producer of Property & Casualty, Account manager, Seafood HACCP Coordinator (Seafood Production Quality Control/Safety)

· Excellent office skills, attention to detail, multi-tasking, customer service, capable of working with difficult clients (even if they make you want to cry), excellent time management skills, and work successfully in a team setting or independently

· I would like to note that I received my insurance license 2 weeks before the covid lockdown and basically trained myself while working from home. While not an easy situation in an new career path, I managed successfully

· I am often the only person physically in the office and handle all in office duties, assist walk in clients and complete my own person workload successfully.

· Prior to employment as an insurance agent:

Worked various landscape/gardening jobs, managed numerous horse barns (often taking care of 20+ horses completely solely on own) and several seafood wholesale companies in the Portland area. My seafood wholesale experience is in various areas of work from deliveries/pickups in trucks of all sizes, supervising,office administration, and seafood production safety/quality control with certification in Seafood HACCP

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Commercial Lines Insurance Agent

Averill Insurance Agency
03.2024 - 07.2024
  • Commercial Lines Insurance Sales
  • Commercial Insurance Account Management
  • Commercial Insurance Customer Service Representative

HACCP CORDINATOR

Sea Salt Lobster
07.2023 - 03.2024
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements through meticulous record keeping and documentation practices.
  • Provided comprehensive training on Seafood HACCP and food safety awareness principles to all employees.
  • Developed and wrote a company HACCP plan under guidance of state and federal seafood inspectors

Licensed Insurance Agent

Terri Wright State Farm
12.2019 - 07.2023
  • Calculated quotes and educated potential clients on insurance options.
  • Recommended type and amount of coverage based on analysis of customers' circumstances using persuasive sales techniques.
  • Leveraged knowledge of company insurance products and services to advise customers on appropriate choices.
  • Improved client satisfaction by providing tailored insurance solutions and exceptional customer service.
  • Established relations & trust with clients
  • Attended continuing education courses and workshops to gain additional insurance industry knowledge.
  • Responded to customer calls swiftly to resolve issues and answer questions.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Some College (No Degree) - Basic Core Classes

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

High School Diploma -

Freeport High School
Freeport, ME
06.2001

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Licensed Insurance Agent
  • Professionalism and Ethics
  • Quotes and sales
  • Client Relations
  • Customer follow-up
  • Policy Knowledge
  • Client needs analysis

    Windows

    Quality control

    Front desk Receptionist

    Leadership

    QuickBooks

    Excel

    Customer service

    Account management

Accomplishments

    · Top 10 State Farm Property & Casualty Sales Award Winner (in this region) 2021 & 2022

About Myself

-I prefer to be outside in the fresh air no matter the weather, a few of my favorite activities are snowmobiling and ATVing and landscaping at home

-I come from a commercial fishing family and started working on my fathers lobster boat at a very young age

- The garden is my happy place, I love getting my hands dirty working with plants

-I am self-driven, always keeping myself busy with some kind of project

-I am artistic, I tend to see things from different perspectives then most and usually have multiple craft projects going at once

Timeline

Commercial Lines Insurance Agent

Averill Insurance Agency
03.2024 - 07.2024

HACCP CORDINATOR

Sea Salt Lobster
07.2023 - 03.2024

Licensed Insurance Agent

Terri Wright State Farm
12.2019 - 07.2023

Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

University of Southern Maine

Some College (No Degree) - Basic Core Classes

Southern Maine Community College

High School Diploma -

Freeport High School
ANDREA BENNETT