Daniel Sigmon
Fortville,IN
Summary
Accomplished Manager with exceptional experience leading teams, delivering results and exceeding expectations. Forward thinking operations partner, adept at utilizing exceptional analysis and planning strengths to accomplish large scale complex projects on short time restrictions within budgetary constraints. Skilled in teaching new concepts and best practice strategies through experiential education design.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Property and Casualty Insurance Leader
GEICO
06.2022 - Current
- Supervisor in claims department. Improved team productivity and efficiency ten-fold resulting in performance ranking improvement from 5% country wide to 50.5% country wide in 3.5 months
- Successfully implemented the first new hire training program in the company in two years. Improved all newly hired employee performance metrics by 85% in first month out of training.
- Enforced legal and regulatory compliance with industry regulations through daily report reviews and oversight of claims teams' handling of files within the framework of relevant laws, policies, and established best practices.
- Coordinated efforts of claims supervisors, adjusters, examiners, legal teams, and home office directors and vice presidents to facilitate fair and ethical claims settling of high risk / high cost litigated cases brought against the company portfolio.
- Strengthened internal business relationships and external stakeholder cooperation by providing clear communication throughout the claims process, ensuring all parties were well-informed of progress and outcomes.
- Supervised evaluation and settlement of over 1,000 complex insurance claims; maintained adherence to strict timeframes, with liability determinations exceeding company expectations of 96 hours to resolve by more than half, with an average team time to resolve of 35 hours.
Collegiate ROTC Professor/Instructor
U.S. Army
12.2019 - 06.2022
- Taught, mentored, coached, and trained adult learners and future Army Officers in leadership, risk management, safety, communications, personnel management, and tactical execution.
- Resourced, facilitated, and conducted training operations for 75 officer candidates as a part of a cross-functional team of 5 Army personnel and 3 civilian contractors.
- Served as organizational senior operations leader for an organization comprised of 200 training personnel and 16 subordinate leaders; managed training budget in excess of $5M.
- Providing training support, logistics, personnel management support, and decision authority for four geographically disbursed subordinate organizations during two months of twenty-four hours a day seven days a week continuous operations.
- Served as Company Safety Non-Commissioned Officer. Conducted risk assessments and designed and enforced mitigation policies through the use of the Army Composite Risk Management System standards. Successfully executed more than 20 high risk live training exercises including air and ground transportation and live munitions transportation and use with zero safety incidents.
Liaison to the National Capitol Region
U.S. Army
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Collaborated efforts with cross-functional teams from the Army, Air Force, and Congressional Representatives to medically evacuate combat wounded service members from operational areas abroad to Andrews Air Force Base, MD.
- Communicated sensitive patient data received from combat theaters abroad, Rammstein Air Base, Germany, and the Pentagon to senior White House officials and the Chief Executive Officer of the Military District of Washington in weekly briefings.
- Planned, coordinated, and facilitated visits from senior White House staff and officers including the office of the President and senior Department of Defense Cabinet members.
- Acted as the liaison between National Capitol Cabinet representatives, Defense Department Commanders and Staff Members, and Medical Evacuation Senior Officers promoting positive working relationships built on trust and competence.
Operations Manager
U.S. Army
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Responsible for the training, safety, morale, welfare, and logistical needs of a 36-person organization consisting of 24 entry level employees, 8 first level subordinate supervisors, and 4 second level subordinate leaders
- Planned, resourced, managed, and evaluated long term and daily operations of the same over disbursed region across the greater National Capitol Region
- Served as the Company Safety Non-Commissioned Officer, responsible for developing and enforcing risk mitigation strategies for training and execution of efforts for a 120 person strong organization resulting in zero safety incidents in dozens of air and ground movements, and 20+ live munitions usage training events over 2 years.
Senior Training Instructor
U.S. Army
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Served as Company Safety Manager of a 220 person organization; responsible for conducting organization level risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies that were scalable to the larger 1,000 person organization and standardized for repetitive 3.5 month training cycles.
- Responsible for training program development and execution, safety policy adherence, logistics resourcing, and performance evaluation of six consecutive 14-week training cycles of 55 entry level employees while remaining accountable for $1M of equipment and budgetary constraints.
- Conducted ongoing assessments to track student progress, adjusting instruction as needed to ensure mastery of course content. Named Instructor of the cycle twice out of 6 cycles. Earned top training organization 3 times out of 6 cycles.
Education
MBA - Management
West Texas A&M University
10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global Campus
05.2019
Skills
- Program Management
- Strategic Management
- Interagency Coordination
- Financial Management
- Data Management
- Data Analytics
- Adult Learner Instruction
- Change Management
- Cross-functional and vertically oriented communications
Hobbies and Interests
- Exercise
- Travel
- Children’s sports
Timeline
Property and Casualty Insurance Leader
GEICO
06.2022 - Current
Collegiate ROTC Professor/Instructor
U.S. Army
12.2019 - 06.2022
Liaison to the National Capitol Region
U.S. Army
08.2018 - 12.2019
Operations Manager
U.S. Army
08.2016 - 08.2018
Senior Training Instructor
U.S. Army
08.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global Campus
MBA - Management
West Texas A&M University
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