Patricia Hilburn

Worked independently and in group settings I understand the importance of time management and deadlines. I enjoy challenges and strive to work efficiently. What I don't understand I learn quickly. Worked remotely for ten years. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

I had been a SAHM for about ten years when the recession hit in 2006. Our Step By Step Flooring business was highly affected. Within two years the repeat customer base we had worked so hard to get and the referred customers just began to slow down. I noticed the amount of foreclosures just in our neighborhood, so I thought I could clean these foreclosures. I knew very little about computers and how to run them and the foreclosure industry. In 2006 I started House Rescuers, LLC, a property maintenance company to the foreclosure industry, and off we ran. I taught myself how to run a computer and how to run all the different systems each property preservation company had. I didn't get paid if I didn't know how to run their different systems and invoice. I learned quickly! Within a couple of years my husband joined me and we grew quickly from just us to several crews. As the business grew I could no longer be at the jobsites as I then worked 10-12 hr. days in the office uploading photo's, placing bids, providing property reports, ordering supplies, scheduling jobs and doing payroll. In the twelve years of working this business I downloaded over 3 million photo's all of which I looked at, date and time stamped, bid off of and put in files. It was a crazy time, but I learned so much.