J. Celeste Dennis Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Montgomery, Al

I am responsible for all licensing and contracting duties for a one of the largest insurance marketing firms in the USA. I receive, log and review all prospective agent contracts from both within our own office and we work as contract administrators for other large MGA offices (hundreds of agents). Our firm is contacted with over 30 carriers (in all 50 states) that each have their own contracting packets that vary from state to state. I ensure that all required contract pages, signatures and corresponding documents are complete and current. This involves a great deal of state specific contract requirement research, acquiring missing signatures, checking dates, searching online databases (sircon, state based systems and individual state DOI websites) for agent’s licenses, continuing education requirements and other information that may be needed on contract to contract basis. I maintain and update carrier specific notes, spreadsheets and reference materials that I use as tools while processing each contract regularly. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: contract terminations (by carrier or agent request), contract amendments and additions, commission level changes, mediating between agents and agencies and the carriers, crossing t’s and dotting i’s, running monthly reports, following HIIPA regulations with contract processing, acquiring carrier fee’s and monetary deposits.

Greater Atlanta Area

Oversee a wide range of human resource roles and responsibilities: workers compensation, FMLA regulations, disciplinary actions, hiring/termination process, accident reporting, unemployment claims, etc.Coordinate payroll and handle accounting and budget review processes.Manage interstate itinerary operations and maintenance schedule for 21 trucks.Maintain internal database, documents, and employee records in appropriate files to ensure organization.Manage between 45-70 employees for both office functions, and dispatchingImplemented a company wide state sponsored drug-free workplace programDeveloped a program and supervises the use of an electronic record keeping program to maintain FMCR & DOT compliance, to keep accurate time records, and to track inventory.

· Preparation of all American Institute of Architects (AIA) & Alabama Building Commission project contracts (both Architect/Engineer and Owner/Contractor)· Review them for accuracy to insure that all project requirements are met · Project specification document preparation and modification · Prepare all contract change orders· Keep a detailed tracking log for all incoming and outgoing documents · Review and inspect project-specific insurance certificates that pertain to contracts

I served as office manager for this small construction company, making sure that everything involved with building our custom homes ran smoothly. I was responsible for all faxes, emails, invoices, errands and general calls. I updated the company website weekly. I researched, hired and scheduled some of our subcontractors that worked for the company. I frequently visited the job sites to confirm work/delivery schedule was up to date and to count inventory for ordered items. I also served as a design coordinator. I assisted in all of client’s home selections. I organized quotes, estimates, change orders and selections made for each client. Also in charge of collecting, processing and filing invoices; making sure all of our subcontractors were paid promptly. My daily tasks pertaining to each individual project were different from day to day as the houses progressed in their construction phases.