Karen Teichgraeber Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

A sales professional who is proficient at identifying sales prospects and turning those prospects into customers. Provides policies to clients, assists policyholders to understand their new policies, provides information on claims, and explains different features of insurance plans. Meets with clients annually to determine if their insurance needs are being met, or if other plans would be more suitable. -Provides service to clients’ insurance needs by providing voluntary life and supplemental benefits. -Specializes in utilizing EPIC and Salesgenie to develop clientele and generate lists of prospective clients. -Conducted virtual, face-to-face, and group presentations and provided detailed explanations of policy guidelines and benefits to clients and their families.-Utilizes Insurance Quoting Software and calculates premiums and establishes payment method.-Develop marketing strategies to compete with other individuals or companies who provide insurance. -Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage. -Monitor insurance claims to ensure they are settled equitably for both the client and the insurer. -Perform administrative tasks such as maintaining records, handling policy renewals, and plans and oversees incorporation of insurance program into the bookkeeping system of the company.

Lithia, Florida, United States

Concepting, designing and preparing graphics for 50+ clients that includes but not limited to signage, corporate identity, sales collateral, tradeshow displays, apparel, marketing materials, promotional products, and custom gifts and images. Provides excellent customer service, responds quickly to feedback and evolving needs, is highly flexible and collaborative while maintaining quality standards, design requirements and branding guidelines. -Resolved client’s issue by creating a package design for COVID-19 masks for immediate distribution. -Increased sales for a real estate company by retouching photos to showcase properties more realistically.-Assisted technology company in designing tradeshow gifts for client’s last-minute admission.-Successfully created 2D renders for an impromptu new builder showcase. -Created custom gifts and decorations for a public event. -Assisted an upcoming artist with a custom corporate identity that included a logo, business cards, Facebook page, personalized email and a unique branding iron for wood art.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

In the dual roles of graphic designer and production designer, I utilized Photoshop to take the architect’s concept in CAD or pdf and translate it into photo-realistic 2D and 3D models. I developed and produced interior and exterior accents for the models, creating seamless patterns, textures, and finishes using masonry, roofing, and paint. -By implementing Photoshop Smart Object feature, I was able to improve project speed and quality because the software allowed me to reduce and enlarge objects without distortion.-The documentation system I developed and training I provided significantly reduced the time needed for image processing.-By thoroughly documenting all department processes, I was able to develop a training manual that improved productivity. I further improved productivity by developing a library of paint colors, materials, and textures that all team members could use. -I was granted the prestigious “Firefighter Extraordinaire First Responder Award” in recognition of ability to rescue projects from disasters real and imagined.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Working with more than 50 clients, I provided graphic design services that included signage, corporate identify, sales and marketing collateral, tradeshow displays, apparel, promotional products, and custom gifts. -Some of the wins I experienced for my clients included rushing a project to develop storefront signage for the customer’s opening day, increasing sales for a salon equipment company by creating a 200-page catalog that showcased their products and services, designing a lightweight and breathable branded t-shirt for a construction company, and developing tradeshow displays for a client’s last-minute entry.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

The items I designed at Corwin included newsletters, stationery packages, catalogs, brochures, sell sheets, and graphics. I also created large format prints and pre-press files for printing vendors. -The 24 customizable templates I created for newsletter nameplates significantly improved productivity for the entire team.-By organizing our internal clipart library into themes by month I reduced research time and increased productivity.