President of Markus Smith Insurance and Financial Services Inc.Seasoned business professional with extensive management, strategic planning, process improvement, sales, and insurance experience. Experienced Specialist with a demonstrated history of coaching and mentoring. Skilled in Whole Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Auto, Car, Vehicle, Homeowners, Renters and Small Business Owner Insurance, Universal Life, and Term Life Insurance. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)I am deeply involved our local Rockford community. I am a Board Member on the Rockford Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member of the Rockford Apartment Association, a member of the Neighborhoods in the Parks Committee, and I maintain an A+ Rank from the Better Business Bureau.On a personal note, I am a Kukkiwon certified Taekwondo instructor and coach certified with USAT and AAU Taekwondo Associations. I am a certified scuba diver and avid hiker who enjoys outdoor activities with my wife, daughter, son, and two dogs. Five words that define me: Customer-Oriented, Passionate, Reliable, Sincere, with Integrity. My main competencies are:Product and Casualty Insurance | Business Insurance | Life and Health Insurance | Manufacturing | Customer Relations | Strategic Planning | Business and Program start-up | Departmental Start-up | Best Practices and Benchmarking | Profit & Loss Management | Change Management | Growing Profit and Revenue | Lean Manufacturing | Six Sigma | Reliability Engineering | Inventory Management | Product line Set up & Management | Cost Reduction | Metrics | Strategic Planning | Contract and Vendor Negotiation | Plant Leader | Multi-site leadership | logistics & fulfillment | warehouse & Inventory management.
Listed skills include Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Dmaic, and 22 others.
