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"Safety Starts Here," with proper vetting of contractors working at your facilities. We verify compliance with your standards for safe work history, proper insurance coverage, financial strength, contract terms & conditions, employee training, safety audits and any other requirement of your risk management program...Our online platform, customized to your unique requirements, provides your management team with a single point of administration – 24/7 – to access contractor status, key metrics, and other essential data. FIRST, VERIFY can also push reports to your inbox, customized to your individual requirements for information.We serve companies in the following industries: Food manufacturing, chemical, chip manufacturing, utilities, renewable energy, mining, commercial construction, pharmaceutical, ethanol, brewing, equipment manufacturing and other industries.We help you reduce risk and save administrative costs by providing secure on-line storage of your contractors' self-reported information (certificates of insurance, safety performance, financial condition, etc.). Our solution reduces your administrative burden by outsourcing the laborious process of acquiring, organizing and updating the contractor information most critical to your businesses' needs.

Monthly online column for Remodeling magazine Bi-monthly column for Cleaning & Restoration magazine:(subscription only).

Work with investors and early-stage service companies to provide a structured method for achieving their respective goals: - For investors, provide due diligence, analysis, and oversight for acquisitions in early-stage service companies that are positioned for significant growth.- For early-stage companies, provide consulting services - directly and through a network of approved third-party consultants and vendors - to help obtain and utilize invested capital.

Operational and strategic responsibilities for the franchisor of the Archadeck® network of exterior design/build companies (90+ franchises in 30 states, Canada, England, and Japan). Extensively involved in the development of operations and training systems in the areas of marketing, design, sales, production, and management. Instrumental in its growth from a tiny operation to the largest company in its category.