Manager Insurance

James V. Amick

*** ***** ****** ** ****, SC ***** 803-***-****

JimAmick4@aol

.com

Experience

The Black Tie Columbia SC

**** - ****

President

( Owner and president of The Black Tie formalwear business

( Purchased The Black Tie in 1993

( Grew revenues by an average of 30% per year

( Ran marketing and advertising, included designing television

commercials, writing ad copy for radio commercials, billboards and

advertising in local and state newspapers

( Designed and produced wholesale catalog

( Organized and operated 4-5 bridal and fashion shows annually, in

cooperation with other local wedding industry businesses

( Trained a manager to run the store independently, enabling me to work

a second business in insurance

( Purchased formalwear, and ran a warehouse that supplied both The

Black Tie and another formalwear business

( Hired and trained many employees

( Charter member of Columbia Bridal Associates. BBB Member.

( Expanded business to include corporate accounts with local

restaurants and hotels

( Sold The Black Tie in January, 2010

Walker Insurance Agency Winnsboro, SC

2006 - Present

Property & Casualty Agent

( Specialization in forestry coverage for logging and trucking firms,

saw/lumber mills

( Sold various commercial accounts, including towing, over the road

trucking, restaurants, convenience stores, commercial properties, and

others

( Developed new markets and added to existing forestry and trucking

business.

( Organized forestry trade show booth at SAWLEX (national forestry

trade show)

( Received Property and Casualty license and Adjusters license.

( As head renewal agent, successfully increased agency's retention

rate.

( Developed relationships with underwriters to ensure quick turn-around

for quoting and competitive pricing.

( Assisted with management of the office

Prudential Financial Columbia, SC

2004 - 2006

Financial Sales Associate

( Sold life and health insurance products

( Awarded Solutions Leader certification

( Obtained Life, Accident, and Health insurance licenses

( Attended "Customer Relationship" training in New Jersey

( Received series 6 and 63 licenses, to sell variable life insurance

products & annuities.

The Black Tie Mt Pleasant SC

1994 - 1998

Manager

( Opened a new formalwear business (2nd location of The Black Tie) in

Mt Pleasant, SC

( Grew the business to the size of the original Columbia location in

1.5 years.

( Managed Columbia and Mt Pleasant locations simultaneously during prom

season

( Managed the warehouse as well

( Trained a manager to run the Mt. Pleasant location, and later sold it

to him in 1998

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The Black Tie Columbia, SC

1990 - 1993

Manager

( Managed The Black Tie (Columbia)

( Handled marketing and advertising for the store

( Managed 3 employees

Pirelli Fiber Optic Cable Plant Lexington, SC

1988 - 1989

Assistant Maintenance Supervisor

( Maintain and repair manufacturing equipment in 24x7 Plant

( Duties included cutting steel with blow torch, grinding and making

steel barriers for equipment, welding, operating electric forklift,

installing heated wax distribution system

P & S Construction Lexington, SC

1987 - 1988

Construction Operator

( Worked with grading crew constructing concrete curbing, concrete

pads, asphalt parking lots, asphalt roads, and concrete storm drains

( Read blue prints, operated construction equipment such as back hoes,

loaders, rollers, bulldozers, and jack hammers.

( Drove one of the company stake trucks

Education

University of South Carolina

1990 - 1993

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major: Finance

College of Charleston

1988 -

1989

Licenses

( Life / Accident / Health / Variable Insurance Producer's

License

( Property & Casualty / Surety / Marine Insurance Producer's

License

( Adjusters License / Property & Casualty / Surety

( Series 6 & 63 Securities Licenses

Professional Organizations

( Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

( Irmo Chamber of Commerce

( Columbia Bridal Associates (Charter member)

( Lowcountry Bridal Associates (1994-1996, membership chairman)

( Mt. Pleasant Jaycees (1994-1995, membership chairman)

( Columbia Church of Christ Board of Directors (2003-2005)

( Better Business Bureau

Awards

( The Black Tie - Best of Columbia: Formalwear category, State

Newspaper

( The Black Tie - Best of Columbia: Formalwear category,

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine

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