Ed Colebeck

Experience

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  Diversified Well Logging, LLC - Formerly Data Log/Data Chem

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1982

  Assistant Treasurer

  Financial reporting, accounting department management, cost accounting, borrowing facility maintenance, development of accounting system for new enterprises.

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  Card Loc, Inc.

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1985

  Controller

  Electronic Data Capture and payment system, specializing in negotiation of Bank Card tranactions through the banking system onto card holder statements. Card-Loc, Inc. worked with First Data, NDC, and other clearing houses before the advent of POS registers. Retail clients typically did 70-80 percent of their business on Bank credit cards, but mannually process paper. We consolidated their business electronically, significantly boasting cash flow via our process before bank deregulation.

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  Wilkinson Sword / Cricket BV

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1992

  Controller

  Managed Financial reporting, accounting, credit and cost accounting areas for multi national consumer products company. Position reported directly to the President, Fred Hiller, and internationally to the Division Controller, Anders Grandberg, and President Dan Pitulia, The consumer product line Wilkinson Sword were later acquired by Schick and the Cricket Lighter line was acquired by the Pinkerton Tobbacco group (Red Man chweing tobbacco).

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  The Marmon Group / Fontaine Specialized

  Apr 1994 - Dec 1997

  CFO / Controller

  A firm that constructed design builds heavy equipment hauling trailers for construction, utilities, and Oil field Service. We managed a fast moving production line, a custom trailer line and a Repair and Modification facility. My duties included production scheduling, accounting staff management, human resources, inventory control, capital budgeting and all financial reporting. This Unit of the Marmon Group (Now owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Produced Sales in the 20-30 million dollar ranges and delivered 12-18% R.O.I. to Marmon on a consistent basis. The purchasing, HR, and Safety functions reported to me. Other action Items: Our accounting team reduced inventory by developing a “Just in Time” inventory process for our main movers and out sourced some labor items that were ergonomically or logistically incorrect for our space and environment. Modernized plant equipment developing safer process to lower loss time accidents and circumvent bottlenecks. These combined and continuous efforts increased ROI and reduced material handling in-efficiencies significantly. We also maintained receivables to less than thirty days in collections by holding the manufacturer statement of origin, until trailers were paid off and developing healthier dealer distributors for our trailers. Show less

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  Benefit Consultants, Inc.

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2014

  President

  General Agency management and administration: Core personal activities: Recruiting, Training of producers and benefit councilors, and technical staff. Enrollments and benefit communication media and medium, Marketing strategies time and opportunity cost management. My job manages the general vision and direction of our goal efforts and modify direction as circumstance requires change..Scale: 15 direct reports, 20 active brokers, two of which leveraged 20,000 lives of potential worksite business.Benefit Consultants, Inc. is a professional worksite marketing company that provides assistance to it's clients in the areas of employee benefit plan design. We also perform benefit communication, enrollment, annual re-enrollment, portability exit interviews, creation of new hire orientation materials, creation of group presentation visuals, benefit statements and more.We are a licensed with many carriers to install all manner of group insurance plans both '​ Voluntary'​ and 'Company sponsored'. We also install and maintain qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, Section 162 bonus plan, Section 125 cafeteria plans, and other benefits as they are desired by and beneficial to our clients.Our emphasis is on needs based installation of benefits for all our clients, retirement planning, and business continuation strategies for business decision makers. Show less

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  Horizons Financial Group

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2019

  Insurance and Executive Benefits Horizons Financial Group, Inc.; Birmingham, AL
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  Humana

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Medicare Product Sales
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  UnitedHealth Group

  Jul 2016 - now

  Promote and support UHC'S Medicare advantage and Medicare Supplement products by creating opportunity for sales with internal career agents and external Field agents in North Alabama. Scope: 400 agents, all self employed. Recruiting inducting, and training independent captured Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement agents in North Alabama. go to www.becomeauhcagent.com

  • Market Manager

    Jun 2016 - now

  • Agent Manager

    Jul 2016 - now