David Baumgardner
Experienced Insurance Executive | Process improvement Specialist | Cross-Functional Leader | Change Agent | Sales Leader
- Role
- Chief Information Officer at AMBA
- Location
- Springfield, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Baumgardner
CROSS FUNCTIONAL/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: As dedicated executive in sales and operations I bring over 25 years of cross-functional experience to drive top and bottom line results. I have had the good fortune to gain experience across multiple disciplines in the insurance industry.PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Early in my career I exceeded sales targets as both a front line and senior sales leader. As an innovative, results driven leader my career progression has demonstrated my ability as a strategic, big-picture thinker. In my most recent positions, I have used these skills to improve operational effectiveness.CHANGE AGENT: My passion for process improvement, combined with creativity and a methodical project management approach has enabled cost reductions, sales growth, and improvement in the bottom line. I am known as an approachable leader that knows how to properly position and leverage resources to take advantage of changing market conditions. My wide range of experience makes me uniquely qualified to work with internal and external constituents to define strategies that position the company for long-term profitability and growth. Selected results include- Oversaw the on time and in budget implementation of new claim administration platform-$5 million+ cost reduction achieved by redesigning the Enterprise PMO- 13% improvement in household penetration achieved through design and implementation of new sales compensation strategies- Built sales support department from ground up resulting in a12 month, 250-agent expansion in newly formed agency distribution model- 15% improvement in sales growth achieved by implementing a new sales strategySpecialties- Project management- Operational efficiencies- Innovation- Process improvement- Education and development- Strategic planning- Organizational transformation- Get it Done\" approachable leader- Culturally aware change agent- Collaborative- Data driven decision maker- Justifiable risk taker
Experience
Chief Information Officer
Jan 2026 — Present · US
Education
University of Evansville
BS, Management
1980 — 1984
University of Illinois Chicago
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Skills
- Sales Management
- Marketing
- Strategic Planning
- Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Project Management
- Sales Operations
- Sales
- Leadership Development
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Management
- Training
- Team Leadership
- New Business Development
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