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Hope Folk

Hope Folk is Chief Operating Officer of Restoration Personnel Source. Restoration Personnel Source is the largest recruiting firm in the U.S and Canada specializing in finding experienced insurance restoration estimators, project managers, operations and production managers, business developers, executive level, VP’s, and general managers. Backgrounds of applicants would encompass either emergency mitigation, or reconstruction or both involving fire, smoke, flood, wind, mold, or any other catastrophe project resulting in an insurance claim.

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Project Estimator in Restoration

Project Estimators in Restoration: Managing Cynicism

Jacob Avila M.B.A., D.P.P.D. Dr. Randy R. Rapp D Mgt, PE, CCP Hope Folk
July 8, 2021
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Disaster restoration estimators operate in an inherently stressful niche of the construction industry. 


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