David J. Gogolen, AIC

Dave started his career in the construction industry as a carpenter and worked his way up to Construction Supervisor with Baybutt Construction Company, a major commercial contractor. He honed his estimating skills at W.R. Painting, a large commercial painting contractor in southern NH. In 1990 he joined Frontier Adjusters where he learned to apply his estimating skills to insurance claims. In 1992 Dave left Frontier to gain catastrophe adjusting experience handling Hurricane Andrew claims in Miami. Upon his return from Florida he joined IAS to continue his adjusting career in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. In 1994 Dave joined Cruikshank & Co. where he continued gain a reputation as a proficient property adjuster.

In 1998 Dave and his partner formed Woodland Claim Service which took over the operations of Cruikshank & Co. Since then Dave, in his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has developed his skills in Financial Management, Personnel Management and corporate operations.

Dave has heavy fire experience in commercial and personal lines, is well versed in coverage and is accomplished estimating all sizes of losses.