AskDickWagner.com and related consultancy was born out of the desire to continue to support and help disaster mitigation and restoration contractors expand their business and adjust to the dramatic industry changes taking place. Dick Wagner is committed to helping restoration contractors succeed and has had significant success helping companies developing business that is NOT dependent on insurance agent or adjuster referrals.

Dick Wagner has served the restoration industry for over 16 years, providing disaster recovery services to both regional and national clients.  Wagner brings expertise in Structural Drying, Environmental Inspection, Remediation, and Fire and Smoke Restoration.  He also brings extensive experience in Personal Contents Inventory and Replacement Cost Pricing for the Insurance Claims Industry.

He held the position of National Sales Rep for an Electronics Restoration Company and was promoted to National Sales Manager of the Contents Inventory and Valuation Division. Prior to joining CDT, Wagner was the GM over five years for a regional disaster restoration company in the Midwest.  As GM, he was directly responsible for Administration, Sales and Marketing, and actively participated in the review and analysis of the monthly financial reports. He held the position of National Sales Manager of CDT Companies from March 2007 until September 2011.

Mr. Wagner is approved in Ohio and Pennsylvania as a Continuing Education Instructor, and has taught over 2,000 insurance agents, over 1,000 real estate agents, and over 300 licensed plumbers on topics such as Mold, Structural Drying, Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration, and Contents Restoration, Inventory and Replacement Cost Pricing.  He has also been providing one-on-one consulting for disaster response contractors for the past two years, helping clients expand into commercial and institutional disaster emergency response opportunities.

Dick Wagner has also remained close to and involved in the HVAC / Plumbing & Electrical industry, working closely with several extremely successful contractors.

Wagner offers an intensive and step by step three day course teaching contractors how to market to - and get commercial disaster jobs - without relying on the insurance industry.  Learn more about RAMP IT UP NOW.