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Tim Adams Curriculum Vitae


Professional Biography - 2025

Tim Adams went to work for the family roofing company in 1980, a company founded by his father, who was a claims manager in the insurance industry for many years before starting the family roofing business in 1969. Tim has personally installed or worked on the roof, managing roofing crews to install in excess of 12 million square feet of fluid-applied, ceramic granulated, and modified bitumen roof systems. Since 1985, Tim has been actively involved in and specializing in negotiating disputed hail-damaged roof claims. 


In 1996 Tim Adams authored the roofing industry's only technical guide for assessing hail damage to emulsion roofs, a guide used widely in the insurance and roofing industries for claims on this particular roof system type.


Tim and his company, Alpha Public Adjusters, have built a reputation for credibility and fairness in the insurance claims business, with a specialization in hail-damaged roof claims on commercial buildings. Tim Adams’ 4 decades of experience as a commercial roofing contractor specializing in disputed hail claims makes him an expert at assessing hail damage and scoping repairs on commercial roofs. 


Tim has developed proprietary high-tech methods and techniques for assessing hail damage on commercial roofs, with a specialization in emulsion roofs, ceramic granulated roof systems, gravel-surfaced built-up roofs, fluid-applied roof systems, and SPF spray foam roofing systems.


Tim and Alpha Public Adjusters have cultivated a reputation in the claims industry for fairness to both parties and reasonable, logical property damage claims resolutions.

Technical Knowledge and Training


Level I Infrared Thermographer (Snell)

FAA Part 107 Drone Operator License

Xactimate X1 Level I and II Trained

Author, Technical Guide: Assessing Hail Damage on Emulsion Roofing (1996)

Haag Engineering Low Slope Hail Damaged Roof Assessment (2000)

Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Public Insurance Adjuster Licenses

OSHA 10 Trained

FAA Private Pilot Certification (Noncurrent)

Texas Real Estate License

Experience


1980–2018 Adams Roof Tech 

Managed roofing crews to install fluid-applied commercial roof systems, modified bitumen, and TPO. Approximately 12 million square feet installed personally.

Co-owner of Kold King Manufacturing, a roof equipment sprayer manufacturing company founded by his father, which equipped and trained more than 120 roofing contractors in 42 states and 3 countries. 

Built a regional representative program for Adams Roof Tech in 52 West Texas towns.

Former owner of Adams Roof Tech, approximately 70 million total square feet installed.

Co-inventor of solar-powered roof drain pump (now called Sentinal II). 

Co-inventor of Hail Paint.

Co-inventor of the Lok Down device (Swift Shield).

2017 – Present

Alpha Public Adjusters, specializing in negotiating disputed hail-damaged roof insurance claims.

1995–2000

Sponsored Athlete: Mauch Labs, United States Manufacturing Company, Flex-Foot, Hanger Prosthetics.

1989–1994

Owner/Head Instructor at Spur Karate, Post Karate, and Levelland Karate; taught karate at Patton Springs Schools.

Education


South Plains College: Real Estate Law, Real Estate Practices and Principles (1 semester)

Various public adjuster CEUs

Various roofing training seminars/classes

Snell Infrared Thermographic Applications for Predictive Maintenance

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