Shawn Aghababian Named Director of Restoration at National Cleaning, Restoration Company COIT

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2011

COIT, a leading supplier of specialty cleaning and disaster restoration services headquartered in San Francisco, has hired Shawn Aghababian to be its Director of Restoration. Aghababian brings 20 years of management experience to the company, and his appointment strengthens COIT’s ability to provide state-of-the-art disaster restoration services to businesses and residential customers nationwide.

“Adding Shawn to our executive team reflects COIT’s continued dedication to growing our disaster restoration division,” Bob Kearn, President and CEO of COIT, said. The company, which was originally known as COIT Cleaning Services, has performed water damage restoration in addition to its numerous cleaning services for more than 60 years. Ten years ago, COIT expanded to include all types of emergency and disaster restoration services, including smoke and mold remediation. To reflect the expansion, the company changed its name to COIT Cleaning and Restoration Services. Since then, COIT franchises have performed numerous disaster restoration projects, from assisting with individually damaged homes to helping save Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena after the city was flooded in the spring of 2010.

“Our company is passionate about earning the trust of the home, business and insurance industry customers in every community we serve,” Kearn said. “Shawn’s strong background in management and customer service will help us reach that goal."

Aghababian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to COIT. Prior to transitioning into the disaster restoration industry, he worked with all branches of the armed services through the Department of Defense, manufacturing computers. He also served as General Manager of Sierra Microsystems, where he directed major company growth and restored profitability, and was Vice President and General Manager for Distribution Dynamics, and Corporate Director of Facilities for Ocadian Hospitals & Care Centers. After moving into restoration, Aghababian served as Director of Operations for ServiceMaster, where he worked directly with franchises to boost performance in operations and marketing.

“I look forward to building on COIT’s past success by developing a dynamic disaster restoration team and maintaining strong relationships with our franchisees,” Aghababian said. “Homeowners and businesses must have full confidence in their cleaning and disaster restoration company, and I will work with our franchise owners to both improve and increase the services COIT provides.” Aghababian is certified by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), and has completed the Commercial Drying Specialist (CDS) certification.

COIT has extensive experience in disaster cleanup after emergencies caused by smoke, broken pipes, overflowing toilets and a host of other unforeseen mishaps. The company works with insurance companies to help guide customers through the claims process, and has developed a "Prepare Now" Planned Response Program to help companies limit financial impact and the time it takes to recover and resume operations. Last year, at The Contractor Connection Conference, COIT was awarded First Place in the Western Region District for Time in Process (TIP), in the Top Ten Mitigation Companies category. The Contractor Connection conference is one of the industry's largest gatherings of restoration professionals, and performance recognition awards are provided to the top contractors within each Contractor Connection District.

For more information about COIT’s disaster restoration division or any of COIT’s residential and business cleaning services, call (800) - FOR-COIT or visit http://www.COIT.com. For information on franchise opportunities, call Pat Saign at (800) 243-8797 X108.

ABOUT COIT
With more than 60 years of industry experience in the U.S., Canada and Thailand, COIT (http://www.coit.com) is a leading supplier of carpet cleaning, upholstery and drapery cleaning services. The company also provides tile & grout cleaning, air duct cleaning, and 24-hour emergency restoration services. COIT's impeccable reputation offers customers the peace of mind that comes from knowing every job will be done right the first time.

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