Vice President
Direct Line:
Email: Sarah@FloridaSuretyBonds.com
Sarah O’Linn is a professional licensed agent who is a graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Engineering and the Naval Postgraduate School with a Masters in Systems Engineering. She has extensive insight into Federal construction and acquisition having led source selection evaluation teams for the DOD and managed several multi-million dollar Federal projects for seven (7) years.
Sarah loves providing bonding solutions for emerging and established large contractors. Sarah is her contractor’s best advocate and her clients benefit from the most competitive bond programs and rates as a result of her expertise and credibility with our agency’s 60 surety companies. Given Sarah’s past experience working for the U.S. Navy, Sarah is especially passionate about helping veteran-owned and minority-owned small businesses navigate the SBA’s 8(a) program and Federal acquisition process. Sarah’s happy to share the top tools, guidance and insight she’s learned working for the Federal Government’s contracting office to help her contractors succeed.
Sarah is active in the local Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) chapter and has a knack for putting together a winning team for her clients and helping them gain a competitive edge by sharing the latest opportunities in the industry.
Sarah’s daughter, Olivia (3), and son, Luke (1) are the apples of her eye and Sarah enjoys family adventures all over Orlando, Jacksonville and Gainesville. Sarah is always looking for new places to explore, email her if you know of any great places!
Education:
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010)
- Naval Postgraduate School, Master of Science in Systems Engineering (2013)
Certifications:
- Florida 2-20 Property and Casualty License
- Certified Security Plus Professional
- NASBP Level II
- Construction Estimating Certificate (Associated Builders and Contractors)
Community/Professional Development:
- Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Tampa Bay Post, Communications Chair and 2nd Vice President
- Associated Builder and Contractors (Central Florida chapter)
- Riverside Presbyterian Church (Jacksonville)
- National Association of Surety Bond Producers
- Maitland Presbyterian Church (Maitland)