Gene first obtained his insurance license in July 2003 when he joined Dan Liberatore Agency selling and servicing personal and commercial insurance. In 2009, to gain corporate experience, Gene started working for Nationwide Insurance as a sales and systems trainer for new agents before finally joining the acquisition team as a business conversion specialist in 2014. Gene holds a B.S. from Southwest Texas State University in Chemistry and Environmental Resource Management and a Masters of Applied Geography from Texas State University. Gene is the proud Dad of five great kids. He loves to coach them and other kids at Buffalo Valley Youth Association. Gene returned to his home away from home in 2018 to join the Liberatore Insurance Group and help transition the agency to an independent model. He looks forward to serving customers.