Watchfire
Adam Grimes, CPA, MBA has a diverse work experience. Adam began their career at Bray, Drake, Liles, & Richardson LLP in 2004 as a Manager, where they worked until 2008. Adam then joined Watchfire Signs in 2008 as a Controller, and eventually became the Chief Financial Officer in December 2014. In 2018, they transitioned to White Distribution & Supply as the Chief Financial Officer, but returned to Watchfire Signs later that year to continue in the same role.
Adam Grimes, CPA, MBA, attended Danville High School, although the start and end dates are not provided. After completing high school, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they studied from 2001 to 2004. Later, Adam pursued further education and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completing the program from 2014 to 2016. In addition to their degrees, Adam Grimes has also obtained certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), although the specific details of when and where they obtained this certification are not provided.
Watchfire
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Headquartered in Danville, Ill., Watchfire has manufactured electric signs since 1932 and LED signs, using meticulously sourced components from around the world, since 1998. Our products include indoor and outdoor LED displays, fixed digit and video scoreboards, gas price signs and digital billboards. Every aspect of our products and service is focused on giving our customers the greatest advertising tools available for developing their business and increasing sales. Our partnerships with respected, knowledgeable sign company professionals are the foundation of our collective success. Watchfire LED signs are known for their legendary quality and reliability. We test our outdoor displays to withstand whatever nature throws at them, all to guarantee our customers years of worry-free performance. The excellence in every Watchfire sign begins with our outstanding engineering team designing a quality product. In production, we choose quality over expedience or expense. We use the best performing components available from a global market and invest the time and expense needed to evaluate and verify every aspect of our products’ design, function and serviceability. Our reputation depends on our displays looking and performing great not just on day one, but for years to come. We developed our proprietary Ignite software to create and manage messages from design to scheduling. Whether the sign is large or small, color or monochrome, the suite of Ignite software helps create head-turning messages through easy-to-use interfaces. Watchfire has over 65,000 LED signs in operation at convenience stores, gas stations, retail outlets, banks, schools, places of worship and other locations worldwide. We also have more digital billboard customers in the U.S. than any other brand.