Russ Lino

President and Founder

Out of college, Russ Lino started his finance industry career in Chicago with Westinghouse Credit Corp. as a sales representative.  He went on to serve Westinghouse Credit as Midwest Regional Sales Manager and District Manager in Birmingham, AL.  Other finance company experiences include sales management positions in Birmingham with NCNB Leasing, Citicorp, and HBE Leasing in Phoenix AZ. 

In 1991, with fifteen years experience in the equipment finance industry, Russ moved over to the collateral inspection business and soon after started Checkmate Inspections.  

For 20+ years Checkmate Inspections has been working with major financial institutions providing fast and accurate inspections for all types of collateral and various industries.