PROFILE:
?Passion for success ?Passion for technology ? Excellent
Communicator ? Superior problem solver
?Creative negotiator ? High performance ? Self managed ? Creative
A self-assured problem solver capable of taking risky actions and
accepting responsibility for the outcome.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Credit/Collections Manager
2004 -2009
Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Manager of all credit and collections activities for a small to medium
size manufacturer located in West Milwaukee, WI. Annual sales between
$32 million to $36 million. Both weekly and monthly reporting to
management of intake of cash, forecasting and providing full details of
high profile issues. Month-end reporting for upper level management
includes Excel charting, graphs, etc.
Accomplishments:
. Bad debt ratio under 2% for 4 years (Industry Average 7.5%).
. Average DSO 42 days with percentage of 30 day past due plus of 7.5%.
. Developed and implemented numerous collections letters, emails
etc to communicate with the dealer, buying groups, etc
thereby increasing the collections results and minimizing the
involvement of the sales team.
Additional Accomplishments:
. Development and Implementation of Microsoft CRM software as Lakeside's
main communication tool.
. Event Planner for 3 years including Lakeside's 60th Anniversary Grand
Event in 2007.
Provider Enrollment Specialist - Medicare Part A
2002-2004
United Government Services, Milwaukee, WI
Underwriter of Medicare Part A and EFT changes to Medicare Providers.
Manage a team of 3 for researching, filing, word-processing, and
verification of information.
Accomplishments:
. Developed a tracking system for all provider applications and
streamlined our underwriting procedures in order to meet Medicare's
Chapter 10 rules and timelines.
Lead Credit Administrator 1996-2002
GE Medical System Information Technologies, Milwaukee, WI
Responsible included collection for capital medical equipment invoicing
ranging between $100,001 to over $1 million by working with both GE
Medical System and various hospital middle/upper level management
personnel. Month-end reporting for upper level management included
Excel charting, graphs, etc.
Accomplishments:
. Managed a team of six in India for all collections under $100,000.
. Held position as #1 collector for 7.5 years through successful
collections of overdue invoices, arrangement of alternative payment
plans, researching and producing revised invoices to correct pricing
errors.
. Six Sigma - Green Belt
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Bachelor Degree-Business. University of WI-Milwaukee. WCTC -
Marketing (Associate Degree to be completed May, 2011)
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE: Microsoft CRM, JD Edwards, Oracle, Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop and more.