Insurance Management

JOHN D. WALKER

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Senior Financial Analyst

Versatile and accomplished financial analyst with specialized skills in

accurately evaluating and codifying financial statements and strategically

acquiring precision data for senior decision makers. Demonstrated

excellence in meticulously analyzing, reporting, and consolidating

financial data, ensuring that the full life cycle of financial management

responsibilities is covered and risk is mitigated. Proven history of

skillfully providing guidance and oversight using complex cost benefit

ratios.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Report Research and Development . Contract Negotiations . RFP Compliance .

Project Management

Budgeting .Financial Analysis/ Consulting/ Management . Logistics Visionary

. Goal Oriented

Complex Financial Modeling and Valuations . Project Management . Strategic

Planning . Forecasting

RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Texas Department of INSURANCE, Austin, TX

2007 - present

Regulates the state's insurance industry, encouraging competition to make

insurance available and affordable.

RECEIVERSHIP ANALYST

Skillfully utilize highly complex modeling to analyze the current financial

conditions of registered insurance companies that are either in

receivership or in rehabilitation and provide accurate information to the

Special Deputy Receiver. Proactively manage up to eight companies in

liquidation with assets in excess of $60M.

Key Achievements:

. Artfully crafted complex modeling functions to accurately project the

successful liquidation of companies that are in receivership.

. Methodically defined multi-phased budgeting and strategic plans in

excess of $500K for court- approved insurance liquidations by

analyzing cost benefit ratios, KPIs, and integrated business models.

. Consultatively assisted with the development of an innovative and

highly successful business plan that thwarted the liquidation of an

insurance company resulting in net savings of over $550K.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Austin, TX

2005 - 2007

State agency that seeks to provide the leadership and innovation needed to

achieve an efficient and effective health and human services system for

Texans.

PROGRAM SPECIALIST V

Meticulously reviewed and audited financial status reports for HMOs and

managed care facilities to ensure adherence to State guidelines concerning

reserve management.

Key Achievements:

. Arduously audited the financial statements of the largest HMO in Texas

with over four million members and an excess of $843M in annual

revenues to determine reliability of reserve amounts.

. Streamlined the claims processing system by co-creating an automated

claims processing spreadsheet and an automated HMO claim submission

system that reduced operating expenses by over $50K per year.

. Masterfully crafted a financial policies and procedures manual for the

financial operations department that significantly lowered audit

findings.

JOHN D. WALKER

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Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin TX

2001 - 2005

State agency that promotes the health and well being of Texans.

Financial ANALYST

Consultatively reviewed and analyzed the financial statements for up to 50

non-profit organizations with annual budgets up to $2.1M. Developed

intricate models to determine long term feasibility and forecasts.

Key Achievements:

. Acted as the interim manager of the Technical Assistance Division and

was responsible for the hiring, training, and mentoring of two junior

analysts.

. Proactively assisted a high value local organization in aligning the

cost structure and renegotiating debts causing them to not only save

an excess of $40K per year but to remain open to meet community needs.

. Insightfully investigated and analyzed the financial records of a

vendor that received $300k in grant awards and retracted the funding

after determining that their financial position was unstable.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

D.R. HORTON INC.

Financial Reporting Analyst

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Senior Financial Analyst

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

Management Auditor III

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance Texas State University, San

Marcos, TX

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

EES Grants Workshop

Building Skills for Working in Teams

What it Takes to be a Great Team Leader

The New Habits of Effective People: Leadership's Future

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Lotus 1-2-3

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