resume of Thomas E.

Witham

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Location:

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Candidate Information: Name: Thomas Everett Witham

Address:

**** *. ***** ** *****, #4

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Telephone:

720/393-0997

Email:

abiywq@r.postjobfree.com

Citizenship: USA

Summary of Professional Experience

24 years of professional liability/physician medical malpractice claims

experience. Skills:

Review, analysis and confirmation of insurance coverage

Obtain, review and summarize medical and worker compensation

records

Interview and support insured healthcare provider

Analysis of claims for merit

Retain, interact and consult with physician, medical experts

and defense counsel for

determination of liability, causation and damage issues

Negotiate and settle meritorious claims within authority

through direct negotiations or mediation

Attend, monitor and report on trial activity in which a defend

posture has been adopted

Excellent written and presentation skills

Seven years experience supervising claim representatives and claim

assistants, including

management of time cards, performance evaluations and hiring and

termination of personnel

Conflict resolution experience

Fluent in medical terminology

Extensive experience communicating with patients, physicians, lawyers

regarding injures, work loss and rehabilitation.

6 years experience (including two year internship at Swedish

Medical Center) as a Radiological Technologist. Skills:

Perform radiology exams including diagnostic, surgical, CT

scanning and special procedures

Work Experience

Name, Address of Employer: American Physicians Assurance Corporation

1301 S. Hagadorn Road

East Lansing, Michigan

48823

800/748-0465

Job Title: Claims Supervisor

Employment Dates: February 2009-February 2010

Hours Worked: 40 hours per week

Duties: Manage two claims

representatives for medical malpractice insurer,

Albuquerque office

Experience with Wynsure

claims system

Interview, retain and

monitor defense counsel

Organize quarterly claims

committee function

Manage claim files

Negotiate cases, attend and

report on trials, mediation, and arbitration

Collaboration with State

Patient Compensation Fund

Name, Address of Employer: ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company

20 North Michigan Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60602

312/782-2023

Job Title: Claim Unit Manager-Springfield

office

Employment Dates: March 2003- January 2009

Hours Worked: 40 hours per week

Duties: Supervise six claims analysts

and two support staff for medical

malpractice insurer-branch

office

Perform file audits

Oversight of 450 claim

files

Experience with Infinity

paperless claim file system

Experience with ImageRight

paperless claim file system

Experience with Microsoft

Word, Excel and Outlook programs

Name, Address of Employer: Sandhills AquaFarms

c/o Mr. Mike Wyatt

965 Hancock Ave.

Grant, Nebraska

69140

308/352-2277

Job Title: Manager

Employment Dates: September 2001-February 2003

Hours Worked: 50-60 hours per week

Duties: Managed remote site

trout rearing operation

Name, Address of Employer: SCPIE Indemnity Company (now doing

business as The Doctors

Company)

185 Greenwood Road

Napa, California

94558

Job Title: Branch Manager

Employment Dates: February 2000-April 2001

Hours Worked: 40 hours per week

Duties: Managed San Diego

branch claim office for medical malpractice

insurer

Supervised support

staff

Maintenance and

oversight of 100 medical malpractice claim files

Acquired experience

handling elder abuse, nursing home, chiropractic

claims

Acquired experience

using NPDB automated reporting program

Name, Address of Employer: COPIC Companies

7351 Lowry Blvd

Denver,

Colorado 80230

800/421-1834

Job Title: Assistant Vice

President Claims 1990-1999

Claims

Representative 1983-1990

Employment Dates: September 1983-August 1999

Hours Worked: 40 hours per week

Duties: Maintained 80 files

while supervisor, 100-130 files as claims

representative

Supervision of two

claims representatives

Performed file

audits

Assisted Risk

Management with published breast cancer claim study

Oversight of

territory claims for risk retention partner

Name, Address of Employer: Swedish Medical Center

501 East

Hampden Blvd

Englewood,

Colorado 80113

303/788-5000

Job Title: Radiological

Technologist

Employment Dates: September 1979-August 1983

Hours Worked: 40 hours per week

Duties: Performance of

standard radiology exams at tertiary hospital

Performance of

special procedures (CT, angiography) and surgical

radiography

Education

AS Degree Radiological Technology-Community College of Denver (3.6 GPA)

1977-1979

Awarded RT(R) designation by American Registry of Radiologic

Technologists following successful completion of board examanition

1979

Undergraduate study-Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

1974-1976

Undergraduate study-Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO

1969-1970

Continuing Education

CPCU Management Seminar, Tampa, FL (Certificate)

2004

Life and Health Producer License-Colorado (Inactive License)

1999

Defense Research Institute courses on alternative dispute resolution,

neuropsychological injuries, and birth injuries (Certificates)

1985-1995

Management course (Developing Managerial Excellence), Princeton, NJ

(Certificate)

1990

GAB Intermediate and Advanced Casualty School, Denver, CO (Certificates)

1984

Continuing coursework toward Associate in Claims designation, Insurance

Institutes of America

Licenses

State of New Mexico Adjuster License

2009-present

Military

US Air Force

1970-1973

Personal

Married to Debra S. Witham

1981-present

Compensation History

1983-2010

AP Assurance-$90,000/year

ISMIE-$107,000/year plus car

Sandhills Aquafarms- $30,000/year

SCPIE-$80,000/year

COPIC-$95,000/year plus car

Swedish Medical Center-$37,440/year

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