SKILLS
Twenty-four years experience in medical and legal document preparation,
transcription and data entry. Typing speed: 115 wpm.
Twelve years supervisory/management experience, leading team of over 100
employees.
Extensive customer service and account management experience.
MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access; WordPerfect,
PCAnywhere, Sugar Customer Relationship Management software. Dictaphone,
DVI, AudioWorxs, Lanier dictation systems.
Technical writing including manuals detailing specific procedures,
formatting and style requirements per individual customer specifications.
Publishing including proofreading, graphics, preparing advertising copy.
Retail experience including customer service, cashier, inventory and stock.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Transitioned acquired company to new management in Pittsburgh, PA, and
Bangalore, India.
Managed large teaching hospital account resulting in a 90% account volume
increase in two years.
Coordinated implementation of all new customers.
Piloted downsizing of high-volume account.
Developed operations team to train and supervise staff of 115+ remote
employees.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
ACUSIS, LLC - Pittsburgh, PA and Bangalore, India
Operations Manager - U.S., March 2007 - March 2009
Maintained 98% of production staff and 100% of accounts when prior company
acquired.
Coordinated efforts with offshore staff to integrate systems, refine
policies and operational procedures.
Transitioned production staff to new software platform and operational
staff to new management software while concurrently utilizing legacy and
hybrid systems.
HR duties including identifying staffing needs, coordinating recruiting
efforts and terminations, updating policies and procedures.
Provided payroll support including developing reporting methods using new
software, reconciling discrepancies between systems.
Produced management information reports including turnaround-time reports,
weekly and biweekly production reports.
Piloted downsizing of staff (60 employees) and redistribution of labor (40
employees) during customer transition.
Continued all prior duties while developing replacement, including managing
staff of 115+ remote workers.
Transcription and editing of medical reports.
DIGITAL RECORDS CORPORATION - Santa Clara, California
Production Manager, February 2001 - March 2007
Manage, schedule and prepare work assignments for 115+ remote medical
transcriptionists.
Manage nine accounts, including large teaching hospitals, clinics, surgery
centers and emergency rooms.
Maintain and coordinate vacation calendar to ensure adequate staffing for
all accounts.
Ensure contractual turnaround-times are met.
Assess staffing and provide recruiting requirements.
Provide 24-hour customer service and employee support.
Coordinate implementation of all new customers including assessing customer
needs, staffing accounts with new and existing staff, writing customer-
specific manuals and instructions, development and testing of medical
records documentation processing to ensure compliance with customer
specifications.
Train and evaluate transcription staff including initial and annual
reviews.
Promote, train and evaluate supervisors and account leads.
Transcribe and edit medical reports.
DIGITAL RECORDS CORPORATION - Santa Clara, California
Production Supervisor, July 1997 - February 2001
Primarily responsible for management of small hospital/clinic account.
Train and supervise 30 transcriptionists.
Write transcription manuals and instructions.
Provide customer support.
Troubleshoot systems.
Transcribe and edit medical reports for quality assurance and training
purposes.
Supervise office staff and day-to-day operations.
Write and maintain advertising copy.
DIGITAL RECORDS CORPORATION - Santa Clara, California
Medical Transcriptionist and Editor, July 1995 - July 1997
Transcribe and edit medical reports.
Assist editors and physicians.
MEDICAL EVALUATION SPECIALISTS - San Jose, California
Medical Transcriptionist, October 1988 - July 1995
Transcribe doctors' dictation of medical-legal evaluation reports.
Assist editors and physicians.
Train medical transcriptionists.
BEAUZAY & BLEDSOE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW - San Jose, California
Administrative Assistant, June 1988 - October 1988
Transcribe correspondence and case notes.
Maintain case files.
General office duties.
CITY OF SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT - San Jose, California
Police Records Specialist, March 1986 - May 1988
Provide informational support to police officers and community.
Transcribe police reports.
Data entry and retrieval of police records and identification information.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS
1982 to 1986
Crown Books, Los Gatos, CA - Retail Associate: Customer service, cashier,
inventory, stock.
JCPenney Corp., Campbell, CA - Retail Associate: Customer service,
cashier, inventory, stock.
Western Publications, Santa Clara, CA - Graphic Artist: Preparation of
camera-ready art, proofreading.
Police News, Santa Clara, CA - Graphic Artist: Preparation of newspaper
advertisements; proofreading.