Manager Medical

Ken Trask

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Employment

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ill., Customer Advocate II, Danville 6/08-

present

. Provide and explain health care benefits to members &

providers.

. View and adjust medical claims on BCBS applications.

. Assist members with choosing medical providers, explain

terminology.

. Research medical CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS codes.

. Research medical records.

. Investigate claims with various BCBS nationwide.

Active Seniors Options, Inc., Champaign-Urbana, 6/06-7/07

ASO Marketing Dept., Marketing Manager.

. Marketed and designed nationwide newsletter, Marketing &

Selling to the 50+

. Distributed via subscription & web driven..

. Researched, wrote and produced articles.

. Created press releases.

The Active Senior, Managing Editor, 32,000 circulation

. Managed, edited, & distributed tabloid-sized newspapers.

. Two issues: Greater East Central Illinois & Greater Central

Illinois.

. Designed all publications, marketing materials &

necessary ads.

. Developed and sustained relationships with vendors such as:

sheet and web

printers, direct mail, web designers, etc.

. Introduced new edition to Bloomington-Normal area.

. Supervised, hired/discharged and trained employees.

Baier Publishing, Inc., Editor/Reporter/Printer, Cissna Park 11/98-

6/06

. Two newspapers-The Cissna Park News & Rankin Independent

. Involved in entire process of publishing-newspaper &

printing.

. Wrote news & feature articles, freelance & full time.

. Photographed events using film & digital photography.

. Designed ads.

. Enhanced & edited newspaper on Macintosh & paste-up.

. Performed offset printing & bindery skills.

Mayflower Tours, Marketing Production Manager, Downers Grove 3/97-11/98

. Managed all print material: catalogs, brochures, flyers, and

pamphlets

for national tour (travel) operator.

. Contributed to writing of above materials.

. Coordinated lists and mailings, first class & bulk.

. Worked with vendors and business machinery such as large Xerox, Pitney

Bowes, printers, mailing houses and USPS & UPS.

. Instructed graphic designers on material to be developed.

. Managed distribution department.

Skills Computer-Windows & Macintosh: MS Office, QuarkXPress,

Photoshop, PageMaker, Acrobat, Distiller, Apple iPrograms,

Internet, email, FTP.

Photography-Digital & film SLR photography in conjunction with

Photoshop.

Contact Management-Develop, maintain and grow relationships

wit clients.

Education Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Southern Illinois

University

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