Seth VandeWater
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ****** **
City: Lansdale
State: PA
Zip: 19446
Country: USA
Phone: 904-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 40
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Seth VandeWater
1725 Walnut St Lansdale, PA 19446 904-***-**** *********@********.***
Seth VandeWater
Objective
Highly experienced Accounts Receivables Manager
Entry level candidate as a Networking Professional.
Currently a full time student at DeVry University in Fort Washington, PA with Bachelors in Network Communications Management.
Profile
Thorough knowledge of bankruptcy and collection laws.
Extensive experience in legal, commercial, and personal collections.
Collections specialist with experience at all levels of collection and credit management.
Widespread expertise skip-tracing debtors and asset research.
Broad background in the reconciliation of client credit problems.
Skills Summary
MS Office 2000, XP, 2007, 2010
Report Preparation
Written Correspondence
General Office Skills
OS: AS400, MS 3.1, NT, XP, 98, Vista, 7
Accounting/Bookkeeping
Professional Presentations
Bankruptcy Procedures
Technical Studies
Computer Apps For Bus W/Lab
Intro To Bus & Tech
Comp TIA A+
Intro To Networking W/Lab
Principles of Info System Security
Intro to Scripting & DB w/Lab
Introduction to Routing w/Lab
Mgmt. of Technology Resources
Professional Experience
Communication: Reports/Presentations/ Problem Solving
Perform Credit and Asset searches on all past due accounts before collection efforts.
Prepare accounts and documents required to place accounts with collection agencies or attorneys.
Prepare and file bankruptcy claims, and attend Creditor meetings.
Interface with collection agencies and attorneys to answer questions, provide data, and insure accuracy of information regarding the status of collection efforts.
Organize accounts that need to be written off, prepare monthly write-off approval sheets and maintain audit data.
Prepare documents for promissory notes, track status and reconcile promissory notes.
Pre-legal collections; contact customers prior to placement for collection to insure customer recognizes pending action, contact properties whose management companies have changed to insure that a defined plan for resolution of outstanding invoices is in place.
Responsible for commercial and retail collections including third party insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Responsible for commercial and retail collections on luxury vehicles, large machinery leases, and mortgages on manufactured homes.
Negotiated leases with clients to close out remaining portfolio with minimum loss.
Completed background investigations for possible repossessions or proposed legal action.
Employment History
Con-way Truckload/CFI. - Continental USA
Over the road Driver, 2007 - 2011
Interline Brands Inc. - Jacksonville, FL
Legal Account Manager, 2005 - 2007
Bombardier Capital - Jacksonville, FL
Recovery Specialist, 2004 - 2005
Gulf South Medical Supply - Jacksonville, FL
Legal Account Manager, 2000 - 2003
Young's Medical Equipment - Lansdale, PA
Commercial Account Receivables Manager, 1998 - 2000
Faulkner Ford Collision Center - Quakertown, PA
Assistant Manager, 1996 - 1998
United States Navy - World Wide
Hospital Corpsman, 1987 - 1994
Education
DeVry University - Fort Washington, PA
Network and Communications Management 2011 - 2014
GPA: 3.39/4.0
Bachelor's degree