Mitch Veeder

Email: abpgf5@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** ***** ***** **.

City: Montgomery

State: TX

Zip: 77316

Country: USA

Phone: 303-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: 70

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Mitch Veeder, MA, CDMS, ARM

150 Quail Ridge Place abpgf5@r.postjobfree.com

Montgomery, TX 77316 303-***-****

SUMMARY

Masters educated insurance specialist with expertise in reducing indemnity costs in lost time workersaaa compensation claims. Support business team with development and maintenance of long-term stakeholder relationships. Certified Disability Management Specialist (C.D.M.S.) Associate in Risk Management (ARM).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PINNACOL ASSURANCE, Denver, CO 2001 aaa Present

Return to Work Specialist

aa Reduces indemnity costs in lost time workersaaa compensation claims.

aa Supports business team with development and maintenance of long-term stakeholder relationships.

aa Trains and assists policyholders in return to work program and policy development, especially as that relates to cost containment certification.

aa Meets one on one with policyholders to increase their understanding of the workersaaa compensation process.

aa Presents claims management and return to work seminars to large and small groups of stakeholders.

SLOANS LAKE MANAGED CARE, Denver, CO 1995 aaa 2001

Work Transition Manager, Vocational Consultant

aa Led a team of full service vocational rehabilitation professionals.

aa Coordinated rehabilitation services in personal injury protection (P.I.P.), long-term disability, workersaaa compensation, social security disability and life care planning arenas. Performed vocational evaluations. Testified at hearing in defense of my expert opinion.

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR AND CONSULTANT 1993 aaa 1995

Colorado Springs and Denver, CO

aa Built professional relationships with Bonnie Ruth and Associates, Ltd., Denver, Colorado, FasTrak Rehabilitation, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado and. Vocational Expert Associates, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado

aa Provided full range vocational services including comprehensive vocational counseling services, vocational assessments, job development, placement, expert testimony, ADA consultation and case management.

Previous Experience includes

JOHN BERMUDEZ, PHD, REHABILITATION AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

UNITED REHABILITATION, INC.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Consultant

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

Psychometrist

PARENT RESOURCE CENTER, INC.

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EDUCATION

aa MA, Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

aa BA, Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

aa Associate in Risk Management (ARM)

aa Certified Disability Management Specialist (C.D.M.S.)

aa Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workersaaa Compensation # 1788

aa Past President, Colorado Chapter, 2000 aaa 2002

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

aa American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters / Insurance Institute of America

aEa ARM 56 Essentials of Risk Control

aEa ARM 55 Risk Financing

aEa ARM 54 Essentials of Risk Management

aEa AIS 25, Delivering Insurance Services, Insurance Institute of America

aa aaACultural Competence Seminar, Psychological and Cultural Factors in Vocational Rehabilitation.aa Presented by: Ricardo Esparza, PhD

aa aaAWorkforce 2000aa A briefing on the differing/emerging workforce. Presented by: Thomas F. Mahan, The Saratoga Institute

aa aaABasic Workersaaa Compensation in Colorado: The Mechanics of Administering Claims.aaPresented by: Gregory B. Cairns, ESQ

aa Professionals in Workersaaa Compensation: First Annual Spring Training

aa National NARPPS Leadership Conference, Washington, DC

aa World of Work Inventory Training Workshop. Presented by: World of Work, Inc.

aa aaAManagement Skills (Leadership, Conflict and Group Dynamics)aa, Mountain States Employers Council, Inc.

aa aaASymptom Distortion in Claims aaa Understanding Symptom Magnification, Cultural and Behavioral Aspects, Deception and Malingeringaa, Colorado Rehabilitation Institute

aa aaAHow to Make Social Security Work for You.aa, Rocky Mountain Resource and Training Institute (RMRTI)

aa aaAMechanisms of Pain and Pain Control aaa In English by an Expertaa, J. Peter Rosenfeld, Ph.D

aa aaAInnovations in Assessments and Treatment of Recurrent Headacheaa, Frank Andrasik, Ph.D

Sponsored by Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

aa aaAEvaluating Disability: Medical, Legal and Rehabilitation Issues in Colorado Workersaaa Compensationaa, ReEntry Vocational Services, Inc.

aa aaAReitanaaas Workshop in Human Clinical Neuropsychologyaa, Denver, CO Basic training in the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery

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