Services Financial
Resume:
B ar ry D. Yeats
***********@*****.***
Willing to t ravel 30% Currently residing
i n Houston, TX area
Selected Accomplishments
• Created Collection Dept. from start up of one collector to a staff of thi r teen resulting in
effective coverage of past due receivables to keep pace with company growth.
• Purchased and installed automated collection system that resulted in improved collections
to avoid the immediate need of three new hires.
• Created Collector Effectiveness Report resulting in an average increase of 8% on monthly
collections.
• Achieved quarterly goal of maintaining bad debt at $3,500,000.00 or less resulting in stable
p lanning and more money added to the bottom line.
• Expanded collection responsibili ty to Latin America resulting in no additional expense to
h ire in-country staff.
• Purchased new technology to accept faxed check copies as payment that resulted in
i ncreased monthly cash f low and reduced bad debt.
Employment H istory
Th r ivent F inancial for Lutherans A ppleton, WI Jan
2008 – Jan 2012
Financial Associate
Thr ivent is a Fortune 500 f inancial services organization with a unique blend of financial expertise,
shared values and steadfast service that sets them apart. I t is a faith-based organization, called to care
for others and is the largest f raternal benefit society i n the United States.
P r incipal F inancial Group Houston, TX Nov
2006 – Dec 2007
Financial Representative
The Principal Financial Group ® (The Principal ®) is a leading global financial company offering businesses,
i ndividuals and institut ional clients a wide range of financial products and services.
MetLife, I nc. Houston, TX May 2003
– Nov 2006
F inancial Representative
MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving
90 million customers.
Ba r ry D. Yeats
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F i rst Investors, I nc. New York City, NY June
2001 – May 2003
Registered Representative
Since i ts founding in 1930, First Investors has followed the guiding principle of personal service,
connecting "Main Street to Wall Street". This is accomplished by helping individual investors and
everyday families reach their financial goals through the company’s nationwide network of
registered representatives, which currently
number more than 550 financial services representatives in offices across 26 states.
Republic Waste Services Houston, TX April
2000 – March 2001
M anager Credit/Collections
Republic Services, a national waste removal and recycling provider, is an industry leader
p roviding the strength of a national network, decades of experience, diversified capabili ties and
expertise serving clients of all sizes.
Continental Airlines Houston, TX Sept
1999 – March 2000
M anager Collection Department
Continental merged with United Airlines forming United Continental Holdings. United is now the world’s
leading airline, focusing on being the airline customers want to fly, the airline employees want to work for
and the airline shareholders want to invest in.
B MC Software, I nc. Houston, TX Jan 1986
– J une 1999
M anager Collection Department
More than 20,000 IT organizations – from the Global 100 to the smallest businesses – in over 120
count ries rely on BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) to manage their business services and applications
across distributed, mainframe, vir tual and cloud environments.
Bachelor of Science Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Veteran US Army, Honorable Discharge
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