ADAM PURPURA
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Focused Operations Manager with extensive experience in both front and back end operations. Proven ability to develop and execute business processes, to maximize operational efficiency. Well established track record in negotiation, implementing strategies, and leveraging in-depth knowledge of industry trends and shifts, offering valuable insight of operational and revenue opportunities. Demonstrated success in crafting skilled approaches to turn around under-performing programs, and creating highly profitable programs through process control, mentoring and team building techniques.
Highlights
Inventory Management
Vendor Relations
Training & Development
Workflow Design
Staffing
Cross-Functional Team Management
Budgeting & Forecasting
Regulatory Compliance
New Program Implementation
Strategic Planning
Litigation & Arbitration
Recoveries/Collections
Call Center Management
Goal Setting
MS Office Proficient
Employment History
Director of Litigation Operations
Schlee & Stillman LLC, (formerly Richard J. Boudreau & Associates, LLC) - Woburn, MA 2012 – 2018
Act as litigation liaison for clients, vendors and multiple satellite office locations
Directed and mentored all litigation staff, processes, and client reporting pertaining to, suit filings, case management, contested cases, discovery and arbitration management
Interpret and relay legal information in a clear and precise format to clients and collection staff
Increased number of suits filed, while decreasing time frame to file suit and obtain judgment
Management of all filed suits according to contractual client level service agreements and scorecards
Initiated redesigning the drafting of legal documents and suit filing packages for all satellite locations maximizing efficiency and increasing output
Grew post judgment recoveries by over 500% during first year as Director
General Manager-Collection Operations
Richard J. Boudreau & Associates, LLC - Salem, NH 2010 – 2012
Managed a call center of twelve mid-level managers and over 100 collection staff
Coordinated the staffing and development of supervisors and collection teams to maximize client needs and recovery
Implemented predictive dialing system and was responsible for campaign management and audit controls
Provided weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts for all clients, regularly achieving 98% or greater accuracy
Responsible for setting goals and objectives specific to client and company needs
Achieved company record in receivables
Organization was regularly a top performing vendor for all clients while General Manager
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General Manager-Litigation Operations
Zwicker & Associates, P.C. - Andover, MA 2007 – 2010
Directed strategic initiatives to achieve client objectives
Managed all steps of litigation process on segment strategies based on batch-tracking and progress analysis through post judgment action and recoveries
Training of multi-state network of attorney collection firms to expand the company’s legal footprint
General Manager-Collection Operations
Zwicker & Associates, P.C. - Andover, MA 2005 – 2007
Implemented and maintained client specific contractual requirements, objectives and initiatives in accordance with federal and state regulatory compliance into daily work flow
Managed receivable portfolios for some of the nation's largest retail banks, student loan organizations
and credit issuers.
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Collection Manager
Zwicker & Associates, P.C. - Andover, MA 2000 - 2005
Monitored, reviewed, and mentored collection team of up to 15 associates
Provided daily, weekly and monthly goals and collection strategy for long term success
Evaluated job performance and supplied timely, consistent feedback and training as appropriate
Education
Diploma: Middleboro High School - Middleboro, MA