Darnell Thomas
Hyattsville, Md.
20782
202-***-****(cell)
**.**************@*****.***
Career Objective
To obtain a position in an accounting and/or accounts receivable position.
Education
H. D. Woodson Senior High School - May 1987
Washington, DC
University of the District of Columbia
Washington DC
Work Experience
Fair Collections Outsourcing
05/13 to 06/14
Collector
. Collecting in full bad debt rental apartment and death care accounts
. Evaluate accounts for legal actions
. Skiptrace all accounts in my queue
. Document accounts for payment (Balance in full, Settlement, or payment
plan), closure, or legal
01/10 to Present
DMV Legends
6647 24th Pl
Hyattsville, Md. 20782
CEO & CFO
. Training talented inner city youth thru a basketball program to insure
proper academic and athletic goals are being met.
. Hiring and mentoring new coaches in the process of helping children thru
the high school athlete journey and the college recruiting process.
. Soliciting donations from different local businesses to help facilitate
the day to day operations of the organization.
. Scheduling travel plans, tournaments, and group workout days to ensure
college basketball coaches would have exposure to the student-athletes.
. Negotiating tournament fees with nationally ranked AAU programs to appear
at our events.
. Paying out all expenses including travel (airplane, automobile, and
train), hotels, and tournament fees.
Wolpoff & Abramson/Axxiant 08/07 to
12/09
Collector/Collections Supervisor
. Managing a team of individuals into a cohesive unit with the goal of
collecting money for our clients.
. Ensuring that each of my employees was given the proper training and
accounts to be successful in their endeavors.
. Collecting high balance credit card accounts/auto loans/miscellaneous
accounts.
. Preparing accounts for legal suit for our legal department.
. Determining the financial health of each person who owed a debt in
regards to ability to re-pay accounts.
Arrow Financial Services 1/05 to 09/06
Collector
. Calling debtors to resolve past due third-party collection accounts.
. Preparing unresolved accounts for the legal process.
. Skip-tracing accounts that have been unable to be located.
. Accepting incoming calls for payments and/or disputes.
. Making an average of 225 calls per day, while processing 150 accounts
per day.
American Collections Enterprise Inc, 12/01
to 12/02
Collection Supervisor
. Supervise a team of 8 collectors to meet daily, weekly, and monthly
goals.
. Train and manage team on the computer system and fundamentals of
collections.
. Implement guidelines for how each should be processed by each
collector.
. Responsible for a portfolio of 1 million dollars, including past due
credit cards and medical accounts.
. Analyze weekly and monthly reports to determine where collection
efforts are most needed.
. Responsible for ensuring settlement letters were received to debtors
or their representatives.
. Counseled clients on alternative options to rebuild their credit.
Capital Recovery Service, Collection Agency 10/97
to 11/01
Collector/Collections Manager
. Established guidelines on creating new business contacts.
. Researched alternative options to contact hard to reach clients.
. Responsible for ensuring settlement letters were received to debtors
or their representatives.
. Contacted debtors regarding account information from multiple
departments within the organization.
. Manage a team of 8 collectors to meet daily, weekly, and monthly
quotas.
. Manage and train employees on the computer system and fundamentals of
collections.
Previous Experience:
. Labor Finders- Branch Manager-12/06 to 07/07
. Care One Financial Services- Financial Fitness Counselor-04/10 to
07/11
. Ameriquest Mortgage- Loan Officer- 1/03-12/05