MARIA KEKOS

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Schaumburg, IL *****

ad3n5g@r.postjobfree.com

847-***-****

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Over the past 25 years I’ve enjoyed a professional career in Information Technology. I have a great deal of experience in IT Project Management, Sales, Account Management, Training, and Customer Support. I’m a very organized, detailed, analytical, and multi-tasking individual. I’m a versatile, highly motivated and goal orientated. I have excellent interpersonal, oral, presentation, and writing skills. I recently made the decision to leave my career in IT Project Management to pursue other career avenues. Following is a summary of my professional background:

ASAP Electronic Solutions Inc., TNT Processing Inc.

Independent Sales Consultant – Inside and Outside Sales

Independent Sales Consultant (ISO) contracted with a major Processing Company, specializing in the sales and marketing of Electronic Payment Processing Products and Services. Specific markets included small to medium sized businesses, Property Management Companies, Condominium Associations, and Medical Offices. Responsibilities included inside and outside sales, product configuration and installation, user training, portfolio management, and customer service and support. Excellent negotiator with proven expertise in all phases of the sales cycle for both inside and outside sales.

Holy Family Hospital, Rush System for Health Care IT Manager of New Project Implementations / Information Technology Division

IT Manager of New Project Implementations responsible for the evaluation and selection of several new hospital-wide software systems, project plan development, budget management, project team management, system implementation, resource allocation, data analysis, QA and testing, application support, clinical operations, and departmental staff training. Communication liaison between executive levels of management. Projects included a Centralized Scheduling and Billing System, an Electronic Medical Records System, all Y2K Departmental System Conversions, and a hospital-wide Change Management Program.

John Deere Health Care, Inc.

IT Senior Project Manager / Information Technology Division

IT Senior Project Manager responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the John Deere Health Care (JDHC) Electronic Medical Records System (EMR) with integrated Centralized Scheduling, Medical Billing and Collection, Payroll, and Financial Reporting modules. System was implemented into JDHC Clinics.

Argus Associates, Ltd. Independent Sales / Practice Management Consultant

Independent Sales Representative and Practice Management Consultant for Private Practice Physician Groups and Out-Patient Clinics. Responsible for the marketing, sales, implementation, training, and support of fully integrated medical systems; Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Patient and Procedure Scheduling, Patient Billing and Collection, Electronic Payment Processing, and Payroll. Fully automated, evaluated, and managed medical practices. Significantly improved the procedures and efficiency for billing, payment reimbursement, collection, overall cash flow, patient and procedure scheduling, staffing, office workflow, and overall financial profit. Provided physicians with quarterly Financial Practice Evaluations identifying significant areas of concern, evaluating overall profitability, insurance reimbursement, financial and procedural trends, etc.

Hewlett Packard, Inc.

Sales Representative, Systems Engineer / Instructor

Computer Division

Involved in direct sales, product demonstrations, technical support, implementation and training of various Office Automation hardware and software products into major corporate accounts and dealer distribution networks.

Coopers & Lybrand Inc., William Mercer Inc. Life Actuarial Analyst / Consultant

Designed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, performed Annual Actuarial Evaluations, generated Employee Benefit Statements, calculated Benefit Estimates and Certifications.

Allstate Insurance Company Casualty Actuarial Analyst

Involved in a wide variety of actuarial projects in auto pricing and research, i.e. Actuarial rate change proposals and rate comparisons, extracted historical data to predict future losses and premium calculations.

Seminar Speaker and Instructor

Authored and taught a seminar on “The Time Value of Money” covering actuarial concepts and calculations. Clients included National Association of Realtors, Illinois Association of Financial Planners, Continental Bank, personal injury law firms, investment firms. Classes also taught at William Rainey Harper College for continuing education credit.

EDUCATION:

University of Illinois, Urbana / Champaign, Illinois

B.S. Degree. Double Major: Mathematics and Actuarial Science

William Rainey Harper College, Palatine IL

A.S. Degree. Mathematics

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