Frank Thomas Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

The incumbent adjudicates a broad range of post-entitlement claims for employee, spouse and disability benefits (non-medical determinations) involving complex, numerous and divers issues.- Establishes and calculates benefit rates- Initiates developmental and follow-up action where more information is needed- Prepares correspondence related to claims adjudicated- Prepares and certifies social security benefits for payment by the Board- Authorizes claims adjudicated by lower-graded initial examiners; may authorize routine and simpler post adjudication claims- Carries out special assignments, as necessary, such as handling priority development work and screening claims

Chicago, Illinois

Adjudicate initial retirement claims for the Retirement Benefits Division at headquarters. Some responsibilities include the following:- Reviewing initial applications for accuracy- Yearly review of earnings and deductions- Process payments to annuitants, spouses and divorced spouses of annuitants- Email correspondence with field offices to update payments, address changes, claim status(es), etc.,- Other administrative duties as needed

Staff Assistant to the Director of UPSD would include the following responsibilities:- Verifying time sheets for accuracy and proper approval for 4 units within the bureau- Entering and tracking leave data- Meeting with various units to discuss action plans for UPSD unit within agency on behalf of Director- Email correspondence- Creating PowerPoint presentations for training of various positions - Additional duties assigned by Director

Chicago, Illinois

As a Clerk with the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), I perform a variety of clerical duties such as logging work, filing, answering telephones, and coding records. Additional duties are as follows: • Inputting data• Reviewing forms/data• Conducting searches for records and files• Responding to general inquiries and taking messages as needed• Processing inquiries for Retirement Benefits• Imaging, scanning and indexing correspondence

Chicago Medical District

• Provide communications and updated networking information to marketing department• Act as liaison between student services and admissions for the Graduate College• Update website with current admissions policies, procedures, and other information specific to the Graduate College• Coordinate and advertise student events, information gatherings and other Graduate College functions• Update student information and student application status in Datatel Colleague and Recruiter• Recruit students for various Graduate College degree programs• Assist with student inquiries• Process admission documents

Handled greeting parents and students, Answered phone and directed calls accordinglyProcessed payroll to make sure it was free of errorsInput attendance in a timely fashion to meet area deadlines

Worked as aide to the counselor: copied and distributed Individual Education Plans successfully as all parties involved with a student needed an updated copy of an IEP immediatelyProcessed and distributed Notices of Conference to give appropriate notice of upcoming meetingsEmail correspondence concerning and in correlation with the special education department

FranchiseeSuccessfully sold gourmet popcorn at kiosk, maintaining a profit in a shopping mall setting until corporate office (store) closed Created operations manual to set standard procedures including; inventory control and sales Managed and analyzed profit and loss reports and reported to corporate officeTrained employees in accordance with company expectations and policies

Created and maintained spreadsheets for production purposesActive member of the materials improvement team and assisted with year-end inventory of raw materialsEntered daily production, raw materials and customer orders into MAPICS system

Accounts Receivable: received payment on customer accountsAccounts Payable: made timely payments of company billsProcessed payroll and distributed checks by way of ensuring each employee signed for bi-weekly paymentsPrepared quarterly tax deposits

Bstm, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Technical Management

Aas, Computerized Accounting

A.A.S, Degree