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Naperville, Il, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Oversee all aspects of the billing department, including prebill generation and distribution, billing revisions, and finalizing of invoices. Manage the opening of new clients and matters, ensuring conflicts checks are performed, engagement letters are signed and filed, and attorney rates are accurately entered. Responsible for the collection of past due invoices over 60 days in age. Assist in HR matters, including hiring and termination of employees, conduct employee evaluations, and provide reports for firms monthly operations and partners meetings.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Client Account Specialist (2016 - 2017) Client Account Analyst (2014 - 2016)Manage a team of client account analyst to ensure billing and collections of $50 million per year. Work closely with billing attorneys, client contacts, and team members to streamline billing, appeals, and collections process. Create budget templates for billing analyst to make budget requests simpler, and to reduce the amount of rejected invoices caused by firm’s failure to submit budgets in a timely manner. Developed an approved rate card for approved rates, particularly for our electronic billing clients. Work with firm CFO to provide client profitability analysis to managing partners and billing attorneys, broken down both by overall profitability and by specific office and/or working attorney. Team with Practice Group Leaders to develop billing and collections strategies, and pinpoint high priority clients and attorneys. Key Contributions:• Manage team of 5 client account analysts ensuring proper billing and collections of nearly $50 million per year • Promoted to Client Account Specialist after one year of employment thanks to strong management skills• Simplified rate levels for team by gathering client/firm rate agreements from relationship managers & clients• Slashed Team AR by nearly $2million in first year as team lead

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Outside Sales Representative (2012-2014)Inside Sales Representative (2011-2012)Responsible for a full product development and sales life cycle within the electrical/data communications arena including needs identification, quoting, high-impact sales presentations, close and long-term account management, and business plan development. Utilize a consultative approach to establish long-term professional relationships with key decision makers of both customers and suppliers.Key Contributions:• #1 ranked inside sales representative out of a sales force of 30+ in the Chicago District • Promoted twice in less than a year. Once from an Inside sales representative II to Inside Sales Representative I, then a second time from an Inside Sales Representative to an Outside Sales Representative• Increased market share, generating over $6,750,000 in new business by aligning strategic suppliers with new customers and negotiating competitive project-based contracts

Generated and taught creative, engaging lesson plans that effectively targeted all learning modalities of a student population between 16-24 year-old. Managed a group of 10 faculty leaders on the Common Assessment Team, which undertook research and formulated action plans to standardize assessment criteria/practices within and across subject areas; presented finding and monthly updates to staff.Key Contributions:• Increased student achievement by 30% in both English and Math• Revamped daily school schedule to allow for an additional period geared towards early intervention for struggling students.

•Utilized diverse pedagogical approaches and techniques to effectively provide substitute teaching for grades K-12•Quickly forged relationships with students, faculty, and staff, developing strong connections throughout school district to become recognized as a trusted educator•Taught Advanced Placement (AP) Survey of American History course as a long-term sub between February and May 2008, at the end of which every student passed the AP exam

•Successfully adapted to different cultural norms regarding education to instruct classes of 61 to 83 students with distinct needs, at radically different learning levels•Educated Chinese instructors regarding American teaching methods, including focus on interactive, small-group activities; gleaned insight into Chinese educational philosophy that has informed decisions regarding best practice strategies for intervening in cases of academically struggling American students •Gained valuable experience in classroom management, multicultural awareness, and adapting to a variety of situations

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Secondary Education Certification, Education

Bachelor Of Arts, History