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Contact

P.O. Box 20683
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 506-6750


888C 8th Avenue, #306
New York, NY 10019

(347) 651-1172

 

Degrees

MBA, Computer Systems

City University of New York

 

BA,  French Language and Literature

University of Michigan

Credentials

Licenses

  • Resident Life Producer, Michigan

 

Certifications

  • Series 6
  • Series 63
  • Microsoft Certified
    • Systems Engineer
    • Systems Administrator
    • Professional

 

Verify Credentials

Continuing Ed

Financial

  • Ethics in the Insurance Marketplace - 6/2011
  • Medicare and Long Term Disability
  • Annuity and Life Principles
  • Health and Life Concepts

 

Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency and the Virtual Center of Excellence

  • Recpient Rights - 6/2010
  • Medicaid Fair Hearings, Local Appeals and Grievances - 12/2010
  • Person Centered Planning with Children, Adults and Families - 12/2010
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - 12/2010

Languages

  • French:  read, write, speak
  • Spanish:  read
  • ASL:  learning 

Design Portfolio

Summary

With business affiliations in Michigan, New York, Arizona and California, Regina Thurston is an accomplished information techology and finance professional.  Ms. Thurston is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and a Life Insurance Agent licensed in Michigan and formerly licensed in New York..


Skills

  • Finance:  securities, life insurance, mortgages, loan and lease portfolio valuation, bookkeeping, accounts receivable, financial planning, tax preparation, billing 

 

  • Information technology: data and voice networks, SQL reporting, database design, mail and web server administration, website development, desktop application support, user technical support 

  • Healthcare: Medicaid billing, CMH encounter reporting, ICD9, HCSPCS, CPT Codes, 837 files, insurance verification, health insurance plans, HIPAA, JCAHO, CARF

Software Knowledge

Accounting, Finance and Real Estate

Abra, Peachtree, QuickBooks Pro 2001, Great Plains, Manager Gold, Peoplesoft, Raiser's Edge, Pro-Ject, Timberline, Yardi

 

Databases and Programming

Crystal Reports, Foxpro, Paradox, ASP, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript

 

Networking and Firewalls

Exchange (5.5, 2K, 2K3); IIS 3.0+, ISA 2000, Proxy Server 2.0, SQL (7.0, 2K, 2K5), Novell Netware (2.0, 3.11, 3.12, 4.11, 5.0, 6.0), Microsoft (NT4, 2K, 2K3), Barracuda, Checkpoint, Juniper Netscreen, Superscout, WatchGuard, WebETC

 

Telecommunications

Audix Intuity, Definity G3SI, Microcall Call Accounting, Toshiba Strata CIX, Toshiba Stratagy ES

 

User Productivity

Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word  (4.3, 95, 97, XP, 2K3, 2K7)

 

 Web Design and Graphics

DotNetNuke, Dreamweaver, Flash, FrontPage, Joomla, OS Commerce, PhotoShop, SWiSH, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio, WordPress, ZenCart

Employment History

Northeast Guidance Center

Detroit, MI
Dec 2003 - Present
Administrator 

Business Analyst, 10/2009 - current

  • Medicaid billing / encounter reporting of mental health services
  • Executive and statistical reporting of agency services

Manager of Information Systems, 12/2003 - 9/2009

  • Supervise the technology department and resolve technical issues
  • Create and review technology policies and procedures

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

Detroit, MI
Jan 1997 - Jan 2003
Network Systems Administrator 

Managed voice and data networks at six locations in metro Detroit.

H&R Block Group, Inc.

Ferndale, MI
Dec 1996 - Apr 2000
Tax Preparer 

Prepare and amend federal, state and local income tax returns

Ernst & Young / Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group

New York, NY
Feb 1993 - Jul 1996
Management Advisory Consultant 

Analyzed loan and lease porfolios held by mortgage banks and REITS for bulk sale or securitization

 

 

Medimax

New York, NY
Aug 1992 - Jan 1993
Funding Coordinator 

Processed healthcare receivables to ensure funding

Research Foundation of CUNY

New York, NY
Jan 1989 - Apr 1992
Job Bank Manager 

Managed a Novell network that housed employment opportunties for trainees in Continuing Education at Bronx Community College

Chemical Bank and Trust Company

New York, NY
Sep 1988 - Jan 1989
Administrative Support 

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
Apr 1987 - Jun 1988
Technical & Administrative Support 

College of Engineering, College of Nursing

Bloomsbury Health Authority

London, Other, United Kingdom
Sep 1986 - Feb 1987
Data Specialist / Recordkeeper 

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 1983 - Aug 1986
Support Specialist 

Technical support of computers and AV equipment in the Learning Resource Center at Taubman Medical Center (1983 - 1985)

Data entry and recordkeeping at Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (1985 - 1986)

Committees

1. Electronic Clinical Record Information System: Chair
2. Business Analysis Team: Member
3. Total Quality Management: Member