Overview
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Education
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Laura Seiler

Kathleen,GA

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Claims Tech

GEICO
11.2013 - Current
  • Guide teams on product lifecycle (development to execution)
  • Research and understand competitive landscape (not limited to insurance companies)
  • Improve user experience by leveraging technology and business needs
  • Communicate product vision with team members and stakeholders
  • Collaborate with business partners and engineers (Guidewire, .net, and react) to define, design, and score user stories to bring product to end users
  • Identify any risk associated with solutions and communicate with all parties and present alternative options
  • Write technical user stories with detailed requirements that solve for business concerns
  • Assist in testing and triaging issues with new features and enhancements to ensure vision is captured in product
  • Present product demonstrations to other product teams and stakeholders
  • Document technical requirements as well as customer flow using JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Confluence
  • Lead daily stand ups, weekly grooming/planning sessions, and retros
  • Prioritize backlog to maintain focus on the solution of the business need
  • Monitor performance of the system using Dynatrace, SPLUNK, and Quantum
  • Coordinate production support and assist in root cause analysis between teams (IBM, Middleware, DBA, Engineers, and Vendors)
  • Create Dynatrace, SPLUNK, and Quantum alerts/dashboards to ensure quicker notification of slowdowns/outages
  • Review Always on Comments to understand user friction point and identify any system issues/concerns
  • Coordinate releases (3 week cycle releases, blue/greens, and offcycles) to ensure that Self Service Claims has successful implementations
  • Validate Switchover testing from East to West Servers
  • Coordinate with Quantum and security teams to ensure claims department complies with PII standards
  • Serve as a member of the Metric Board to ensure metrics are being implemented based on guidelines and PII standards
  • Assist Metric team reviewing SPLUNK logs to reduce tech diffs for our customers
  • Implemented new Emergency Roadside Assistance flow to reduce adjuster manual work and keep customers in the digital flow while still getting needed information
  • Enhanced process for catastrophes to ensure all departments have necessary information to take quick action.
  • Increased medical bills that processed with no adjuster intervention by over 30% (Greenbelt Certification)

Claims Operations

GEICO
12.2005 - 10.2013

Telephone Claims Adjuster I

  • Conducted liability investigations (recorded interviews, obtain scene photos, and worked with SIU)
  • Reviewed MedPay claims
  • Negotiated Liability with Adverse Carriers
  • Guided Insureds and Claimants on the Liability/MedPay process

Telephone Claims Adjuster II

  • Reviewed demand packages from attorneys (minor injuries)
  • Settled claims with claimants directly regarding damages to their vehicle and any minor injuries
  • Investigated UM/UIM claims

Continuing Unit Examiner

  • Reviewed demand packages from attorneys (major injuries including fatalities)
  • Assisted Defense Counsel with litigation and mediation preparation

Customer Service Representative Supervisor

  • Coached associates weekly on knowledge gaps to ensure they had the skills to be successful/promoted
  • Assisted associates in feeling empowered to own the outcome of their work product
  • Cultivated an environment of working together to better the team and each individual
  • Encouraged team to go beyond their comfort zone in order to learn and grow
  • Assisted in hiring individuals who believed in the vision of the company

Front Desk Supervisor

Crowne Plaza Hotels
01.2001 - 01.2008
  • Trained new staff on correct procedures, compliance requirements and performance strategies.
  • Oversaw front desk operations with eye for hotel reputation, staff productivity and operational efficiency.
  • Greeted visitors and customers upon arrival, offered assistance and answered questions to build rapport and retention.
  • Collaborated with team members to handle guest requirements from check-in through check-out.
  • Resolved guest issues with rooms or reservations with knowledgeable and friendly service.
  • Coordinated with room service, housekeeping, maintenance and security to meet all guest needs.
  • Built talented team through hiring and training new associates.

Placement Specialist

Statler Center
12.2002 - 11.2005
  • Promoted from Job Coach to full time Placement Specialist
  • ·aught classes in hospitality, customer service, and how to use adaptive equipment
  • Prepared students for interviews by assisting in writing resumes and conducting mock interviews
  • Assisted in job placement and assistive technology set ups all over the country
  • Trained local companies on diversity in the workplace with a focus on visual impairments.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.

Education

MBA - Human Resources And Strategic Business

Niagara University
Niagara Falls, NY

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Business Planning
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Critical Thinking
  • KPI Tracking
  • Gathering Requirements
  • Roadmap Development
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Strategic Networking
  • Best Practices and Methodologies
  • Information Security

Certification

· Quantum Power User

· Casualty Claims Law Associate (CCLA)

· Automobile Claim Law Associate (ACLA)

· Greenbelt Certification

Timeline

Claims Tech

GEICO
11.2013 - Current

Claims Operations

GEICO
12.2005 - 10.2013

Placement Specialist

Statler Center
12.2002 - 11.2005

Front Desk Supervisor

Crowne Plaza Hotels
01.2001 - 01.2008

MBA - Human Resources And Strategic Business

Niagara University

· Quantum Power User

· Casualty Claims Law Associate (CCLA)

· Automobile Claim Law Associate (ACLA)

· Greenbelt Certification

Laura Seiler