Management Profiles

Daniel E. Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer
Dan is the founder of the company and focuses on the customer experience at SearchAmerica. He engages key clients, maintains relationships with major business partners and vendors and provides ongoing direction to product delivery. His background includes healthcare transaction services and telecommunications industry efforts. He is the founder of MedServe Link, Inc., and co-founder of a voice and data communications consulting company, American Business Communication, Inc. Dan earned a B.A. degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.

Thomas C. Velin, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Tom joined SearchAmerica in July of 2007 and is responsible for leading the financial strategy of the company. Mr. Velin brings with him over twenty-three years of experience in M&A, international business, new business development and capital raising. Mr. Velin came to us from SPS Commerce, a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) company, where he was EVP & CFO and was responsible for providing the leadership and strategic direction for the financial, M&A, and legal functions within the organization. Prior to SPS Commerce, Mr. Velin held the position of CFO at Advanced Duplication Services. Prior to Advanced Duplication Services, Mr. Velin served as CFO at August Technology Corporation where he successfully completed a $40 million IPO; along with earlier rounds of fund raising, while the company grew its top line at triple digit rates. Mr. Velin also served as CFO w/ Lloyd's Barbecue, and in various senior financial roles with Telex Communications, County Seat and Ernst & Young. Mr. Velin is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Tom holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota.

Steven G. Johnson, Chief Technology Officer & Vice President, Product Development
Steve is responsible for the company’s technology, development of products and data center operations. He has nearly 20 years of management experience with leading software companies in the healthcare and insurance industries addressing software development and system architecture including advancing Internet-based applications. He held key positions at Decision Research Corporation and Serving Software, Inc. Steve holds a B.S. degree in physics and a M.A. degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota.

Bruce A. Nelson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bruce is responsible for Sales, Marketing and Business Development. He was a former 11-year member of Zimmerman and Associates. He was the Executive Vice President, as well as a popular lecturer and presented to a majority of state HFMA and the national HFMA conferences. Bruce has also designed marketing plans for LINC, Finova and Zimmerman. He has worked with advertising agencies as well as direct mail and web based marketing strategies. An experienced seminar leader, Bruce has a national reputation in the revenue cycle arena. He has established CFO contacts in virtually every state in the US. Bruce holds a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.

Steven J. Pukal, Vice President, Client Services
Steve is committed to delivery and executing on customer expectations. He and his team of support professionals deliver ongoing implementation, education and technical support. His valuable past experiences involve service and technology roles. He was VP of Operations at MedServe Link Inc., and held a variety of management roles at HBO & Company (now McKesson) and Serving Software Inc., including healthcare scheduling and support services delivery. Steve earned a B.S. degree in political science with minors in computer science and economics, from Northern State University.

Jordan S. Levitt, Vice President, Strategic Relationships
Jordan is the Vice President of Strategic Relationships for SearchAmerica where he consultatively works with technology partners to develop and bring to market new solutions. He also works with hospitals where he focuses on the convergence of best practice business strategies and technology. Prior to joining SearchAmerica, Jordan spent several years as a project manager implementing technology solutions in payer and provider spaces for consultancies including Zimmerman and CGEY. Jordan holds a BS degree in Health Care Administration, with a concentration in Organizational Management from the SUNY Buffalo, and received an honorary Health Care Administration Certificate from the State of New York.

Tina M. Eller, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Services
Tina is the Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Services at SearchAmerica, and has worked in healthcare, both physician and provider spaces, for 15 years. Ms. Eller’s expertise is in helping organizations drive ROI from state of the art Revenue Cycle solutions. She is a frequent speaker at healthcare forums as well as contributor to a number of healthcare publications on the topics of Revenue Cycle best practice, challenges in the industry, etc. Tina served on the Colorado Hospital Association’s Charity Care/Financial Assistance Steering Committee that was responsible for drafting the Financial Assistance/Charity Care Guidelines for Colorado Hospitals.

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