Management Profiles

Delivering Innovative Solutions, Services and Technology for Industry-Leading Customer Satisfaction

Dan Johnson, President, SearchAmerica
As the founder and President, Dan Johnson brings proven leadership and a focus on customer care to SearchAmerica. He is responsible for the overall management of the company, as well as forming long-term relationships with SearchAmerica's clients and business partners and providing ongoing direction to product delivery. Mr. Johnson's vision is to provide every hospital with accurate patient information and industry best practices to dramatically improve the revenue cycles through immediate, accurate and accessible financial clearing of patients. He has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare transaction services and telecommunications industries. Prior to SearchAmerica, Mr. Johnson founded MedServe Link Incorporated, and was co-founder of a telecommunications management company, American Business Communication, Inc. He earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. In 2009, Mr. Johnson received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award in the Upper Midwest region, and led SearchAmerica to receive the 2009 Minnesota Tekne Award by the Minnesota High Tech Association.

Tom Velin, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
Tom Velin is responsible for leading SearchAmerica's financial strategy and corporate operations. Mr.Velin brings more then 25 years of experience in financial management, operation, M &A, International Business, new business development and capital raising. Before Joining SearchAmerica, he served as EVP and CFO at SPS Commerce, a software-as-a-Service(SaaS) company, where he was responsible for providing the leadership and strategic direction for its financial and legal functions. Mr.Velin has also held executive positions at Advanced Duplication Services, August Technology Corporation, and Lloyd's Barbeque. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a B.S.degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota. In 2008, Mr.Velin was honored for his leadership by being named a CFO of the Year by the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal. 

Brendan Deakin, Vice President, Sales
As Vice President of Sales for SearchAmerica, Brendan Deakin is responsible for planning and implementing SearchAmerica’s national sales strategy.  With more than 16 years of enterprise software sales management experience, Mr. Deakin has managed several high performing sales teams to consistently drive company growth and business revenues by continually improving his personal and team sales performance. Most recently, Mr. Deakin held a variety of strategic sales and sales management positions at Experian PLC, SearchAmerica’s parent company.  During his tenure at Experian, Mr. Deakin delivered against critical revenue goals within the global financial services industry, and won several sales performance awards.  Prior to joining Experian, Mr. Deakin held positions of increased responsibility at major information solutions providers like Equifax, Proxicom (now Dimension Data), and PSINet.  Mr. Deakin earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from Western Connecticut State University. 

Steve Pukal, Vice President, Client Services
Steve Pukal is committed to providing high quality service and exceeding customer expectations. His leadership drives SearchAmerica’s team of service professionals to deliver excellence through implementation, technical service, support and customer care. Mr. Pukal has more than 20 years of management experience in service and technology environments.  Prior to his role at SearchAmerica, he was the Vice President at Midwest Services for Pointshare Corp., a provider of intranet solutions for healthcare organizations. He has also served as Vice President of Operations at MedServe Link Incorporated where he was responsible for its product development and client services teams.  Previously, Mr. Pukal held a variety of management positions at HBO & Company (now McKesson Corporation) and Serving Software Inc., including integration services and enterprise wide healthcare scheduling service and support delivery. He earned a B.S. degree in Political Science with minors in Computer Science and Economics from Northern State University.

Tina Eller, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Services & Client Operations
Tina Eller is the Vice President of Revenue Cycle Services at SearchAmerica, and has worked in the healthcare industry -- physician and provider roles -- for more than 15 years, including revenue cycle management positions at several large healthcare networks. Her expertise is in helping organizations drive ROI from state of the art revenue cycle solutions through workflow redesign, industry benchmarking and leveraging operational best practices.  Ms. Eller is a frequent speaker at healthcare forums as well as contributor to numerous national and regional healthcare publications on revenue cycle best practices, overcoming industry challenges, and measuring ROI. She 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.

Jordan Levitt, Vice President, Business Development
Jordan Levitt is the Vice President of Business Development at SearchAmerica. In this role, he is responsible for managing relationships that SearchAmerica develops and maintains to bring to market new solutions. Mr. Levitt also provides leadership to many of SearchAmerica’s customer relationships through his expertise of best practice business strategies and technology. Prior to joining SearchAmerica, he spent several years as a project manager, implementing technology solutions in both payer and provider spaces for consultancies including Zimmerman and Associates and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Mr. Levitt holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, with a concentration in Organizational Management from SUNY Buffalo, and received an honorary Health Care Administration Certificate from the State of New York.