COMPANY
Credit & Management Systems,
Inc. (CMS) is the leading developer of comprehensive
system solutions for corporate and commercial credit
management. CMS’s highly acclaimed Corporate
Credit Manager tm software system is the most powerful
and widely used commercial credit scoring, financial
analysis, risk management, and decision support
system available. Recognized internationally, CMS
is a full service management consulting and software
development firm.
Started in 1985 and incorporated in 1987, CMS was
a single product corporation with its Corporate Credit
Manager (CCM) system. The CCM system had originally
been developed as a financial analysis tool in support
of the commercial lending group at Citicorp. Through
a relationship with the National Association of Credit
Management (NACM), the CCM software evolved into a
more fully integrated, comprehensive credit management
tool kit. The CCM was the first and only exhibitor
at the NACM conference in Washington, DC in 1985.
Since that time, the CCM has been accepted as the
generic name for credit management software, and CMS
has grown to more than 1,500 users worldwide, and
growing. Now CMS has a number of credit & collection
software solutions.
CMS
systems are designed as full Windows-based applications
to accommodate a wide variety of technical environments
- everything from stand-alone workstations, to Local
Area Networks, and through complete Client Server
using Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases, and including
complete Wide Area Network support.
MANAGEMENT
John
S. Sargent, CMC - President and Chief Executive
Officer<
John
S. Sargent is the original founder of Credit &
Management Systems, Inc. and continues as its President,
CEO and Chairman of the Board. Prior to starting CMS,
Mr. Sargent worked as a Senior Consultant with Andersen
Consulting (formerly the Advisory Services division
of Arthur Andersen & Co.), specializing in technology
deployment to manufacturing, distribution and financial
corporations. Following nearly a decade with Andersen,
Mr. Sargent joined Mahoney, Cohen & Co, a New
York regional CPA firm, to develop and grow a management
consulting practice for that firm. Having succeeded
in developing a consulting business which was generating
in excess of 25% of the firms revenues, Mr. Sargent
then started Sargent Management Associates, Inc. with
a focus on technology development for the corporate
and commercial credit areas of business, leading to
the founding of CMS. Mr. Sargent also serves as the
firm’s Chief System Architect.
Mr.
Sargent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering (BSEE) from Haverford College, in Haverford,
PA, and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA. He is a Certified Management Consultant
(CMC) through the Institute of Management Consultants,
and is frequently asked to speak to various groups
on the use of technology in back-office operations.
Mr. Sargent has published several articles dealing
with Technology Evolution, with a number of articles
published in Business Credit Magazine.
Kim
Soyka, Vice President of Client Relations
Kim Soyka oversees all activities related to software
implementation, technical & user support, as well
as customer service. Since joining CMS in 1990, Ms.
Soyka has gained deep product and implementation experience
by working with every aspect of the Corporate Credit
Manager system. Additionally, Ms. Soyka and her team
handle publication of CMS manuals, provide development
and client QA support, and deliver client trainings.
CMS' Support offers a unique business technology and
hands-on partnership to our clients, helping clients
achieve maximum return from their technology investments.
Moreover,
Ms. Soyka directs all implementation activities, which
range from project management, modeling, data integration,
and installation. Her invaluable expertise benefits
new and existing clients covering worldwide installs,
a wide range of technology, and variety of client
sizes and industry. She occasionally speaks at industry
credit group meetings and NACM and CRF events, and
she has been known to make a sales presentation when
the need arises. Prior to joining CMS, Ms. Soyka worked
as a credit analyst for a major food-manufacturing
firm where she routinely used CCM to analyze customers.
A
member of the business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma,
Ms. Soyka earned her undergraduate degree in Business
Administration from Webster University in St. Louis,
MO. Also a certified fitness instructor, Kim teaches
exercise classes for "fun & fitness."
