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Credit & Management Systems
Credit & Management Systems, Inc.
49 Sherwood Terrace, Ste 49E
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Telephone: +1 (847) 735-9700
FAX: +1 (847) 735-9702

Sales:
Telephone: +1 (847) 735-9700
FAX: +1 (847) 735-9702
E-mail:        sales@icmsglobal.com

Support:
Telephone: +1 (618) 654-3500
E-mail:        support@icmsglobal.com

PR:
Telephone: +1 (847) 735-9700
E-mail:        pr@icmsglobal.com

 

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."