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Alessandra Avery

Culver City,CA

Summary

Organized Administrative Assistant versed in coordinating management meetings, high-level conference calls, special events and travel arrangements for top executives.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Wire Transfer Customer Service

Pontual Money Transfers
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • Effectively communicated with and supported sales, marketing and administrative teams on a daily basis.
  • Ensured superior customer experience by addressing customer concerns, demonstrating empathy and resolving problems on the spot.
  • Solved unresolved customer issues.
  • Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints in an empathetic manner
  • Responsible for the wire transfer systems, and related products and services
  • Maintained detailed records of all wire transfer activities in accordance with regulatory requirements, ensuring easy access for audits or inquiries.
  • Identified opportunities for process improvements, implementing changes that led to increased accuracy and reduced risk exposure.
  • Ensured data integrity and confidentiality during transactions; diligently following established protocols and security measures.

Sales Representative

Diagnostic Laboratories
04.2018 - 01.2021
  • Increased sales volume by adding 15 accounts in the Bay Area territory.
  • Completed daily outbound calls, up to 5 hours per day.
  • Negotiated prices, terms of sales and service agreements.
  • Contacted new and existing customers to discuss how their needs could be met through specific products and services.
  • Identified prospective customers by using business directories and following leads from existing clients.
  • Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
  • Generated additional sales opportunities with upselling and cross-selling techniques.

Import and Export Coordinator Internship

Ad Service
03.1999 - 08.2002
  • Coordinate/Communicate with international agents 

  • Dispatch of shipping documents 

  • Monitor and update status of shipments and route to destination  
  • Create export container bookings , ordering containers
  • Maintain communication and information between Overseas shippers, Customers and Venders to ensure customers' needs were being met  
  • Responsible for the naturalization of goods

Education

Bachelor of Arts - International Businness

Universidade Estacio de Sa
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2000

Skills

  • Exceptional interpersonal communication
  • Effective leader
  • Efficient multi-tasker
  • Customer service-oriented
  • Organized
  • Persuasive negotiator
  • Sales proposal creation
  • People-oriented
  • Reliable
  • International Wire Transfers
  • Currency Conversion Understanding
  • Wire Transfer Investigations
  • ACH Operations Knowledge
  • Fraud Detection Abilities
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Client Relationship Building
  • Payments Processing
  • Interpersonal Communication

Timeline

Wire Transfer Customer Service

Pontual Money Transfers
01.2021 - 12.2023

Sales Representative

Diagnostic Laboratories
04.2018 - 01.2021

Import and Export Coordinator Internship

Ad Service
03.1999 - 08.2002

Bachelor of Arts - International Businness

Universidade Estacio de Sa
Alessandra Avery