Dedicated, creative, and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional analytical and planning strengths to accomplish complex projects. Skilled in teaching new concepts, best practice strategies, team development, and customer/employee retention. Experience includes: 35 years in Leadership, 29 years in Call Centers, 24 years in Operations, 15 years in Sales, 19 years in Training/QA, 20+ years in Customer Service, 11 years of Retail, 3 years of Banking.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor, Care Operations - Consumer Risk Mgmt.
Best Buy Health
Carlsbad, CA
10.2018 - Current
Manages day-to-day operations to meet Service Level Agreements.
Developed benchmark standards for efficiency and effectiveness.
Created weekly/monthly/yearly scorecards & daily SLA reporting.
Improved multiple task processes and created SOPs for each.
Identified missing NACHA requirements for ACH processing.
Trainer, Financial and Operator Services
Best Buy Health
Carlsbad, CA
01.2014 - 10.2018
Developed/managed New Hire curriculum for Financial & Operator Services.
Ensured new hire & refresher training needs were met to accomplish continued agent development & delivering quality customer experiences.
Identified gaps, trends, and process improvements to establish consistency across departments.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Best Buy Health
Carlsbad, CA
08.2012 - 01.2014
Audited and coached Direct Sales calls and escalations to ensure proper scripting, branding, procedures, expectations were set and steps followed.
Created & distributed QA scorecards.
Identified trends in coaching opportunities and emailed weekly findings.
Direct Sales Supervisor
Best Buy Health
Carlsbad, CA
10.2010 - 08.2012
Responsible for leading and motivating a sales team to achieve sales targets by providing coaching, training, and performance monitoring.
Implemented sales strategies, analyzed market trends, and ensured customer satisfaction.
Led team with highest sales.
Operations / Call Center Manager
JW Floor Covering, Inc
San Diego, CA
09.2006 - 02.2010
Established 1st call center; hired, trained, and managed.
Implemented productivity initiatives and effective policies governing all aspects of employee work and interaction with customers.
Determined quality assurance & performance benchmarks, set standards for improvement & aggressive targets to drive company success and customer loyalty.
General Manager
PhoneWare / PhoneNet Inc.
San Diego, CA
01.1993 - 01.1998
Managed telecom sales and led 4 Supervisors/teams, totaling 50 direct reports.
Increased Time Warner Business Class web-hosting sales by 20%.
Integral player in building Call Center from 5 to 250 employees.
Wrote / organized television commercial advertising business opportunities.
Education
PFSU -
State Life Insurance
CA
Vanderbilt University -
Blair School of Music
TN
High School Diploma -
Hillsboro High School, St. Cecilia Academy
TN
Skills
Leadership / Management
Operations
Problem Solving
Process Improvement
Training
Banking & Financial Services
Sales / Marketing
Data Analytics
Team Building
Leading Through Change
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Quality Assurance
Microsoft Suite
Affiliations
BBYH Supervisor Advisory Council
Secretary of PTA, Executive Board Member Oak Hill Elementary