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Cindy McMillen

Cindy McMillen

Glendale,AZ

Summary


Multi-tasking Manager well-known for creating positive workplace culture and high-performing teams.

Hardworking and detail-oriented contact center leader experienced in call center environments, customer service management, team leadership, overseeing schedules, administration along with quality and training.

Evaluates staff performance against forecasted trends and makes proactive adjustments to policies and procedures.

Experienced in leading and directing call center operations with more than 350 employees across multiple locations including remote and on-site employees.

Encouraging manager with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills.

Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

CONTACT CENTER CONSULTANT

GLG Consulting
02.2021 - Current
  • Consult with clients to improve business KPIs, budget and expense management, call center technologies and software, employee engagement and Leadership Development programs, hiring, staffing and retention practices and Contact Center startup operations
  • Consulting on Insurance Service Centers and other business Contact Centers.

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT - CALL CENTER MANAGER

Chubb Insurance
10.2022 - 03.2023

· Consulting on Employee Engagement, Contact Center Technology – Enterprise Strategy, Contact Center and Claims Operations, Claims Catastrophe management and development of Quality and Training Programs.

  • Determined quality assurance benchmarks and set standards for improvement.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Led daily team meetings to review performance, set targets and motivate staff.
  • Conducted performance reviews for staff members to reduce resolution times and improve customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Collected and analyzed call center statistics, sales rates, costs, and customer service metrics.

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

Chubb Insurance
01.2013 - 02.2021
  • Manage contact center operations with 70 employees across 3 locations and a $3mm operating budget
  • First Notice of Loss contacts via phone and electronic and chat methods
  • Ensuring all state compliance requirements are met
  • Responsible for implementation of Enterprise Call Center strategy across Claims Enterprise including the implementation of several contact center technology solutions including eGain and Cisco
  • Specialize in employee engagement with a 27% increase overall
  • Compiled operational and risk reports detailing financial metrics to Executive Leaders.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

CNA Insurance
01.2008 - 03.2012
  • Managed 4 contact center locations and two internal and external agent IT help desks with over 150 employees
  • Managed $3.5M operating budget and held $125M P&L responsibility
  • Managed 7,000 Subway franchises with increased sales of16% overall after acquisition
  • Implemented contact center technology including eGain and a new Workforce management tool
  • Created, opened and operated an additional contact center site.

SERVICE CENTER MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER

Nationwide Insurance
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • Managed 6 contact centers with over 350 employees with an operating budget of $4.5M
  • Managed an internal agent IT Help desk
  • Motivated a team of 350 workers to ensure improved services and overall employee engagement improvement by 14% overall
  • Managed day-to-day operations of the center, including scheduling, monitoring KPI and Reporting for executive leaders.

SERVICE CENTER SUPERVISOR

Nationwide Insurance
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Support of multi-state, multi-line products, processing and related billing systems with oversight of personal lines customer service unit
  • Provided solutions to complex customer, agent and underwriter issues and inquiries

Education

Masters of Business Management -

Rogersfield University

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Rogersfield University

Business Management

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Skills

  • Motivational Leadership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Quality and Training Control Standards
  • Business Analysis
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Operational Efficiency
  • Customer Needs Assessments
  • Call Center Strategy and Project Planning
  • Personnel Recruitment
  • Employee Coaching and Mentoring
  • Employee Engagement and Motivation
  • Brand Awareness

Accomplishments

  • Responsible for the contact center development, execution and operation for 2 major corporate acquisitions
  • Implemented new technology - (AI) Artificial Intelligence Software along with Speech Analytics, a new Workforce Management Tool, Chat, IVR, VoIP/Cisco, eGain and Case Management, along with Quality and Training Programs
  • Complete reconfiguration of a new quality program designed around Customer Satisfaction, resulting in over 15% improvement in results Quality Program re-design for Claims examiners
  • Improved overall ASA by 10 seconds, Customer Availability by 10%, Abandoned rate by 1% and Quality by 5% Employee Engagement - Improved overall Employee Engagement by 27%
  • Received highest engagement score in the Chubb organization at 100%
  • Increased overall productivity by 29%.

Additional Information

  • CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES , P&C Claims Examiner License - 2022

Timeline

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT - CALL CENTER MANAGER

Chubb Insurance
10.2022 - 03.2023

CONTACT CENTER CONSULTANT

GLG Consulting
02.2021 - Current

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

Chubb Insurance
01.2013 - 02.2021

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

CNA Insurance
01.2008 - 03.2012

SERVICE CENTER MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER

Nationwide Insurance
01.2005 - 01.2008

SERVICE CENTER SUPERVISOR

Nationwide Insurance
01.1998 - 01.2005

Masters of Business Management -

Rogersfield University

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Rogersfield University

Business Management

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Cindy McMillen