Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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COLETTE YARBOROUGH SAJJAD

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Role to maximize utilization of expertise and skills.

Overview

1
1
Certification
25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Specialist I New Construction Team

Duke Energy
06.2023 - Current

• Provided in-depth knowledge of construction processes and promoted Builder Portal to enhance self-service options for new construction customers, improving customer experience.

• Assisted developers, builders, and contractors with service orders, work orders, inspections, and applications for temporary and permanent services to streamline project timelines.

• Supported new construction customers and governmental building authorities to ensure compliance with regulations and facilitate project progress.

• Coordinated communication between departments to streamline project workflows.

• Developed strategies to improve customer satisfaction and engagement initiatives.

• Worked with new and existing customers to build excellent rapport.

• Implemented effective communication protocols between departments in order to ensure successful execution of tasks.

Analyzed customer energy consumption patterns to enhance service delivery.

Business Specialist I Business Service Team

Duke Energy
05.2022 - 06.2023

• Guided customers in understanding billing and commercial rates, performing rate calculations to ensure clarity in costs.
• Assisted business and residential customers with billing, payment, deposits, and service requests, enhancing customer experience across digital channels.
• Ensured compliance with service requirements for gas and electric to enhance customer satisfaction. for gas and electric to facilitate customer satisfaction.

Consumer Advocate Centralized Agency

Duke Energy Progress
05.2021 - 05.2022

• Resolved utility bill issues for customers, guiding them through financial assistance applications to ensure continued service.
• Assisted utility assistant agencies through the process of applying pledges, financial assistance to customers' accounts to avoid an interruption of service.
• Conducted investigations and research to identify causes of issues, leading to accurate resolution of misapplied payments.
• Frequently worked to help expedite processes that avoided disruption of services.

Associate Customer Care Specialist

Duke Energy Progress
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Navigated multiple computer systems quickly and accurately to consistently meet performance expectations.

• Managed sensitive data securely with integrity

to maintain trust and compliance.

  • Utilized attentive listening to enhance communication with clients and colleagues

Student Teacher Assistant/Support Associate

Cumberland County School Systems
05.2018 - 11.2019
  • Conduct and teach classes in understanding a subject matter.
  • Provide necessary skills required for course of study lessons.
  • Provide purposeful training for the assigned classroom.

Assistant/Shipping Department

Olympia Chimney Supply, Inc.
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Service associate for client invoices in a fast paced environment.
  • Coordinated functions/requests in advance per company’s strict policies.

Production Assistant /Location Department

Entertainment Partners
07.2015 - 07.2017
  • Customer Service coordinator functions for Made In NY assigned companies.
  • Informed customers of navigational instructions per company policies and procedures.
  • Coordinated locations in advance per company’s request using permit procedures.
  • Secured locations both in advance and during filming for necessary trucks/production vehicles.

Coordinator Department

GRIFFIN SECURITIES, INC.
07.2014 - 06.2015
  • Customer service coordinator functions for assigned companies.
  • Secured locations through proper analytical techniques.
  • Coordinated areas/spots for companies using appropriate policies and procedures.

Patient Care Department

Home Instead Senior Care
03.2012 - 04.2015
  • Client service/patient care responsibilities for patients and families.
  • Provided health services to patients in nursing homes, residential and short-term hospital care.
  • Provided health care services according to Physician’s instructions.

Patient/Client Care Department

Pella Care Home Care, Inc.
10.2009 - 02.2012
  • Client service/patient care functions for patients and families.
  • Provided health care services to patients according to Physician and hospital instructions.
  • Health care services for homebound and short-term hospital care.

Pathology/Cytology Processor

Quentin Medical Laboratory
08.2006 - 09.2009
  • Administrative functions processing incoming /outgoing data and specimens.
  • Customer service functions for physicians, hospitals, and patients.
  • Prepared and distributed medical records reports, applying correct test codes.

Pathology/Cytology/ Billing Department

Universal Laboratory
01.2002 - 07.2006
  • Administrative functions processing incoming/outgoing data and specimens.
  • Customer service for physicians, hospitals, and patients.
  • Prepared and distributed medical records reports, applying correct test codes.
  • Using eMedisys software, prepared billing reports for insurance companies.

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration - Management Information Systems, Accounting Information Systems

Pace University
New York, New York

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Skills

Task coordination

Effective communication

Multitasking in fast-paced environments

Certification

  • Effective Teaching Training Certificate
  • Substitutes And Teaching Assistants

Accomplishments

Working to get satisfied results for customers while using and following the company’s guidelines. Making sure to deescalate any concerns always providing the customer with the satisfied results they were seeking.

Timeline

Business Specialist I New Construction Team

Duke Energy
06.2023 - Current

Business Specialist I Business Service Team

Duke Energy
05.2022 - 06.2023

Consumer Advocate Centralized Agency

Duke Energy Progress
05.2021 - 05.2022

Associate Customer Care Specialist

Duke Energy Progress
11.2019 - 05.2021

Student Teacher Assistant/Support Associate

Cumberland County School Systems
05.2018 - 11.2019

Assistant/Shipping Department

Olympia Chimney Supply, Inc.
08.2017 - 12.2017

Production Assistant /Location Department

Entertainment Partners
07.2015 - 07.2017

Coordinator Department

GRIFFIN SECURITIES, INC.
07.2014 - 06.2015

Patient Care Department

Home Instead Senior Care
03.2012 - 04.2015

Patient/Client Care Department

Pella Care Home Care, Inc.
10.2009 - 02.2012

Pathology/Cytology Processor

Quentin Medical Laboratory
08.2006 - 09.2009

Pathology/Cytology/ Billing Department

Universal Laboratory
01.2002 - 07.2006

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Fayetteville Technical Community College

Bachelors of Business Administration - Management Information Systems, Accounting Information Systems

Pace University
COLETTE YARBOROUGH SAJJAD