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Cynthia Thomas

Richmond,Texas

Summary

Performance driven with an ability to achieve success and exceed in high-pressure environments. Proven leadership and team building skills, coupled with the ability to manage teams in customer service and client relationships. Support business client retention goals. Implement processes which eliminated non-value-added steps to improve SLAs and customer and client experiences. Enhanced efficiencies for back-office process as a result reduced SLA to same day processing ensuring legal compliance. Manage day to day operations, including professional development, forecasting, and budgeting. Create and execute operational procedures and audits to ensure compliance with company regulations. Manage day-to-day operations with 300 employees, including professional advancement, forecasting, and budgeting. Automated manual process resulting in cost savings of 124k annually. In a non-revenue department created an “Avoidable Loss” report/process that generates 200k in financial restitution to the company annually.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Command Center Supervisor

Sunnova Energy Corporation
Houston, TX
04.2019 - Current

· Support NOCC and Regional Operations Command Center, Field Technicians, and Field Management

· Ensure customer escalation cases and work order requests are responded to timely.

· Responsible for ensuring Field Technicians are assigned orders and provided scheduled routes daily.

· Responsible for ensuring Validations, Service Reviews, General Operations & Maintenance case actions are processed timely.

· Deliver Mid and Year End Performance Reviews

· Manage staff to ensure SLAs are achieved.

· Support other ROCC territories to ensure Center SLA are met.

· Partner with Field Service Supervisors and Manager daily to address opportunities and communicate business updates.

· Utilized problem solving skills to support staff and clients to resolve issues.

· Partner with Call Center, Account Managers, Escalations Team, Contract Agencies,

· Mentor to selected Lead staff and Supervisors.

Operations Manager

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2018
  • Created corrective actions based on adverse KPI trends.
  • Analyzed data from daily reports to identify trends in production performance metrics.
  • Directed operations staff by providing guidance, training, and support in order to meet company objectives.
  • Analyzed, compiled and presented statistical, financial, and production processing reports to senior leadership.
  • Maintained open communication with team members and stakeholders, resulting in successful project outcomes.
  • Managed staffing needs through recruitment, selection, onboarding and training, disciplinary action as necessary.
  • Provided technical expertise in the design and implementation of automated systems used in the operations department.
  • Assessed employee development needs and provided feedback on their progress towards meeting goals.
  • Published customer satisfaction results from feedback forms and correspondence.
  • Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
  • Improved morale and management communication by creating employee recognition and rewards practices.
  • Developed initiatives for process improvement and reviewed and assessed ongoing operations.
  • Managed scheduling, training and inventory control.

Customer Contact Center Manager

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
Houston, TX
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Prepared weekly schedules to verify proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines.
  • Provided guidance to team members on how to handle difficult customer situations while maintaining excellent customer service levels.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Coordinated events such as product launches or promotional activities within the center.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership teams on initiatives that would improve overall operations at the center.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures as well as local regulations and labor laws.
  • Reviewed and submitted accurate bi-weekly payroll to satisfy human resources obligations and maintain high employee satisfaction.
  • Created operational plans for the center in order to maximize efficiency and productivity.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.

Supervisor POS Support Department

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
Houston, TX
01.1999 - 01.2003

· Responsible for overall development, implementation, and management of Point-of-

Sale Support Department

· Manage multiple projects simultaneously and successfully. Recognized for meeting

and exceeding project deadlines, deliverables, and expectations.

· Responsible for increasing employee knowledge of POS equipment, troubleshooting

skills, and for reduced terminal replaced by 50%

· Accountable for improving statistical achievement of customer abandonment rate

and service level by 30%

· Facilitate workshops, classes, and seminars on company products, processes,

policies, and systems.

· Assist in developing, enhancing, and implementing online websites allowing

customers the opportunity to reference new and existing accounts.

· Developed coaching tools to assist Customer Service Representatives with high-end

clients. (Ex: Wal-Mart and GAP)

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration

Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ

Skills

  • Process Improvement
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Goal-Oriented
  • Staff Management
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Operations Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Employee Motivation
  • Staff Discipline

Timeline

Global Command Center Supervisor

Sunnova Energy Corporation
04.2019 - Current

Operations Manager

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2018

Customer Contact Center Manager

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2004

Supervisor POS Support Department

First Data Corporation, TeleCheck Services Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2003

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration

Delgado Community College

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Cynthia Thomas