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Damon Gadie

Customer Service Manager
Pasadena,CA

Summary

Outgoing and quality conscious Contact Center Manager with 20 years of Customer Engagement/Collection experiences with a proven track record. Managed and monitored the daily activities of offshore operations and departmental management for over 400 personnel. Takes pride in ability to motivate, energize and lead to successful outcomes. Genuine collaborator committed to organizational success. Known for excellent people skills; interact favorably with staff from all cultures and backgrounds

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Care Supervisor

Freedom Mortgage Corporation
San Dimas, CA
01.2018 - 11.2022

Responsibilities

• Managed team of 7-12 employees to ensure customer service KPI’s and Federal Mortgage Guidelines (FHA, VA FHLMC, FNMC, USDA) were met and adhered to daily.

• Responsible for coaching/mentoring associates to ensure performance standards and quality measurements were obtained/surpassed.

• Ensured timely completion of annual reviews for all employees was completed. Insured (via loan-level audits) that all staff is performing at a high-quality level.

• Performed monthly audits in compliance with investor guidelines.

• Developed action plans to improve gaps in performance.

• Part of the Project Management Team for Customer Engagement

• Review and approve repayment plans for customers

• Followed up with customers to assure certain disputes were addressed in a timely manner.

Achievements

• Increased team production by 30% within 3 month period by developing and implementing monthly action plans focusing on KPI's (VOC, Quality, Metrics).

• The team consistently ranked in Top 5% for Performance for Q1, Q2, and Q3 of 2019

• Delegated to work on special projects and high profile initiatives for VP of Servicing.

• Partnered with the Marketing Department to implement a process that would increase customer experience.

• Liaison between Servicing and Origination Department to address concerns or disputes with Origination Department.

• Administrator of Customer Care Escalations Mailbox.

• Responsible to produce Origination's reporting to our Servicing Management Team.

  • Monitored compliance risks while adhering to safety protocols.
  • Evaluated interactions between associates and customers to assess personnel performance.
  • Scheduled and attended meetings with clients and prospective clients as requested.

Account Resolution Supervisor

Conifer Health Solutions
Anaheim, CA
01.2016 - 01.2018

Responsibilities

• Supervised the Self Pay Medical Collections team of 12 members.

• Hired, trained, scheduled and developed Self Pay Medical Collections staff.

• Ensured timely completion of annual reviews for all team members

• Completed quality monitoring on all staff to ensure HIPPA and FDCPA regulations are being followed.

• Demonstrated productive management techniques and consulted with Operations Manager to implement processes.

• Effectively led team members to attain desired K.P.I. results

Achievements

• Led team to recover $810k in bad debt revenue over 12 months.

• Top Gun Winner for best performing Team for Q1 and Q3 of 2017

Collections Supervisor

Wells Fargo Dealer Services
Cypress, CA
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Responsibilities
  • • Managed team of 7-9 team members in Auto Collections Department
  • • Insured team adhered to Company Policy and Procedures
  • • Monitored and coached team members to ensure Quality and Customer Experience were met.
  • • Initiated approval of repossession of assets
  • • Assigned Field Chases to increase payment/recovery efforts
  • • Collaborated with Sales and Credit team to increase sales and reduce losses
  • Achievements
  • • Led team to lowest delinquency rate in Department for 6 consecutive months
  • • Represented Branch in Small Claims Court
  • Supervised and coordinated activities of collections employees attempting to gather monies owed from consumers.
  • Identified needs and provided training to clarify expectations of collections agents.
  • Trained collections agents and reviewed work to reach compliance with legal requirements and company policies.
  • Accessed credit records to evaluate customer credit histories.

Extended Operations (Call Center) Manager/AVP Global Consultant/

H.S.B.C., Global Resourcing N.A.
, IN
01.2009 - 01.2013

Responsibilities

• Managed, trained and monitored the daily activities of Collections/Customer Service Offshore Operations and departmental management for over 400 personnel servicing Mortgage, Consumer Lending, Auto and Credit Card Operations portfolios.

• Implemented changes to several process flow to improve performance and increase customer experience scorecards.

• Led and facilitated daily activities by conducting weekly performance touch bases and call calibrations with offshore management staff to ensure KPI's are met

• Strategized and implemented employee training/development plans to help improve performance and customer experience.

• Benchmarked metrics annually for Performance Level Agreements for Offshore Operations.

• Co-facilitated several portfolio migrations partnering with offshore management with an effort to coordinate and support the business model and internal policy and procedures. Traveled offshore 2-3 times a year to offer additional support and to ensure measurements were being met.

• Supported migration of heavily regulated US businesses to the Philippines by addressing, reviewing, and resolving any compliance-related issues.

Achievements

• Led offshore teams in both India and the Philippines to consistently outperform domestic counterparts in various K.P.I. Metrics, 10 out of 12 months per year. Saving the company within a range of $250,000 to $500,000 per month

• Developed Action Plans aligned with the Performance Level Agreement to drive results saving the company $10+ million in recoverable assets.

• Supported opening migration of Operation Centers in the Philippines (Manila) and India (Hyderabad, Vizag). Ensured minimal disruption of performance and customer experience.

Unit Manager of Collections

H.S.B.C., Default Collections
Pomona, CA
01.2005 - 01.2009

Responsibilities

• Managed teams of 7-12 employees from various stages of delinquency (Front End, Back End, Charge Off)

• Coached, trained and mentored team members to ensure compliance, performance and customer experience were being met.

• Performed management duties such as interviewing, hiring and administrating disciplinary action plans.

• Was tasked to travel overseas to support offshore collections/customer experience teams.

Achievements

• Promoted to A.V.P. Global Consultant

• Assigned responsibility to facilitate monthly Best Practices Meeting between domestic and offshore sites (India and Philippines)

• Achieved Six Sigma Certification

Education

Bachelor of Science -

University of Devry
Pomona, CA
05.2002 - 10.2006

Skills

    Six Sigma Cerftification

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Timeline

Customer Care Supervisor

Freedom Mortgage Corporation
01.2018 - 11.2022

Account Resolution Supervisor

Conifer Health Solutions
01.2016 - 01.2018

Collections Supervisor

Wells Fargo Dealer Services
01.2014 - 01.2016

Extended Operations (Call Center) Manager/AVP Global Consultant/

H.S.B.C., Global Resourcing N.A.
01.2009 - 01.2013

Unit Manager of Collections

H.S.B.C., Default Collections
01.2005 - 01.2009

Bachelor of Science -

University of Devry
05.2002 - 10.2006
Damon GadieCustomer Service Manager