Accommodating Customer Support Specialist with documented history of exceeding customer expectations. Calm and composed in stressful situations with successful record of reducing customer dissatisfaction through acknowledgment, decisive communication and focused solutions. Expert at finding win-win solutions.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Customer Representative
Verizon Communications Inc
Buffalo, NY
05.2014 - Current
Deliver an exceptional customer service experience, resolve issues, and share benefits of additional Verizon services. Recognized for being positive, intuitive, and customer-centric.
Respond to customer inquiries and resolve issues in a timely manner, resulting in a 100% Verizon Customer Experience Survey score.
Maintain accurate customer account records and update accounts when necessary to ensure effective communication and follow-up.
Develop customer loyalty and identify opportunities to increase sales revenue.
Customer Service Representative
U.S Small Business Administration
Buffalo, NY
10.2005 - 01.2014
Assist disaster victims recover from natural disasters and rebuild their lives, by providing affordable, timely, and accessible financial assistance to homeowners, renters, and businesses.
Completed special projects, ensuring that the results are consistent with and in support of the SBA's goals and objectives.
Provided prompt, accurate, and courteous responses to inquiries from internal and external customers. Properly utilize systems such as Pay.Gov, DCMS, Nemis, and PQMD, and other system resources to determine loan application status information for disaster loan victims.
Assisted applicants with completing The ELA(Electronic Loan Application). This involved providing instructions on where to access the application online, and if locked out of the online account, what was required to log back in.
Instrumental in mentoring new call center agents, screening outgoing correspondence to new applicants.
Small Business Specialist
HSBC Bank
Buffalo, NY
02.2007 - 08.2008
Answered business customers' inquiries about their existing deposit or credit accounts.
Developed, maintained, and expanded relationships with small business customers.
Utilized cross-sell techniques to expand customer relationships.
Developed relationships with attorneys, accountants, and influential community members to identify prospects for new business opportunities.
Acted as a business Internet banking representative for business customers that required assistance navigating through the internet, first-time users, and solving all technical issues.
Handles more complex inquiries and acted as a coaching information resource for less experienced associates.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bennett High School
Buffalo, NY
09-1993
Skills
Develop Highly empathetic customer relationships and continuously earn reputation by exceeding service standard goals
respond to customer request,offering excellent support and tailored recommendations to address customer needs
promote superior experience by addressing customer concerns,demonstrating empathy and resolving problems promptly
improve sales abilities and product knowledge on a continues basis to provide optimal customer service and achieve quotas
Listen to customers questions and concerns and provide answers or responses
Provide information about product and services
Take orders,calculate charges,and process billing or payments