Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
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Despina Amontis

Lansdale,PA

Summary

20+ years of experience in Workforce Management and a strong dedication to creating outstanding customer experiences, Proven extensive background of assessing customers' needs, improving experiences, and expanding usage will undoubtedly lend itself in successfully filling this position.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

UKG, Inc.

UKG
12.2000 - 07.2024

Formerly Kronos, Inc | October 2016 – March 2020

Formerly Datamatics | December 2000 – October 2016

Lead Solution Strategist

UKG
06.2021 - 07.2024
  • Engaged with Ready customers to discuss best practices, thought leadership, workarounds, and provide executive overviews of Ready products including Time, Basic and Advanced Scheduler, Accruals, Leave of Absence, Attestation, Dashboards, Reporting, Payroll Process Overviews and CMS/PBJ. Discussed leveraging their products to their fullest potential to provide customers better ROI.
  • Founding member of Circle Connect Series at UKG – A Ready 1: Many live topic specific webinar series, later adopted companywide for all UKG products.
  • Created detailed topic-specific recordings to assist customers with their Ready knowledge.

Sr. Business Process Analyst

UKG/Kronos, Inc.
10.2016 - 06.2021
  • A founding member of the Kronos Incubator team which focused on rapid experiments to improve core functionality of Workforce Ready, reporting direct results to executive leaders
  • Nurtured and engaged new administrators in 1:1sessions to foster adoption and retention
  • Led customer workshops in partnership with Executive Relationship Mangers to help drive usage of critical areas of the solution, including Time Keeping, Accruals, Dashboards & more.

Manager, Product Support

UKG/Kronos, Inc.
10.2016 - 03.2019
  • Led technical support team to ensure success of Kronos Ready and 300+ Datamatics customers
  • Managed resources and applied metrics to optimize support efficiency.
  • Escalation point of contact and leverage cross-functional relationships to promptly resolve complex issues.

Software Support Mgr /Manager: Software & PreSales

Datamatics Management Services - A Kronos Company
06.2012 - 10.2016
  • Directed technical support operations focused on enhancing customer satisfaction for over 300 customers
  • Escalation POC and leveraging cross-functional relationships to mitigate red customers and drive product adoption
  • Deliver customized pre and post Sales product demos
  • Full project implementation of new customer systems and customization projects while providing end-user training and knowledge transfer.

Software Support Specialist/Implementation & Pre-Sales Coordinator

Datamatics Management Services
12.2000 - 06.2012
  • Support, implement, and train in all customer verticals and ensure a stellar customer experience while also delivering all levels of pre and post Sales demos
  • Worked with developers providing valuable insight for customizations/product enhancements, performed QA testing and release management processes.

Education

Completed coursework towards Associates Degree -

MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
West Windsor, NJ

Skills

  • Microsoft Suite
  • Training videos
  • Video editing/Camtasia
  • Creative problem solving
  • Presentation skills
  • Teamwork
  • Critical thinking
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer relationship management

Certification

  • Kronos WFR Core Concepts –TLM
  • UKG Ready Advanced Scheduler – Aug 2022
  • UKG Ready Payroll Training – Jan 2022
  • Kronos WFR Core Concepts – Technology Overview
  • Kronos WFR TLM Essentials and Configuration

References

LinkedIn Reference – see Recommendations 

Other references available upon request

Timeline

Lead Solution Strategist

UKG
06.2021 - 07.2024

Sr. Business Process Analyst

UKG/Kronos, Inc.
10.2016 - 06.2021

Manager, Product Support

UKG/Kronos, Inc.
10.2016 - 03.2019

Software Support Mgr /Manager: Software & PreSales

Datamatics Management Services - A Kronos Company
06.2012 - 10.2016

UKG, Inc.

UKG
12.2000 - 07.2024

Software Support Specialist/Implementation & Pre-Sales Coordinator

Datamatics Management Services
12.2000 - 06.2012

Completed coursework towards Associates Degree -

MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Despina Amontis