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Donna Crooks

Conway,SC

Summary

Seasoned Customer Service Specialist with a robust background in fast-paced environments, including Verizon Communications. Excelled in roles requiring exceptional customer care and advanced Microsoft Office skills. Proven track record of enhancing customer satisfaction, evidenced by supervising a team to resolve complex issues efficiently. Demonstrates strong leadership and problem-solving abilities, ensuring a seamless customer experience.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Customer Service Representative

Circle K Corp
Myrtle Beach, SC
10.2023 - 08.2024

Provided outstanding customer service in a very busy convenience store.

Assisted customers with purchases of items, gas and food.

Promoted available products and services to customers during checkout.

Developed strong relationships with customers by providing personalized assistance and support.

Cashier/Customer Service/Sales Associate

Walmart
Myrtle Beach, SC
10.2021 - 06.2023
  • Duties include cashier at checkout
  • Welcoming customers, many tourists, to the Myrtle Beach area
  • Assist customers with questions regarding location of products and pricing questions
  • Provide outstanding customer service to every customer that enters the store

Food Service Specialist

Aramark
Conway, SC
07.2019 - 09.2021
  • Duties included cashier, attend to all facets of providing food services to faculty and students at one of the campus dining halls, including serving 400 students per shift
  • Helping students feel welcome and appreciated

Customer Service Representative

STARTEK
Myrtle Beach, SC
04.2018 - 03.2019
  • Fast paced environment
  • Responsible for handling inbound chats from customers needing assistance with basic troubleshooting steps for the internet/cable and billing support
  • Experienced in handling multiple chats simultaneously

Customer Service Representative

Verizon
Springfield, MA
08.1998 - 06.2014
  • Fast paced call center for Verizon Communications
  • Duties entailed providing outstanding customer service for new installations and repair services
  • Providing customers information regarding new connects, repair issues and billing questions
  • Confirm with call or email that customer issue was resolved with satisfaction
  • Also called other departments including service technicians, to be sure customer satisfaction was confirmed
  • Before the office was closed, I did this job from home
  • For 3 years, I was also a supervisor, taking calls when customer demanded a supervisor or was not satisfied with the other representatives' outcome
  • Scheduled reservations for customers
  • Created customer appointments

Education

Associate - Business Administration

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA
06.1986

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Call Center
  • CSR
  • Customer Care
  • Customer Support
  • Food Service
  • Foodservice
  • Food Prep
  • Servsafe
  • Excel
  • Administrative Experience
  • Microsoft Office
  • Accounts Payable
  • Kitchen Experience
  • Food Safety
  • Accounts Receivable
  • POS
  • Office Management
  • Management
  • Accounting
  • Cashiering
  • Food Production
  • QuickBooks
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • General ledger reconciliation
  • Bank reconciliation
  • General ledger accounting
  • Journal entries
  • Bookkeeping
  • Catering
  • Data Entry

Certification

ServSafe

Personal Information

Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Assessments

  • Front Desk Agent (Hotel), Highly Proficient, 07/01/19, Selecting hotel rooms based on verbal requests and identifying errors in hotel data.
  • Customer Focus & Orientation, Expert, 03/01/20, Responding to customer situations with sensitivity.
  • Call center customer service, Proficient, 09/01/20, Applying customer service skills in a call center setting.
  • Sales skills, Proficient, 09/01/21, Influencing and negotiating with customers.
  • Written communication, Highly Proficient, 09/01/21, Best practices for writing, including grammar, style, clarity, and brevity.
  • Verbal communication, Expert, 09/01/21, Speaking clearly, correctly, and concisely.

Timeline

Customer Service Representative

Circle K Corp
10.2023 - 08.2024

Cashier/Customer Service/Sales Associate

Walmart
10.2021 - 06.2023

Food Service Specialist

Aramark
07.2019 - 09.2021

Customer Service Representative

STARTEK
04.2018 - 03.2019

Customer Service Representative

Verizon
08.1998 - 06.2014

ServSafe

Associate - Business Administration

Holyoke Community College
Donna Crooks