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Douglas Bateman

Douglas Bateman

Magnolia

Summary

Skilled manager/supervisor with extensive experience in handling and resolving customer disputes efficiently and effectively. Proven ability to manage a team of dispute analysts, ensuring prompt investigation, accurate documentation, and timely resolution of cases. Strong knowledge of banking regulations and compliance requirements related to debit card transactions. Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of building positive relationships with both internal stakeholders and external customers. 

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Member Relationship Advisor

Chevron FCU
06.2024 - Current
  • Assisted members with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications, and signing up for new services.
  • Developed and maintained strong member relationships, providing exceptional service and advice.
  • Providing excellent member service
  • Make courtesy phone calls to inform members on all of our products and services.
  • Perform monthly audits
  • Advise members on improving financial health with savings, managing debt, building credit, lending options, digital banking, and marketing campaigns and promotions.

Debit Card Disputes Supervisor

Woodforest National Bank
05.2019 - 04.2023

Served as a senior level resource for department personnel, branch personnel, customers, and customer care assisting with questions and issue resolution of claims and investigations.

  • Handled escalated calls on complex inquiries related to debit card disputes and general management from a variety of internal and external parties including customers, branches, merchants, agencies, attorneys, law enforcement, internal departments, and other institutions.
  • Research customer dispute claims by reviewing card transactions, account records and information provided by merchants; makes a determination or escalates for approval as appropriate.
  • Review and manage requests to revoke debit card privileges to avoid further loss.
  • Ensure team performance and goals are met in accordance with department standards via volume tracking and analytics.

Branch Manager

Woodforest National Bank
07.2016 - 05.2019
  • Achieved branch sales and revenue goals by proactively identifying, marketing, and recommending banking products and services beneficial to the customer.
  • Recruit, train, retain and motivate staff to ensure profitability, sales, customer experience, compliance, and growth objectives for assigned branches within the region.
  • Developed and lead innovative strategies to grow, retain and deepen consumer and business relationships.
  • Proactively grow business deposits and loans through inside and outside business calling.
  • Enhance customer experience and the reputation of the Bank by warmly and sincerely greeting, engaging, and developing relationships with retail partners and customers.
  • Embrace and lead a technology driven customer experience.
  • Lead, partner and execute a community engagement strategy with a Community Development Relationship Manager in order to be an engaged and intrinsic community partner.
  • Inspire and lead team members to reach their full potential.
  • Demonstrate flexibility to perform every other duty as assigned.

Assistant Manager

Woodforest National Bank
07.2013 - 07.2016
  • Open and close the branch of the bank in the absence of the Bank Manager.
  • Assist with hiring and interviewing of new team members and provide training and guidance to new hires.
  • Ensure that any queries are resolved, whether from staff members or customers.
  • Collaborate with Cashiers and other banking staff to help resolve technical and customer-related problems.
  • De-escalate and calm angry or upset clients down, and provide suitable resolutions for clients within the bank.

Retail Banker

Woodforest National Bank
07.2007 - 07.2013
  • Achieve individual sales by proactively identifying, marketing, and recommending bank products and services beneficial to the customer.
  • Enhanced customer experience and the reputation of the Bank by warmly and sincerely greeting, engaging, and developing relationships with customers, community members, and retail partners.
  • Embraced a technology driven customer experience.
  • Explain complex solutions in a simple to understand way,
  • Demonstrate flexibility to perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Shawnee Heights Highschool
Topeka KS

Skills

  • Banking
  • Store Management Experience
  • Cash Handling
  • Sales
  • Retail Management
  • Leadership
  • Interviewing
  • Financial Services
  • Management
  • Supervising Experience
  • Assistant Manager Experience
  • Conflict Management

Accomplishments

    HERO Woodforest National Bank December 2014

    Hitting Every Regional Objective 

Timeline

Senior Member Relationship Advisor

Chevron FCU
06.2024 - Current

Debit Card Disputes Supervisor

Woodforest National Bank
05.2019 - 04.2023

Branch Manager

Woodforest National Bank
07.2016 - 05.2019

Assistant Manager

Woodforest National Bank
07.2013 - 07.2016

Retail Banker

Woodforest National Bank
07.2007 - 07.2013

Shawnee Heights Highschool
Douglas Bateman