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Elaina Payne

Clermont,FL

Summary

Elaina is currently a Call Center Representative and brings over 10 years of experience in customer service. Responded to and resolved customer complaints and grievances. Assisted with telephone inquiries about card/bank account fraud in a busy call center environment when working at SunTrust Bank. Available to interview with a 24 hour notice and can start with one weeks' notice. Customer Relationships Customer Service Client Retention Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Account Research Ticket Systems and Client Ques Issue Identification and Remediation Account Management Insurance and Financial Industry Advisory Skills Caseload Management Quality Control Performance Management and KPIs Market Intelligence Proficient in MS Office Verint Portal 75 WPM Typing and Data Entry Documentation and Correspondence Efficient in analytical and numerical problem solving techniques seeking part time work from home employment Authorized to work in the US for any employer Successful Customer Supervisor with 10+ years of experience addressing customer requests and concerns. Expert at providing relevant information and options to successfully resolve issues. Upbeat and energetic handling difficult situations through resourcefulness and adaptability. Successful Executive with over 5+ years of demonstrated ability in delivering mission-critical results. Offering outstanding communication and cross-cultural team management skills. Entrepreneurial attitude for optimal profitability. Ambitious team leader adept at creating strategic alliances with organizational leaders and effectively aligning with and supporting key business initiatives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Trust & Security Specialist

Vacasa
Orlando, FL
10.2020 - Current
  • Ability to multitask
  • Having tough conversations with guests
  • Attention to detail
  • Handle inbound calls, emails, chats, and texts for North America's largest vacation rental manager
  • Assist guests, field operations teams and owners from various areas of business
  • Assessing needs, problem-solving, booking new reservations, troubleshooting, dispatching field teams, and handling potentially escalated situations
  • Responsible for helping every guest create better life-long memories.
  • Oversaw more than $30,000 in total assets with consistently high returns and client satisfaction
  • Managed investment funds to maximize return on client investments

Guest Experience Specialist

Vacasa
Orlando, FL
07.2020 - 10.2020
  • Handle inbound calls, emails, chats, and texts for North America's largest vacation rental manager
  • Assist guests, field operations teams and owners from various areas of business
  • Assessing needs, problem-solving, booking new reservations, troubleshooting, dispatching field teams, and handling potentially escalated situations
  • Responsible for helping every guest create better life-long memories.
  • Collected room deposits, fees and payments
  • Increased revenue by 20%

Product Specialist

Bed Bath & Beyond
Orlando, FL
04.2018 - 08.2020
  • Receive inbound calls from customer in regards to Bed Bath & Beyond/buybuyBaby
  • Support customers by thinking outside box in fixing mistakes and problems provided by customers
  • Learning multiple systems to ensure smooth calls
  • Assists in coaching of other agents to ensure providing best experiences
  • Score calls to try and help agents recognize opportunities for improvement
  • Help complete replacement orders for agents and when necessary contact them and coach them on opportunities for improvement
  • Trained and provided coaching to 15 junior team members
  • Created database of all equipment models and serial Numbers

Customer Care Assistant

CVS/AETNA
Orlando, FL
01.2017 - 03.2019
  • Provided assistance and account troubleshooting support to assist members of CVS/AETNA health care with their health and wellness concerns
  • Worked consistently to ensure accurate phone coverage, monitored priority of calls and shifts escalated calls to assure resolution to problems
  • Assisted with calls related to prescription pharmacy management for multiple companies
  • Ability to navigate and educate customers to their best pharmaceutical benefit
  • Managed up to 25 junior agents

Customer Service Associate

Progressive Insurance
Orlando, FL
03.2017 - 04.2018
  • Received inbound calls from customers in regards to their accounts and policies
  • Responded to and resolved customer complaints and grievances
  • Adhered to established procedures to ensure quality and regulatory compliance
  • Managed call queue and client request pipeline, maintaining response and resolution SLAs
  • Educated customers on account details coverage options, quote policies, etc.
  • Impacted positive sales by 15%

Customer Service Quality Analyst

Xerox Services
Orlando, FL
09.2015 - 03.2017
  • Point of contact for escalated customer service issues, remediation for account errors, corporate and retail client complaints
  • Provided 1st tier call center representatives with answers and appropriate options for client complaint resolution in timely manner, provided functional guidance, training and assistance to lower level staff
  • Responsible for completing activities involving quality assurance and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements
  • Adhered to strict service level agreements and expectations for resolution timelines
  • Managed large volume of internal and external client issues requiring individual remediation actions and superior customer service techniques
  • Documentation for status updates and actions taken
  • Coached and developed fellow agents to perform at peak performance, auditing and reviewing/ analyzing data and documentation

Escalations Customer Service Representative, DDA Claims Specialist

SunTrust Bank
Orlando, FL
09.2014 - 09.2015
  • Assisted with telephone inquiries about card/bank account fraud in busy call center environment
  • Managed high volume of complaints and customer calls, receiving and evaluating individual complaints, assessing needs and balancing competing priorities
  • Created correspondence and requests for additional information, as well as status update and result documentation
  • Received and handled serious complaints, utilizing strong customer service to empathize with and de- escalate very upset clients
  • Performed analysis to identify possible front-end and/or back-end fraud
  • Identified areas for increased security procedures and recommends to fraud prevention associates
  • Managed pipeline of claims and cases for review, analysis and action
  • Assisted in matters of sensitive nature providing education on fraud strategies, assistance with banking matters
  • Handled 75+ calls per day to address customer inquiries and concerns

Retention Specialist

Sykes
Lakeland, FL
10.2013 - 09.2014
  • Assisted customers who may have complaints or issues with billing, as well as customers who require products or services to be changed to best fit their needs in busy call center environment
  • Received and responded to large volume of calls, maintaining compliance with SLAs
  • Met and exceeded KPIs
  • Listened to and understood client needs, developing custom solutions and options to provide better service and improve quality to prevent disconnection/losing active clients
  • Made 15 sales calls weekly to existing and new customers for business growth
  • Researched market and competitor data regarding benefits and compensation, developing standards to maintain competitive benefits packages

Fraud Detection Specialist II

Vantiv
Cincinnati, OH
06.2011 - 09.2013
  • Monitored queue's to prevent fraudulent parties from misusing debit cards
  • Contacted customers to ensure still possessed their cards using outbound call support in busy call center environment
  • Level II for RTD department directly beneath supervisors to ensure teams were either meeting or exceeding needs, investigated suspicious activities and works to prevent fraud from occurring
  • Fraud Detection Inbound
  • Researching concerns and responding promptly to client and customer inquiries through inbound calls
  • Strong ability to handle confidential information
  • Anticipating client/customer needs, customer Education, identifying and using appropriate resources in order to provide contact resolution, Identifying and reporting call trends
  • Saved thousands by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems

Education

Associate of Science - Medical Billing/Coding

Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
03.2023

Bachelors of Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice

Northern Kentucky University
08.2003

Skills

  • POS Systems and Ordering Platforms
  • Calm and Professional Under Pressure
  • Upbeat and Positive Personality
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • De-escalation Techniques
  • Order and Refund Processing
  • Building Customer Trust and Loyalty

Timeline

Trust & Security Specialist

Vacasa
10.2020 - Current

Guest Experience Specialist

Vacasa
07.2020 - 10.2020

Product Specialist

Bed Bath & Beyond
04.2018 - 08.2020

Customer Service Associate

Progressive Insurance
03.2017 - 04.2018

Customer Care Assistant

CVS/AETNA
01.2017 - 03.2019

Customer Service Quality Analyst

Xerox Services
09.2015 - 03.2017

Escalations Customer Service Representative, DDA Claims Specialist

SunTrust Bank
09.2014 - 09.2015

Retention Specialist

Sykes
10.2013 - 09.2014

Fraud Detection Specialist II

Vantiv
06.2011 - 09.2013

Associate of Science - Medical Billing/Coding

Seminole State College of Florida

Bachelors of Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice

Northern Kentucky University
Elaina Payne