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IIESHAY S. BLALOCK

Bowie,MD

Summary

With a strong background in medical/legal support customer service and a wealth of experience, I have honed my oral and written communication skills throughout my career. I effectively interact with clients and colleagues, comprehending and following both written and verbal instructions to complete tasks accurately and efficiently. My exceptional organizational abilities enable me to prioritize my workload effectively and consistently meet deadlines. I thrive in collaborative and independent settings, making me the ideal candidate for this position.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Representative Sr

United Healthcare
02.2023 - Current
  • Working from home
  • Answering incoming calls from brokers and employers
  • Enrolling and terminating employees from health and dental plans
  • Emailing temporary medical cards
  • Answering billing/premium questions and assisting with payments
  • Assisting brokers and employers with navigation of UHC employer portals
  • Granting access to UHC employer portals and password resets
  • Educating employers and brokers on UHC policies and procedures
  • Meeting and maintaining monthly metrics

Customer Experience Associate II

Conduent
07.2022 - 02.2023
  • Working from home
  • Answering incoming calls from the residents of Kentucky concerning Medicaid, MCOs, Medicare and QHPs
  • Completing applications for medical/dental insurance
  • Enrolling Kentucky residents into health plans
  • Assisting callers with finding providers, facilities and prescription drug
  • Assist members and providers with questions regarding claim status, billing issues, and explanation of benefits (EOB)
  • Updating callers information and running eligibility of health benefits
  • Providing community based resources
  • Directing and transferring caller to appropriate department
  • Maintaining one call resolution metric

Customer Service Rep

BCforward
02.2019 - 07.2022
  • Working from home
  • Answering incoming calls from residents of Massachusetts pertaining to Medicaid, Medicare and QHPs
  • Assisting members by completing applications for medical/dental insurance
  • Enrolling members in medical/dental plans
  • Assisting members with finding providers, facilities and prescriptions
  • Updating members’ information and run eligibility
  • Giving members status updates and premiums due dates
  • Answering and reviewing medical claims
  • Meeting and maintaining metrics

Account/Billing/Technical Support Rep, Call Quality Specialist

Kelly Connect
07.2017 - 01.2019
  • Working from home
  • Answering customer account and billing questions
  • Issuing refunds
  • Resolving username and password issues
  • Assisting customer with purchasing and canceling subscriptions
  • Resolving technology issues through troubleshooting
  • Diagnosing and resolving internet connectivity issue
  • Scheduling repairs
  • Performing quality reviews by listening to inbound calls
  • Evaluating agents call flow, procedures and customer skills by established quality standards/metrics
  • Providing constructive feedback to agents regarding calls
  • Monthly one on one coaching with agents
  • Participating in learning and development training

Product Specialist

Concentrix
05.2016 - 06.2017
  • Working from home
  • Answering incoming calls from customers
  • Recommending products to meet customers’ needs
  • Processing orders and payments
  • Minor trouble shooting of customers’ cell phones and passwords
  • Transferring calls to appropriate department
  • Attending daily team meetings

Personal Injury Paralegal

Bryon Morgan & Associates
08.2014 - 12.2015

Responsibilities included

Conducting initial client interviews

Maintaiing and organizing case files,

Tracking deadlines and court dates to ensure timely filing and submissions

Coordinating with insurance companies, medical providers, and other parties involved in the case

Preparing medical summaries and documentation to present evidence of injuries

Assisting in the preparation of settlement agreements, release forms, and other legal contracts.

Assisting in negotiating settlements with insurance companies and opposing counsel.

Preparing settlement packages and assist in presenting settlement offers to clients.

Independent Paralegal

Brief Cases Paralegal Services
05.2007 - 06.2014
  • Drafting legal documents routinely needed for specified legal action
  • Interviewing initial interviews with prospective clients and witnesses for trial
  • Legal research and writing
  • Document retrieval and filing in court
  • Assist attorneys per diem basis

Legal Document Service Specialist II / Legal Records Specialist

Merrill Corporation
11.2003 - 04.2007
  • Assisting Attorneys and staff in USPTO filings through document production
  • Duplicating legal documents
  • Transmission of facsimiles
  • Scanning documents
  • Transferring files to Compact Discs
  • Binding documents
  • Distributing in-house mail
  • Providing coverage for receptionist
  • Records management (CPI)
  • Creating barcodes for new case folders
  • Retrieving and distributing case files
  • Processing file requests

Child Support Case Assessment Specialist/Lead Customer Service Representative

Ashlin Management Group
05.1999 - 05.2003
  • Child support case intake
  • Answering inbound calls and correspondence from custodial and non-custodial parents pertaining to their child support case
  • Maintaining a log of delinquent non-custodial parents to be scheduled for contempt hearings
  • Initiating requests for enforcement
  • Preparing/reviewing case updates and ad-hoc reports
  • Verifying employment

Legal Assistant

T. Janel, Inc.
07.1996 - 04.1999
  • Liaison between attorney and clients
  • Scheduling and conducting initial interviews with prospective clients
  • Researching law using WESTLAW
  • Analyzing and preparing case documents
  • Drafting legal briefs, pleadings motions, summaries, affidavits, discovery agreements, deeds, appeals, wills
  • Answering interrogatives
  • Assisting attorney with daily activities

Education

Paralegal Certificate -

Barclay Career School
01.1993

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Court filings
  • Client communication
  • Ethics and confidentiality
  • Case analysis
  • Interviewing witnesses
  • Medical records review
  • Case support
  • Fact compilation
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Westlaw
  • LexisNexis

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Customer Service Representative Sr

United Healthcare
02.2023 - Current

Customer Experience Associate II

Conduent
07.2022 - 02.2023

Customer Service Rep

BCforward
02.2019 - 07.2022

Account/Billing/Technical Support Rep, Call Quality Specialist

Kelly Connect
07.2017 - 01.2019

Product Specialist

Concentrix
05.2016 - 06.2017

Personal Injury Paralegal

Bryon Morgan & Associates
08.2014 - 12.2015

Independent Paralegal

Brief Cases Paralegal Services
05.2007 - 06.2014

Legal Document Service Specialist II / Legal Records Specialist

Merrill Corporation
11.2003 - 04.2007

Child Support Case Assessment Specialist/Lead Customer Service Representative

Ashlin Management Group
05.1999 - 05.2003

Legal Assistant

T. Janel, Inc.
07.1996 - 04.1999

Paralegal Certificate -

Barclay Career School
IIESHAY S. BLALOCK