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James Takacs

SALEM,Michigan

Summary

Accomplished banking professional with a robust history at Huntington National Bank, adept in customer service and regulatory compliance. Excelled in fraud prevention, enhancing branch operations, and mentoring new staff. Demonstrated creative thinking and operational management, achieving significant improvements in customer satisfaction and transaction security, providing product knowledge to help educate customers on their personal banking options.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Experience Banker

Huntington National Bank
08.2023 - Current

Managing customer transactions and maintenance-based banker needs, providing guidance to new CEB colleagues, educating them on ways to look out for fraud and protect customer accounts, along with standard teller line procedures. Managing branch housekeeping, ie: making sure everything is current including all retention and making sure everything out of date is destroyed. Processing customer disputes and managing customer concerns within my personal authority level.

Customer Experience Banker

Huntington National Bank
07.2022 - 08.2023

Managing customer transactions and maintenance-based banker needs, providing guidance to new CEB colleagues, educating them on ways to look out for fraud and protect customer accounts, along with standard teller line procedures. Managing branch housekeeping, ie: making sure everything is current including all retention and making sure everything out of date is destroyed. Processing customer disputes and managing customer concerns within my personal authority level.

Branch Service Manager

Huntington National Bank
05.2017 - 07.2022

Managing teller transactions and overrides, keeping eye for attempted fraud, keeping tellers informed and current on ways to authenticate customers and spot fraud attempts, managing monthly branch reports including teller outage tracking and all branch compliance and operations. Attempt to obtain information as to source of large deposits, or to extrapolate more information when suspicious activity is present, coordinating with holds department when necessary in attempt to stop potentially fraudulent transactions.

Senior Customer Champion

First Merit Bank
06.2015 - 05.2017

Providing account maintenance and opening new banking products for customers as needed, providing lending options, as well as teller line operations and maintaining a cashbox as needed. Ensuring all monthly operations documentation in branch is up to date and anything unnecessary for branch retention is destroyed. Keeping a vigilant eye for attempted fraud and suspicious activity.

Mortgage Loan Originator

Homesite Mortgage
04.2014 - 06.2015

Writing mortgage loans, keeping current with mortgage lending regulation to ensure all loans met regulatory requirements of the time. Being the single point of contact with the client through the process.

Mortgage Loan Originator

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group
01.2013 - 12.2013

Writing mortgage loans, keeping current with mortgage lending regulation to ensure all loans met regulatory requirements of the time. Being the single point of contact with the client through the process.

Education

Associate Of Science - Audio Engineering

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
10.2001

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Cash Handling
  • Creative Thinking
  • Cash Management
  • Product Promotion
  • Cross-selling expertise
  • Consumer Banking
  • Products and Services Knowledge
  • Know Your Customer
  • Security knowledge
  • Teller experience
  • Educating clients
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Account Servicing
  • Documentation skills
  • Employee Training Assistance
  • Opening and closing procedures
  • Branch operations
  • Operations Management
  • Qualifying Customers
  • Resourcefulness
  • Balance Transfers
  • Recordkeeping requirements
  • Security Protocols

Timeline

Customer Experience Banker

Huntington National Bank
08.2023 - Current

Customer Experience Banker

Huntington National Bank
07.2022 - 08.2023

Branch Service Manager

Huntington National Bank
05.2017 - 07.2022

Senior Customer Champion

First Merit Bank
06.2015 - 05.2017

Mortgage Loan Originator

Homesite Mortgage
04.2014 - 06.2015

Mortgage Loan Originator

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group
01.2013 - 12.2013

Associate Of Science - Audio Engineering

Full Sail University
James Takacs