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Karen DeJesus

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven professional with over 28 years of experience in business management, telecommunications, recruiting, customer service, and sales. Proven expertise in navigating diverse management roles, driving billing resolution processes, and enhancing customer satisfaction through strategic sales initiatives. Versatile leader adept at fostering team collaboration and delivering exceptional service in fast-paced environments. Committed to leveraging extensive industry knowledge to achieve organizational goals and elevate client experiences.

Work History

Billing Customer Service and Sales

AT&T
  • Revenue stimulation.
  • Working with customers for customer account inquiry and service calls for installation, removal or changes to network service plans, quotation of rates and service intervals and discussion of pending orders and sales opportunities.
  • Qualifying aftermarket requests from customers and account teams for term plans, contract tariff, product specific promotions and other possible customer/account requirements customer sales support:
  • Negotiating and implementing with customer as needed
  • Answers and explains questions/inquires
  • Investigates billing claims/disputes
  • Calculating and issuing adjustments
  • Analyzing customer accounts
  • Arranging special billing arrangements
  • Performing maintenance functions for switched services including:
  • Call receipts, auto test, service assurance, and escalation
  • Creating tickets
  • Coordinating activities of suppliers
  • Processing customer payments
  • System access through terminals, pcs and other electronic devices
  • Preparing, changing customer records
  • Receiving calls to resolve problems, furnish information
  • Customer Billing Administration:
  • Documenting and reporting daily activity
  • Performing various administrative functions, such as filing
  • Reviewing, interpreting and applying company policies and practices
  • Attending meetings
  • VoIP, AVPN ,EVPN ,ADI ,Long Distance, Toll Free Service .ADIVB, data services

Branch Manager of Manpower

Manpower Inc
  • Company Overview: An international fortune 500 Employment Agency that services over 36 million clients in the United States
  • Filing all unemployment, disability, liability, workers compensation claims
  • Meeting a quote of maintaining year over year growth for the Syracuse Market
  • Building and flourishing both National and Local accounts
  • Responsible of all financial reports both monthly and fiscal for the Syracuse Branch
  • Responsible for all payroll and W2's for employees
  • Effectively meets the temporary help and/or training needs of a major Manpower Customer
  • Delivers high quality service to the customer and Manpower employees.
  • Develops and retains business by providing outstanding customer service.
  • Responsible for the overall profitability and management of the account.
  • Responsible for managing On-Site Supervisors and On-Site Staffing Specialists as well as other site-specific support personnel.
  • Customize or enhance recruiting, training, recognition and retention programs to ensure optimum customer service.
  • Implement orientation program for Manpower employees, which incorporates customer's policies.
  • Counsel employees to more effectively meet productivity and quality goals.
  • Reconcile invoices to ensure accuracy in preparation for final approval and payment processing.
  • Manage monthly tracking reports based on Quality Performance results or other determined criteria.

Real Estate Agent

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Small Business Relationship Manager

Chase Bank
  • Company Overview: An international fortune 1000 financial institution that services over a million clients in the tristate area and across the world.
  • I was responsible for a portfolio of 1500 high-end business clients.
  • Servicing the issues that arise with any business clients in my portfolio.
  • Cross- selling products to my existing portfolio
  • I have a quota that I must reach every month as to new acquisitions that I am bringing into my cluster of branches.
  • I have a team of 12 personal bankers that work under coach and me that I both supervise daily. An international fortune 1000 financial institution that services over a million clients in the tristate area and across the world.
  • I was responsible for bringing all new business acquisition customers for all of Onondaga County into one of Chase's 14 branches.
  • Responsible for making sure that all proper documentation was accounted for during the new account process.
  • In charge of developing and implementing new sales tactics throughout the greater Onondaga county.

Sales Representative / Recruiter

AT&T
  • Company Overview: An international fortune 100 telecommunications and data services provider, which generated over 6 billion in revenue during 2004. Leader in fiber optics, network, data service, VoIP servicing global community.
  • Worked with 50-60 resilient customers per day while transitioning to sales.
  • Used a consultative selling approach to both adjust and resolve customer issues.
  • Resolve challenging customer situations while interacting with system applications and implementing customized customer approach.
  • Overcame customer's objections by application sales with 100% or more attainment.
  • Adjust customers' billing and act in a consultative role regarding products and services to achieve the customer's needs.

Education

Business Marketing & Management

University of Phoenix (Online Campus)

High School Diploma - undefined

Solvay High School
01.1994

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Sales
  • Networking
  • Human Resources (HR)
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Business Development
  • Analytical Skills
  • Administration
  • Sales Management
  • Decision-making
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Attention to detail
  • Written communication

Accomplishments

  • Implemented a plan to bring Gross Net Profits to a positive state from a $127,000 Deficit within a year.
  • Met or exceeded 100% sales quota in four major product areas consistently for over 2 years.
  • Collaborated with team of personal bankers to contact all business clientele in my portfolio.
  • Created and executed an incentive program for my sales team resulting in my team reaching a #1 status for 3 months.
  • Implemented a record keeping system for my team allowing us to keep track of all sales on a proficient basis.
  • Selected to participate in multiple additional leadership roles during my career at both AT&T and JPMorgan Chase Bank
  • Ranked top 5% in the nation for 2004.
  • Supervised and trained new title employees within their first 6 months of employment.
  • On a semi-annual basis print the Job Satisfaction and/or Employee Performance Appraisal Summary reports

Specialties

Specialties: approach, assets recovery, billing, coaching, customer relations, customer service, documentation, fiber optics, file management, financial, fundraising, government, html, management, marketing, Microsoft access, Microsoft excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft word, networking, online research, payroll processing, personnel, policy analysis, profit, quality, recruiting, sales, staffing, telecommunications, VoIP, AVPN ,EVPN ,ADI ,Long Distance, Toll Free Service .ADIVB, data services, contract implementation,Adobe, Workday.

Timeline

Branch Manager of Manpower

Manpower Inc

Real Estate Agent

Cny Advantage Reality

Small Business Relationship Manager

Chase Bank

Sales Representative / Recruiter

AT&T

High School Diploma - undefined

Solvay High School

Billing Customer Service and Sales

AT&T

Business Marketing & Management

University of Phoenix (Online Campus)
Karen DeJesus