Karin Barry
Schertz,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptable with exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly masters new skills.
Hardworking employee with exceptional people skills, capable at multitasking and excellent time management abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Customer Service Sales Representative
World Car Mazda Kia
San Antonio, TX
07.2024 - Current
- Entered, updated and maintained comprehensive and up-to-date customer information in CRM database.
- Followed up with customer to identify and resolve service, account or technical issues and maintain satisfaction.
- Built and maintained knowledge of evolving product and service offerings to promote additional sales to existing customers.
- Answered customer questions about products and services and recommended appropriate solutions.
- Called potential customers to assess business needs and present value propositions.
- Identified customer needs by asking questions and advising on best solutions.
- Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements.
Photographer
Self Employed Web
Schertz, TX
03.2020 - Current
- Photographed special events, parties and portraits.
- High degree of customer satisfaction with each photoshoot.
- Saved and archived images and maintained master image library for future use.
- Collaborated with clients to plan shoots and boost satisfaction with photos.
- Scouted locations and curated props for photography shoots.
- Coordinated and completed photoshoots for individuals, families and small groups.
- Uploaded digital images for editing, archiving and electronic transmission.
- Selected and adjusted subjects, equipment and lighting to achieve desired effects.
Customer Service Representative
James Avery Jewelry
Selma, TX
11.2017 - 01.2018
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Answered inbound calls, texts and emails to facilitate customer service.
- Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice.
- Arranged new merchandise with signage and appealing displays to encourage customer sales and move overstock items.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Collected payments.
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
Education
Real Estate
Utah And Texas Licensed In Both States01-2017
Haverhill Institute of Staging And Design
01-2015
Some College (No Degree) - ASL
Davis Applied Technology College
Kaysville, UT01-2014
High School Diploma -
De Meergronden
Almere - Haven The Netherlands05-1984
Skills
- Multilingual English, Dutch, ASL, currently working on Spanish
- Excellent at complaint resolution
- Efficient at scheduling multitasks
- Extremely aware of securing personal information
- Proficient at processing necessary paperwork
Affiliations
Became a US citizen in 2013
Active in my church. Leading women, children and youth in various activities.
Raising my family all over the world while married to a USAF member.
Worked as a Substitute Teacher in various states while my children were in school.
Volunteered in schools and worked with Special Ed students.
Continuing my education in Spanish, French, ASL and Photography.
Languages
Dutch
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Customer Service Sales Representative
World Car Mazda Kia
07.2024 - Current
Photographer
Self Employed Web
03.2020 - Current
Customer Service Representative
James Avery Jewelry
11.2017 - 01.2018
Real Estate
Haverhill Institute of Staging And Design
Some College (No Degree) - ASL
Davis Applied Technology College
High School Diploma -
De Meergronden
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