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Katie Rios

Slater,SC

Summary

Bilingual customer service representative with Full Professional Spanish Level 4 fluency and 6+ years experience working in demanding, fast-paced environment.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Bilingual Sidewalk Advocate-Volunteer

Sidewalk Advocates For Life
Greenville, SC
09.2021 - Current
  • Translates and interprets for local chapter leader: translates documents and emails, interprets during group trainings and events, calls Spanish-speaking volunteers on behalf of leader; provides other bilingual assistance.
  • Advocates on sidewalk weekly in Spanish and English for 20+ women and families entering abortion facility.
  • Educates women and families about local resources available to assist them.
  • Provides immediate help as well as long-term support to pregnant women and their families in such areas as transportation, food, employment, housing, and other areas.

Bilingual Customer Service Advocate

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of South Carolina
Greenville, SC
03.2015 - 11.2016
  • Answered up to 90 calls per day in busy, fast-paced office for both English and Spanish-speaking customers.
  • Translated documents and calls.
  • Successfully deescalated calls.
  • Skillfully maneuvered many different screens and programs at same time.
  • Responded to routine member inquiries.
  • Determined whether claims processed correctly, or if claims needed reviewing for reprocessing.
  • Communicated with representatives in other areas to assist in resolving issues for members.
  • Researched non-routine inquiries to resolve for member.
  • Received awards and raise for performance.

Trucking Terminals Office Support (Temporary)

ABF Freight
Duncan, SC
09.2014 - 10.2014
  • Provided, along with 3 other team members, main office support for three trucking terminals.
  • Personally handled approximately 300-400 incoming calls each day.
  • Provided shipping quotes for prospective clients.
  • Carried out billing corrections to shipments worth thousands of dollars.
  • Performed receptionist and switchboard responsibilities.
  • Completed projects and reports for Branch Manager.

Bilingual Call Center Representative (Temporary)

Greenville County Schools Transportation Dept.
Greenville, SC
07.2014 - 08.2014
  • Handled incoming and outgoing Spanish and English calls.
  • Accomplished, as part of team, approx. 30,000 outgoing and 10,000 incoming calls in very short span of days.
  • Assisted in translating official Greenville County letter.
  • Demonstrated calmness and professionalism while handling emergency situations.

Sales Agent

BK Business Consulting
Greenville, SC
07.2013 - 02.2014
  • Ranked in top 10 out of 4,000 sales reps nationwide.
  • Held lower than 5% cancellation rate consistently (one of lowest in office.)
  • Demonstrated superior relationship building skills with clients.
  • Promoted to leadership and promoted personal team member.
  • Interviewed prospective employees.
  • Trained new workers.

Customer Service Representative and Support Worker

A Beka Book
Pensacola, FL
06.2005 - 12.2009

Customer Service Representative

  • Answered average of 85 calls each day.
  • Promoted to work multiple phone lines.
  • Processed phone, on-line, and paper orders.
  • Corrected missing, wrong, and duplicate shipments.
  • Carried out financial procedures and corrections.
  • Provided educational advice to homeschoolers and schools.
  • Demonstrated thorough knowledge of all company products.
  • Performed all work thoroughly with very low error rate.
  • Trained new workers.
  • Generated weekly report for Director of Customer Service.

Support Worker

  • Managed file of problem orders/contacted customers about problem orders.
  • Graded schoolwork for home school video programs.
  • Conducted in-office mail runs.
  • Scanned and filed paperwork.
  • Assisted with processing out-going mail.
  • Processed returned mail.

Education

Master of Science - Secondary Education (Curriculum And Instruction)

Pensacola Christian College
12.2023

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola
2009

Skills

  • Level 4 Fluency in Spanish
  • Compassionate, caring, kind, and empathetic
  • Excellent oral and written abilities
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Active listening
  • Multi-task management
  • Detail-oriented
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to type 50 wpm
  • Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint; working knowledge of Excel
  • Competent with fax, printer, copier, and scanner

Languages

Full Professional Spanish-Level 4-Can easily converse in Spanish regarding either business or personal subjects.

Additional Information

Managed 30-35 employees as housekeeping supervisor.


Led a jail ministry to local juvenile jail.


Held sorority offices (League Rep and Chaplain).

Timeline

Bilingual Sidewalk Advocate-Volunteer

Sidewalk Advocates For Life
09.2021 - Current

Bilingual Customer Service Advocate

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of South Carolina
03.2015 - 11.2016

Trucking Terminals Office Support (Temporary)

ABF Freight
09.2014 - 10.2014

Bilingual Call Center Representative (Temporary)

Greenville County Schools Transportation Dept.
07.2014 - 08.2014

Sales Agent

BK Business Consulting
07.2013 - 02.2014

Customer Service Representative and Support Worker

A Beka Book
06.2005 - 12.2009

Master of Science - Secondary Education (Curriculum And Instruction)

Pensacola Christian College

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Pensacola Christian College
Katie Rios