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LAURA M. TRUSSELL

Mechanicsville,VA

Summary

Talented Vice President with excellent employee development, client success, operations and data analytics skills. More than 15 years of experience as a highly effective, driven leader of initiatives that result in improved revenues. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of Support

Zego, a Global Payments Company
San Diego, CA
04.2018 - Current
  • Increased efficiency by analyzing data and maximizing opportunities for improved productivity across consumer and business support departments
  • Created progressive, career pathing, training and performance-based bonus plans which led to 93% employee retention, reduced employee ramp time from 12 to four weeks and hold the highest, eNPS scores within the organization
  • Developed and executed strategic CSAT management and agent quality assurance programs resulting in CSAT score increase from 77% to 93% within six months
  • Streamlined case management through systems automation, development of knowledge base and the launch of an omni-channel support platform resulting in overall reduction of case submissions by 46% and reduction in resolution time by 34%
  • Implemented and monitored internal control procedures
  • Identified problems and implemented solutions to better streamline operations
  • Developed company-wide Incident Management process which reduced average incident response time by 68% and decreased resolution time by 32%.

Sr. Director Operations

Zego (Formerly PayLease), a Vista Equities Company
San Diego, CA
04.2018 - Current
  • Managed the day-to-day operations of Client Success, Professional Services, and the B2B (Property
  • Management) and B2C (Resident) Support departments ensuring high levels of productivity and progression across each team
  • Created client account management playbooks which led to 75% long-term contract renewals of the top 25 clients equaling +$100m in revenue
  • Developed and implemented cross-functional, project management strategies to achieve long-term business objectives including a reduction of on-boarding time by 85%
  • Initiated operational process improvements using lean methodologies to drive efficiency and reduce costs resulting in 27% reduction of COGS
  • Developed career-pathing program to attract talent, identify high performers and train from within, resulting in a high-functioning, well-trained talent pool for the operations teams as well as other business units.
  • Managed team of 42 employees which has grown to over 160 employees, overseeing all aspects of hiring, training, and professional growth of the employees
  • Developed and launched client health score, heal desk and NPS programs to monitor churn risk, and create client advocates resulting in increased retention of over 85%
  • Partnered with company stakeholders to align efforts and track goal progress.

Sr. Director of Operations

On-Site, a RealPage Company
San Jose, CA
09.2015 - 12.2017
  • Revamped project management and implementation division, resulting in decreased project implementation times from 148 to 34 days
  • Increased net revenue by $9M within nine months
  • Redefined project management process from Waterfall to Agile resulting in 247% reduction in implementation time
  • Optimized customer experiences through implementing better internal communication with other departments and eliminating duplicate work across teams resulting in reduction of $1M in operating expenses
  • Managed acquisition and merger of video production company to increase digital marketing product offerings yielding in increased annual revenue of $1.5M
  • Established operational guidelines and identified opportunities for improvement.
  • Merged three separate companies' CRM, accounting, project management and software development environments to create unified communication platform across all divisions
  • Created new revenue streams through creation of SEO, SEM and social media optimization services for existing clients.
  • Set goals and expectations for direct reports using performance review process, holding staff accountable.

Vice President of Sales

Ellipse Communications
Dallas, TX
01.2012 - 06.2017

Led sales, IT, product development, and client support divisions

  • Grew new business revenues by over 55% and increased current client revenue by 15%
  • Aligned sales objectives with business initiatives using strategic development, forecasting and budgeting
  • Streamlined project management and client support processes which resulted in reduction of implementation time by 33% and increased client retention by 8%
  • Established relationships with key vendors to reduce operating expenses and further industry awareness of business strengths
  • Created prospectus, shopped buyers, and sold assets to On-Site in September 2015
  • Managed details of M&A plan.

General Manager

ResiteOnline, a Dominion Enterprise Company
Norfolk, VA
01.2006 - 11.2012
  • Managed development and launch of SAAS start-up
  • Grew revenue from $0 to $2M in first three years through developing and directing product build and business launch strategy
  • Structured sales, marketing, IT, project management & customer support teams while defining operations processes, software platforms and creation of new product
  • Developed new business partnerships netting over $120K annually in ancillary income
  • Managed P&L and annual budgets with average annual operating margin of 37% within first three years of launch
  • Directed acquisition of payment processing company with focused efforts on minimizing impact to clients
  • Increased annual revenue by $3M annually through acquisition
  • Grew existing client revenue base by over 10% in less than six months post acquisition.

National Printernet Manager

ForRent, a Dominion Enterprise Company
Norfolk, VA
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • Responsible for meeting and exceeding revenue goals of both outside and inside print & Internet advertising sales teams
  • Developed a national training program for 152-member sales team
  • Grew successful partnerships and managed client base of over 2,000 clients
  • Achieved revenue growth of 147% for assigned regions
  • Awarded Most Revenue Growth for Washington, DC area in 2005
  • Represented company at conferences, trade shows and customer locations, answering questions about corporate products and services.

Education

B.A - Journalism: Public Relations

West Virginia University
01.2008

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Policy and Procedure Development
  • Operations Management
  • Client Account Management
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Business Development and Planning
  • M & A Prep and Execution
  • Staff development
  • Performance data analysis
  • Process Optimization/Improvements

Timeline

Vice President of Support

Zego, a Global Payments Company
04.2018 - Current

Sr. Director Operations

Zego (Formerly PayLease), a Vista Equities Company
04.2018 - Current

Sr. Director of Operations

On-Site, a RealPage Company
09.2015 - 12.2017

Vice President of Sales

Ellipse Communications
01.2012 - 06.2017

General Manager

ResiteOnline, a Dominion Enterprise Company
01.2006 - 11.2012

National Printernet Manager

ForRent, a Dominion Enterprise Company
01.2003 - 01.2006

B.A - Journalism: Public Relations

West Virginia University
LAURA M. TRUSSELL