Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Timeline
Generic

MICHALE SANDERS

Raleigh,NC

Summary

Exemplary and driven Business Experience Specialist with an impressive 8-year tenure in customer service excellence. Demonstrated expertise in consistently surpassing client goals and delivering unparalleled service. Highly adept in leading dynamic teams, orchestrating process enhancements, and forging enduring customer relationships. A natural communicator with an innate ability to cultivate a harmonious work environment, inspiring collaborative synergy, and spearheading resounding team triumphs.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Business and Industry Specialist

Duke Energy
08.2021 - Current
  • Lead a team of 22 professionals, providing guidance and support to achieve company objectives.
  • Developed and implemented an onboarding program that increased new hire retention by during the shift to remote work.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex issues, resulting in improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.
  • Conduct regular team meetings and one-on-one coaching sessions to foster professional growth and development.

Business Experience Associate

Duke Energy
08.2021 - Current
  • Primarily supports multi-account customers such as landlords and property managers, along with any unassigned customer (customers with unassigned account executives) with 8+ accounts.
  • Write and distribute email, correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms.
  • Handles inbound calls for the specified subset of customers.
  • Handles inbound and scheduled calls to answer complex questions around conversion, conduct portal walk-throughs, and set up accounts in the portals, which may include establishing portfolio preferences.

Billing Clerk

Duke Energy
01.2021 - Current
  • Write and distribute email, correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms.
  • Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.
  • Answers incoming emails,faxes,letters and web related calls from customers.
  • Providing excellent written and verbal communication. Act as the point of contact for internal and external client. Develop and maintain a filing system.

Virtual Training Support Assistant

Duke Energy Progress
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Create training materials.
  • Ensure others have access to the tools, equipment, information and supplies needed to successfully execute their work.
  • Scheduled virtual training conferences via Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
  • Design training and course schedules.
  • Monitoring and evaluating team performance.
  • Maintaining records of students, training sessions, games, performance statistics, and equipment.
  • Serve as a point of escalation for new hire questions or concerns.
  • Fulfilling other duties as assigned by the head trainer.
  • Building a positive team environment.
  • Coach new hires on job responsibilities and role in order to deliver exceptional customer service to our customers.
  • Synthesize customer feedback and share with new hires.

Customer Service Associate

Duke Energy
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Prepares for customer inquiries by studying products, services, and customer service processes.
  • Responds to customer inquiries by understanding inquiry; reviewing previous inquiries and responses; gathering and researching information; assembling and forwarding information; verifying customer's understanding of information and answer.
  • Records customer inquiries by documenting inquiry and response in customers' accounts.
  • Improves quality service by recommending improved processes; identifying new product and service applications.

Institutional Contractor

RTI International
07.2018 - 01.2019
  • Develop relationships with key business leaders to ensure they understand the importance of participating in survey research and why the data requested is valuable.
  • Utilize a proactive and creative approach to avert gatekeepers to successfully collect survey data.
  • Report and document problems/challenges that occur during and following telephone interaction.
  • Conduct research and ask probing questions to reach solutions.
  • Accurately key information into a computer system and review data for accuracy and consistency.

Independently manage daily workload and appointment activity.

  • Follow up on business-based requests to ensure continued participation. Maintain timely responses to verbal or written requests from business


Receptionist

HR Directions
04.2018 - 01.2019
  • Greet clients and visitors with a positive, helpful attitude.
    Assisting clients in finding their way around the office.
  • Announcing clients as necessary.
    Helping maintain workplace security by issuing, checking, and collecting badges as necessary and maintaining visitor logs.
  • Assisting with a variety of administrative tasks including copying, faxing, taking notes, and making travel plans.
  • Preparing meeting and training rooms.
  • Answering phones in a professional manner, and routing calls as necessary.
  • Answered and directed incoming calls using multi-line telephone system.
  • Delivered administrative support to team members by making copies, sending faxes, organizing documents and rearranging schedules.
  • Maintained daily calendars, set appointments with clients and planned daily office events.
  • Oversaw office inventory by restocking supplies and submitting purchase orders.

Education

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration/ Dance

Mesa Community College
05.2018

Skills

  • Leadership and team collaboration
  • Expert in conflict resolution and problem-solving
  • Exceptional in both oral and written communication
  • Attention to detail and organization
  • Account management and customer relationship building
  • Diversity and inclusion training and mentoring

Accomplishments

  • Awarded in 2021 by the Customer Service Vice President of Duke Energy for implementing an improved onboarding program, increasing retention rates by over 20% during the shift to remote work.
  • Received recognition from the CCO CE Leadership Team for dedication to upholding mission and vision.

Additional Information

  • Seeking a remote or hybrid position
  • Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Senior Business and Industry Specialist

Duke Energy
08.2021 - Current

Business Experience Associate

Duke Energy
08.2021 - Current

Virtual Training Support Assistant

Duke Energy Progress
06.2021 - 08.2021

Billing Clerk

Duke Energy
01.2021 - Current

Customer Service Associate

Duke Energy
01.2019 - 01.2021

Institutional Contractor

RTI International
07.2018 - 01.2019

Receptionist

HR Directions
04.2018 - 01.2019

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration/ Dance

Mesa Community College
MICHALE SANDERS