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Niesha Weeden

Niesha Weeden

Houston,TX

Summary

Results-driven Quality Assurance Specialist with 4+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance methodologies, and defect tracking within the Life Insurance, Healthcare, and Financial industry. Skilled in manual and automated testing, test case design, and performance testing. Possesses a positive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and build solid working relationships with all levels of the organization. Ability to work in a team environment and adapt to changing workload and circumstances effectively. Demonstrates ability to identify defects early in the development lifecycle, streamline testing processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality. Seeking to contribute QA expertise as a Quality Assurance Specialist II at Affirm, supporting its commitment to delivering secure, user-friendly, and reliable financial solutions.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

IT Support Specialist

American General Life Ins
05.2019 - 12.2023
  • Answer incoming 100+ customer calls and emails that require technical support
  • Managed high levels of call and email flow and responded to clients technical support needs.
  • Respond positively to escalated customer issues, with 48hr resolution service goal
  • Engage with other lines of business as needed to meet customer needs
  • Escalate support tickets to Level 3 in crucial circumstances after considerable time had been spent on individual tickets
  • Supported customers with basic technical support for current and past software releases
  • Identify process improvement opportunities to ensure smooth operations for internal processes as well as from customers’ perspective
  • Created help desk tickets, troubleshot and resolved desktop issues.
  • Provided Tier 1 IT support to non-technical internal users through desk side support services.
  • Determined hardware and network system issues using proactive troubleshooting techniques.
  • Responded to faults in networks to rapidly restore connectivity and prevent unnecessary downtimes.
  • Resolved escalated issues by serving as subject matter expert on wide-ranging issues.

Quality Analyst

American General Life Insurance
12.2022 - 03.2023
  • Administered 150+ internal quality audits monthly and assessed results to inform corrective action measures.
  • Analyzed quality and performance data to support operational decision-making.
  • Collaborated with management to provide training on improved processes and assisted with creation and maintenance of quality training.
  • Compiled and distributed weekly feedback to team leaders and managers to improve service time and quality while increasing productivity.
  • Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
  • Participated in departmental meetings to establish short- and long-term strategy.
  • Created and revised procedures, checklists and job aids to reduce errors.


Root Cause Analyst

American General Life Ins
05.2020 - 11.2020
  • Investigated Root Cause complaints and implemented improvement processes
  • Identified Trends on complaints
  • Analyzed concerns and defects
  • Prevented replication of problems across within the business
  • Provided recommendations for best practices to minimize future complaints
  • Created service tickets when applicable
  • Worked with peers and leadership to ensure consistencies among reps
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations

Customer Service Rep III

American General Life Ins
03.2018 - 05.2019
  • Assisted 100-300 customers with knowledge of products
  • Identified customer issues that needed to be resolved
  • Provided customer service to insured, servicing agent and any other verified caller regarding policy benefits, verification of coverage, claims and claims information, and values
  • Provided telephone translation services
  • Conducted research on case by case basis to ensure requests are completed in timely manner
  • Tracked customer service cases and updated service software with customer information

Team Lead of Customer Service and Fraud

JPMorgan Chase
09.2015 - 03.2018
  • Coordinated and directed daily operations of approximately 15 non-exempt employees
  • Coached new team members on service techniques and provided scoring through quality assurance program
  • Demonstrated ability to proactively communicate status and issues to higher leadership levels and working a more independent leadership role than a standard call center Team
  • Acted as a liaison between different business units & LOBs within the organization to resolve complex customer issues, escalations and customer complaints
  • Assisted representatives with manager calls
  • Alleviated fraud losses to the bank and our customers
  • Conducted quality reviews, and monitor daily business queues
  • Performed end of year ratings with employee to ensure company goals are being met


Senior Fraud Analyst

Orbitz Worldwide
10.2014 - 08.2015
  • Interim manager of 15 fraud specialists
  • Assisted with training New Hires
  • Reviewed reports and individual transactions which appeared suspicious to uncover possible fraudulent activity
  • Monitored numerous queues and alert systems to minimize financial lost to the company
  • Proactively identified areas of loss and vulnerability
  • Monitored team member calls for quality assurance and provided feedback
  • Worked Supervisor email queue and replied to customer complaints and inquires
  • Documented trends and fraud rings for management
  • Prevented fraudulent credit card purchases on the company domestic and international web sites
  • Conducted in-depth research to validate bookings by contacting banks, merchants, customers and suppliers via phone, email and fax
  • Conducted additional research on fraudulent transactions and identify linked activity
  • Ran SQL database queries to retrieve data and produce standardized reports 3



Fraud Recovery Specialist

JPMorgan Chase
Elgin, IL
06.2013 - 10.2014

• Investigated cases of insurance and credit card fraud, which involved upwards of $250000 per case.

• Contributed to profitability of Chase and directly impacting the bottom line by retaining valued customers and minimizing credit losses resulting from fraud
• Reduced losses on credit card fraud cases by thoroughly reviewing account and transaction details for recovery opportunities
• Submitted and processed SAR's (Suspicious Activity Reports) when fraud was confirmed on an account

CSR/ UAT Analyst

JPMorgan Chase
Elgin, IL
09.2012 - 10.2014

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, and sensitive account issues

• Performed User Acceptance Testing

• Run Reports to check for errors within different databases

• Identification and analysis of software defects

Fraud Prevention Representative

JPMorgan Chase
Elgin, IL
09.2011 - 06.2013

• Analyzed large amounts of data to find patterns of fraud and anomalies

• Access various company databases Flacon, BOSS, CSP to notate and update
accounts as needed

• Reviewed account queues by loss type and analyzing accounts for irregular
activity.

Skills

  • Building Customer Trust and Loyalty
  • Call Center Operations
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluations
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Root cause analysis
  • Decision-Making
  • Active Listening
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Telephone Etiquette
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Entry
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Process Improvement
  • Trend Analysis
  • Research and Analysis

Education

High School Diploma -

Kelvyn Park
Chicago, IL
06.2001

Work Availability

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Timeline

Quality Analyst

American General Life Insurance
12.2022 - 03.2023

Root Cause Analyst

American General Life Ins
05.2020 - 11.2020

IT Support Specialist

American General Life Ins
05.2019 - 12.2023

Customer Service Rep III

American General Life Ins
03.2018 - 05.2019

Team Lead of Customer Service and Fraud

JPMorgan Chase
09.2015 - 03.2018

Senior Fraud Analyst

Orbitz Worldwide
10.2014 - 08.2015

Fraud Recovery Specialist

JPMorgan Chase
06.2013 - 10.2014

CSR/ UAT Analyst

JPMorgan Chase
09.2012 - 10.2014

Fraud Prevention Representative

JPMorgan Chase
09.2011 - 06.2013

High School Diploma -

Kelvyn Park
Niesha Weeden