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Noelle J. McDavid

Lake Elsinore,CA

Summary

Dynamic and adaptable business development and training professional, recognized for transforming onboarding processes and enhancing training programs with a hands-on, empower through knowledge approach. Expert in customer and employee relationship management and effective technology integration, achieving 1000's of 5-star reviews over an esteemed 9 year technical support and product training career. Passionate about facilitating "AHA!" moments, fostering genuine engagement and collaboration, and driving exceptional results through innovative training solutions and empathetic communication and interactions.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Learning & Development Partner

Cardinal Financial
10.2024 - 04.2025
  • Spearheaded design and implementation of multiple training agendas to establish successful onboarding of new employees; most notably the overhaul and redesign of the organization's entire Week 1 New Hire Training program between Oct 2023-Jan 2024, effectively condensing a 2 week long training program into 1 week resulting in higher quality content, a far more engaging schedule, and much higher satisfaction ratings among program participants and their management teams
  • Facilitated the Week 1 new hire training program which included deep dives into the company intranet and resources, walkthroughs of day-to-day applications, and extensive hands-on learning how to complete various roles and tasks within the company's proprietary loan origination system
  • Highly respected and known for providing exceptional service to all individuals from C-suite to temps, fostering and maintaining effective, long lasting business relationships.
  • Hosted one-on-one Executive Onboarding sessions with VP roles and above to provide a more personalized, focused onboarding experience for high-level hires
  • Stayed informed on mortgage industry developments and market trends to gain and add up to date information to existing content and resources.
  • Organized, edited, and distributed countless training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
  • Alternated in-person and virtual training methods to diversify instruction, strengthen learning opportunities, and enhance program success.
  • Communicated all learning and performance objectives, schedules, and training assessments to program participants and upper management.
  • Conducted orientation sessions and organized on-the-job training for new hires performing a variety of production, operations, corporate, and executive roles.
  • Collaborated with multiple teams (Marketing, HR, Construction, Renovation) to structure and host specialized workshops and presentations for new and existing hires
  • Continuously monitored and evaluated trainee performance to determine program quality and cohesiveness.
  • Developed departmental systems and procedures to better align workflow processes among multiple groups
  • Tested all new and existing training software and hardware prior to commencing training programs to ensure full understanding and ability to demo and explain new functionalities
  • Received 100's of documented 5 star reviews from surveys conducted with participants post-onboarding and training
  • Passionate facilitator of "AHA!" moments

Branch Success Manager

Cardinal Financial
02.2022 - 10.2024
  • Responsible for overseeing and conducting the successful onboarding, integration, and product training of over 70+ mortgage origination teams consisting of over 1000 individuals added to the organization between 2020-2024
  • Recruited specifically for the Branch Success Manager position after moving abroad and brought back on as a special contractor
  • Traveled to over 15 US cities between 2020-2023 hosting onsite branch onboarding and training events for a variety of groups ranging from 5 to 50+ individuals
  • Served as a trusted key contact, product advisor, and point of escalation between field offices and corporate; responsible for the "post-sale sale", continuously demonstrating and driving faith in the product while encouraging users to maximize value and usage
  • Led process improvement and problem-solving efforts between multiple departments to create efficient standard procedures and escalation policies for customer support staff.
  • Collaborated with multiple internal departments to develop customer support strategies and increase customer retention.
  • Played instrumental role in client satisfaction by working with branch management and operational teams for proper system configurations, troubleshooting, and resolution of service issues.
  • Established strong relationships with key executives, management staff, internal/external sales, and branch level customers, resulting in increased employee and customer loyalty.
  • Lead onsite and virtual pre-onboarding, onboarding, and post-onboarding product setup/training sessions to foster successful product adoption and maximize usage.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in training exercises focused on developing key skills.
  • Configured hardware, devices, and software to set up work stations for employees or looped in IT Support when solution was out of the BSM wheelhouse.
  • Responsible for project management of the onboarding team(s) using detailed and trackable progress plans via Asana and by conducting weekly status check-ins with branch leadership based on their stated needs regarding product adoption and usage.
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote satisfaction and brand loyalty.
  • Cultivated and nurtured positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and further promote employee retention.
  • Maintained upbeat, professional demeanor by staying calm and solutions driven when addressing unhappy, escalated customers.
  • Contributed to branch success manager playbook and created hand-out style onboarding resources that remain in use by the organization today.

Executive Account Manager

Cardinal Financial
09.2019 - 06.2021

Responsible for intaking and resolving problems for high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase customer faith and belief in the organization & product.

  • Handpicked to manage executive level accounts consisting of 50+ branch managers, operations managers, and VP's to nurture existing relationships and encourage business growth.
  • Provided basic and advanced product training and suggested process improvements to branch management staff to enhance outcomes and increase production volume.
  • Collaborated with upper management teams (Underwriting, Settlement, Funding) to solve escalated issues and implement continuous process improvements while exceeding team service goals.
  • Built and maintained relationships with VIP customers and their staff communities to establish long-term business trust.
  • Managed high levels of call flow and customer stress and responded to advanced technical support needs.
  • Responded to customer inquiries and provided technical product assistance over phone, chat, and email.
  • Researched and identified solutions to technical problems.
  • Used ticketing systems (Freshdesk) to manage and process support actions and requests.
  • Generated and utilized reports to track performance and analyze trends.
  • Monitored system performance to identify potential issues.
  • Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues.
  • Created detailed issue docs and tasks via Freshdesk and Asana to capture identified issues for further escalation and address by Software and Design.
  • Offered assistance in implementing and developing employee training programs.
  • Received inbound phone calls transferred from Tier 1 and 2 specialists to research and resolve advanced technical issues.
  • Mentored less experienced team members to improve customer responses, increase product knowledge, and work towards one-touch tickets.
  • Consistently received high marks and praise via customer satisfaction surveys
  • Resolved over 4,500 Executive Support requests with 98% extremely satisfied ratings between 9/2019-6/2020 contributing to countless successful loan fundings

Senior Support Specialist

Cardinal Financial
08.2017 - 09.2019
  • Assisted customers with troubleshooting issues encountered while using hardware or software, providing actionable tips to resolve problems.
  • Maximized use of hardware and software by training users and interpreting instructions.
  • Researched and identified solutions to technical problems.
  • Monitored system performance to identify potential issues.
  • Responded to customer inquiries and provided technical assistance over phone and in person.
  • Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues.
  • Prepared references for users by writing clear operating instructions.
  • Resolved over 5,300 individual requests for Support between 3/2018-9/2019 with 98% extremely satisfied ratings

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Interpersonal & Organizational Communication

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Skills

  • Client relationship building & management
  • Effective technology integration
  • Customer retention & loyalty strategies
  • Inter-department collaboration
  • Performance evaluation and enhancement
  • Effective and empathy driven conflict resolution
  • Customer and new hire onboarding
  • Development & integration of effective training programs
  • Training and mentoring
  • Exceptional verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
  • Charismatic with a natural ability to command rooms
  • Extremely proficient in Asana, Google Workspace, Zoom, Docebo, Freshdesk, Velocify, Relcu, Taleo, Total Expert, Ringcentral, Glip, a variety of proprietary systems and applications (loan origination software, dialer systems, lead management systems)

Timeline

Senior Learning & Development Partner

Cardinal Financial
10.2024 - 04.2025

Branch Success Manager

Cardinal Financial
02.2022 - 10.2024

Executive Account Manager

Cardinal Financial
09.2019 - 06.2021

Senior Support Specialist

Cardinal Financial
08.2017 - 09.2019

Some College (No Degree) - Interpersonal & Organizational Communication

Azusa Pacific University