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Emily Rivera

Los Angeles,California

Summary

Compassionate and professional call center specialist dedicated to providing exceptional patient service with discretion and efficiency. Calm and composed in stressful situations with the ability to de-escalate concerns while providing focused solutions. Responsible and motivated individual with a desire to contribute to company success through personal growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Call Center Specialist

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
08.2023 - Current
  • Book appointments for individuals requiring reproductive health services
  • Ensure consistent confidentiality and professionalism
  • Leverage specific applications to execute essential tasks
  • Provide information on payment options for health services including self pay, private insurance and state programs.
  • Adhere to established protocols for addressing suspicious calls
  • Organized and executed planning efforts for CC parties

Guest Advocate

Target
Gardena, CA
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Authentically greet guests and engage with them to create a welcoming atmosphere
  • Connect with guests by asking open ended questions to better understand needs and to taylor approach appropriately
  • Process returns, exchanges, and order pick-ups efficiently to minimize guest wait times while maintaining guest service and accuracy
  • Discuss benefits of Target Red Card and App to guest to maximize savings and promotions
  • Help guests to navigate Target app using simple step by step instructions
  • Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance by being sensible to surroundings and communicating suspicious activity with Asset Protection

Management Assistant

CarMax
Torrance, CA
06.2019 - 10.2020
  • Coordinated employment process for job applicants and administered new hire orientation and training; aided on-boarding and off-boarding process
  • Maintained nearly 100 personnel files and sales licenses with high level of discretion
  • Supported 10 managers with expense reports, workers compensation and leave process
  • Maintained and ordered all store supplies
  • Prepared and executed monthly store events
  • Provided support to business office including, but not limited to;
  • Reconciliation of safe, processing payments, opening/closing registers
  • Answering multi-line phone system and delivering unrivaled customer experience
  • Processing paperwork associated with automobile sales and state DMV

Customer Service Representative

Westlake Financial Services
Los Angeles, California
01.2013 - 01.2018
  • Received approximately 80-100 inbound calls daily from customers, dealers and finance companies regarding accounts
  • Answered customers questions regarding online account and/or contract related inquiries
  • Processed payments/payoffs as well as extensions
  • Collected past due payments and set up payment arrangements on current and delinquent accounts for customers experiencing hard ships
  • Created training material and provided feedback for new representatives
  • Followed CFPB regulations along with company policies to ensure proper handling of calls

Collections Lead

  • Oversaw teams and department as large as 100 agents in the absence of direct supervisors
  • Trained representatives in collections department to ensure knowledge of company compliance guidelines and CFPB regulations
  • Reviewed collection reports, live monitored calls, and addressed concerns to enhance individual performance
  • Prioritized, investigated, and resolved escalated issues daily to avoid issues with CFPB
  • Reviewed delinquent accounts to determine repossession status
  • Ran daily/weekly activity and performance reports using Excel spreadsheets
  • Trained Agents based on metrics and performance reports
  • Pulled recordings from customer/agent calls for training and investigating purposes

Guest Advocate

Target
Gardena, CA
09.2007 - 12.2012

Please refer to Guest Advocate duties above

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Issue Resolution
  • Computer Skills
  • Information Protection
  • Documentation and Reporting

Timeline

Call Center Specialist

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
08.2023 - Current

Guest Advocate

Target
08.2022 - 07.2023

Management Assistant

CarMax
06.2019 - 10.2020

Customer Service Representative

Westlake Financial Services
01.2013 - 01.2018

Guest Advocate

Target
09.2007 - 12.2012

Some College (No Degree) -

Los Angeles Southwest College
Emily Rivera