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Thelma Simmons

Redford

Summary

Proven ability to provide premium customer service, ideally in a call center environment

Experience servicing customers ideally in hospitality, concierges/lifestyle servicing, high-end customer service or sales roles;

A passion for building customer loyalty by carefully listening, building rapport and providing extraordinary customer care, using strong written and verbal communication skills

Natural consultative skills, with the ability to offer confident recommendations. Talented Collections Specialist persistent with customers and seasoned in overcoming objectives. Bringing 14 years of experience and driven mentality. Reliable Collections Specialist adept at operating. History of meeting high productivity, quality and performance standards.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Experience Specialist

Comcast
09.2016 - Current
  • Supported customers with product implementation and usage and answered questions quickly and thoroughly.
  • Utilized consultative selling techniques to educate and offer existing customers additional services to drive sales.
  • De-escalated problematic customer concerns, maintaining calm, friendly demeanor.
  • Informed customers about all product lines and services offered by company.
  • Engaged customers with proactive strategies to understand needs and develop successful solutions.

Sales/Telemarketer

American Support
09.2013 - 09.2016
  • Helped new telemarketers learn best practices, communication strategies and performance standards.
  • Responded to prospects' questions with persuasive communication skills and in-depth knowledge of available products and services.
  • Used scripted sales strategies to converse with customers reached by manual dialing and automatic systems.
  • Worked well with automatic computer dialing and proprietary software to manage daily call loads.

Collections Specialist

Congress Collection
10.2005 - 05.2012
  • Notified customers of delinquent accounts with attempt to collect outstanding amounts.
  • Remained calm, stayed professional and provided exceptional service on all calls, even when interacting with difficult individuals.
  • Processed payments over phone and set up recurring drafts.
  • Arranged for debt repayment and established repayment schedule based on customer finances.
  • Completed skip traces on customers failing respond to collection efforts.

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Wayne County Community College District
Detroit, MI

High School Diploma -

Mumford High School
Detroit, MI
06.1982

Skills

  • Courteous with Strong Service Mindset
  • Efficient and Detail-Oriented
  • Building Customer Trust and Loyalty
  • Upbeat and Positive Personality
  • Customer Retention Strategies
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Sales Quota Achievement
  • Call Volume and Quality Metrics
  • Credit and collections
  • Billing practices
  • Persuasion strategies
  • Customer research
  • Microsoft Office expertise

Timeline

Customer Experience Specialist

Comcast
09.2016 - Current

Sales/Telemarketer

American Support
09.2013 - 09.2016

Collections Specialist

Congress Collection
10.2005 - 05.2012

Some College (No Degree) -

Wayne County Community College District

High School Diploma -

Mumford High School
Thelma Simmons