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Shatarra Benton Parker

North Charleston,SC

Summary

Professional with strong background in customer interactions and service solutions. Highly skilled in conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty. Effective team collaborator, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently focused on achieving results through efficient and empathetic service. Known for reliability and proactive approach to meeting customer and organizational goals.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Representative

CITI Cards
05.2005 - Current
  • Provide information in reference to customers’ credit card issues, ensure accuracy of the customers’ accounts, educate the customers concerning credit card options and make adjustments when possible based on customers’ status; input disputes for further arbitration; troubleshoot for online website provided technical assistance for work-at-home deployment

Customer Service/Data Intake Specialist

Cigna/Evicore
04.2019 - 05.2024

Responsible for processing certification requests for radiological services, focusing on non-clinical screening processes. Spoke directly with physicians' offices and imaging centers, taking inbound, non-clinical calls, gathering and entering accurate information, processing requests, researching and resolving issues. At times was required to speak with patients calling in to check status as well as work with the clinical staff transferring calls that need clinical review.

Customer Service Sales

CITI Cards
05.2005 - 08.2019

Provide information to customers regarding their credit card issues, ensure accuracy of the customers accounts, educate the customers regarding credit card options and make adjustments when possible based on customers status; input disputes for further arbitration; troubleshoot for online website and provided technical assistance for work at home employment. Managed high call volume while maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor with all customers.

ACES Group Leader

Guilford County Schools
01.2005 - 05.2005
  • Tutored, Led Student Group Activities in After School Program, Executed planned activities for kindergarten

Substitute Teacher/ACES Substitute

Guilford County Schools
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Tutored and Substituted for Absent ACES Group Leaders; substituted for absent elementary teachers and high school teachers; created and implemented lesson plans for long-term absentee teachers, graded papers, handled discipline and managed daily classroom procedures

Customer Service Representative

APAC Tele-Services
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Handled Customer Service for United Parcel Service (UPS); scheduled parcel pickups, communicated delivery and pickup information with UPS drivers; input delivery status and information into computer system

Cashier / Front End Customer Service Manager

Kroger
05.1993 - 01.1995
  • Worked as cashier; Promoted to Front End Customer Service Manager; supervised cashiers; trained cashiers; managed cashiers’ schedules; handled Front End Customers’ needs

Education

BA - Music Education with a Concentration in Choral Conducting

University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

High school diploma -

James Benson Dudley High School
Greensboro, NC

Certification - Medical Billing and Coding

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Greensboro, NC
11.2024

Skills

  • Quick study
  • Team player
  • Problem solver
  • Dependable
  • Committed
  • Effective communicator
  • Technologically savvy
  • Call center experience
  • Complaint resolution
  • Customer satisfaction measurement

Awards

  • Citi Cards Star Player Award, 2013 – 2015
  • Citi Cards Quality of Excellence Award, 05/01/14
  • Evicore promotion from Rep 1 to Rep 2 12/2019

References

Available upon request

Leadership Experience

Music Ministry Leader, Berean Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC, Prepare music for church services, Train and teach the vocals, Organize and practice with the musicians, Meet with the Pastor and plan music for special occasions as well as regular services.  Music director for Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, North Charleston, SC.

Timeline

Customer Service/Data Intake Specialist

Cigna/Evicore
04.2019 - 05.2024

Customer Service Representative

CITI Cards
05.2005 - Current

Customer Service Sales

CITI Cards
05.2005 - 08.2019

ACES Group Leader

Guilford County Schools
01.2005 - 05.2005

Substitute Teacher/ACES Substitute

Guilford County Schools
01.2004 - 01.2005

Customer Service Representative

APAC Tele-Services
01.1998 - 01.2000

Cashier / Front End Customer Service Manager

Kroger
05.1993 - 01.1995

High school diploma -

James Benson Dudley High School

Certification - Medical Billing and Coding

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BA - Music Education with a Concentration in Choral Conducting

University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Shatarra Benton Parker