Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Quote
Work Availability
Work Preference
Chess, Fitness Enthusiast, Motorcycles, and Yoga
Affiliations
Timeline
Receptionist
Terrence R. Brand

Terrence R. Brand

Winston-Salem,NC

Summary

"Highly dedicated professional with a proven passion for delivering outstanding client experiences. Thrive in fast-pace environments, working remotely, and possess a strong track record of building relationships and exceeding expectations. Seeking to utilize honed communication and problem-solving skills in a dynamic sales, business development, or customer service position."

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

Food Service Worker

Harvest Market Culinary Group/Wake Forest Universi
Winston-Salem Nc
08.2023 - 01.2024

• Exceeded customer expectations and received "I make a difference award" for positivity and engagement.
• Maintained clean and safe work environment, adhering to food safety regulations with 100% pass rate.
• Provided top notch service daily to staff, students, faculty, and vendors.
• Implemented friendly greeting initiative, boosting student satisfaction by 38% based on student surveys from the previous semester.

  • Promoted positive work environment through effective communication with colleagues and supervisors.

Technical Customer Support Specialist (Remote)

PipelineCRM/SaaSgroup
Seattle/UK
01.2021 - 07.2023
  • Technical Support specialist with focus on creating amazing customer experience that leaves lasting positive impression on customers.
  • Create and execute on project plans to drive adoption and retention, leading to improved collaboration and visibility into customer relationships.
  • Work cross-functionally to provide sales, product and developers with quantitative and qualitative feedback on product features, resulting in increased sales, adoption rates, and reducing churn.
  • Recognize growth opportunities within client accounts, identify and qualify key decision makers, and provide training and condensed EBRs to SMB accounts.
  • Use usage patterns to gain insights, provide guidance and increase customer happiness scores. Assisted with interviewing and training of new colleagues.
  • Drove increase in customer adoption, retention, and product satisfaction up 20%, improved customer collaboration and visibility into customer relationships by 20%, identified and qualified key decision makers by 18%, and provided training to SMB accounts with increased efficiency of 2.7X.
  • Reduced customer churn as team by 30%, identified and closed up-sell opportunities by 30%, and improved customer happiness scores up 20%.

Admissions Officer/Professional Services

The Living Arts Institute, School of Communication Arts
Winston-Salem
03.2019 - 02.2021
  • Streamlined enrollment process for prospective students, leading to 20% surge in enrollment (from 138 to 166students) within one semester
  • Conducted over 100 phone interviews with potential applicants, utilizing strong active listening and interpersonal skills to assess suitability and gather required information, resulting in 30% increase in applicant pool
  • Guided students in crafting effective resumes and enhancing their social media profiles for professional branding, empowering them during their job search efforts
  • Mentored students by providing personalized guidance on professional development and career goals, fostering their success in workforce.

Business Services Consultant

Rescare Workforce Services
Roanoke Va/Winston-Salem NC
12.2015 - 02.2018
  • Established partnerships with 150 local businesses and organizations in order to provide 200 job opportunities for clients
  • Called potential partner companies and contacted via email to secure partnerships
  • Assisted business owners in setting up their businesses by conducting interviews to determine their needs, and based on feedback, set up their businesses and trained their staff on new system
  • Organized and facilitated hiring events, prescreened candidates and identified top talent for Employer Pool.
  • Maintained knowledge/professional understanding of vast array of occupations/career paths for effective placement/processing and assessment of customers
  • Collaborated with clients on barriers to employment using professional goal setting and planning.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics, Political Science

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
05.1992

Skills

  • Proficient in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Effective problem-solving ability
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
  • Account Management

Certification

  • ServSafe Manager Cert.

Quote

Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live if, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.
Sylvia Plath

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
swipe to browse

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Company CultureWork-life balanceFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsWork from home option

Chess, Fitness Enthusiast, Motorcycles, and Yoga

"I find that chess sharpens my strategic thinking, fitness fuels my drive, motorcycles offer a sense of freedom, and yoga cultivates focus and mindfulness – qualities I bring to my professional life."

Affiliations

  • US Army Veteran

Timeline

Food Service Worker

Harvest Market Culinary Group/Wake Forest Universi
08.2023 - 01.2024

Technical Customer Support Specialist (Remote)

PipelineCRM/SaaSgroup
01.2021 - 07.2023

Admissions Officer/Professional Services

The Living Arts Institute, School of Communication Arts
03.2019 - 02.2021

Business Services Consultant

Rescare Workforce Services
12.2015 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Science - Economics, Political Science

Virginia Tech
Terrence R. Brand