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Tony Smith

Kings Park,NY

Summary

Experienced Supervisor leading team members on-time job completion. Assign tasks, train employees, provide feedback and mediate interpersonal conflicts. Excellent communication and listening skills. Provide leadership and vision which drives teams to meet goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Skip Tracing Assistant Manager

Rubin & Rothman LLC
03.2021 - Current

Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations


  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Promoted teamwork within the workplace by encouraging collaboration among staff members on various project tasks.
  • Managed team while also keeping up with various Skip Tracing Tasks such as Returned Demands, Returned Summonses and sending and documenting Post Office Letters.
  • Worked with Client Services to help meet deadlines and goals ahead of client visits and audits.
  • Completed Emails from other Managers and staff on various Skip Tracing activities.

Supervisor of Collections/Skip-Tracer

Forster & Garbus
12.2007 - 04.2021
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Charged with staffing, performance management and reviews, coaching and mentoring.
  • Conducted scheduled and impromptu evaluations to assess work performance.
  • Contacted customers to collect outstanding payments via one-time or negotiated installment methods.
  • Followed prescribed scripts and maintained friendly but firm attitude with full knowledge of contractual requirements and legal remedies.
  • Researched accounts and completed due diligence to resolve collection problems.
  • Supervised and coordinated activities of collections employees attempting to gather monies owed from consumers.
  • Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
  • Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for Collector/Skip Tracing positions.
  • Managed over 50 customer calls per day while also managing over 25 calls per employee per day.

Collector

Oxford Management Services
03.2006 - 11.2007
  • Used scripted conversation prompts to convey current account information and obtain payments.
  • Persistently reached out to customers with extremely past due accounts to recover lost revenue.
  • Negotiated with accountholders to devise repayment plans and minimize collections receivables.
  • Maintained high volume of calls to meet demands of busy group.
  • Contacted customers to discuss payment schedules and set up or immediately process payments.

Retail Sales Associate

Sears
07.2004 - 02.2006
  • Completed setup, breakdown and product preparation for promotional displays and in-store demonstrations.
  • Supported efficient and timely replenishment of sales floor merchandise.
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personal service and polite support to boost sales and customer satisfaction.

Education

High School Diploma -

Amityville Memorial High School
Amityville, NY
06.2003

Some College (No Degree) - Business Management

SUNY Farmingdale
Farmingdale, NY

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Negotiation
  • Staff Management
  • Training and development
  • Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Timeline

Skip Tracing Assistant Manager

Rubin & Rothman LLC
03.2021 - Current

Supervisor of Collections/Skip-Tracer

Forster & Garbus
12.2007 - 04.2021

Collector

Oxford Management Services
03.2006 - 11.2007

Retail Sales Associate

Sears
07.2004 - 02.2006

High School Diploma -

Amityville Memorial High School

Some College (No Degree) - Business Management

SUNY Farmingdale
Tony Smith