Highly skilled Loan Specialist with expertise in data accuracy and security. Hardworking professional with over 20 years of assisting clients, scheduling payments and reviewing credit histories. Knowledgeable in all credit procedures. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisory Loan Specialist
Small Business Administration
11.2012 - Current
Supervising a fluctuating staff that varies in size depending on the severity of the disaster events
Planning and implementing flexible customer service initiatives for responding to customer and general public questions and concerns regarding all aspects of the disaster loan program including loan processing, legal requirements for disaster loans, loss verification, and field operations
Directs and motivates team with training and development to achieve goals and quality customer service
Provide a superior quality of service to customers, loan officers and fellow employees by demonstrating a high degree of professionalism and leadership
Collaborates with management to establish and communicate performance standards and objectives to all staff
Monitor production, progress and timeliness of all loan processing activities.
Workforce Development Specialist II
Texas Workforce Commission
06.2012 - 11.2012
Facilitate training classes to assist with preparing clients with employers’ job requirements, matches clients to current job openings, and refers qualified clients
Developed marketing, instructional, or training materials to distribute to internal and external clients
Maintains case management records
Counsel clients who have complex job placement or job adjustment challenges
Interviews clients to assess and record information regarding training needs, education, experience, skills, interest, and other relevant factors to determine clients' career development opportunities and eligibility of benefits.
Retirement Investment Consultant
TIAA-CREF
09.2007 - 11.2010
Counsels participants on their pension plans, tax deferred annuities and other available investment options in order to help clients retain and increase assets
Educates, recommends and facilitates new product purchases (including retail mutual funds, annuities, IRAs, 529 and 403b, bank products, life insurance and others) and provides authoritative information upon which important personal financial planning decisions are based
Utilizes knowledge of tax and investment strategies to inform financial advice based on clients' financial needs and objectives
Interacts with retirement plan participants to provide exceptional customer service and execute transaction and service requests.
Retirement Investment Consultant
Fidelity Investments
08.2009 - 09.2010
Counsels participants on their pension plans, tax deferred annuities and other available investment options in order to help clients retain and increase assets
Educates, recommends and facilitates new product purchases (including retail mutual funds, annuities, IRAs, 529 and 403b, bank products, life insurance and others) and provides authoritative information upon which important personal financial planning decisions are based
Utilizes knowledge of tax and investment strategies to inform financial advice based on clients' financial needs and objectives
Interacts with retirement plan participants to provide exceptional customer service and execute transaction and service requests.
Small Business Consultant and CheckPoint Chair
Wells Fargo Bank
12.2000 - 08.2006
Lead a team of 50+ plus employees on various diversity programs
Drafted policy and procedures for the basis of forming the resource group
Regularly hosted meetings and special functions representing Branch Manager, District Managers & Regional Managers
Design and develop presentation to facilitate training to and for employees
Provided interpretation of company policy and followed up on service problems
Lead and/or participate in community involvement to increase bank outreach with the community and COIs to foster new business customer relationships at the banking center
Service, execute and impact the customer relationship activities for the attraction, expansion, and retention of business customers
Responsible for the acquisition and retention of business customers through partnership activities.
Education
Master’s Degree - Organizational Leadership
Northwood University
Cedar Hill, TX
12.2016
Bachelor's Degree - Public Administration & Community Service, Management
University Of North Texas
Denton, TX
12.2008
Associate's Degree - Business Administration
Tarrant County College
Hurst, TX
05.2005
Skills
Explanation of Loans
Effective Communication
Issue Resolution
Customer Support
Team Player
Loan Approvals
Loan Evaluations
Customer Assistance
Commercial and Credit Loans
Client Relations
Relationship Building and Management
Document Analysis
Timeline
Supervisory Loan Specialist
Small Business Administration
11.2012 - Current
Workforce Development Specialist II
Texas Workforce Commission
06.2012 - 11.2012
Retirement Investment Consultant
Fidelity Investments
08.2009 - 09.2010
Retirement Investment Consultant
TIAA-CREF
09.2007 - 11.2010
Small Business Consultant and CheckPoint Chair
Wells Fargo Bank
12.2000 - 08.2006
Master’s Degree - Organizational Leadership
Northwood University
Bachelor's Degree - Public Administration & Community Service, Management
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