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Tyshika James

Phoenix,AZ

Summary

Customer Service Representative bringing top-notch skills in oral and written communication, active listening and analytical problem-solving skills. Enhances customer experiences by employing service-oriented behaviors, understanding customer desires, ad providing customized solutions to build loyalty.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Collector III

Arizona State DBS (OARC)
03.2024 - Current
  • Collected and monitored payments from delinquent accounts
  • Researched and resolved customer inquiries and complaints
  • Negotiated payment plans and settlements with customers
  • Maintained accurate records of customer account information
  • Managed consumer accounts and kept track of their payment arrangements
  • Utilized strong negotiation and problem solving skills to assist consumer with paying the debt
  • Provided customer service and maintained integrity with consumers in order to build rapport
  • Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.

Account Success Representative

Waste Management Company
09.2021 - 02.2024
  • Responsible for developing strong customer relationships that promote retention and loyalty, particularly at the start of the customer journey with WM
  • Works closely with both the sales team and customers to ensure the customer is onboarded successfully
  • Responsible for right sizing customers with the correct commercial dumpster
  • Updating/Adjusting billing and sorting out dispatching issues
  • Enrolling customers into WM's digital services, customer account management
  • Exceeded performance targets through diligent work ethic and focus on results-driven tasks.

Customer Service Representative

The Home Depot
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Answers inbound phone calls from customers, quickly assesses customer needs and proactively provides solutions with a high degree of accuracy
  • Provided superior customer service while handling fast paced inbound calls for product inquiry, order placement, and order follow-up
  • Documents details of customer interaction into salesforce
  • Acts as liaison between customer and manufacturer, as well as between customer and freight carrier
  • Handled escalated calls efficiently, finding satisfactory resolutions for both customers and the company alike.

Collections Specialist/customer Service

CVS Health
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Generate and send out invoices, follow up on, collect and request allocate of payments
  • Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines, perform account reconciliations
  • Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities
  • Research and resolve payment discrepancies, review AR aging to ensure compliance
  • Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records, process credit card payments
  • Investigate and resolve customer queries, process adjustments, communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally

Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

One Source
11.2018 - 11.2019
  • Manages and resolve service - repair requests
  • Source multiple bids from vendors understanding the retail location scope of work
  • Negotiate (as needed) vendor pricing to complete work within budget parameters
  • Search and recruit new vendors as needed to complete work nationwide
  • Dispatch and manage vendors until work is complete
  • Served as point of contact for internal and external customers seeking support and information.

Senior Claims Examiner

Matrix Absence Management
10.2016 - 06.2018
  • Accountable for the decision-making process for determining eligibility under federal, state laws and client policy
  • Secure and analyze information to make and approve decisions on all short-term disability, insured or self-insured, and/or statutory claims and their concurrent leave claims
  • Develop and apply appropriate claim and workflow management strategies, coordinating both disability and leave decisions while meeting timeliness regulations
  • Ability to interpret and administer policy/plan provisions
  • Fully Investigates all relevant issues, providers, payment, or denials, promptly and in full compliance with departmental procedures and unfair claims practice and regulations
  • Medical certification review and management supplied by the healthcare provider
  • Makes determinations to approve, deny or delay and or reach out to additional resources for review
  • Basic knowledge of ERISA
  • Ability to calculate earnings and benefit levels
  • Document claim file actions and conversations thoroughly
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities such as industry conferences, workshops and webinars to stay current with industry trends and advancements.

Education

High School Diploma -

Glendale High School
Phoenix, AZ
05-2008

Skills

  • Excellent Time Management
  • Great active listener
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Computer proficiency
  • Leadership experience
  • Very coachable attitude
  • Leadership
  • Documentation review
  • Skip tracing
  • Call center experience
  • Customer research

Timeline

Collector III

Arizona State DBS (OARC)
03.2024 - Current

Account Success Representative

Waste Management Company
09.2021 - 02.2024

Customer Service Representative

The Home Depot
10.2020 - 06.2021

Collections Specialist/customer Service

CVS Health
05.2019 - 11.2019

Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

One Source
11.2018 - 11.2019

Senior Claims Examiner

Matrix Absence Management
10.2016 - 06.2018

High School Diploma -

Glendale High School
Tyshika James