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WAQAS ULLAH

WAQAS ULLAH

Des Plaines,IL

Summary

· contribute to safe, efficient, and reliable airport operations.

· Customer-focused professional with strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

· Experienced in assisting customers, answering questions, resolving concerns, and providing courteous service.

· Able to remain calm and professional in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.

· Strong attention to detail when handling customer information, documentation, and transactions.

  • Led day-to-day business operations within a dynamic warehouse and retail environment, ensuring the seamless coordination of customer service, logistics, inventory requirements, and client relationship management.
  • Strong background in mortgage, and home loan sales, including client consultation, relationship management, lead generation, loan product promotion, and customer acquisition.

· Experienced in driving liability portfolio growth by proactively identifying prospective customers, understanding their financial needs, and successfully promoting and facilitating the opening of deposit and liability accounts while building long-term client relationships.

  • Developed a strong understanding of enterprise technology environments, virtualization infrastructure, and IT operational processes.
  • Developed strong expertise in customer relationship management, service recovery, conflict resolution, and customer retention.
  • Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and problem-solving capabilities while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced business environment.
  • Demonstrated strong negotiation, communication, and consultative selling skills in highly competitive financial services environments.
  • Developed a strong understanding of enterprise technology environments, virtualization infrastructure, and IT operational processes.

· Proficient with MS office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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Work History

Customer Service Specialist

Envoy Airlines(American Airline)
Chicago, Illinois
09.2026 - Current
  • Handled customer problems calmly and professionally, adhering to American/Envoy policies to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Checked passengers at ticket counter and airport kiosks, ensuring compliance with safety and operational procedures.
  • Issued boarding passes to passengers at the ticket counter and kiosks, ensuring accurate travel information. and assist passengers with ticketing.
  • Rebook passengers when flights are canceled, delayed, or disrupted.
  • Collect applicable fees for tickets, baggage, or other services.
  • Handle checked baggage, including tagging bags and helping resolve baggage questions.
  • Work at the gate, including assisting with the boarding process and communication flight information.
  • Answer passenger questions about flights, connections, baggage, and travel requirements.
  • Assist passengers requiring special help, depending on the specific position and airport.
  • Coordinated with coworkers and airport departments to maintain accurate passenger information and facilitate timely flight departures.

· Operate and monitor the jet bridge to safely facilitate passenger boarding and deplaning.

· Position and secure the jet bridge properly according to aircraft and airport safety procedures.

· Assist passengers with safe and efficient movement between the aircraft and terminal.

· Coordinate with flight crews and gate agents during boarding, deplaning, and aircraft turnaround.

· Monitor the boarding area and jet bridge to maintain an organized and safe passenger flow.

Business Development Manager/Senior Customer Service Representative

American Distributor LLC
Bensenville, Illinois
01.2018 - 08.2026

· Identify and secure new B2B accounts, including retail smoke shops, premium cigar lounges, convenience store, and regional distributor.

· Negotiate pricing, credit terms, and distribution contracts to enhance profitability and secure long-term partnerships.

· Manage wholesale accounts, driving sales growth and identifying cross-sell opportunities to enhance average order value.

· Execute cold outreach, pitches, and presentations to showcase our extensive products catalog (Premium cigars, vaporizers, glassware, and smoking accessories).

· Conducted inventory reviews with top-tier clients to anticipate ordering cycles and prevent stockouts.

Addressed shipping and product discrepancies for client accounts.

· Monitor industry trends, consumer shifts, and competitors' pricing to ensure our inventory remains highly competitive.

· Attend major industry trade shows to network, source leads, and represent the warehouse brand.

· Ensure all sales practices and client onboarding strictly adhere to FDA, ATF, and state specific tobacco/vapor regulations tax mandates.

· Maintain accurate CRM records of all sales activities, pipeline stages and client interactions.

· Provide weekly and monthly sales forecast and growth metrics to execute leadership.

Systems Analyst

EPCOTE Technologies
Arlington Heights, Illinois
03.2016 - 12.2017

· Monitor system performance and assist in troubleshooting routine software and data integration issues.

· Documented business processes and translated user needs into technical specifications for developers, ensuring alignment with system requirements.

· Coordinate with IT help desk to resolve escalated system errors or bugs reported by staff.

· Identified, logged, and tracked software bugs during system upgrade, contributing to a smoother transition before go live.

· Assist in configuring software settings to align with internal company workflows.

· Developed user manuals, system guides, and training documentation to facilitate new software rollouts.

VMware Administrator

Blackboard Inc.
washington DC, VA
04.2015 - 03.2016
  • Supported and administered VMware virtualization environments, contributing to the efficient operation and reliability of enterprise IT infrastructure.
  • Managed virtual machines and virtualization technologies, ensuring optimal utilization of system resources and infrastructure operations.
  • Collaborated with technical teams to troubleshoot operational issues, enhancing system performance and maintaining business continuity.
  • Gained in-depth knowledge of enterprise technology environments and IT operational processes, supporting effective virtualization infrastructure management.

SE Business Partner

NIB Bank
Karachi, Sindh
10.2008 - 11.2009
  • Managed the end-to-end mortgage loan lifecycle, from lead generation and application through underwriting, approval, closing, and disbursement.
  • Generated mortgage business through customer referrals, real estate partnerships, and proactive networking activities.
  • Guided customers through mortgage product selection, eligibility requirements, documentation, and application procedures.
  • Reviewed borrower financial information and supporting documentation to determine appropriate mortgage financing options.
  • Coordinated underwriting, credit, appraisal, legal, and operations teams to ensure timely loan approval and closing.
  • Managed customer communication throughout the loan process, providing regular updates and resolving documentation or processing issues.
  • Ensured loan applications complied with internal lending policies, KYC/AML requirements, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
  • Managed mortgage sales pipeline from prospecting to loan disbursement, ensuring all stages were efficiently handled.
  • Built long-term relationships with borrowers and referral partners to generate repeat and referral mortgage business.
  • Consistently worked toward mortgage origination, revenue, and customer acquisition targets.
  • Opened and managed various types of liability accounts for customers, including savings and checking accounts., including savings, checking, term deposits, and other deposit products.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers to improve customer retention and account growth.
  • Identify customer financial needs and recommend appropriate banking, investment, deposit, and lending products.

Relationship Officer

Citibank
karachi, sindh
02.2006 - 06.2007
  • Guided customers through home loan/mortgage applications, clarifying loan products, eligibility requirements, terms, and necessary documentation to enhance understanding.
  • Generated mortgage leads through customer outreach, referrals, and relationship-building activities to support new loan business.
  • Collected and reviewed customer documentation, including identification, income details, employment information, and supporting financial documents.
  • Coordinated with internal credit, underwriting, and operations teams to facilitate loan processing, approval, and timely disbursement.
  • Facilitated regular communication with customers during the mortgage process, providing timely application updates and addressing documentation or inquiry needs.

Education

MBA - Finance

Argosy University
Chicago, IL
12-2014

Skills

  • Airline & passenger services
  • Ticketing Systems Management
  • Flight Operations Coordination
  • Customer experience
  • Customer Service Software
  • Logistics & Operational Coordination
  • Team supervision
  • Client management
  • Client retention
  • Business development
  • Consultative selling
  • Revenue growth
  • Travel Industry Knowledge
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Problem Solving & Decision-Making
  • Microsoft Office & Advanced Excel
  • Stakeholder management

Languages

English
Professional

Certification

  • EAG Regional CSA Training (American Airline)
  • Manage security risk (google certification)
  • IT Diploma ( Pakistan Institute of Computer Science)
  • Foundation of Cyber security (Google Certification)

Additional Information

Citizenship: United States of America

Current Location: United states of America

Relocation: Open to relocate to Middle East

Timeline

Customer Service Specialist

Envoy Airlines(American Airline)
09.2026 - Current

Business Development Manager/Senior Customer Service Representative

American Distributor LLC
01.2018 - 08.2026

Systems Analyst

EPCOTE Technologies
03.2016 - 12.2017

VMware Administrator

Blackboard Inc.
04.2015 - 03.2016

SE Business Partner

NIB Bank
10.2008 - 11.2009

Relationship Officer

Citibank
02.2006 - 06.2007

MBA - Finance

Argosy University
WAQAS ULLAH