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Yolanda Oliver

Yolanda Oliver

New York,NY

Summary

I am a self-motivated, resourceful and high performing professional with over 15 years of experience in building high performing teams, protocol development and process improvements. Meticulous team builder with expertise in employee engagement, customer relationship management, time management and conflict resolution. I am a customer-focused leader seeking to leverage my background to support and deliver desired goals. I have demonstrated commitment to service and I am highly organized and enthusiastic.

My years in diverse roles have cultivated my skill sets to support in many capacities with excellence. Whether I am part of the internal team or supporting in a consulting role, my goal is to exceed expectations.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Supervisor

Metroplus Health
New York, NY
02.2021 - Current
  • Serves as the Department Medicare Liaison Supporting care management, customer service and member success teams.
  • Lead and motivate my team of 18 customer service representatives serving all lines of business including Medicare, promoting positive work environment through effective communication, quality coaching, active engagement and hands-on assistance.
  • Managed daily operations within customer service department by supporting continuous delivery of excellent services and care.
  • Conducted regular team meetings with customer service staff to discuss issues or changes in policies, benefits and procedures.
  • Satisfied customer queries over phone and email to maintain positive patient-provider relationships.
  • Represented company professionally when engaging with public and government agencies.
  • Distributed patient satisfaction surveys to address patient concerns, issues and grievances.

President and Founder

Live Fearless Inc.
New York, New York
01.2019 - Current
  • Created effective business plans to focus strategic decisions on exceeding long-term objectives
  • Directed all day-to-day operations to ensure an enjoyable client experience
  • Developed community outreach initiatives by partnering with local organizations and small business owners
  • Set and administered annual operating budget, consistently maintaining controls and preventing overages
  • Participated in networking events to establish and cement community ties and build relationships

Process Engineer - Manager

Verizon 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension
Brooklyn, NY
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • Worked closely with executive team to align project portfolio with company strategic goals
  • Developed business cases with 5 year cost benefits assessment to obtain leadership alignment and prioritize project pipeline using the Lean Six Sigma methodology
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to develop project use cases and work with legal and compliance teams to obtain approval
  • Created strong partnerships with the call center organizations and developed different tools to deliver pipeline of new ideas for transformational system and process enhancements
  • Built and managed virtual project teams consisting of over 50+ members using various engagement methods to ensure consistency in participation, team follow-ups and feedback
  • Assessed project delivery through testing, pilot and full deployment
  • Gauged product success by developing report data to ensure 100% delivery of product to design
  • Developed trend reporting to show impact of project implementation improved efficiency and productivity
  • Facilitated lean six sigma style workouts and workshops 2x per year to develop organization project portfolio for yearly plan which included all levels of leadership and cross functional teams participation

Call Center Manager

Verizon
Garden City , NY
10.2008 - 12.2015
  • Lead call center teams up to 250 agents and 15 managers
  • Exceeded sales and customer experience targets upwards of 115% YOY
  • Motivated and trained customer service team members to provide exceptional service, driving retention and satisfaction meeting customer survey scores
  • Leveraged reporting and data analytics to develop coaching plans to address performance opportunities to drive improvement
  • Identified productivity opportunities requiring immediate improvement and rolled out programs to boost productivity from 86% to 93% exceeding target
  • Monitored performance through customer contact observation weekly to ensure compliance legal standards
  • Spearhead of training initiatives to improve employee performance and bottom-line business results
  • Established ambitious goals for employees to promote achievement and surpass business targets
  • Developed recognition programs to reward high performance and improvement of employees
  • Created partnered task force of agents, managers in partnership with Communications Workers of America to develop an ongoing program of engagement initiatives to drive employee engagement
  • Leveraged labor relations skills when negotiating with union partners during grievances
  • Collaborated with peers, director and HR team to determine organizational needs and position requirements for potential employee candidates.
  • Earned Diamond Club status for center sales performance and exceptional leadership awards YoY.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
2024

Certificate - Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Bronx Community College of The City University of New York
The Bronx, NY
2019

Associate of Science - Fashion Marketing and Management

Berkeley College
New York, NY

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Conflict resolution
  • Performance management
  • Project design and execution
  • Training content developer/facilitator
  • Experience in leadership
  • Positive communication strategies
  • Life management
  • Quality assurance controls
  • Customer
  • Crisis intervention

Additional Information

Sales Support Specialist - Verizon

  • Coached team leaders on setting SMART goals for agents that drove consistent and sustained of all teams involved in the certification process
  • Taught coaching skills - sales process, developed role play tools to teach desired behavior, setting clear expectations and consistent follow up with recognition or accountability as applicable
  • Developed national training courses for new products, sales coaching training for team leaders
  • Obtain Facilitator Certification
  • Recipient of the Verizon Excellence Award for Sales Plan Performance

Training Manager - Verizon

  • Built onboarding program for new hire agents
  • Developed coaching staff to identifying skill gaps to ensure supplemental support provided.
  • Assessed agent and staff performance weekly
  • Developed new product training and sales training

Administrative Manager - Verizon

  • Conducted performance evaluations of office staff to monitor progress and productivity and recommend promotions, corrective or disciplinary actions.
  • Oversaw regulatory and strategic initiatives to ensure accuracy of medical claims.
  • Managed 250+ employees across compensation, benefits, wellness and safety, payroll and information and data departments to ensure optimal productivity.

Timeline

Customer Service Supervisor

Metroplus Health
02.2021 - Current

President and Founder

Live Fearless Inc.
01.2019 - Current

Process Engineer - Manager

Verizon 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension
01.2016 - 12.2018

Call Center Manager

Verizon
10.2008 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Phoenix

Certificate - Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Bronx Community College of The City University of New York

Associate of Science - Fashion Marketing and Management

Berkeley College
Yolanda Oliver