Tara Thompson
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Atlanta, GA
Objective
To provide the highest level of services to customers within the customers service supports/Administrative field.
Education
Pine Forest High School, Fayetteville, NC
1990-1993 | General Education
Strayer University, RTP, NC
2006-2008 | Business Administration (Degree Sought)
Executive Administrative Assistant | 2003 – 2010
RAAST, Inc. (Behavioral Health Agency-Mental Health/Medical) | Raleigh NC
• Maintained executive level support within the company.
• Scheduled and maintained calendar of meetings/events/travel plans, follow up with the accuracy of plans.
• Maintained professional involvement with inside/outside professionals.
• Handled all meeting preparations.
• Supervise other Administrative Staff.
• Screen telephone calls for all executive management staff.
• Sort through executive level mail, fax, and copies, to ensure confidentiality.
• Internet/email research for executive level management.
• Prepared correspondence, letters, emails, spreadsheets.
• Maintained effective working relationships with executive level management and other team members.
• Handle bank transactions.
• Payroll preparations for support staff
• Prepared balance and expense sheet for office expense and any travel.
• Prepared and researched all Medicaid/Medicare claims.
• Assist with Patient admissions and medical records supervision.
• Maintained good relationships between vendors, clients, and guardians.
• Researched all local, state, and federal laws when implementing policy and procedures.
• Participated in obtaining National Accreditation.
Employee Relations Specialist | 2001 – 2003
Nortel Network| RTP, NC
• Managed all customer service calls – Inbound/outbound
• Assist with answering questions regarding employee policy and procedures
• Enrolled all Nortel employee’s in health/dental/life insurance/401K-retirement/profit sharing benefits
• Educated employee’s on the benefits of all enrolled coverage
• Meet deadline dates for enrollments
• Served as a Team Lead in the call center to assist team during calls
• Answered and Researched employee payroll questions and deductions
• Maintained good quality, and answered high call volumes within a shift with great satisfaction
Customer Service Representative/Inside Sales | 1998 –2001
Waste Management | Raleigh NC
• Managed all customer service calls – Inbound/outbound
• Dispatched drivers.
• Assisted in inside sales, invoicing, prepared and processed contracts.
• Assisted in collections.
• Sold trash containers and products to consumers/business
Customer Service Sales Representative | 1995-1998
Sprint | Raleigh, NC
• Assisted customer with Nextel Wireless product and service plan information
• Handled billing issues
• Changed rate plans
• Added and removed wireless features to customer accounts
• Processed follow-ups for market transfers, change of ownerships, and fraud
• Made telephone number changes and processed unit swaps
Skills:
Microsoft Office, All current Windows software to include Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT, Vista, 7, Excel.
Type 55WPM, Internet, copy, fax, scan, switchboard telephones.
References
Available upon request