Winnie Powell
Livermore, CA ***** Home 925-***-****
***********@*****.***
Through effective questioning, I gain knowledge. And with that knowledge I
can relate, educated, recommend and retain my customer which allow a
business to excel.
Areas of Expertise
Build rapport and assume the sale. Motivated and managed up to 23
employees. Ability to develop and implement new training programs and
materials
Related Skills
IBM/PC, MS Office, As400, STEP/FF, Lital, Trap, NCSI, NSIR, NCSS,
ACSR, REMEDY
Career Experience
Livermore Valley Unified School District, Livermore CA
Special Project Tester 8/2009 to Present
. Issue the CELDT test to students from Kindergarten thru 12th grade
. Responsible and accountable for delegating testing booklets
. Flexibility to substitute where needed
Comcast, Livermore, CA
Sales/ Technical Customer Service 9/2002 - 5/2009
. Provide quality product to fit the customer's needs
. Build and maintain relations with customers, fellow employee and
management
. Implement quality customer Service
. Retention specialist
. Technical Support specialist
Portraits International Northern California, Livermore, Ca
Photo Manager, 1/1999 - 9/2002
. Interview, Hire and Train new photographers
. Set up and manage shoots on location.
. Develop documentation to assist in training
. Input on performance and set goals.
. Effective communication with employees, co-workers and upper
management.
. Sales - Portraits and Certificate for appointments of Portraits
Neodata Service, Inc, Longmont, CO
Customer Service Supervisor/Training Instructor/Program Developer,
1991 - 1998
. Primary Tester / Trainer for Phase I implementation new database
system
. Monitor employees performance / attendance and write annual reviews
. Produce weekly reports that reflect production and client information
. Partner with clients and upper management to solve problems and
implement new Client driven special marketing programs.
. Coordinate and implement new marketing program. Developed overheads
and training lessons for new system
. Conducted train-the-trainer courses for new instructors.
. Developed Job Aids and partnered in the creation of Instructional
Systems Design documentation for new programs
. Trained soft skills including Listening Skills, Phone Skills,
Empowerment Strategies and Improve Difficult Call Handling
Professional Development / Training Rocky Mountain Business College,
Front Range Community College, Boulder Valley Vocation Technical Institute,
Career Development Center.