David S. Beck
**** ******** ***, *** * ( Miami, FL 33129 ( Phone: 786-***-****
(*********@*****.***.**
CUSTOMER SERVICE
o Team Player (Carry my load, share my experience, help whenever I can,
listen and engage)
o Team Building (Caring, pride, hard work, communications, honesty and
ownership)
o Proactive (always looking for what needs fixing or to improve the job)
o Lead (by example with objectives, logic, reason and confidence)
o Don't need a lot of supervision (If there isn't a plan I'll make one)
SKILLS
* CURRENT:
* MS Windows XP - Microsoft
* MS Office 2007 - Microsoft
* Preparing Proposals
* Problem Solving - Kepner Trogoe
* Decision Making - Kepner Trogoe
* Negotiating Skills - Reuters
* Negotiating Contracts
* Giving Presentations
* Project Management - Kepner Trogoe
* Budget Planning and Management
* Managing Change - Reuters
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
* Technical Training Operations
* Customer Service Operations
* Generating Business Plans
* Operating Profit Centers
* Quality Assurance Operations
* Corporate structures - Reuters
* Technical Support Operations
* Field Service Operations
* Logistics/ Parts/Warehouse Control
* Repair Center Operations
* Communications Networking LAN/WAN
EXPERIENCE
2005 - 2006
Getronics
TAC Team Manager (NMS - 4mos) Improved Bingo (SLA) from 4.27 to 4.55,
Formed team to improve Analyst hiring, wrote Duty Manager P&P
MSD Team Manager, Global Service Center (Solvay, DSM NA, GISD, Status
Desk, AHST and Field Dispatch - 5mos) Meeting SLAs, clarifying scope of
team responsibilities, fast track training, empowering team members.
Proposing awards program, Team Leads working with metrics and
mentoring.
2001 - Mar. 2005 GE (GXS>Ddemesis)/SOFTTEK
International Help Desk/Call Center for B2B internet services for auctions
and catalog systems.
Team Leader - Responsible for keeping team metrics within Six Sigma
limits.
1999 - PRESENT COMMUNICATE LANGUAGE
SERVICES
Translation services.
Owner
1988 - 2002 SOMOS ETIQUETAS, S.A.
DE .CV.
A selective label printing company in Mexico (dissolved, litigation with
partner)
Director of Operations (Owner)
1981 - 1990 REUTERS INFORMATION SERVICES,
INC.
The leading electronic distributor of news and financial information
services in the world
Regional Support Services Manager - Technical Support for the Western
Hemisphere.
Directed the Repair Center, QA, Central Warehouse, and Technical
Training.
o As Regional Support Services Manager for the Western Hemisphere
I introduced a Repair Policies and Procedures Manual that
reduced defective inventory by $5M. Over $2M was returned to
stock while obsolete inventory was reduced from over $3M to
virtually zero.
o Developed a training department that presented 10 new bi-lingual
courses in 13 months freeing the region from a costly dependency
on London for training.
o Started the first Disaster Recovery Plan for the Subscriber
Services Network, North American Region.
o Instituted a tough QA Program that reduced installation failures
from 30% to less than 2%.
o Designed and implemented a national call center for reporting
problems and dispatching support.
o Managed a project to build a new modern FIFO warehouse interior
and relocated with no shutdown.
1977 - 1981 PERIPHONICS CORPORATION - Southwestern Regional
Manager
1974 - 1977 BANCOMER, S.A., - Mexico City, Mexico - In House
Consultant
1973 - 1974 PERIPHONICS CORPORATON - Manager, Mexican Operations
1970 - 1973 UNIVERSITY COMPUTING COMPANY - Field Engineer
1968 - 1970 LIBRASCOPE - Technical Representative
1964 - 1968 UNITED STATES NAVY - Submarine Service
EDUCATION
Pre Engineering Miami Dade Community College
U.S. Navy - Submarine Service - Electronics (Equal to AE)
U.S. Navy - Submarine Service - Qualified on SSBN and SSN vessels