Dana Baker
*** ****** ******, *** ***, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 * 908-***-**** * (908)
***-**** * *******@*****.***
Objective
A challenging position utilizing my combined administrative and customer
service supervisory skills to enhance the customer experience
Summary of Qualifications
. Professional with 10+ years of customer service and administrative
experience in the fields of telecommunications and insurance.
. Customer service expertise: resolving escalated customer billing and
provisioning issues.
. Administrative experience: calendar management; invoices; travel
coordination.
. A.A. - Business. Eager, energetic and enjoys challenges. Self-
motivated. Self-managed.
. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, WordPerfect, Lotus
Organizer and Visio.
. Excellent communications (oral and written), interpersonal, and
presentation skills.
. Verizon systems knowledge:BARRS,Coffee,Coach's
Aid,RFACS,SOP/DOE,Smarts,SSNS,
Professional experience
Verizon New Jersey, Livingston, NJ
12/2004 - 5/2013
Force Administration Clerk (3/2011 -05/2013). Juggle a wide variety of
operational, administrative, and communication duties in a dynamic
residential call center of 200+ sales consultants and 15 managers. Serve
as communications liaison between employees and management on a variety of
issues:
Productivity Reports. Generate performance, budget and financial reports,
adhering to deadlines.
Telephone/Calendar Management/Travel. Politely answer high-volume phones
lines, fielding calls, taking messages, and resolving problems.
Coordinate conference calls and travel arrangements.
Correspondence / Spreadsheets / Databases. Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint to create correspondence, reports, and flyers. Communicate
via email. Maintain filing systems, electronic and paper.
Office Supplies / Vendor Bills. Order office supplies and electronic
equipment (cell phones, pagers) and process vendor invoices via
computerized system. Process expense vouchers for managers.
Office Technology. Utilize complete range of office machines (copiers,
printers, fax, and calculator) and monitor service needs of ensuring fully-
operational equipment department-wide.
Monitoring of Workforce Adherence. Monitor and analyze telephone
adherence levels of 200+ sales consultants while inputting and tracking
schedules, breaks, lunches, off-phone time. Manage vacation and time-off
requests.
Consultant - Repeat Billing Cue (1/2009 - 3/2011)
Performed as customer advocate and backend escalation point person for
trouble tickets and critical customer outages and issues where standard
process did not meet customer needs. Researched, pinpointed, problem
solved, and resolved complex escalation tickets. Served as a customer
advocate to continually drive optimization and stability.
. Remained alert to potential revenue-enhancing sales opportunities.
Supervisor-Internal Help Desk (11/2006 - 11/2007)
Performed as customer advocate discussing, investigating and resolving
dipustes, complaints, and inquiries regarding customers service, billing,
rates, adjustments, policies, etc.Rearched, pinpointed, problem solved, and
resolved complex escalation tickets. Support 120+ sales and service
consultants in systems, products, services, including 1) adherence to
departmental sales policies, 2) responses and solutions to system inquiries
and problems, 3) intervention of escalated customer issues
. Remained alert to potential revenue-enhancing sales opportunities.
. Effectively impact average handling time and sales revenue via highly
effective support and training
. Recognized as Subject Matter Expert on systems, sales policies, and
problem resolution.
. Promoted to this leadership position as a result of outstanding work
ethic, ability to work independently and project coordination skills
Sales & Service Consultant (2/2005 - 11/2006)
Satisfied requests from customers for installation, disconnection, or
changes of telephone systems and services. Identified customer needs and
recommended telecommunications and entertainment products and services
(FiOS, DSL, DirecTV, etc). Discussed, investigated and resolved disputes,
complaints and inquires regarding service, billing, rates, adjustments,
policies, etc. Interacted with other departments and customers to resolve
disputes and problems. Prepared and transmitted restorals of service and
disconnects for non-payment.
. Consistently met or exceeded sales objectives contributing to Verizon
revenue.
Norvergence Inc., Newark, New Jersey
8/2002 - 7/2004
Account Manager (1/04 - 7/04)
Processed contract renewals in coordination with sales department.
Reviewed customer requirements, expectations, and complaints promptly via
extensive interactions with all internal departments. Initiated process of
approval and funding on qualified upgrade accounts. Reviewed and resolved
client account activity, installation status, and billing discrepancies
with various departments. Maintained up-to-date client account information
within internal computerized reporting system.
Real Estate Coordinator (9/03 - 1/04)
Managed site selection process. Negotiated, abstracted and analyzed new
leases. Verified, reconciled and processed invoices and performed a
variety of tasks associated with real estate administration, including
maintenance of database, and recordkeeping of insurance policies for all
office sites.
Executive Assistant to the CFO and CTO (7/02 - 9/03)
Prepared and processed T&E reports. Answered, screened and/or re-routed
telephone calls for offices CFO and CTO. Prepared, created and tracked
detailed reports. Maintained ever-changing calendars and conference
schedule. Prepared and distributed agendas and coordinated meeting details
for the CFO and CTO staff. Maintained time keeping for Operations and IT
departments. Maintained confidential files. Prepared, edited, and
finalized correspondence, documents and reports utilizing various software.
Prudential Financial Inc., Inc., Roseland, N.J.
12/1999 - 06/2002
Administrative Assistant
Performed full range of administrative duties for busy financial services
group. Prepared, created and tracked detailed reports. Organized and
scheduled meetings, seminars and conferences. Managed incoming and
outgoing mail. Answered, screened and fielded telephone calls for O&S
executives. Filed, faxed, and photo-copied. Coordinated special projects,
travel itineraries, video-conferences and conference calls. Maintained
calendars. Processed and tracked check requests and bills. Prepared and
processed T& E report. Maintained inventory of office supplies and office
equipment.
Education
Union County College, Cranford, NJ. Associates of Arts, Business.
6/1996 - 5/2003
Abraham Clark High School, Roselle, New Jersey.
1992 - 1996