Jermitra Gray
*** ******** **. ***********, ** **677
980-***-**** (Cell)
***.*****@*****.***
Objective: Seeking a career of support and service in a professional environment or a position in
customer service that offers growth potential with an organization where problems and
opportunities are well matched to abilities and skills
Skills Summary:
• Large work experience in the service industry with absolute customer orientation
• Good exposure to the fast paced work environment at call centers
• Great experience of sales over calls with enough exposure to the job challenges
• Pleasant and clear voice with neutral accents
• Great convincing powers developed through complete knowledge of the product and the
related fields
• Good typing speed (61 wpm)
• Excellent computer proficiency with ease in using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Great patience and persistence during the conversation with the customer Work
Experience:
Customer Service Agent, Connextions, Concord, NC (Sept 2013-Present)
Task:
• Answer inbound calls as well as assist customers who have specific inquiries
• Provide personalized customer service of the highest level
Update the existing databases with changes and the status of each customer/prospective customer
• Pleasant and friendly mannerism
• Basic computer knowledge/technological skills- search tools, browsers and also email
features; attaching files to correspondence, utilizing tracking and management features
• A desire to help the senior members with their insurance concerns by following member
advocacy, being empathetic and demonstrating patience and providing accurate
information
• Multi-Tasking ability
• Excellent problem solving
• Navigate betwen multiple screens and input data quickly
Customer Service Agent, Working Solutions, Statesville, NC (Aug 2012-June 2013)
Task:
• Answer inbound calls as well as assist customers who have specific inquiries
• Build customer’s interest in the services and products offered by the company
• Provide personalized customer service of the highest level
• Update the existing databases with changes and the status of each customer/prospective
customer
• Arrange for the dispatch of products, information packages, brochures etc. to clients and
other interested parties
• Follow up the calls of the client with clerical duties which includes faxing, filling up
paperwork, doing checks on credit references as well as liaising with other departments
• Pleasant and friendly mannerism
• Basic computer knowledge/technological skills- search tools, browsers and also email
features; attaching files to correspondence, utilizing tracking and management features
• Good verbal and oral communication skills- fast and correct typing, ability to create
grammatically correct responses without any spelling errors
Site Coordinator, Statesville Housing Authority KLAS Program, Statesville, NC (Feb 2012-May
2012)
Task:
• Identify needs of students and their families and provide general support services to students
and their families.
• Plan and participate in educational and enrichment activities.
• Assist in development and implementation of workshops for parents and students
• Make phone contacts with parents of assigned students on a regular and consistent basis.
• Meet with students' teachers to discuss students' progress.
• Prepare monthly newsletter and complete reports as needed.
Group Mentor, Statesville Housing Authority KLAS Program, Statesville, NC (Nov. 2010 - Feb
2012)
Task:
• Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking
students or those with physical and mental disabilities.
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field
trips.
• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and
to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
Customer Service Representative, Convergy's, Hickory, NC (July 2010 - October 2010)
Task:
• Deliver world class customer service and build customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Provide effective and timely resolution of a range of customer inquiries.
• Strive for one-call resolution of customer issues.
• Complete ongoing training to stay abreast of product, service and policy changes.
• Strike a positive and cooperative tone with both customers and coworkers.
• Demonstrate best judgment in the disbursement of adjustments and credits.
• Increase the customer experience by providing information on new products, rate plans, and
services through up selling opportunities
Part-Time Instructor, DreamBuilders Communications, Statesville, NC (May 2009-October 2009)
Task:
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent
injuries and damage.
• Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using
lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental,
and social development
Inside Sales Representative, SouthTEL Wireless, Statesville, NC (September 2007-December
2007)
Task:
• Track lost and delayed shipments via shipping carriers.
• Assist with will call orders and shipping orders.
• Help research and resolve customer issues.
• Explain features and benefits of products in order to improve product related sales and
customer satisfaction.
• Contact customers following sales to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and resolve any
complaints.
• Assist with physical inventory count
Data Entry Clerk, Engineered Sintered Components, Troutman, NC (February 2007-April 2007)
Task:
• Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in
specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners.
• Compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
• Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
• Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
• Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
• Maintain logs of activities and completed work
Sales Support/Customer Service, Cintas Corporation, Statesville, NC (June 2006-February 2007)
Task:
• Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail
systems, and personal computers.
• Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
• Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or
using a computer.
• Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions,
disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
• Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
• Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other
activities.
• Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
• Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents.
• Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests
Sales Representative, RadioShack®, Statesville, NC (March 2005-October 2005)
Task:
• Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
• Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
• Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and
desires.
• Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment.
• Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise. Prepare sales slips or sales
contracts.
• Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and
exchanges, and security practices.
• Maintain records related to sales.
• Demonstrate use or operation of merchandise.
• Place special orders or call other stores to find desired items.
Education:
• San Joaquin Valley College, Visalia, CA (2008)
• West Iredell High School, Statesville, NC (2001)
References: Available Upon Request