Jacqueline N Witherspoon
**** ******* ******* ***** ******, GA 30080 404-***-**** *******@*******.***
Call Center Professional
An innovative leader, coach, trainer and customer service advocate with a wealth of knowledge and experience in contact center management. Possess solid problem-solving abilities; proficiency in the areas of goal setting, training and performance management. Proven expertise in developing diverse, highly efficient teams that focused centered on achieving business goals. A passion for exceeding organizational objectives is the catalyst for continued success in developing customer service professionals
CORE SKILLS
Call Center Management Customer Service Business Management
Performance Management Training/Staff Development Staffing/Scheduling/Productivity Standards
Organizational Planning Data Reconciliation Analytic, research and problem-solver
Wipro Business process services/Atlanta, GA 2015- Present
Health Care Contractor
Call Center Supervisor-Accountable for agents (21-28) who reach out to approximately 40 -60 providers per day to ensure client information is accurately listed on web page:
Apply partnership approach when coaching staff to ensure performance standards are achieved
Monitor random calls to improve quality and customer service, technical accuracy, minimize errors and track operative performance of call center teams
Utilize Omega to monitor queue and generate various statistical reports
Analyze reporting data to identify areas of opportunity
Team up with quality assurance and calibration sessions to improve customer service delivery
Serve as point of escalation
Assist with the implementation of new processes
Initiate corrective actions to address performance concerns
Present mid-year and annual performance appraisals
Perform other assignments as required
ATL 311-/Atlanta, GA 2014 - 2015
Customer Service Supervisor - Responsible for day-to-day operation of call center staff (10-15) who handle inbound calls from residents and customers:
Motivated, coached and developed staff, and administer disciplinary action
Participated in quality assurance and calibration sessions to improve customer service delivery
Prepared and administer monthly, quarterly and annual performance evaluations
Monitored inbound call queues and CRM workload
Handled customer service escalations
Initiated billing adjustments
Handled incoming calls during peak hours
Participated in succession planning and the development of annual performance goals
MCKESSON CORPORATION-ALPHARETTA, GA 2013 -2014
Product Support Manager - Lead call center staff (12-15) supporting McKesson’s Valued Added Reseller Customers as they encounter problems using the company’s software product s or solutions.
Monitored calls and coached team members to ensure quality customer interaction by ensuring that issues were handled efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner
Prepared work schedules, maintained daily and weekly statistics; resolved escalated customer issues
Responsible for service levels, abandon rate, call quality and accuracy as well as adherence to all policy and procedures
Beta tested products to ensure streamline operating process and reduce cost to both the customer contact center and cross functional business units
PRIMEDIA/apartment guide-Norcross, GA 2012 - 2013
Customer Service Supervisor- Oversaw call center staff (10-15) who reached out to approximately 25 customers per day to ensure product satisfaction and client information is updated accordingly
Partnered with staff during coaching opportunities
Through a collaborative approach, identified what incentives would inspire them to want to become leaders
Monitored KPI’s to ensure department metrics were met
Served as point of escalation, identified and analyzed escalated issues and provided feedback
Presented mid-year and annual performance appraisals
Department of Information Technology and Communications - New York, NY 2007 – 2012
311 Call Center Supervisor - Managed call center professionals (15-20) in a 24x7 operation who are the source for New York City’s non-emergency government services Approximately 44,000 calls per day, 300-400 calls answered per agent and 80% of call answered within 30 seconds.
Charged with the day-today operations and activities of a call center team
Lead and coached team members to ensure quality customer interaction, built and retained customer relationships
Ensured that issues were handled efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner
Responsible for service levels, abandon rate, call quality and accuracy as well as adherence to all policy and procedures
Worked with Managers to achieve contact center goals and objectives
Utilized Verint Impact 360, NICE and CMS call routing applications
Managed mid-year and annual performance evaluations, corrective action, feedback, coaching and development
Served as point of contact for escalations requiring advanced expertise or discernment in order to resolve customer issues
Maintained daily and weekly statistics; lead team meetings and participated in bi-weekly calibration sessions
Identified opportunities where process improvements or information management may increase team’s efficiency
Brooklyn Museum of art - Brooklyn, NY 2006 - 2007
Visitor’s Center Supervisor - Organize customer service professionals (15-20) who greeted and conducted point of sale transactions.
Managed and coached team members to ensure quality customer interaction, built and retained customer relationships
Ensured that issues were handled efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner
Worked with Manager to achieve museum goals and objectives
Served as point of escalation for escalations requiring advanced expertise or discernment in order to resolve customer issues
Managed cost control, cash management and performance enhancement abilities, minimizing on labor costs by efficiently scheduling staff, monitoring time and attendance, and enforcing proper cash handling/cash audit procedures
Managed mid-year and annual performance evaluations, corrective action, feedback, coaching and development
Lutheran Medical Center - Brooklyn, NY 2002 - 2006
Concierge - Promoted the delivery of high quality customer service for an exceptional patient and visitor experience.
Partnered with clinical care coordinators, hostesses, medical and dietary staff to meet service goals
Ensured that issues were handled efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner
Monitored program performance and services
Completed detailed weekly statistical summaries,
Updated patient daily tracking information and reconciled patient accounts
Education
Baruch College - New York, NY 1979-1980
Liberal Arts Diploma
Bushwick High School for Social Justice- Brooklyn, NY 1975-1979
Skills Experienced in Microsoft Office Applications: Outlook, Excel and Word
OMEGA and Avaya
NICE, Audiology and Siebel 78; Verint Impact 360, Blue Pumpkin and CMS; Calabrio