KEITH OWENS
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Summary
Providing Exceptional Service, Building Loyal Relationships and Solving Problems. Profit-driven and process-oriented manager of multimillion-dollar operations (200+ direct/indirect reports). History of strengthening compliance; improving processes; and elevating output, auditing quality, customer satisfaction and employee morale.
Dynamic customer service professional experienced in call-center, operations and B2B settings.
Productive relationship builder; excel at listening to customer needs, articulating product benefits and creating solutions that provide value to the customer.
Highly professional--dependable, reliable and able to perform duties with minimal supervision.
Highlights
~ Develop programs & training initiatives ~ Navigate multiple computer systems
~ Quality coordinator (SME)
~ Customer care specialist ~ Develop lean process improvements
~ Crisis intervention & problem-solving skills ~ Employee Relations
~ Logistics coordination ~ Exceptional Interpersonal Skills
~ Resolve internal & external customer complaints
~ Direct reports
Accomplishments
~ Improved paperwork processing time by 50% by streamlining submission process through automation.
~ Saved over $200k per year by reorganizing staffing structure to eliminate wasted man hours.
~ Project Manager lead on a number of cost savings initiatives through Six Sigma quality principles.
Experience
Director of Operations; 527 Logistics Group - Atlanta, GA 10/2008-08/2020
~ Oversight of office managers for multi-state offices.
~ Oversight of regional budget with P&L responsibilities.
~ Customer service relationship building,
~ SME in production work flow processes; Revise SOP’s, Training, Employee and Safety manuals.
~ Primary point-of-contact for clients
1/1989 – 2/2005
Regional Program Manager/Quality Compliance Analyst; Delta Airlines Atlanta, GA 01/1987-01/2008
~ Identify supplier KPI driven statistics for evaluation and corrective action.
~ Spokesperson for policy and procedure while interacting with frontline management team, employees, vendors and contractors.
~ Compile weekly audit results for distribution to executive management team.
~ Perform random unannounced quality audits of suppliers and internal customers worldwide to ensure compliance with company standards and federal regulations to protect return on $90 million department spend.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Business Management
St. John’s University Queens, New York
Diploma: College prep with Business electives
Christ the King Regional High School Queens, New York
Six Sigma Green Belt: Quality Certification
New Dimensions Atlanta, Georgia
Certified Quality Auditor: Process Analyst
New Dimensions Atlanta, Georgia