Shellie Smith
*** ****** ** *********, ** ***** 585-***-**** **************@*****.***
Dear Mam/Sir;
With this letter, I wish to express my strong interest in seeking a professional career opportunity with your company. I believe that I possess many qualities, and skills that would aid and benefit your endeavors. Accordingly, a complete resume is attached.
I have excelled in positions where I’ve utilized my ability to exercise sound judgment through my competence, leadership, dedication, and diverse experience. I have proven to be a highly effective communicator; including spoken, written, and computer proficiency. I am an exceedingly motivated person, where I employ my interpersonal skills to ensure a positive experience for my company, clients, co-workers, and myself.
I am a dependable, thorough, and customer service oriented professional. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss how I can both accommodate and enhance your goals. Please feel free to contact me at 585-***-**** if you require further information. Thank you in advance for your consideration, and I hope that you will view my candidacy favorably.
Sincerely,
Shellie Smith
Shellie Smith
553 French Rd Rochester, NY 14618 585-***-**** **************@*****.***
Professional Profile
Analytical and dynamic self-starter. An energetic, collegial, and team-focused professional with the expertise to drive performance excellence amongst new and existing personnel. A critical thinker with sound problem-solving skills who applies experience, initiative and research to deliver viable, sustainable solutions. Cited routinely as a leader among peers for supervisory skills. A reputation for consummate professionalism, integrity, and results.
QUALIFICATIONS
Communicates efficiently and effectively with co-workers, customers and management
Outstanding work ethic
Highly motivated and dedicated professional
Able to adapt effectively to challenging and emerging situations
Sound interpersonal skills resulting in exceptional rapport with people
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to evaluate situations and identify solutions
Powerful public, motivational speaker
Find common ground to understand and lead individuals
Congregational leadership and management of community outreach projects with local parishes
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nation Express - Rochester, NY April 2018 – Present
Transportation Safety Supervisor/ Operations Supervisor
Supervise, mentor and train personnel to perform all essential tasks to meet company goals
Conduct inspections, incident/accident investigations and complete timely reports
Track, analyze reports based on the company’s safety statistics, presenting trends to management and assisting in trainings to further improve the overall safety rate
Supervised daily dispatch activities, workload and personnel transporting students with special needs
Coach and counsel drivers and bus attendants in improving driving, interaction skills, children’s special needs, etc. to meet operational expectations
Administer discipline, as necessary
Works collaboratively with co-workers and management, corporate personne
Attends meetings, being an active, respectful participate in order to improve CSC improvement and meet company goals
Conducts mediations to resolve conflict
Monitors National Express software programs, reviewing data and use to support/train/coach resulting in individual goals and company goals of improving company’s KPI’s
Frontier Communications - Rochester, NY April 2013 – April 2018
Technical Support Manager
Managed, trained, coached, and evaluated a team of up to 31 within a call center environment
Monitored performance of direct reports according to established standards
Improved team performance through ongoing coaching and providing feedback to all team members
Assist in the selection process of new hires and promotion of current technicians
Conduct monthly call observations and meetings with employees to discuss areas of opportunity and review metrics and statistics for purpose of plan development
Fiber Optic Senior Technician
Managed high level escalations and supervisor calls to retain both business and residential customers
Achieved and maintained company goals by mentoring technicians to achieve their monthly goals. Results included improving twelve of Frontiers IHD Techs close ratios that were below base to a high success level
Assisted and facilitated team meetings, generating ideas to improve processes and revenue for the business
Facilitate soft skills and de-escalation trainings for all employees in the IHD
Designated to handle escalations from Vice President of company
Frequently tasked with high level escalations due to successful results
Fiber Optic Technician Level 1.5
Provided premier customer service and support multiple layers of technicians with FIOS, Frontier TV, Video, Internet
Provide solutions to technicians and escalate as needed
IHD, Fiber Optic Technician Level 1
Perform troubleshooting steps to identify, isolate and possibly resolve issues for all Frontier TV, Data and Voice troubles
Identify, track & report multiple user issues to internal network technicians
Provision IP TV, Internet, and, VoIP service
Analyze, troubleshoot, and support the end-user with internet connectivity issues
Provide premier customer service and a “Customer First” experience to every customer
Maintained a premier close ratio in F-Secures sales in all 4 quarters in the calendar year, in result generating over $12,000 in revenue for the company
Met and exceeded all company goals by maintaining high level status on all metrics
New Life Church of Christ September 2014 - Current
Pastor
Guide church in discovery and fulfillment of its calling and mission, encouraging spiritual development, leading congregation, and expanding congregation’s participation in mission activities
Plan worship services and events, and equip staff and lay leaders to coordinate services and events; oversee staff and ensure they have resources to fulfill duties and responsibilities
Collaborate with finance and stewardship ministry group to manage church finances and devise strategies to grow stewardship
Provided pastoral care, including hospital, shut-in, bereavement, and funeral visitation; guided and counseled congregation, and youth
Established and oversee a Community Outreach ministry involving several local churches
Waste Management, Rochester NY May 2005 - Feb 2013
Operations Coordinator
Managed and assigned staff to residential, commercial, and industrial routes in upstate New York region
Assisted department in handling day-to-day functions on areas of billing
Supported clients to resolve high level escalations from customers, ensuring issues were resolved
Provided professional customer service to both internal, external residential and commercial clients
Contacted clients as needed to provide information on delays or problems with service stops
Energy East (RG&E), Rochester, New York May 2002 - April 2005
Billing Customer Service Rep
Provided professional customer support for customers with in NY state
Implemented problem solving solutions with clients to obtain their accounts
Educated clients on their account’s bills and services
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Element K/Ziff Davis Certification, Rochester NY
M.C.S.A./ C.N.A., Administrator, August, 1996
Benjamin Franklin Business Magnet Institute 1992
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
References Available Upon Request