TAMARA RALLS
***********@*****.*** 540-***-**** VA 22602
Summary
Motivated, friendly and engaging with multitasking skills in fast-paced environments. Customer Service Representative with 10+ years' experience to support team and fellow employees. Good relationship-building and time management skills to interact with diverse individuals at all organizational levels.
Skills
Communication Time Management skills
Multitasking Work Ethic
Relationship Building Customer Service
Individualized Care Creative
Analytical Skills Attention to detail
Experience
FCPS Winchester, VA
Substitute Teacher, K-5 08/2010 - 08/2012
Substitute K-5, Substitute hearing impaired
Implemented lesson plans assigned by classroom teacher to educate students
about key concepts.
Provided notes and reports on school day activities to primary teacher.
Engaged students in discussions to promote interest and drive learning.
Educated students in various subjects to provide seamless transition during absence of teacher.
Substitute Aide
Work with teachers in and out of classroom making copies, activities, and helping children with reading, math, and spelling that needed more one-on-one time.
Lunch duty with children, helping students stay seated and respectful, help
with trays or missed items once seated.
Substitute lunchroom/Kitchen
Prepare breakfast for early arrive students
Prepare Lunch for students/faculty
Clean up at the end of day, washing dishes, mopping floors,
washing tables in lunchroom.
Raise them Up Daycare Winchester, VA
Owner/Operator
08/2006 - 05/2009
Implemented creative and educational curriculum to promote expression
and individuality with varying daily activities.
Recorded children's growth, behavior and development, monitoring changes to
discuss with parents or guardians.
Created monthly calendar for learning, special events and meals to include breakfast and lunch.
Created weekly lesson plans and safe learning environment for children.
CPR certified and first aid
Shentel Edinburg, VA
Sales, Customer Service, Inventory, Roaming
08/1995 - 06/2003
Sales
Operate cash register, collected payments and provided accurate change
Outside sales for web page development and hosting
Inside and outside sales for wireless
Established and maintained corporate/individual accounts
Discussed usage and analyzed data to make sure customer was
getting the most from his plan.
Answered phone calls discussed with customer their concerns with
usage, plans, and new devices.
Customer Service
Answer phones
Retail location-walk ins
Operated cash register, post payments
Keep storefront stocked and clean
Data entry of new customer information to create accounts
Manage existing customer accounts
Schedule installs
Balance till at the end of day
Record daily deposit information
Service new customers to find specific products, ask questions and suggest best product
to meet their daily personal or business need.
Senior Customer Service Representative
Manage Retail area and CSR (customer service Reps)
Answer questions that may arise from staff or customer base
Deal with disgruntled customers
Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to
drive team success.
Retained product, service and company policy knowledge
to serve as resource for both coworkers and customers.
Inventory
Performed scheduled inventory counts and supply audits
Coordinated inventory, stocking and ordering
Provided and managed stock for sales force and other retail locations
Monthly/Year end Reports to upper management
Roaming Coordinator
Created and managed agreements between Shenandoah Cellular (Shentel)
and carriers throughout the USA.
Switch entry of new cellular phone lines
Switch entry of new agreements and carrier information
Troubleshoot for customers and carriers traveling in our service area,
as well as our customers traveling beyond our coverage area and
experiencing technical issues.
Collaborated with switch engineers at larger carriers such as
Verizon to solve technical issues or trouble with network.
United States Postal Service, USPS Stephens City, VA
Rural Route Carrier Substitute
10/1992 - 08/1995
Sorted mail, arranging in delivery sequence for distribution.
Took outgoing mail from customers by hand and obtained letters from boxes.
Obtained signatures for registered, certified and insured mail.
Collected money for cash-on-delivery and postage-due mail to
turn in receipts to postal office.
Drove LLV vehicle and delivered mail to rural locations.
Collected mail from customers and brought back to facility for
processing and sorting.
Followed strict package safety standards to protect customers and team members.
Met performance targets consistently through hard work and efficient
handling of each stop.
Handled undeliverable mail in accordance with established procedures.
Observed driving rules, weather and road conditions and other factors to
maintain safe driving record.
Cleaned and checked over vehicle after completion of daily deliveries.
Sold stamps and money orders to customer along daily route.
Chantilly Turf Farms, Inc Chantilly, VA
Office Manager
09/1985 - 05/1990
Receive and organize correspondence
Answering telephone, forwarding calls
Creating business letters and bids
Scheduled/managed daily deliveries
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Payroll
Year-end prep for taxes
Deposits
Retail sales
Contract sales
Education and Training
James Wood High School Winchester, VA
High School Diploma
06/1985