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PHONE 956-***-**** • E-MAIL **************@*****.***
LINDA CAVAZOS
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a responsible and challenging position in which I can grow with the company and pursue my experience in business management.
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
Highly personable Customer Service Professional with over 11 years of experience. Talented in identifying customer needs. Have demonstrated ability to gain customer’s trust.
EMPLOYMENT
June 2011-present Dixie Tool Company Harlingen, TX
Director of Operations
Oversea the whole office.
Oversea Accounting & Customer Service, and Account Representative.
Jan 2010-June2011 Dish Network Harlingen, TX
Customer Service Representative
Assist customers through troubleshooting, billing, and equipment upgrades.
Take payments
Offer satellite packages to customers based on their needs.
2007-April 2009 Ideas in Action/Curves Products San Benito, TX
International Liaison
Worked closely with CEO in researching international sales
Studied International trends to help increase sales on the Web site
Met quarterly with International Area Directors
Main contact person for International Curves Master Franchisees
Supervised International department representatives.
2005-2007 Ideas in Action San Benito, TX
International Customer Service Representative
Main contact person for all Spanish speaking countries in Mexico, Central America, South America, and Spain
Communicate between International distribution centers and customers
Developed a paper trail flow with the different distribution centers to better serve the customers
Have dealt with franchisees from 36 countries
Liaise with other internal departments such as logistics to provide the best shipping cost to our International customers
Maintained the inventory control for Mexico
2004-2005
Claims Specialist
Processed detailed claims against carriers
Inspected defective items and recognized if we had a pattern on certain defects
Worked very closely with accounting to ensure inventory was adjusted accordingly
Processed over 700 claims in a given month
2003-2004
Customer Service
Attained an employee of the month award for outstanding job performance, attitude, and attendance
2002-2003Staff Force working at Ideas in Action
Filed orders in numerical order
Assisted processing department in charging credit cards manually
2001-2002 Platinum Resorts Sanford, FL
Outbound and inbound sales for vacation packages
2000-2001 RMH Teleservices Harlingen, TX
Telemarketer
Presented appropriate company product and service offerings
Inbound sales for AT&T
EDUCATION
2004-2007 Texas State Technical College Harlingen, TX
2007-2010 University of Brownsville Brownsville, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Management, The
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College,
Brownsville, Texas: May 2010.
Master of Business Administration,
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College,
Brownsville, Texas: December 2011
Courses included:
Business Policy International Management
Promotions Management Managerial Finance
Business Law Small Business Management
Organizational Behavior Human Resource Management
Business Communications Information Systems
LANGUAGES
Fluently speak and write in Spanish.