Bette McDowell
adx24s@r.postjobfree.com - 614-***-****
Education:
School of Journalism, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Diploma, Mifflin High School
Work Experience:
Sunbelt Rentals
Credit & Collections Representative Feb 2017-Current
Collections on Commercial accounts with outstanding invoices
Work closely with the customer to help maintain a good account status
Initiating customer collection-calls and obtaining job information
Participated in several lien notice development courses that helps to understand the lien process.
Wells Fargo Dealer Services Oct 2015 – Feb 2017
Collector III
●Demonstrating good customer service skills while initiating outbound calls and receiving inbound calls from customers
●Negotiating account resolution and accurately inputting and documenting actions within the collection systems while maintaining company performance and productivity standards
●Maintaining up-to-date customer contact information in the collections systems
●Initiating external contact with customers and may perform advanced loss prevention activities (i.e. skip tracing, field chasing, and account settlement) or administrative work, which supports the impounding or repossession of vehicles
Discover Financial Services, New Albany, OH Jul 2014 – Oct 2015
Team Coach
●Manage the day to day collections operations
●Help manage the team's performance to help achieve establish goals
●Coach and help ensure that all calls meet compliance and call quality expectations
●Organize call calibrations to help improve collection techniques
Discover Financial Services, New Albany, OH Nov 2013 – Jul 2014
Senior Account Representative
●Collection of charged off accounts in the recovery department
●Received 100% on customer engagement and compliance calls
●Supports collection goals and participates in the team's contest committee
●Consistently meets departments' expectations
Weltman, Weinberg and Reis, Grove City, OH Feb 2009 – Aug 2013
Collections Supervisor
●Managed and coach the collections staff to achieve monthly goals during collections calls
●Successfully met department's team goals at least 10 out of 12 months
●Coached collectors, interviewed, and interacted with clients during conference calls and during one-on-one daily updates
●Motivated and created a team atmosphere to help increase collection's techniques
Central Ohio Credit Corporation, Reynoldsburg, OH Mar 1999 – Nov 2008
Collections Supervisor
●Managed more than 20 staff members during collection calls
●Implemented morale building- weekly meetings
●Consistently obtained the top ranking team throughout the department
●Assist on all compliant calls and obtained daily productivity reports
Alliance Data Systems, Columbus, OH Sep 1988 – Nov 1997
Collections Representative
●Expanded customer service skills while collecting on delinquent accounts
●Trained new associates.
●Top performer awards in collections for eight years
●Developed excellence in trained courses in customer service, collections and accounting