Vanessa De La Cruz
Waukegan, IL ***** 224-***-****
adxgx6@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Knowledgeable and dedicated customer service professional with extensive experience in the banking industry. Motivated to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to company success. Articulate, energetic and results-oriented with exemplary passion for developing relationships, cultivating partnerships and growing businesses.
SKILLS
• Bilingual (English; native Spanish speaker)
• Documentation and Reporting
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making and Professional Judgment
• Time Management
• Costumer Service
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
WORK HISTORY
BENEFITS COORDINATOR 09/2019 to 03/2020
CVS Caremark Arlington Heights, IL
• Checked employees' benefits enrollment for accuracy and inputted all data into CVS internal software program.
• Observed strict procedures to maintain data and plan participant confidentiality.
• Explained benefits to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.
TELLER 07/2018 to 07/2019
First Midwest Bank Waukegan, IL
• Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
• Educated customers on use of banking website and mobile apps.
• Answered telephone inquiries on checking and savings accounts, loans and lines of credit.
• Learned about customer's financial needs, established trust and optimized sales opportunities resulting in quality customer service.
• Identified sales opportunities and referred customers to branch partners in financial services.
• Recognized needs and referred to appropriate representative or line of business for cross-sell or service opportunities.
TELLER 06/2015 to 06/2018
Guaranty Bank Waukegan, IL
• Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
• Educated customers on use of banking website and mobile apps.
• Answered telephone inquiries on checking and savings accounts, loans and lines of credit.
• Learned about customer's financial needs, established trust and optimized sales opportunities resulting in quality customer service.
• Assisted customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.
• Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
• Established rapport with new clients to increase satisfaction and loyalty. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 08/2014 to 05/2015
YWCA Gurnee, IL
• Coordinated travel arrangements by booking airfare, hotel and ground transportation.
• Coordinated bookkeeping activities in QuickBooks and Lawson.
• Supported room reservations, agenda preparation and calendar maintenance for programs, meetings and events.
• Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
• Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
• Monitored supervisor's work calendar and scheduled appointments, meetings and travel. EDUCATION
High School Diploma 05/2014
. Waukegan High School, Waukegan, IL