Blaine Parker
Lansing, MI *****
Summary:
• Experienced Customer Service Representative, Sales Representative and Commercial Manager.
• Coordinating the sales team by managing schedules, filing important documents and communicating relevant information.
• Ensuring the adequacy of sales-related equipment or material.
• Responding to complaints from customers and give after-sales support when requested.
• Provide high quality customer service and solve problems, regarding passport information and requirements, to increase customer knowledge and satisfaction.
• Technically sophisticated and business savvy management professional with a pioneering career reflecting strong leadership qualifications compiled with “hands-on” IT and networking expertise.
• Maintain focus on achieving bottom-line results while formulating and implementing advanced technology and business solutions to meet a diversity of needs in past 10 years alone, personally and professionally. Technical Skills:
• IT Strategic Planning
• Business Solutions
• Team Leadership
• Inside Sales Representative
• Selling
• Project Management
• Applications Systems
• LAN/WAN Network Services
• PC Desktop Systems
• 24x7 Data Center Computer Operations
• Web/Internet Design & Operations
• Help Desk Operations UNIX
• Systems Administration
• Database Administration
Education:
• Certification of Completion for Information Technology Program from Peckham Inc. Information Technology Lansing, Michigan in Aug 2013 – 2015
• High School from Laura for Osborn Detroit, Michigan, State endorsed diploma Jun 1986 Work Experience:
Informatics Inc, Lansing, MI April 2023 - June 2023 Customer Service Specialists/ Inside Sales
• Register incoming data match media from financial institutions/Servicing Agents.
• Troubleshoot Problem Media and reconcile file issues.
• Ability to read and understand flat file formats
• Reviewed and met monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Met company sales goals by servicing accounts on set schedule and offering new products.
• Create Reports
• Answering hotline and Email questions and provide technical support to financial institutions, service agents and state agents, including
Peckham, Inc. May 2020 – Sep 2022
Customer Service/Sales Associate
• Provide high quality customer service and solve problems, regarding passport information and requirements, to increase customer knowledge and satisfaction.
• Reviewed and met monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Offered and informed the client of the products and services offered. Kept informed about the latest services/products offered.
• Ensure clients receive excellent support by partnering with the customer success team, boosting satisfaction ratings
• Provided excellent customer service, answered the questions/queries efficiently and quickly, followed up on customer complaints and referred complex situations to the customer service department.
• Provide compassionate and technically skilled solutions to incoming customers, using basic data entry, and a computer-based Passport knowledgebase program to obtain information concerning federal policies, procedures, and other data associated with obtaining a US passport. 20/20 Company/ Dell May 2018 – May 2020
Customer Service Rep/Inside Sales Associate
• Provide high quality customer service and solve problems to increase customer satisfaction.
• Provide compassionate and technically skilled solutions to incoming customers, using basic data entry.
• Experience in troubleshooting software’s, email password reset, etc.
• The role involved profiling, quoting, and closing enterprise sales opportunities and supporting individual team members to become more proficient at selling Servers, Storage (EMC) and Services (DPS)
• Played an integral role in sales process as our inside sales teams rely on us for technical consultations
• Also directly advised customers on everything from product features and configurations, through to pricing and availability
• Sustained revenue streams with frequent account servicing and targeted development strategies
• Met company sales goals by servicing accounts on set schedule and offering new products
• In addition, attended weekly sales/product knowledge/IT training and quarterly Continued education courses
• Educated customers by explaining or demonstrating Power Edge Servers, Storage (EMC) Services (DPS) features and benefits.
• Increased industry knowledge and rapport by networking with prospects at trade shows and conferences.
• Met company sales goals by servicing accounts on set schedule and offering new products.
• Met recordkeeping requirements with detailed reports and thorough account information.
• Engaged customers through phone calls, site visits and product demonstrations. Target/Marketsource Jan 2016 - May 2018
Department Sales Management
• who helped customers in the electronics, toys, & seasonal departments.
• I was also responsible for stocking shelves and answering customer phone calls.
• Responsible for the interviewing, hiring, and training of new staff
• Maintaining inventory, merchandising, mobile activations, collecting payments
• Repairs using; Thunder Tix, Brush Fire, Purple Pass, Ticket Spice, and Ticketing Systems Peckham, Inc. Apr 2013 - Aug 2016
Customer Service/Sales Associate
• Provide high quality customer service and solve problems, regarding passport information and requirements, to increase customer knowledge and satisfaction.
• Reviewed and met monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Provide compassionate and technically skilled solutions to incoming customers, using basic data entry, and a computer-based Passport knowledgebase program to obtain information concerning federal policies, procedures, and other data associated with obtaining a US passport.
• Achieving sales quotas within a protected territory while maintaining professional relationships with work colleagues and customers.
Chore Care Provider Feb 2009 - Jun 2011
Personal Health Care
• Provide strong home-based acute care and clinical skills in assessing vital signs, glucose monitoring, bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Preserve family patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as effective relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care.
Advanced Auto Parts Jan 2002 - Feb 2009
Commercial Manager
• Supervised 7 to 10 employees, along with interviewing, training and maintaining employee schedules.
• Provide customer relations and problem solving, while gaining experience with conflict resolution.