CODY IPPOLITO
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Caring and friendly customer service professional with experience in customer retail and medical billing and coding excited about the prospect of working of working with a company to improve customer experience and increase retention through quick resolution of customer concerns WORK HISTORY
Wait Staff Member, 09/2019 - Current
Coal House Pizza and Bistro, Point Pleasant/Wall
• Promptly handled tables accordingly being very attentive
• Maintained knowledge of customer interaction and needs
• Maintained orders and brought them to tables in timely manner
• Increased customer satisfaction by having good relationships with customers
• Greeted everyone and efficiently and helped prepare food when necessary
• Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
• Accurately managed cash transactions while handling high-volume shifts, ensuring balanced registers at the end of each shift. Call Center Representative, 01/2023 - 11/2023
Hand And Stone, Spring Lake, NJ
• Managed high call volumes while providing exceptional customer support and maintaining professional composure.
• Handled escalated calls professionally, effectively resolving complex issues and ensuring client satisfaction at all times.
• Mastered multiple software systems for seamless navigation during calls, improving efficiency and reducing hold times for customers.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving inquiries in a timely manner.
Member Services, 05/2023 - 08/2023
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Remote
• Company Overview: Remote, Member Services
• Assisting with members needs providing great customer service attending to all inquiries including insurance claims and navigating systems
• Worked on multiple screens in a high call volume received great feedback
• Oversee customer financial accounts and process adjustments Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
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SKILLS
• Microsoft Excel
• Problem Solving
• Communication skills
• Customer service skills
• Computer proficiency
• Leadership experience
• Customer service
• Time management
• Computer skills
• Make recommendations on
customers needs based on
there needs and preferences
• Follow communication
guidelines and procedures
• Maintain Accounts and record
of Information
• Remote, Member Services
• Exceeded quantitative metrics
on customer satisfaction,
customer retention and
inquiry volume
• Grew existing clientele
making everyone feel
welcomed and taken care of
• Actively maintained and
updated customer account
and charges
• Quickly responded too
incoming calls promptly
answering all questions
• Greeted incoming visitors and
customers professionally and
provided friendly,
knowledgeable assistance.
• Managed communication
channels for better
collaboration, resulting in a
more cohesive team
environment.
• Completed clerical tasks such
as filing, copying, and
distributing mail.
Front Desk and Assistant, 01/2017 - 01/2018
Color Bar, Spring Lake, NJ
• Scheduling Appointments in a professional way and keeping good relationships with clients
• Knowledge of customers needs and recommendation of product
• Responsible for keeping salon clean and organized
• Assisted in salon tasks as hair, coloring and shampoo
• Adhering to hygiene rules and sanitizing equipment EDUCATION
• Billing and Coding School - Toms River, NJ
• Cosmetology - 01/2019
• Capri - Brick, NJ
• Some College – Ocean County College
• High School - 01/2016
Brick Memorial - Brick, NJ
AWARDS
• Worked on special projects
• Saved company money
• Contributed to good customer
service
• Came up with new ideas to
improve things
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• Church
• 55 plus community