Kamal Keshav, White Rock, BC,604-***-**** - **************@*****.***
Summary
Demonstrated Customer Service skills, Knowledge of MS Office Suite and Administrative, Leadership and HR skills used as management tools to achieve Business Key Performance Indicators as required. Polished interpersonal style with exceptional customer relations talents, adept at building rapport and trust with clients and suppliers. Excels in dynamic, fast-paced environments that demand excellent organizational skills. My goal is to grow and develop into a well-versed professional through challenging HR roles within an innovative and leading organization.
Qualification Summary
● Over 10 years of Leadership and Customer Service experience
● 8 years of handling of Recruitment, Orientation, Training, Employee Relations, and Performance
Management.
● Worked with BambooHR & eRSP HRIS systems & CPHR certificate completed.
● 5 years of experience in medical compensation and benefits
● Trained and proficient in MS Office Suite
● Professional and friendly communication skills - both written and verbal
● Team-player with a positive, engaging, and down-to-earth attitude
● Exceptional prioritizing and organizational skills
● Ability to transition to work remotely.
● Fluent in both written and verbal English, Hindi, and Punjabi; conversant in French
Experience
Jose & Co. Custom Jewellers June 2023 – August 2025
Fine Jewellery Associate (FT)
• Assisting with opening, closing & setting up store merchandise.
• Sales presentation of jewellery & POS receipts processing
• Processing of jewellery repair jobs write ups & pick ups
• Customer Service & Reviews
Comfort Keepers Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
HR Assistant/Coordinator (Contract)
● Onboarding of New Caregivers (Health Care Employees) into the eRSP HR Files with uploading of
Documents/Accreditations
● Maintenance Updating of ALL Caregivers/ Customers Files in eRSP & One Drive including Follow
Ups on Missing Documents/Accreditations
● Assisting ALL HR related Administrative Tasks like conducting online interviews, compiling &
emailing job offers, employee queries & requests, schedule issues and HR reports.
MacroHealth, Richmond, BC April 2017 - Jun 2022
Customer Service and Claims Specialist (FT)
● Accurately perform administrative and data entry work for processing of claims and payments.
● Pro-actively follows up with clients(underwriters) by fax and email to process claims & claims
related cost containment issues in a timely manner.
● Assistance to management staff and performs related work as required. Assists team members to
complete extra work or meet deadlines requiring combined departmental effort.
● Taken more responsibility to process 80% of client base claims (including Trust Account), promoting
to Senior EOB Exec Assistant.
● Improved efficiency of existing claim process, increasing claims processing by 50% (from120 to 180
claims daily). This contributed to an average Turnaround of 10 days, achieving two of our Key
Performance Indicators of number of claims and Turnaround times efficiency.
Winners/Homesense, South Surrey, BC Oct 2014 -Oct2015
Operations Coordinator (FT)
● Managed staff’s weekly schedule, reports, and management updates to optimize Retail Operational
Efficiency
● Maintained the smooth flow of customers in the counter area.
● Supervised six cashiers at frontline doing cash management and cashier flow enhancing Customer
Satisfaction to optimize sales processing in a timely manner.
● Ensured frontline aisles of homewares/candy/ coke fridge were well-merchandised to increase
sales to achieve Sales Targets.
● Gave cashiers pieces of advice to improve their Customer Service skills and Sales skills to increase
their Sales and Customer Satisfaction.
Princess Cruises Lines International Aug 2008 -Jun2011
Jeweler In Charge (Contract)
● Planned and conducted regular on-floor sales presentations.
● Trained and assisted new jewelers as they joined the sales team.
Ben Moss Fine Jeweler, Guildford, BC May 2007 -Nov 2007
Retail Store Manager
Mappins Fine Jewelers, Richmond, BC
Retail Store Manager
Jan 2005 - Apr 2007
Michael Hill Fine Jewelers, Burnaby/Langley/Abbotsford
Retail Store Manager
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005
● Reintegrated company policies and procedures that had been forgotten.
● Established standards for sales performance, store cleanliness, and visual presentation.
● Coached and developed staff by modeling effective retail sales skills and conducting regular on-floor
training.
● Instituted monthly performance evaluations to improve team morale. Provided leadership to 1
Assistant Manager and 10 Sales Associates.
● Spearheaded the store-specific new procedures. Introduced fair and equitable sales commission.
● Achieved in lessening internal staff conflicts. Enforced management control over customer price
negotiations, crucial to achieving budgets. Directed 1 Assistant Manager and 6 Sales Associates.
● Headed the monthly management seminars. Coordinated with other stores regarding their work force
and sales performance. Supervised three sales associates directly. Involved in the recruitment and
selection.
Education
Vancouver Community College: Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Areas of Concentration:
Accounting, Bookkeeping & QuickBooks courses
Academy of Learning Career College, Surrey, BC Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Certificate in Human Resource Administration:
Areas of Concentration:
● Job Design
● Recruitment & Selection
● Orientation
● Training & Development
● Performance Management System, Retention, and Motivation
● Compensation and Benefits
● Occupational Health & Safety
● Union Management Relations
● Payroll Compliance
Jewelers of America:
• Senior Sales Level 1 & 2 Certificate - Certified Sales Professional CSP
• Management Level 1 Certificate – Certified Sales Management Professional CMP
Chartered Institute of Marketing (C.I.M), Reading, UK & Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) Degree, Harare, Zimbabwe