RITA LONGE
Houston, TX - *****
Phone: 614-***-****/Email: *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Customer Service and Relations professional with 6+ years of experience supporting diverse customers in a fastpaced environments across logistics and technologyenabled services. Recognize for building strong relationships, resolving complex issues, and improving satisfaction scores through a clear communication channel and feedbacks. Adept at managing inquiries across phone, email, chat, and ticketing tools simultaneously balancing empathy with efficiency and adherence to policy.
CORE SKILLS
Customer service & client relations
Conflict resolution & deescalation
Active listening & empathy
Email, chat, and phone support
CRM & ticketing systems
Case documentation & knowledge base use
Complaint handling & issue ownership
Time management & multitasking
Cross functional collaboration with operations, IT, and leadership
Process improvement & feedback loops
Data entry accuracy & documentation control
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Scrum Master / Customer Focused Project Coordinator
Microburst Solutions – Houston, TX
Feb. 2021 – Present
Serve as the primary point of contact between business stakeholders and the delivery teams, clarifying needs, track issues, and ensure timelines meet customer expectations.
Facilitate daily standups and working sessions that surface customer pain points early, reducing downstream escalations and rework.
Translation of nontechnical customer feedback into clear tasks and tickets, ensuring accurate documentation and faster resolution.
Monitor service metrics (response times, backlog, blocker counts) and escalate trends impacting internal and external customers.
Coach team members in communication, accountability, and expectationsetting, supporting a more reliable service experience.
Customer Service / Operations Support Specialist
JT Global – Edison, NJ
Jan 2016 – Feb. 2021
Responded to customer inquiries via phone and email, handling high volume queues while maintaining professional and calm communication.
Resolved order, scheduling, and service issues by researching account history, coordinating with internal teams, and following up with customers until closure.
Documented each interaction clearly and accurately in the CRM system to support handoffs, audits, and trend analysis.
Helped de escalate frustrated customers by listening carefully, acknowledging concerns, and offering practical options within policy.
Flagged recurring issues and process gaps to leadership and operations, contributing ideas for improving FAQs, scripts, and internal workflows.
Volunteer Senior People Management Team Lead
www.crowddoing.world – Remote
June 2024 – Present
Lead volunteer team supporting community members with questions, concerns, and requests for assistance.
Managed a shared inbox and messaging channels, ensuring timely and respectful responses to all inquiries.
Mediated interpersonal conflicts, using neutral language and factfinding to guide fair resolutions.
Onboard and coach new volunteers on service standards, communication tone, and documentation practices.
Communicated proactively with customers when delays or constraints arose, helping set realistic expectations and preserve trust.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Zoom/Teams, Slack
EDUCATION
Bellevue University. Omaha Nebraska
Logistics and Supply Chain Management