Cindy Kranyak Home: 469-***-****
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Allen, Texas 75002 email: ************@**.**.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Enthusiastic and hard-working Corporate Travel Planner/Reservationist with extensive experience managing corporate travel arrangements for Fortune 500 clientele, such as Philips Semiconductors, Merck Pharmaceuticals, NBC, and Air Products. Effective leader with proven problem-solving, team management, and customer service capabilities. Attentive listener with excellent interpersonal and rapport building skills. Experienced using Vision, Apollo, and Sabre travel software; quickly learns company-specific computer systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARTA TRAVEL
Corporate Travel Agent 2004-2011
• Prepare domestic, group, meeting reservations for CROSSMARK INC.
UPS 2004
Customer Counter Associate
• Responsible for the proper packing & shipment of customer packages & documents.
BUSINESS TRAVEL CONCEPTS 2003
Group Travel (Jan-Apr)
• Organized and coordinated group travel reservations.
ROSENBLUTH INTERNATIONAL 2002
Reservationist (Feb-May : moved out of state due to husband’s job)
• Prepared domestic and group reservations for the Perot Systems Corporation.
WORLD TRAVEL PARTNERS 2002
Group Travel (Jan-Feb : rejoined Rosenbluth)
• Organized and coordinated group travel reservations for Dr. Pepper Corporation.
ROSENBLUTH INTERNATIONAL 1983 – 2001
Telecommuting Quality Control Specialist (1999-2001)
• Served as an independent contributor for assessing and correcting team’s reservations prior to ticketing release, provided training for new procedures and developed and implemented a monthly benchmark data report.
• Experienced with Vision, provided invoice support.
Reservationist (1998-1999)
• Prepared domestic and group/meetings reservations for the Merck Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Telecommuting Corporate Travel Reservationist (1996-1998)
• Served as an independent contributor for extended hour direct access, main office overflow, and customer service of domestic and international reservations for the Philips Electronics Corporation.
• Managed quality control functions for the Merck Group Department.
Team Leader (1995)
• Provided leadership for 16 Merck Group Department reservationists.
• Developed new/inexperienced agents with proper training techniques, provided efficient resolutions to customer service issued, managed phone inquiries, and consistently met client benchmarks.
Customer Service Coordinator (1993-1995)
• Served as an on-site liaison at the headquarters for Merck Pharmaceuticals.
• Ensured the efficient processing of visas and Passports, provided prompt and effective resolutions to customer service issued, and performed daily ticketing and quality control functions.
• Responded with immediate action to the concerns/problems of walk-in clientele.
Mobile Reservationist (1988-1993)
• Provided on-site, experienced support for new and critical need operations in the U.S., including personalized training for agents on the Sabre and Apollo computer systems.
Reservationist (1983-1988)
• Prepared domestic reservations for the Air Products Corporation.
EDUCATION
WILMA BOYD CAREER SCHOOL, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1981-1982
Travel & Tourism Coursework