Director of Call Center
Director of Call Center
Cox is a multiservices operator, with products in MAC cable video, digital, and
high-speed data products.
-Responsible for overseeing three contact centers (East Texas, Louisiana, North
west Arkansas) of 500 employees.
-Led successful effort to turn around service levels, achieving increases of as
much 45%.
-Oversaw total operations of sales, account services, cable support, and high-sp
eed data support.
-Drove customer care annual long-range plan, pre-budget plan, annual budget, and
forecast.
-Directed start-up of Cox Gulf Coast call center in Pensacola, FL. Also directed
the staffing, budget forecasting, and new hire interviews for call center emplo
yees for Cox Gulf Coast Pensacola, Florida and Cox MAC Tyler, Texas.
-Responsible for interviewing and hiring CSRs, TSRs, Supervisors, Managers, and
Directors.
-Tracked call processing trends, proper sales format, attendance, phone staffed
time, conducted one-on-one sessions, and performance reviews.
-Responsible for IVR set-ups and enhancements, call volume, and directing the cu
stomer via IVR to sales, billing, and technical support.
-Supported call center managers and supervisors in planning incentives, employee
recognition programs, commission sale goals, CCR shift scheduling, and customer
/employee satisfaction.
-Purchased and connected Aspect eWorkforce staffing software an Aspect Staffing
enhancement to automate scheduling, which was previously a manual process.
-Created and managed a Virtual Service Network by connecting the call centers in
East Texas, Louisiana, and Northwest Arkansas.
-Connected IVR to assist with prompting customers to select service by product,
make payments on-line, and check account information. The IVR reduced call volum
e in the three call centers by 28%.
-Directed customers to sales team via the IVR, improved close rates by approxima
tely 9% ($1,000,000.00 revenue increase over previous year).
-Added Internet knowledgebase services (a customer self-help tool).
-Implemented Cox quality monitoring and e-Talk ACD enhancement, which improved c
ustomer satisfaction to achieve highest customer satisfaction scores ever, avera
ging 82.5%, compared to 69% before I took over the call center operations. (Cox
standard/target is 77.5%).
FIRST DATA CORPORATION, Pensacola, Florida
Director of Center Operations (Site Executive), 4/1994 - 9/2000
First Data was an outsourcing facility for FDC; MCI WorldCom was our major accou
nt.
-Oversaw the Teleservices remote operational facility at senior management capac
ity, encompassing up to 1,200 employees.
-Responsible for the day-to-day profit and loss, and annual and short-term strat
egic planning.
-Oversaw operations department, human resources, training, quality assurance, an
d work force departments.
-Ensured MCI WorldCom contractual efficiency standards were consistently met or
exceeded.
-Accountable for achieving contractual service requirements and ensuring that ne
w products and services were implemented to the customer's satisfaction.
-Ensured appropriate, effective counseling and coaching of employees took place
in a timely manner.
-Other responsibilities included meeting contractual daily average standard of 9
3% Service Level, 97% average CSR Percent Stationed, 95% Agent Productivity, and
20 seconds ASA. (Worked on call center start-up team in 1994)
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
GREYHOUND LINES, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, Senior Telecommunications Call
Center Manager, 1980 - 1993.
-Responsible for performance of 300-person call center.
-Monitored productivity of operator performance in the areas of call processing,
proper sales format, attendance, phone staffed time.
- Conducted one-on-one quarterly reviews.
-Tracked call volume, adjusted work force and ACD call traffic flow.
-Balanced calls between four ACDs.
-Ensured accuracy of fare and schedule information. Developed in-house customer
survey task force.
EDUCATION
U.S. STAFFING ADJUSTING SERVICES INSTITUTE, Dallas, Texas
Xactimate Certification 2005
Adjuster 101 Certification 2005
PROED CONSULTANTS PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE TRAINING CENTER, INC., Dallas, Texas
All-Lines Adjuster License 2005
CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, Columbus, Georgia
B.S., Theology, 2002
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Computer Certification, 1993
EXECUTIVE TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
Cox Executive Development Institute 2004
First Data Corporation, Executive Leadership Institute1999
FDC Teleservices, Leadership Institute1997
LICENSING TRAINING
License: Texas Dept. of Insurance, All-Lines Adjuster License 2005
Training and Certification: Certificate of Completion All-Lines Adjuster
Pre-Licensing Course 2005
AWARDS
1998 FDC GEM Award, 1998 FDC President's Club Award 1997 FDC GEM Award 1995 FDC
GEM Award, 1995 FDC President's Club
REFERENCES:
Personal Colleagues:
Tyrone Wilson cell: 580-483-7080 home: 580-357-7236 (7 yrs. business colleague)
Don Parkins cell: 903-570-3838 (7 yrs. business colleague)
MSB Employees:
IS Manager: Gary Estridge 903-594-8456 (2 yrs. business colleague)
Call Center Coordinator: Dwayne McAllister cell: 903-714-6038 (4 yrs. business c
olleague/employee)
HR Recruiter: Iran White cell: 1-562-726-1808 work: 1-213-253-4917 (2 yrs. busin
ess colleague)