Chris Collens

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Real Time Support at OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan) @ OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)
waterloo, ontario, canada
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Canada
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About Chris Collens

After earning my English BA from Wilfrid Laurier University, I ventured through varying roles in the customer service industry, from front desk associate for a summer hotel, retail service at Linens N Things and Value Village and have honed those skills as a customer service professional with various positions taking calls for Bell Mobility Post-Paid customers, Manulife Group Health Benefits and OTIP Benefit Services. I'm taking a Public Relations program, part-time through distance education. I want to supplement my English degree in an effort to move into the communications industry.

Chris Collens's Current Company Details
OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)

Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)

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Real Time Support at OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)
waterloo, ontario, canada
Website:
otip.com
Employees:
476
Chris Collens Work Experience Details
  • Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)
    Real Time Support
    Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan) Mar 2018 - Present
    Waterloo, On
    The role of New Hire Support was changed to Real Time Support. The role has altered from allowing the new hires to call for consultations on their calls to all Benefit Service Representatives that needed on-call assistance being able to call the Real Time Support line to access assistance to help their members while still on call with them.
  • Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)
    Customer Service Professional - Benefit Services
    Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan) Sep 2016 - Present
    Waterloo, On
    Answering calls from OTIP members in relation to their benefit packages and needs.Calls range from Administrative issues with enrolling into their benefit plan (New hires/contracts etc.) there are claim specific questions; coverage inquiries, explanation of how a claim was processed, fixing the occasional errors that may arise.Sometimes calls will be with health or dental providers and may involve technical issues with the submission software I can help troubleshoot.
  • Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)
    New Hire Support Representative - Benefit Services
    Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan) Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
    Waterloo, On
    As a New Hire Support representative, I am the first line of contact for the newer representatives when dealing with the members.The role includes navigating representatives through correct processes and procedures. Explaining benefit details that they cannot find or figure out. There is a small level of coaching both on call, during assistance, or during "walk-in" times when the representatives are scheduled to discuss the issues they are currently working with.In some instances, representatives may be calling for clarification on what they've found or to obtain positioning statements for hard to explain topics.As a New Hire Support representative, it is my responsibility to ensure that the agents have the support they need while on the call to best assist our members.
  • Manulife
    Customer Service Professional - Group Benefits
    Manulife Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
    Kitchener-Waterloo
    The primary responsibilities for a Group Benefit CSP, is to answer calls from customers related to their employee benefit program. Calls range from benefit/coverage inquiries, health claim inquiries and online support situations. CSPs are also responsible for having cards and forms sent out to members and to follow up with any claim issues and route them to the proper channels for corrections.In August I was trained to also take on calls in relation to dental claims and inquiries, as well as providing dental coverage details including general breakdowns of the dental policies for the dentists.
  • Nordia Inc.
    Client Solutions/Escalation Resolution Team/Loyalty Team Support; Bell Mobility, Post-Paid Services
    Nordia Inc. Jul 2009 - Apr 2016
    Kitchener, On
    While working at Nordia Inc. the bulk of my work was customer service oriented, however I also had the opportunities to work in the training department. At Nordia Inc. I have been working in the Bell mobility, Post-Paid services department for my entire time with the company starting July 2009. The bulk of that time was as a level 1, Client Care Representative.I took on a temporary role as an Associate trainer in the Post-Paid department for 9 months in 2010-2011.Nordia also held a small unit of Bell's Postpaid Escalation Resolution Team (Help Desk) which I sat on for a 6 month period before Bell took over the department entirely from Dec 2013-June 2014.I have worked as a level 2, Client Solutions representative, from July 2014. The Client Solutions role includes retention and loyalty. Priorities in that role were to retain the client when looking to cancel their services, to assist customers with their options for getting new mobile devices and when not able to satisfy those needs, client solutions agents, being level 2 agents, had the authority (and responsibility) to deactivate mobile lines.In June 2015, I had stepped up to level 3 position for Post-paid mobility as a Team Support representative, or supervisor, to the Client Solutions department. This role is similar to the role of the Escalation Resolution Team, with other responsibilities to help support the various teams within the department..
  • Nordia Inc.
    Mobility
    Nordia Inc. 2009 - 2016

Chris Collens Skills

Training Customer Service Microsoft Office Team Leadership Call Centers Writing Positioning Customer Retention Mobile Devices Social Media Leadership Social Networking Editing Time Management Telecommunications Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Management Teamwork Contact Centers

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Chris Collens works for Otip (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan)

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Chris Collens's current role is Real Time Support at OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan).

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What schools did Chris Collens attend?

Chris Collens attended Ryerson University, Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Chris Collens has skills like Training, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Call Centers, Writing, Positioning, Customer Retention, Mobile Devices, Social Media, Leadership, Social Networking.

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