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Texas, United States

Develop client leads and implement marketing strategies to retain new clients. Advise and counsel customers through precise communication which insurance plans best suits their needs and budget while helping with premiums, claims, effective dates, policy terminations, and additional policy riders.

Managed large amounts of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner. Followed call center “scripts” when handling different topics. Identified customers' needs, clarify information, research every issue and providing solutions.

Laredo, Texas Area

Provided customer service to members of UnitedHealth Care Medicare beneficiaries by maintaining member accounts, scheduling doctor appointments, filing grievances, and reviewing medical claims all while helping out members live healthier lives.

I work with clients capturing realistic images as the assignment dictates,editing images as needed, process photographs by resizing and retouching them, ensuring appropriate photo quality, work with clients to decipher projectneeds, work with producers to ensure management of all photography assignments, prepare shoot sites as needed for particular projects, and set up equipment and tools as needed for projects.

Harlingen, Texas

Protecting the dignity, safety, and well-being of every child in out care while teaching constructive behavior, social skills, realistic problem-solving skills, time management, communication skills, and reinforcing positive behaviors all while managing a set number of direct care staff and performing the duties of a manager.

Taught residents to think in a pro-social manner by using the TruThought Corrective Thinking Program. Proven effective for prevention and intervention with all ages and many populations, the TruThought approach has applications well beyond clinical and correctional settings.

Willmar, Mn

Provided high risk youth with knowledgeable living skills such as how to budget, prepare for interviews, cook, change a tire, etc. so they could achieve their desired goals in life.

Helped improve the literacy of kindergartern through third graders by implementing proven reading intervetions and progress monitoring. Met with 10 students Monday through Friday and administered 20 minutes sessions daily and one weekly progress monitor to track their improvement. As part of the program I was also involved in numerous community related volunteer programs.

Willmar, Minnesota

Negotiated payments while continuing to build a positive relationship with customers. I also performed telephone contact with customers according to guidelines and standards to ensure payment while managing collection efforts with a high level of persuasiveness and professionalism.

Willmar, Mn

Demonstrated a passion for delivering exceptional guest service and ensure every guest received the personalized service they expected. Executed merchandising and visual direction to standards -- interpreted and set VMG/VA and transitions, planogram and mannequin sets, zone, work abandons, complete price changes and merchandise clearance to maintain the highest level of presentation. Maintained a working knowledge of all merchandise to keep the floor full and maximized each sale by pulling and backstocking merchandise.

International Business, Multimedia Design

International Business

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Speech, One-Act, Cross Country, Track, Art Club