Independent Consultant Resume
Hauppauge, NY
SUMMARY:
An accomplished and highly skilled Service Delivery Manager and Customer Advocate with expertise in effective negotiation, strategic planning, escalation management, day to day operations management, vendor relationship management, partnering with internal & external clients, primary liaison, coordinating projects and service delivery. Skilled in assisting with solution adoption, end - user training and implementing process improvements. Adaptable, results driven self-starter with excellent problem solving and communication abilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Hauppauge, NY
Independent Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Spearheaded the engagement strategy and execution, delivered value by understanding client business needs, managed opportunity pipeline and articulated service offerings to gain buy-in.
- Oversaw the customer lifecycle to proactively drive adoption and align customer objectives to a successful roadmap.
- Initiated and implemented regularly scheduled onsite meetings and conference calls. Successfully reviewed and resolved complex maintenance service issues
- Proactively tracked and reported on KPI metrics; created and delivered business reviews with clients to demonstrate the value provided.
- Directs, facilitates, and administers ITIL based service support processes and teams in the coordination of incident ownership and customer account management on a 24x7 basis
- Coordinated projects and project resources, management and oversight of service delivery processes, which may include incident management, problem management, request management, change management, service level management and configuration management
- Provided timely escalations to leadership team and client stakeholders.
- Demonstrated expertise in understanding the service delivery organization, engage other service teams to deliver timely and seamless services
Confidential, New York, NY
Service Delivery Manager
Responsibilities:
- Built and maintained relationships with clients, helping educate and enable their ability to realize the full value of Carousel’s Services and products.
- Proactively tracked and reported on KPI metrics; created and delivered business reviews with clients to demonstrate the value provided.
- Ensured effective executive presence while building and strengthening client relationships including C-Level client partners.
- Partnered with internal clients in establishing needed technical expertise while contributing to revenue growth
- Performed strategic planning initiative in upgrading an Avaya Communication Manager product resulting in more efficient product performance
- Established and maintained vendors meeting and exceeding company cost saving objectives reducing an hourly labor cost by $20.
- Provided needed resources concerning client demands in both satisfying client expectations along with achieving company revenue growth projections.
- Managed and coordinated service deliveries nationwide promoting quality service as evidenced by a high retention rate and conformance to Service Level Agreement (SLA).
- Delivered managed services encompassing Nectar Reports in analyzing and providing information that identified product/network problems. Effort led to courses of corrective action.
- Provided staff development through identifying short and long term employee goals involving 7 dedicated Technicians supporting a Pharmaceutical client and 6 dedicated Technicians supporting a Financial Services client. Conducted annual performance appraisals.
- Supervised 13 Technicians which resulted in improved client support and satisfaction.
- Initiated, developed and implemented improved client process document which consolidated client data while improving data accuracy and reducing down time.
Confidential, Cedar Knolls, NJ
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for managing the deployment of Confidential & Confidential Layer 3 backbone and edge routers.
- Managed and assisted on project upgrades and new installations of products and solutions within the Artech portfolio.
- Identified deficiencies to service delivery which lead to product enhancements.
- Designed, developed, and delivered quarterly business reviews with enterprise customers.
- Drove increased engagement for new and existing customers; increased renewal rates and kept churn rate near zero.
- Expanded revenue in accounts through up-sell and influenced future lifetime value through higher product adoption, customer satisfaction and overall health scores.