Experience
Levy & Levy Financial Planning San Diego, CA 02/2008 – Current
Executive Administrative Assistant
- Managed Life Insurance office and provided Administrative support for two Financial Planners
- Performed Executive level Administrative duties: answering phones, screening incoming calls, faxing, scanning, copying, multiple calendars, Federal Express (orders and tracking) and mailing, maintained inventory and ordered all office supplies and equipment
- Managed high volume email and telephone correspondence with high-net-worth clients, Insurance companies, General Agency and Life Insurance Underwriters
- Managed documents, created spreadsheets and generated weekly reports in Word and Excel for owner of company
- Provided high level of customer service/follow up to clients for their pending and in force Life Insurance policies or Annuity maintenance via telephone and email
- Established and maintained files with sensitive client data and private financial documents
- Ran illustrations for proposed Life Insurance applicants
- Assisted clients with forms and obtained policy updates/Customer Service
- Submitted new Life Insurance cases and stayed in close contact with General Agent to ensure all requirements were made available to the Underwriter and monitored pending cases through to completion
- Monitored and ensured successful international wire transfers between clients and Investment or Insurance companies
- Arranged National and International travel for two Executives
- Maintained multiple calendars and appointment schedules
Metropolitan Life Troy MI 08/2004 – 10/2006
Senior Administrative Assistant
- Managed Insurance/Financial Planning office and provided Administrative support for multiple Senior Financial Planners
- High volume case management. Submitted and assembled Securities, Annuity and Life Insurance cases to Back Office or Underwriting departments
- Monitored case load daily, to ensure accuracy of details and insure correct details upon completion/issue of policy or contract
- Managed case status to ensure all requirements for Life Insurance, Annuity and Securities business were satisfied and all information correct
- Provided high level of customer service, policy/contract maintenance via telephone and email, assisted clients with forms and obtained policy updates
- Managed high volumes of emails and telephone correspondence with clients, Insurance companies, Underwriters and Broker-Dealer
- Managed documents, created spreadsheets and generated weekly reports for case and commission status in Word and Excel
- Preparation of all reports for weekly staff meetings, including case updates, commission tracking and meeting minutes
- Maintained calendars for multiple Financial Advisors
- Answered and screened incoming calls, copying, typing correspondence, sorting and distributing mail, established and maintained files with sensitive client data.
Trader Publishing/Auto Trader San Diego, CA 09/1999 – 02/2006
Customer Service Lead/Supervisor
- Supervised up to 23 employees in Call Center environment
- Created and maintained weekly employee schedules
- Responsible for six-month and annual employee reviews, scheduling, and maintained day to day operations of department/departments
- Monitored and coached employees with incoming and outgoing call quality
- Planned and executed Ad-Renewal Department employee incentives
- Resolved elevated/Management level Customer complaint calls
- Screened job applicants for three different departments
- Organized and hosted or co-hosted group interviews
- Offered employment to qualified applicants
- Developed and creation of training manuals for Customer Care Team and procedure manual for new back office automation platform
- Trained new employees with company policies/procedures, how to take live phone calls and handle client requests/customer service, how to use the company specific main frame computer system and multi line phone systems
- Generated weekly Supervisory reports for the corporate office
- Cross functional Supervisor during departmental vacancies
- Added employees to Audix phone system, and set up and maintained voice mail system for Customer Service team
- Board member of Safety Committee, represented all three departments of Customer Service at monthly meetings, upheld and maintained safety rules and regulations in Customer Service Departments
Education
Business & General Education, Grossmont Junior College, San Diego, CA
