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Kelly Barquero

Kelly Barquero

High Speed Investigator / Fraud Prevention Analyst
Alajuela,Alajuela

Summary

Creative person with 20+ years of experience in the services industry, anything from backoffice, social media manager, blogger, PR to clerical work such as reports, credit cards, conciliations, data entry, tracking, hosting, logistics and amazing communications skills. Skilled in building bridges and cementing connections with business accounts to serve needs, strengthen loyalty and drive competitive growth. Successful at achieving sales objectives with consistency. Service-driven team player with record of providing high-quality support. Trustworthy Fraud Investigator touting more than 2 years of expertise developing problem solving methodologies that work. A knowledgeable resource committed to finding answers and working with clients, companies, witnesses and law enforcement. Promoting exemplary skills in project management, analytics and information presentation.

Overview

3
3
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Fraud Investigator

Amazon
San Jose, San Jose
06.2019 - Current
  • Analyzed large amounts of data to find patterns of fraud and anomalies.
  • Contacted customers directly to notify of fraudulent activity and minimize impacts.
  • Reviewed reports and individual transactions which appeared suspicious to uncover possible fraudulent activity.
  • Collaborated with team members to discuss fraud trends and brainstorm methods to combat this type of crime.

Tracking Agent

DHL
Heredia, Heredia
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Worked under a contractor for a temporal tracking position for the season.
  • Assisted customers on tracking and basic package info for the end and beginning of the year (during the highest call volume).
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

Customer Service Associate

My Bookie
San Jose
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • For all the brands within the company's umbrella Worked 6 days a weed, doing all tasks, via call, chat and email as schedule would require.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Informed customers about special promotions and provided detailed information for various products.
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
  • Troubleshot and resolved online ordering issues and concerns to promote seamless ordering process for customers.

Bilingual Interpreter

Transperfect Connect
Alajuela, Alajuela
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Trained as entry level consecutive interpreter.
  • Worked remotely interpreting everything from legal, to health to retail calls.
  • Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
  • Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Conferred with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
  • Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PR / SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

The Hoxton
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Developed marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials and advertisements for social media.
  • Devised strategies and roadmaps to support product vision and value to business.
  • Promoted successful outcome of web development strategy by aligning consistent brand messaging and visual designs across all digital outlets.

Blogger

Chepestyle.com
San José, San Jose
01.2005 - 01.2011
  • Co-founded the very first streetstyle blog in the country Within 3 months, we were the top streetstyle site in the region and then top fashion blog in the country (for a couple of months).
  • Met with content editors to plan post subjects and publishing schedules.
  • Published regular pieces on fashion, cultural affairs and events to blog.
  • Chose cover photography or artwork, selected fonts and arranged designs to attract target readership.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Creative Director

Chepestyle.com
01.2005 - 01.2011

Poker Room Shift Manager

Pokerstars.com
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Dealt with customers directly via email, chat and software During service outages, consistently ranked as the top performer replying and dealing with -upset- customers.
  • Chopped tournaments, analyzed for player and credit card collusion., Hired to work for the NA/Mexican markets as a Fraud Analyst Trained within 6 months as a Brasil market backup, recently ranking as one of the most productive agents in his group.
  • 6 month tenure as High Speed.
  • Efficiently managed accurate money transfers and protected transactions with standardized procedures.
  • Eliminated customer service issues by quickly resolving disputes and correcting problems.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Customer Service Supervisor

Betonsports.com
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Started as a run-of-the-mill betting clerk, then worked my way up By the end of my tenure, worked as a defacto nightshift Customer Service manager.
  • Checked for Fraud, processed Payouts and created daily reports.
  • Helped employees with day-to-day work and complex problems by applying motivational and analytical strategies.
  • Led process improvement and problem-solving efforts to create standard procedures and escalation policy for customer support team.
  • Supervised day-to-day customer service operations to provide staff with guidance and drive productivity.
  • Upsold or cross-sold products and services when appropriate to fulfill customer needs or provide additional benefits.
  • Managed numerous translation requests each day with positive and upbeat communication style to uncover and handle customer needs.

Cargo Sales and Reservations Agent

American Airlines
Alajuela, Alajuela
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Mainly liaised between customers and Cargo division, in charge of tracking and sales Due to manager being on Maternity leave 2 years in a row, kept up with station sales numbers & exceeded expectations.
  • SALES & CUSTOMER SERVICE REP EXPERIENCE +506.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

Education

School graduate -

COLEGIO MARISTA
Alajuela
01.1991 - 01.1996

Associate of Science - Project Manager

Universidad Politecnica Internacional
Heredia
03.2021 - 06.2022

Skills

    Customer service and support

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Software

Ms Office

HTML

Interests

Cooking

Baking

Photography

Arts

Fashion

Volunteering

Birdwatching

Reading

Timeline

Associate of Science - Project Manager

Universidad Politecnica Internacional
03.2021 - 06.2022

Fraud Investigator

Amazon
06.2019 - Current

Tracking Agent

DHL
01.2018 - 01.2019

Customer Service Associate

My Bookie
01.2018 - 10.2018

Bilingual Interpreter

Transperfect Connect
01.2017 - 01.2018

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PR / SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

The Hoxton
01.2013 - 01.2016

Blogger

Chepestyle.com
01.2005 - 01.2011

Creative Director

Chepestyle.com
01.2005 - 01.2011

Poker Room Shift Manager

Pokerstars.com
01.2005 - 01.2006

Customer Service Supervisor

Betonsports.com
01.2001 - 01.2005

Cargo Sales and Reservations Agent

American Airlines
01.1998 - 01.2001

School graduate -

COLEGIO MARISTA
01.1991 - 01.1996
Kelly BarqueroHigh Speed Investigator / Fraud Prevention Analyst