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Mario Arce Picado

Cartago

Summary

Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background training and coaching employees for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Experienced data analyst in different roles (Team Manager and Workforce Analyst). Great ability to find areas of improvement and root causes of problems and to find innovative and creative solutions to problems. Used to work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with the best approach to analyze areas of improvement and explore possible solutions. Experienced user of Microsoft Excel (advanced level) and other database software.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Associate

Amazon
10.2020 - Current
  • Experienced, motivated and patient, promoting customer satisfaction through strong engagement and customer service soft skills
  • Focused on handling customer concerns and direct customers promptly to appropriate solutions
  • Experience providing workshops in Team Meetings to improve customers contacts handling and quality of contacts
  • Problem-solving
  • My main responsibility is to handle telephone contacts from customers and provide customer satisfaction by addressing their concerns and provide solutions
  • I have contributed to my team by having a leadership role and helping coworkers with their doubts on what to do in different scenarios so they can help customers and also improve their performance

Subject Matter Expert (Advisor)

Amazon
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Optimized subject matter content by creating Workshops and documents with key information for new hires.
  • Developed effective training materials for a group of new AC3 users.
  • Enhanced team performance by providing expert guidance on Amazon Tools usage (AC3, CS Assistant, Help Pages).
  • Provided coaching to a group of 8 CSAs to help them improve their quality metrics performance and call handling. Provided best practices to increase customer satisfaction.

Team Manager [A] (Level 4)

Amazon
10.2022 - 05.2023
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, and ineffective practices.
  • Dived deep through data analysis to find root causes and offered effective solutions to several problems affecting AC3 organization.

Workforce Analyst

Sykes Latinamerica
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Monitored customer queues and call volumes to identify staffing shortages.
  • Forecasted long-term and short-term headcount requirements for budget planning and service level coverage
  • Identified, researched and addressed service level risks to resolve customer challenges.
  • Implemented forecasting and staffing management systems to meet employee and business needs.
  • I was in charge of leading an interdisciplinary team to automate and optimize the reports creation process.
  • I was responsible for maintaining data integrity and delivering relevant information about staffing, incomes, costs, and profitability to Operations Managers and Account Managers.

Supervisor

INEC
01.2014 - 01.2014
  • Managed logistic and quality aspects of the National Agricultural Cense for the National Statistics Institute in Costa Rica (INEC)
  • Managed a group of 10 interviewers to assure the quality of the information collected.
  • It was a 3 months project.

Quality Manager

Tropical Fruit Investments S.A.
05.2008 - 02.2009

• Maintained quality standards and production consistency by reviewing and approving procedural changes.

• Managed compliance programs, including employee training, audit coordination and reporting.

• Oversaw supplier approval process, maintained approved supplier list and managed vendor relationships.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics

Universidad De Costa Rica
San Pedro, Costa Rica
04.2014

Diploma - Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

GBM Corporation
San Jose, Costa Rica
10.1996

Skills

    Leadership

    Problem-solving

    Teamwork

    Critical thinking

    Creativity

    Data Analysis

    Dive Deep

    Bias for Action

    Excellent communications skills

Timeline

Subject Matter Expert (Advisor)

Amazon
06.2023 - 08.2023

Team Manager [A] (Level 4)

Amazon
10.2022 - 05.2023

Customer Service Associate

Amazon
10.2020 - Current

Workforce Analyst

Sykes Latinamerica
01.2014 - 01.2016

Supervisor

INEC
01.2014 - 01.2014

Quality Manager

Tropical Fruit Investments S.A.
05.2008 - 02.2009

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics

Universidad De Costa Rica

Diploma - Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

GBM Corporation
Mario Arce Picado