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Crystal Tallon

Thunder Bay,ON

Summary

Helpful Member Service Representative diffusing volatile customer situations, generating additional revenue and building productive relationships with both staff and customers. Customer-centered and friendly professional with 17 year background maintaining customer satisfaction and contributing to company success goals. Seasoned customer service professional competent in organizing deliveries, dispatching drivers and resolving customer concerns. Detail-oriented, responsive and adaptable to changing conditions. Proficient in Copperfin regulations and procedures Reliable Customer Service Representative with extensive track record in demanding sales and account management environments. Strong presenter, communicator and problem solver working effectively and productively with diverse customers and individual needs.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Member Advisor II/ Mutual Fund Advisor

Copperfin Credit Union
Thunder Bay
04.2022 - Current
  • Interacting with members to provide trusted advice to ensure that members investment (mutual fund and deposit) and lending needs are being met
  • Providing members with life forward advice through in depth conversations to safeguard members future with sound advice regarding members anticipated needs
  • Managing and maintain mutual fund/deposit investment portfolio as well as lending portfolio
  • Exceeding members expectations regarding customer service and making sure every member feels valued and has their needs met whether it be investment, lending or insurance
  • During my tenor I have also trained multiple co-workers in the Member Advisor role 1 under Branch manager supervision leading to a more competent staff
  • Maintaining an action plan that is a working document (PDP) to ensure the profitability of the branch
  • Partaking in multiple training sessions to remain up to date but also extend my range of knowledge on many different subjects for example completion of mutual fund license, Consumer Residential Lending Course and multiple lunch and learns on various subjects.

Branch Concierge

Northern Credit Union
Thunder Bay
10.2016 - Current
  • Provide proficient transactional service to members of the credit union
  • Process loans and other credit facilities
  • Ensure that all members that had detailed transactions were done with accuracy and in a timely manner
  • Call clients that were behind in payments to establish payment plan to bring delinquencies up to date.

Mortgage Agent

Mortgage Connection
Thunder Bay
05.2021 - 04.2022
  • Provide lending solutions to clients looking to purchase or refinance home
  • Liaison with lawyers to ensure that legal client documentation is sign and ready for closing date
  • Review client financial statements to ensure accuracy
  • Collect and provide lenders with all documentation in order to proceed with a mortgage deal
  • Meet with clients to determine which lender is best suited to them.

Personal Financial Advisor

Northern Credit Union
Thunder Bay
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Establish relationships with members
  • Provide financial solutions such as loans, mortgages, accounts, investments etc
  • Build rapport with members to ensure continuity of relationships
  • Ensure qualification for credit services
  • Daily mathematical equations to determine credit worthiness.

Financial Solutions Specialist

Scotiabank
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Authorize loan and credit applications
  • Prepare appropriate documentation for external credit adjudication as required
  • Responsible for providing all customers with the friendly and reliable service
  • Provided and created packaged solutions to obtain clients financial goals
  • Impeccable sales, marketing and customer service dexterity
  • Collaborate with other areas of the bank in order to meet the clients' needs
  • Work with independent mortgage brokers in order to streamline the mortgage signing process and promotion of Scotiabank financial products.

Personal Banking Officer

Scotiabank
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Establish and develop a clientele base via marketing, as well as through client referral
  • Compile client files and ensuring that they are organized for compliance review
  • Prepare or oversee preparation of sales or other contracts
  • Provide other team members with skill building sessions on Scotiabank products.

Education

Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science -

Lakehead University

Skills

  • Client Retention Strategies
  • Financial Acumen
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Product Sales
  • Issue Resolution
  • Member Retention
  • Customer Service
  • Policy Understanding

Additional Information

17 years of experience providing financial advice tailoring the financial and customer service needs of clientele., Extensive sales experience with all facets of members financial pictures, including, but not limited to personal bank accounts, loans, mortgages and insurance., Creating and maintaining relationships with members to ensure that their financial plan is being implemented and developed through the evolution of their life., Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both members and team, 17 years of experience providing financial advice tailoring the financial and customer service needs of clientele., Extensive sales experience with all facets of members financial pictures, including, but not limited to personal bank accounts, loans, mortgages and insurance., Direct experience within the Algoma Branch Team on a day-to-day basis, this has allowed me a deeper insight into the inner workings of the team (Best ways to communicate with staff, weaknesses and strengths for starters), Going above and beyond for members and want to ensure the success of the Algoma Branch as a personal ambition., Want to maintain the culture of Copperfin through community work but also maintaining an impeccable reputation in our community, Driven to ensure the profitability of the branch due to my own connection not only to the members but to the branch as a whole, Since being hired, I have helped to train and mentor co-workers for the role of Member Advisor, Vast knowledge in lending and investment with will help me to develop the team’s portfolio building as well as helping to ensure accurate applications that if audited would not have any issues, Have worked at many different positions over my time in financial institutions. I have been front line, treasury work, and providing financial advice to members allowing for a well-rounded background that will help in maintaining the branch operations, Flexible, dependable and dedicated to my members, team members and Copperfin. I want to ensure that our branch goals are being met if not surpassed., Highly proficient in compliance and administrative policy and procedure as it is required at all the financial institutions that I have worked in all manners of business that you guarantee policy has been followed and that all compliance requirements are met.

Timeline

Member Advisor II/ Mutual Fund Advisor

Copperfin Credit Union
04.2022 - Current

Mortgage Agent

Mortgage Connection
05.2021 - 04.2022

Personal Financial Advisor

Northern Credit Union
01.2019 - 05.2021

Branch Concierge

Northern Credit Union
10.2016 - Current

Financial Solutions Specialist

Scotiabank
01.2010 - 01.2014

Personal Banking Officer

Scotiabank
01.2006 - 01.2010

Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science -

Lakehead University
Crystal Tallon