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Justin Garcia

Justin Garcia

Corona

Summary

Experienced Senior Customer Success Manager with a proven track record in cultivating strong client relationships and delivering exceptional satisfaction. Expertise in leveraging customer feedback to implement process improvements and elevate service delivery standards. Skilled in developing effective customer retention strategies and resolving conflicts to foster long-term partnerships. Committed to driving success through a customer-centric approach and continuous enhancement of service offerings.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Customer Success Manager

Kelvin Education
12.2021 - 08.2025

Founding CSM who:


  • Created processes for Onboarding, training and customer engagement
  • Acted as primary point of contact for strategic accounts
  • Customer advocate relaying customer needs, pain points to the sales, marketing & product teams
  • Helped to create team goals/KPI's to help track progress and insights for CSM team
  • Worked cross-functionally with other departments to create a cohesive customer experience
  • 90+ percent renewal rate with contract expansions (prior to grant-revenue model)
  • Analyzed customer data to identify challenges and opportunities to improve customer satisfaction
  • Successfully onboarded over 150 customers


Customer Success Manager

Edulastic (GoGuardian)
10.2020 - 12.2021
  • Lead CSM for Los Angeles Unified School District account
  • Managed product implementation and adoption with multiple departments withing LAUSD
  • Created help documents and videos for job specific needs within district
  • Assisted with translation of test items from English to Spanish for district wide assessments
  • Responsible for training teachers, district leaders and site leaders in product adoption
  • Managed over $4 million in ARR
  • 95% customer retention rate
  • Successfully onboarded over 200 customers from implementation to renewal

Customer Success Manager

Illuminate Education, Inc.
04.2016 - 10.2020
  • 6 years 7 months
  • Managed $3m in ARR
  • 90% + retention rate (over 6 years)
  • Served in Enterprise, Strategic & Portfolio customer success roles
  • Led efforts in developing SEL CORE surveys
  • Led on-site teacher and admin trainings
  • Led Regional Network Meetings in Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Orange County & San Bernardino County
  • Managed customer escalations with solutions-oriented and humancentric resolutions
  • Served as liaison between customers and product for pain points, product needs
  • Onboarded over 150 clients from implementation to renewal

Support Specialist

Illuminate Education, Inc.
04.2014 - 03.2016
  • Provided technical and knowledge-based solutions for customer via phone, email & chat
  • Resolved thousands of inquiries and customer issues related to product use, training, & technical errors
  • Managed customer escalations and worked with other teams and senior team members to resolve complex customer issues
  • Trained and mentored new staff members and shadowed them during their onboarding experience

GoBank Member Care Team/IT Support

Green Dot Corporation
02.2013 - 04.2014
  • Product testing. Capturing and reporting customer data. Triaging product-related issues and providing IT support to customer care. Responding to various customer concerns as reported on social media, phones, emails and chat. Providing coaching and mentor-ship to customer service reps. Managing quality assurance for off-shore agents via email, phones, and various customer communications.

Corporate Resolution Specialist

Green Dot Corporation
02.2012 - 12.2012
  • Manage and monitor member accounts while providing customer care to members through phone, email and various communications.

Administration

MWH Global
05.2010 - 01.2012
  • Managed both electronic documents and hard files, large engineering designs, along with various administrative duties. In addition, provided administrative support to software division within organization.

Spanish Teacher

San Gabriel Christian School
06.2008 - 06.2010
  • Created and taught first-year Spanish curriculum for Jr. High School students. In addition to teaching duties, also provided tutoring and academic mentoring for students outside of the classroom.
  • 2 years 9 months

Junior High English Teacher

San Gabriel Christian School
10.2007 - 06.2008
  • Taught 8th grade English curriculum to middle school students covering writing, grammar, vocabulary, lesson planning, and tracking student progress to achieve academic success.
  • 9 months

Education

History

California State University, Los Angeles
01.2007

General

East Los Angeles College
01.2005

Skills

  • Training
  • Leadership
  • Customer Service
  • Relationship management
  • Customer advocacy
  • Upselling strategies
  • Software implementation
  • Client onboarding
  • Customer retention
  • CRM software
  • Account management
  • Team leadership
  • Excellent communication

Languages

Spanish (Limited Working)

Awards

Customer Service Excellence Award

Timeline

Senior Customer Success Manager

Kelvin Education
12.2021 - 08.2025

Customer Success Manager

Edulastic (GoGuardian)
10.2020 - 12.2021

Customer Success Manager

Illuminate Education, Inc.
04.2016 - 10.2020

Support Specialist

Illuminate Education, Inc.
04.2014 - 03.2016

GoBank Member Care Team/IT Support

Green Dot Corporation
02.2013 - 04.2014

Corporate Resolution Specialist

Green Dot Corporation
02.2012 - 12.2012

Administration

MWH Global
05.2010 - 01.2012

Spanish Teacher

San Gabriel Christian School
06.2008 - 06.2010

Junior High English Teacher

San Gabriel Christian School
10.2007 - 06.2008

General

East Los Angeles College

History

California State University, Los Angeles
Justin Garcia