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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
HIGHLIGHTS
AVAILABILITY
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Mária Gabriela Encalada Vivas

Ottawa,Canada

Summary

Experienced professional with a 5-year track record in customer-facing roles. Exceptional listening, communication, and problem-solving skills to effectively address customer needs and ensure high satisfaction levels. Strong commitment to delivering excellent customer service and consistently exceeding expectations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Coordinator (front Desk)

Desintecsa S.A
05.2021 - 07.2024
  • Checked forms and assist customers with technical issues.
  • Managing support tickets, and escalating complex issues to relevant departments.
  • Serving 20-35 clients per day.
  • Manage customer interactions with patience and empathy, ensuring a positive outcome for the customer.
  • Effectively multi-task in a fast paced environment.
  • Answering phone calls, emails and managed appointments.
  • Processing payments from customers, issuing receipts, and ensuring the accurate entry of transaction details into the system.
  • Highly detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy in all aspects of work, from transaction processing to technical support.
  • Handled escalated calls for technical support to back up team members.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for seamless integration of technology solutions, improving overall productivity.
  • Maintained detailed documentation on all technical procedures, providing a valuable resource for team members seeking guidance or clarification on specific tasks or processes.

Retail Assistant Visual Merchandising

ETAFASHION - Retail Store
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Coordinating the store's visual merchandising by liaising between the architectural and visual merchandising departments, ensuring that every aspect of the display is perfect.
  • Contributed to store-wide initiatives to enhance brand reputation within the luxury retail space.
  • Collaborated with team members to accomplish sales goals and improve overall store performance.
  • Implemented creative visual merchandising concepts for special events or promotions across various retail locations.
  • Managed the visual merchandising of approximately 8 stores in the city.

Retail Sales Associate Cashier

ETAFASHION - Retail Store
02.2019 - 12.2020
  • Understand product pricing, promotions, and inventory to assist customers with questions.
  • Efficiently manage customer queues during visit times.
  • Managed returns and exchanges, resolving customer issues promptly and professionally.
  • Calculate totals, changes, and discounts quickly and accurately.
  • Upheld store appearance standards by restocking merchandise quickly and neatly organizing shelves/displays while performing routine cleaning duties.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Operated POS terminals and cash drawer balancing.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by working in various roles as needed including cashiering, stocking shelves, or assisting in the fitting room area.
  • Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve sales targets and consistently exceeded performance goals.
  • Serve approximately 30 customers per day.
  • Maintained a clean and organized store environment, contributing to a positive customer experience.

Education

Diploma - Building Information Modeling - Lifecycle Management

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON
04.2026

Architect - Architecture

Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
09.2013

Skills

    - Attentively listening to customer needs and concerns to provide solutions

    - Excellent communication skills

    - Detail oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment

    - Quickly identifying and resolving customer issues, complaints or request

    - Managing multiple customer requests simultaneously while maintaining focus and efficiency

    - Ms Excel, Ms Power Point, Ms Word, Ms Outlook, Ms Team

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Professional with over 5 years of experience in customer facing-roles.
  • Demonstrates a strong ability to listen, communicate and problem-solve to ensure customer service satisfaction.
  • Proficiency in English and Spanish

AVAILABILITY

- Part-time availability:24 hours per week.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Technical Coordinator (front Desk)

Desintecsa S.A
05.2021 - 07.2024

Retail Assistant Visual Merchandising

ETAFASHION - Retail Store
01.2021 - 04.2021

Retail Sales Associate Cashier

ETAFASHION - Retail Store
02.2019 - 12.2020

Diploma - Building Information Modeling - Lifecycle Management

Algonquin College

Architect - Architecture

Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Ecuador
Mária Gabriela Encalada Vivas