Professional Experience

20+ years of proven leadership in global customer success operations, now applying that expertise to AI solutions architecture with measurable business impact.

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Career Overview

Two decades of hands-on leadership in customer success operations across four continents, building and scaling teams that consistently exceed business objectives. My expertise spans from front-line customer service to executive-level strategic planning, with a proven track record of turning underperforming operations into industry-leading organizations.

Throughout my career, I've managed P&L responsibility for multi-million dollar operations, led teams of 150+ professionals, and implemented data-driven processes that improved NPS scores by 40+ points while reducing operational costs by 35%. My experience includes BPO operations, SaaS customer success, and global team management across diverse cultural and regulatory environments.

Currently transitioning this operational expertise into AI solutions architecture, focusing on customer success automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent document processing. Every technical implementation leverages my deep understanding of business operations to ensure measurable ROI and sustainable adoption.

Professional Timeline

AI Experience Strategist & Consultant

2023 - Present | Independent Consultant

Developing AI/ML solutions for customer success automation, document intelligence, and predictive analytics. Focus on measurable ROI and business impact rather than just technical implementation.

Key Achievements:

  • • Reduced customer service response time by 85% through intelligent document automation
  • • Implemented predictive churn models achieving 40% reduction in customer attrition
  • • Built RAG-powered knowledge systems improving resolution rates by 60%

Director of Customer Success

2018 - 2023 | SaaS Technology Company

Led global customer success organization across US, Philippines, and India. Managed $3.2M annual P&L while overseeing 120+ person international team and driving strategic customer outcomes.

Key Achievements:

  • • Improved NPS from 32 to 76 through data-driven process optimization
  • • Reduced customer churn by 28% while expanding team coverage by 200%
  • • Implemented customer health scoring system reducing escalations by 45%
  • • Built cross-cultural training programs for seamless global operations

Operations Manager - BPO Services

2015 - 2018 | Global BPO Provider

Managed multi-site operations across Philippines, India, and Chile for Fortune 500 clients. Responsible for quality assurance, performance metrics, and client relationship management for $2.8M annual contract portfolio.

Key Achievements:

  • • Achieved 99.2% SLA compliance across all client contracts
  • • Reduced operational costs by 35% through process automation
  • • Implemented ISO 27001 security framework across all sites
  • • Built quality monitoring systems adopted company-wide

Customer Operations Manager

2010 - 2015 | E-commerce & Financial Services

Progressive leadership roles managing customer service teams from 15 to 80+ agents. Focused on performance optimization, training programs, and customer satisfaction improvements across multiple industries.

Key Achievements:

  • • Promoted from team lead to manager within 18 months
  • • Implemented first customer feedback system increasing satisfaction by 42%
  • • Developed training curricula reducing new hire ramp time by 30%
  • • Built performance dashboards adopted across 5 business units

Customer Service Representative & Team Lead

2005 - 2010 | Telecommunications & Retail

Started career in direct customer service roles, quickly advancing to team leadership. Developed foundational expertise in customer psychology, problem resolution, and process improvement.

Foundation Building:

  • • Consistently ranked in top 5% for customer satisfaction scores
  • • Identified and documented process improvements adopted team-wide
  • • Mentored new hires and developed peer training programs

Leadership & Implementation Philosophy

Data-Driven Decisions

Every strategic decision backed by quantifiable metrics and business outcomes. Focus on measurable impact, not vanity metrics.

Global Team Leadership

Cross-cultural management expertise with proven success leading diverse teams across time zones and regulatory environments.

Operational Excellence

Process optimization mindset focused on sustainable improvements that scale with business growth.

Technology Integration

Leveraging emerging technologies to solve real business problems, with emphasis on user adoption and ROI.

Skills & Tools

AI & Development

Claude Code Cursor AI GitHub SpecKit Python LangChain TensorFlow scikit-learn

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Netlify Supabase Docker PostgreSQL

Web & APIs

React Astro FastAPI TypeScript Tailwind CSS JavaScript

Data & Analytics

Excel Google Analytics Google Search Console Google Tag Manager Pandas NumPy Jupyter Matplotlib SQL

Certifications

CAPM® Certified Associate in Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI)

AWS Machine Learning Specialty

In Progress - Expected 2024

Global Experience

🇺🇸 United States 15+ years
🇵🇭 Philippines 8+ years
🇮🇳 India 5+ years
🇨🇱 Chile 3+ years

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Leverage Two Decades of Operational Excellence

From front-line customer service to AI solutions architecture, my experience spans the full spectrum of customer operations. Let's discuss how this proven track record can drive results for your organization.