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Michael Anagnostou

Yallambie,VIC

Summary

Specialist with broad experience in delivering exceptional client assistance and resolving complex issues. Skilled in troubleshooting, communication, and conflict resolution. Knowledgeable and dedicated customer service professional with extensive experience in Telecommunications Industry. Solid team player with outgoing, positive attitude and proven skills in establishing rapport with clients. Motivated to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to company success.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Postal Delivery Officer/Administrative Duties

Australia Post
04.2023 - Current

At Australia Post, I am part of a team that strives for excellence in servicing our customers, which motivates me to work towards a common goal with my colleagues

  • General management of office duties, including scheduling, managing correspondence, and maintaining organized filing systems.
  • Organizing and distributing incoming mail to the appropriate departments or individuals within the office.
  • Handling incoming and outgoing parcels, ensuring timely distribution and collection, and maintaining accurate records.
  • Managing and documenting any workplace hazards, ensuring that safety data is accurately recorded for reporting and follow-up.
  • Managing customer inquiries or cases, ensuring consistent follow-up, and maintaining customer satisfaction.
  • Ensuring that mail is redirected appropriately when employees or departments relocate, or handling requests for mail forwarding.
  • Performing daily checks of the Distribution Centre (DC) for security, inventory control, or maintenance, and ensuring the facility is securely locked after hours.

Carer/Domestic Helper

Five Good Friends
01.2023 - 05.2023

Company Overview: Five Good Friends helps people live engaged and successful lives in the homes and communities they love


  • Provided dedicated in-home care for elderly family members, ensuring their safety, comfort, and well-being during a critical time.
  • Implemented organizational and time-management skills to balance caregiving responsibilities with other commitments.
  • Developed a deep understanding of compassionate care practices and the importance of maintaining dignity and respect for individuals.
  • Facilitating transport for elderly members to ensure they attend their medical appointments


NBRM TE South Billing Specialist (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
04.2022 - 09.2022
  • Researched and resolved billing discrepancies to enable accurate billing.
  • Identified, researched, and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy vs TPAMS
  • Worked with multiple piers to check proper billing information.
  • Reduced errors in financial records by conducting regular audits of billed accounts.
  • Assisted colleagues in resolving complex billing issues, promoting teamwork and knowledge sharing within the department.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations by staying up-to-date on changes in billing rules and guidelines.
  • Use of Telstra native systems to ensure correct coding applied and working with the required ONDB teams.
  • Improved customer satisfaction with prompt and clear communication regarding their billing inquiries.
  • Reduced billing errors, leading to decrease in customer complaints, by conducting regular audits of billing data.

Sales /Channel Support Specialist

Telstra Corporation
11.2017 - 03.2022
  • Onboarding new colleagues into our business area. Stepping them through processes and procedures. Making sure they have a clear understanding of the Channel Support role.
  • Providing system access to new staff as well as other teams. E.g. Phoenix, Maxim, WAS, Custdata, Native Systems, mobile access, OOT, All4Biz, NBN portal, ONDB, Console and Siebel.
  • Sharing any concerns or issues the team may have when using Phoenix.
  • Assigning Phoenix cases manually when required.
  • Closing cases on the behalf of Channel Support Specialist when on leave.
  • Conducting team meetings to discuss business communications when required.
  • Discussing aged cases with colleagues to ensure they’re being resolved for our customers in a timely manner.
  • Assisting peers with their KPI’s.

· Updates in Telstra news applicable to the team.

  • Focusing on closing aged cases.
  • Discussing any OH&S with the team.
  • Resolving IT issues whenever possible which will allow our teams to perform, they're daily cases. Eg: PW resets to Mobile Helpdesk, TBB OOT, ONDB, Native Systems.
  • Changing level of access by engaging other business units to allow high level requests in being actioned to reduce TIO complaints with instant action.
  • Keeping open communication with all internal and external stakeholders.
  • Assisting with the rebuild of laptops when staff was migrating from Windows 7 to Windows10 or from desktop to laptop.
  • Ongoing Support/Escalation point for the Concierge, Channel Support, Service Delivery and Certitude teams.
  • Working closely with MM and DCH Support, to create process documents and ensure a smooth transition of cases starting to be relocated from Sales Support request to Certitude: (TBB OOT, NBN Modification, Inbound Services, TID, DOT, Bigpond, TAM, ISDN 10/20/30, ISDN 2, New Voice and Number redirection.)
  • Adhoc requests from MM and DCH Support, Channel Support specialist, Concierge and internal stake holders.
  • Continue to be a Systems SME with internal stakeholders
  • Communicate updates to Channel Support Teams advising of updates, Process and Links documents.
  • Taking part in FTR processes to assist with AXIS Flexcab START, to improve end to end completion times, reduce our case management timelines and ultimately improve our customer satisfaction.
  • Monitoring Phoenix Queues, relocating cases to the correct support, to ensure they're actioned by the correct channels to minimize any delays.
  • Coaching colleagues across change Concierge/Channel Support.
  • Assisted the Fraud Department to prevent Customer scamming.

Field Deployment Officer (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
07.2017 - 11.2017
  • Responsible for monitoring dispatchment of tasks to the field.
  • Action tasks which fail to automatically schedule.
  • Monitor and action tasks in Jeopardy to appropriate area.
  • Respond to fast track and escalation requests from other areas of the business.
  • Action incoming calls from the Field and Field task support.
  • Perform Manual Dispatch for Field CTs.
  • Manage action Workflow Deployment inbox.
  • Proactively identify work that is unable to be resourced on the day and reschedule with the customer prior to appointment end time.
  • Send priority work to recall if there are no resources to meet TCD.
  • Check notes in Click Schedule and ESA/Planning override tool for Reschedule Date.
  • Offer and create interim/PIPS sub case as required for assurance.
  • Enter mandatory notes to record customer contact and reschedules in both CONNECT and host systems, including requirements to record offers of interim and alternate services.
  • Perform adhoc activities required for total fire ban/incident management processes.


Service Edge Professional (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
09.2010 - 07.2017
  • Multiple deliver support to various Telstra Business Centre's (TBC), providing case management of customer escalations, product services/complaints management, billing analysis, troubleshooting and commitment delivery
  • Coaching and development to TBC staff, colleagues and stakeholders on products, services systems and processes
  • Creating opportunities for improvement and collaborating with the area general manager, local area managers, customer service consultants and process managers to implement appropriate and attainable strategies
  • Achieve all Service Legal Agreement (SLA) requirements
  • Identifying system and process improvement opportunities and represent these changes for implementation as an overall focus on Process Improvement

Telecommunication Sales (Telstra Dealer)

JB HiFi Pty Ltd
09.2008 - 09.2010
  • Drive sales and continue to grow the company financially using their values and policies in Sales of Telstra Mobile, BigPond and Home phones
  • Handling of Stock take and customer escalations
  • Having the opportunity to communicate with customers firsthand
  • Provided valuable information of understanding and evaluating their needs and wants to price point and coverage that suited their lifestyle

Commercial Sales Specialist (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
11.2006 - 08.2008
  • Mobile Retention in Telstra Enterprise and Government
  • Working closely with the Acquisition's team in retaining mobile services
  • Working openly as a team player, putting into practice company values and policies helped with prioritizing tasks and resolving trouble shooting to customer's expectations
  • Ensuring all acquisitions were met while migrating CDMA customers to Telstra new Next G network
  • Working closely with account managers and dealers and retaining a customer relationship to achieve customer satisfaction & continue in providing the right solution for all out mobile customers

Communications Technician

Telstra Corporation
09.2005 - 10.2006
  • Telstra Exchange work.
  • Phone line repairs.
  • Installations.
  • Cutover's.
  • Phone line/ADSL faults and priority assistance call outs.
  • Installing and configuring communication systems.
  • Troubleshooting and repairing equipment.
  • Managing network infrastructure, such as routers, switches, and cables.
  • Ensuring systems are operating efficiently and securely.
  • Providing customer support for issues related to communication services.


I'm always open to learning and developing new skills of how to be a Communication Technician with no prior experience before commencing the role.

Mobile First Sales & Solutions Consultant

Telstra Corporation
07.2001 - 08.2005
  • Dealing with inbound calls for Telstra consumer and business customers.
  • Design mobile solutions that streamline customer interactions.
  • Resolution of enquires on Mobile/Fixed billing.
  • Mobile plan and phone upgrades.
  • Providing new Products and Services.
  • Mobile/Fixed Technical Support.
  • Plan enquires and Problem Solving.
  • Coordinated support responses to customer issues, verifying closure of concerns and correction of deficiencies.
  • Ensure mobile platforms enhance customer experience and increase engagement.
  • Analyze existing mobile solutions and identify areas of improvement.

Education

Certificate IV - Customer Contact

C.S.I.A
Melbourne, VIC
01.2013

Business Course - Accounting

Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE
Preston, VIC
01.1999

High School Diploma -

Northern Darebin Secondary College
Melbourne, VIC
12-1988

Skills

  • Office365
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Teams
  • Power point
  • Sales Force
  • Phoenix
  • Maxim
  • Customer relationship management
  • Flex-cab
  • MICA
  • AXIS
  • Start
  • NPAMS
  • Mobiles Helpdesk
  • Console
  • Siebel
  • MDUM
  • MNC
  • DCOO/IDCOO
  • WAS
  • CUSTDATA
  • OOT
  • NBN Portal
  • Our knowledge
  • TIPT
  • CDR Live Web
  • Mobile ETC
  • UOMS TB/TEG
  • Modini
  • Case Viewer
  • NBN portal
  • ESQ
  • BOM
  • Customer Snapshot
  • Customer Data Management
  • Data Qualifications and Activation
  • Number Management Tool
  • Customer service
  • Problem resolution
  • Complaint Handling/ Resolution
  • Order fulfillment
  • Account updating
  • Account management

Languages

Greek
Limited Working

Interests

  • Cooking
  • Gardening
  • Enjoy participating in networking for overall physical and mental well-being
  • DIY and Home Improvement
  • Watching Movies and TV Shows
  • I participate in low-impact exercises to strengthen core muscles
  • Drone Piloting
  • Video Gaming
  • Fundraising Events
  • I like working with my hands and fixing things
  • Auto Repair/Restoration
  • Reading
  • 3D Printing
  • Swimming
  • Sustainable Tech Innovations
  • Volunteer Work
  • Personal Development and Self-Improvement
  • Photography
  • Road Trips
  • Regularly practice mindfulness and meditation for overall wellness
  • Volunteering

Timeline

Postal Delivery Officer/Administrative Duties

Australia Post
04.2023 - Current

Carer/Domestic Helper

Five Good Friends
01.2023 - 05.2023

NBRM TE South Billing Specialist (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
04.2022 - 09.2022

Sales /Channel Support Specialist

Telstra Corporation
11.2017 - 03.2022

Field Deployment Officer (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
07.2017 - 11.2017

Service Edge Professional (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
09.2010 - 07.2017

Telecommunication Sales (Telstra Dealer)

JB HiFi Pty Ltd
09.2008 - 09.2010

Commercial Sales Specialist (Redundant)

Telstra Corporation
11.2006 - 08.2008

Communications Technician

Telstra Corporation
09.2005 - 10.2006

Mobile First Sales & Solutions Consultant

Telstra Corporation
07.2001 - 08.2005

Certificate IV - Customer Contact

C.S.I.A

Business Course - Accounting

Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE

High School Diploma -

Northern Darebin Secondary College
Michael Anagnostou