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Miriam Pulache

Palmwoods,QLD

Summary

I am a hardworking, motivated, responsible, and trustworthy individual, with a high level of attention to detail; a committed and motivated professional with exceptional customer service and decision making skills. I possess a strong work ethic, professional demeanour and great initiative, always ensuring the accurate and on-time completion of all projects. I can solve problems creatively and use tact and diplomacy to find common ground and achieve win-win outcomes.

Committed to providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders, and to using my customer service skills to understand how to best solve problems and address needs.

To achieve my team's targets, I focus on continuously learning new skills to assist develop new competencies and work collaboratively.

I am a highly adaptable individual with the ability to stay calm under difficult situations and when change occurs, responding professionally in every circumstance.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Assessment Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2023.04 - Current

Current Responsibilities

• Educate customers about legislation, licensing requirements, policies and procedures.

• Research, analyse, interpret and apply sections of legislation to make recommendations relating to approval and refusal of applications or referrals for assessment of fitness and propriety and exclusions.

• Assess and determine licence applications while providing quality service, information and assistance to internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of matters.

• Research and analyse information and make recommendations based on relevant evidence.

• Identify and respond quickly to complex customer issues and needs.

• Industry engagement such as tradeshows and workshops.

• Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally; demonstrating empathy, and resolving problems promptly.

• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries and complaints quickly.

• Collaborate with staff members to enhance customer service experience through training and assistance at front counter. Achieved

• Adapted in delivering excellent customer service remotely.

• Assessment of applications within the designated timeframe.

• Resolved complex customer issues quickly and effectively by educating on legislative requirements resulting in fewer call backs and greater customer satisfaction.

• Prepared factual, concise and audience appropriate correspondence to QBCC licence applicants to clearly explain my decisions resulting in fewer applicants requesting reviews of my decisions.

• Ability to create a support network within other departments on the QBCC.

Acting Assessment Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2021.04 - 2023.04

Responsibilities

  • Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints quickly.
  • Educated customers about billing, payment processing and support policies and procedures.
  • Promoted superior experience by addressing customer concerns, demonstrating empathy, and resolving problems swiftly.
  • Collaborated with staff members to enhance customer service experience and exceed team goals through effective client satisfaction rates.
  • Cross-trained and provided backup support for organizational leadership.
  • Assess and determine licence applications while providing quality service, information and assistance to internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of matters.
  • Research and analyse information and make recommendations based on relevant evidence.
  • Identify and respond quickly to complex customer issues and needs.
  • Industry engagement such as tradeshows and workshops.

Achieved

  • Adapted in delivering excellent customer service remotely.
  • Assessment of applications within the designated timeframe.
  • Resolved complex customer issues quickly and effectively by educating on legislative requirements resulting in fewer call backs and greater customer satisfaction.
  • Research, analyse, interpret and apply sections of Legislation to make recommendations relating to approval and refusal of applications or referrals for assessment of fitness and propriety and exclusions.
  • Prepared factual, concise and audience appropriate correspondence to QBCC licence applicants to clearly explain my decisions resulting in fewer applicants requesting reviews of my decisions.
  • Ability to create a support network within other departments on the QBCC.

Customer Service Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2020.07 - 2021.04

Responsibilities

  • Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Responded to customer requests for products, services, and company information.
  • Assist with matters relating to the delivery of QBCC's services.
  • First point of contact for customer enquiries.
  • Provide information and assist customers with their licence applications.
  • Provide basic information relating to complaint issues.
  • Undertake a range of office administration tasks.

Achieved

  • Excellent customer service delivery at our office.
  • Have become an integral part of the team.
  • Assist with the simplest licensing tasks, such as maintenance request and site supervisor licence applications.
  • Early on I provided ideas for the improvement and re-design of the application forms.

Licensing Representative

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2017.08 - 2019.12

Responsibilities

  • Responded to requests for information from public, other municipalities or state and federal legislative offices.
  • Assess and determine licence applications while providing quality service, information and assistance to internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of matters.
  • Research and analyse information and make recommendations based on relevant evidence.
  • Research, analyse, interpret and apply sections of the NSW Home Building Act to make recommendations relating to refusal of applications.
  • Identify and respond quickly to customer needs.
  • Resolve complex customer issues and needs.

Achieved

  • Considered by team members as a SME on plumbing related applications.
  • Recognised by colleagues for my high level of initial assessment and way of documenting information which saved my Senior Licensing Officer's time when re-assessing my applications and therefore led to quicker customer outcomes.
  • Took initiative to record my learning in a way that could be used to improve future knowledge documents and, in the interim, could be used by other new starters
  • Assisted in preventing the licensing of a company that may have been considered as using phoenixing methods.

Education

Certificate IV in Accounting - Accounting

TAFE Digital
Online Platform
08.2017

Certificate III in Financial Services - Financial Planning And Services

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW
02.2004

Associate of Applied Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

TAFE Northern Sydney Institute
Ryde, NSW
02.1996

Skills

  • Interpretation of policy and legislation
  • License Application Assessment
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Excellent research skills and critical thinking
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to quickly assess and prioritise projects and office tasks
  • Manage multiple tasks with emphasis on retaining quality standards
  • Good team player and motivator
  • Salesforce, ECM, BUILD
  • Accounts receivables
  • Office 365

References

  

  • Dani Benstead Regional Manager Sunshine Coast Queensland Building and Construction Commission
  • Lea Trethewey Operations Team Leader Sunshine Coast Queensland Building and Construction Commission
  • Joe Mazzitelli Team Leader Assessment Services Tow Trucks NSW Fair Trading

Referees’ contact details are available upon request.

Timeline

Assessment Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2023.04 - Current

Acting Assessment Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2021.04 - 2023.04

Customer Service Officer

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2020.07 - 2021.04

Licensing Representative

Queensland Building And Construction Commission
2017.08 - 2019.12

Certificate IV in Accounting - Accounting

TAFE Digital

Certificate III in Financial Services - Financial Planning And Services

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Associate of Applied Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

TAFE Northern Sydney Institute
Miriam Pulache