Geoff McGrath

Geoff McGrath

Sales Executive

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CIHCM ILM ASWPP

  • Education

    • NIHE

      2012 -
      Intermediate Level Excel

      I identified during my yearly evaluation that I could benefit from additional training in Excel given the fact that I had developed a number of reporting processes in my role in HSU utilising my knowledge of Excel.

    • OCN

      2012 -
      Level 2 Good Relations & Civil Leadership

      BRIC Programme(Building Relationships in Communities)

    • OCN

      2012 -
      Level 1 & 2 Working with Contentious Cultural Issues

      BRIC Programme(Building Relationships in Communities)

    • Teletech

      2006 -
      White Belt STEP Six Sigma
    • Teletech

      2006 -
      Certificate Supervisory Studies
    • Southern Regional College

      2012 - 2015
      HND Photography

      HND Level 5 Diploma in Photography

    • Chartered Institute of Housing

      2013 - 2014
      Level 3 Certificate Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice

      CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice

    • Northern Regional College

      2006 - 2009
      ILM Level 5 Diploma in Management Management

      ILM Level 5 Diploma in Management

    • NCFE

      2008 - 2008
      Level 2 Award in Understanding Stewarding

      Level 2 Certificate in Stewarding

    • Northern Regional College

      2006 - 2006
      ILM Level 3 Certificate First Line Management
    • NTM

      1986 - 1987
      Diploma Biblical Studies

      Biblical StudiesLinguistic AnalysisCultural Anthropology

    • Ballymena Academy

      1976 - 1981
      O Levels

      GCE Level

  • Experience

    • Dixon Motors

      May 1997 - Jul 2003
      Sales Executive

      Sales Executive, New and used cars• Purchasing and Invoicing (using E-Financials)• Order tracking• Sales/Aftercare in 2 top-performing Peugeot Dealerships.• Cash handling• Developing new leads• Canvassing previous clients• Finance Agreement Processing• Administration

    • Maldron Hotels & Partners

      Jul 2003 - Mar 2004
      Foyer Manager / Duty Manager

      It was General Manager Rob Baker who gave me my first role with management responsibility in this role. I loved this role as customer care has always been a passion of mine.• Customer Care Manager with first point-of-contact with customers• Resolution of customer concerns• Administration• Customer Satisfaction• Staff supervision (Cleaning, Catering and Restaurant staff)• Staff scheduling• Working with Event Manger to ensure quality of service and high customer satisfaction• Use of POS systems, Opera (check-in & check-out) and Micros (Hospitality)• Cash handling Show less

    • Danske Bank UK

      Mar 2004 - Jul 2006
      Clerical & Customer Advisor

      Liasing with branches within the Northern Bank / National Irish Bank Group, providing branch support.▪ Archive Retrieval▪ Provision of Data to local branches▪ Data Input and administrative duties▪ Mail Sorting▪ Accessing customer accounts and▪ Foreign Currency exchange

    • TTEC

      Jul 2006 - Nov 2009
      Operations Team Manager

      TeleTech is a leading global business process outsourcing (BPO) company that provides a full range of front- to back-office outsourced solutions. Teletech perform all of the business critical support processes efficiently and effectively, letting clients remain focused on their core strategy, competition, and market agility.Duties and achievements-Performance Management, including Mentoring, Coaching & Development of teams towards 19 weekly and monthly KPI targets - therefore improving Customer Service Agents' productivity and staff Performance Improvement Plans. This also included motivating staff to achieve maximum bonuses and thus also improve their lives outside of work.-Partnering with the Quality department to ensure the consistent achievement of company and client quality goals with regular assessments and feedback to staff to assist them to achieve high levels of customers' satisfaction.-Absentee Management and Disciplinary Management for 25 staff.-Weekly team 'buzz' sessions.-Client Quality Assurance calibration meetings to ensure consistent processes.-CSAT (Customer Satisfaction surveys, investigations and follow up.)-Analysis of all team and campaign performance metrics including: MBR (Monthly Business Review) & QBR (Quarterly Business Review) for senior management and client.-Dealing with internal and external stakeholders.-Weekly Business Report for the client.-Duty Manager responsible for up to 300 staff.-Working closely with Real Time Management Hub (Belfast & Philipines) to maximise revenue streams and ensure compliance with all Client Targets, SLA's and KPI's.-Working closely with Forecasting Team (Belfast & South Africa) to ensure adequate coverage across campaign.-Working closely with the Client and other team managers to restructure Quality Assurance Policy. This involved implementation of Change Management procedures and assisting staff during transitions. -Beta testing of new procedures and processes. Show less

    • Geoff McGrath Photography

      Jan 2007 - Dec 2016
      Photographer

      My photography is currently for personal enjoyment only.

    • Northern Ireland Housing Executive

      Nov 2010 - now

      HMS Business Support Community Liason, Estate Management Clerical Support for Homelessness Services Unit, Workload coordination, management support, spreadsheet and data correlation

      • Senior Officer

        Jan 2016 - now
      • Neighbourhood Officer

        Apr 2012 - Jan 2016
      • Clerical Officer

        Nov 2010 - Mar 2012
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Sept 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Geoff McGrath
      ASWPP Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers Jun 2016 Associate Distinction
    • Awarded to Geoff McGrath
      ASINWP The Societies Jan 2016 Achieved my Associateship with the Society of International Nature & Wildlife Photographers.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Full time Volunteer

      Issued by New Tribes Mission on Jan 1986
      New Tribes MissionAssociated with Geoff McGrath