Sean R. Dubose

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS LEADER | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE | CUSTOMER CARE | CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Senior Operations and Digital Transformation Executive Driving peak operational performance in major businesses and call centers across multiple industry sectors for major companies as a BPO provider to firms like Apple, Direct TV, AT&T, U.S. Cellular, and through direct contact center leadership with Accenture, Schindler, Sears and Tyco / JCI.

Transforming contact centers from start-up roots to Omni-channel environments, through the procurement and implementation of SaaS technology from premise environments, to cloud based multi-tenant phone systems. Consistently Implementing technology and automation to deliver low cost service and repurpose agents to areas of specialization. Experience extends to oversight of up 1,200 in total staff, managing $70 million in P&L, emphasizing resource allocation, technology integration, and service excellence.

Generating business growth and bottom-line performance by focusing on:

 

Richmond, TX
(980) 257-5215
sean0415@yahoo.com

Quality of Performance

Anticipating changes and developing response strategies that will ensure highest level of quality assurance at lowest cost and risk, providing value-added solutions to customers, company, and stakeholders.

Communication with Stakeholders

Maintaining open communications with internal and external customers, building trust in relationships, and propagating mutual values to invest all parties in outcomes ensuring the best possible business practices.

Optimizing Resources

Recognizing value of all available and non-available resources such as technology, capital, people, and innovation to apply resources in manners that generate human capital and digital transformational processes resulting in maximum bottom-line performance in a positive and proactive business culture.

Issue Identification & Resolution

Proactively identifying conditions that might prohibit optimal outcomes of business and consolidating resources across direct and indirect executive teams, ideas, and resources to provide rapid resolutions to complex problems and time-to-market goals.

Engagements produced results that include:

  • Increased mean time between service calls 21% from 89 to 114 days, resulting in net labor cost reduction of $4.1 million year-over-year.
  • Drove the implementation of an IVR platform that yielded savings of greater than $25 million in operating expenses and improved client satisfaction 23%.
  • 17% productivity rise attained across the network by introducing a critical KPI balanced scorecard and stack ranking all business function resources yielding $5.9 million in labor savings.

Achievements

Work History

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2018 – Present

A manufacturer and distributor of audio visual, networking, electronics, and security devices for U.S. based installers and customer dealer groups. The 500MM e-commerce organization is uniquely positioned to reach 1B dollar plateau in only its 11th year of existence.

  • Designed and led procurement of contact center technology roadmap for implementation of CRM, web self-service, knowledge management and SaaS model telephony system with WFM and routing enablement.
  • 92% engaged staff results from survey led the entire organization for departmental results of people orientation KPIs
  • Achieved best in class 78% NPS score with innovative customer-oriented processes that consistently result in expedited part delivery and FCR of 85% installers and dealers.
  • Lead CEPro award winning Platinum customer service and Gold rated Technical Support award winning teams by implementing customer friendly policies that support emerging technologies.
  • Delivered 7M of incremental revenue cross sell, upsell, and the onboarding of new dealers.
  • Successfully lead four M&A integrations as customer support SME integrating supply chain and F&A processes into the service orientation pre and post-acquisition.
  • Built BPO activity-based pricing model for exclusive distribution and technical support relationships to 3P partnerships to improve revenue stream and protect against MSA violations.
2016 – Present

A SaaS based organization responsible for consulting and providing Omni-channel solutions for Fortune 1000 contact center organizations. Committed to transforming operations through automation, self-service, and seamless linkage of business technology operations.
Director of Customer Success

  • Responsible for cross-selling digital technology to build adoption, drive optimization, and seamlessly connect contact center operations across multiple sites.
  • Presented digital growth and retention strategy quarterly to CEO for over 3.6 Million in annual recurring revenue accounts.
  • Deflected 27% of voice traffic for major financial services institution by implemented web self-service portal solution for multi-national transaction processing department.
  • Consistently negotiated and signed multi-year seven figure deals with clients to catalyze and sustain their transformation to automation and digital platform. Achieved 94% retention rate on client portfolio just shy of 4MM recurring revenue in the financial services and telecommunications vertical.
  • Deflected 35% of call volume by selling chat, mail, and web self-service to existing client after two consultative visits, which was comparable to $3.4 million, annualized FTE savings.
  • $17 million productivity lift created by upgrading large telecom to current operational analytics platform resulting in expedited load balancing and 4% increase in service level without increasing headcount.
2015 – 2016

A 10,000-employee firm providing advanced installation and service of business security solutions while establishing centralized dispatching and back office operations.
Director of Call Center Operations
Directed a two million contact, domestic / international operation while managing three associate directors, seven senior managers, and 1,200 indirect reports committed to protecting government and commercial retail accounts.

–Integrating Technology & Scalable Business Solutions–
  • $12 million revenue stream generated by improving lead optimization for field sales facilitating expansion and growth into national accounts for cross-selling and incremental sales opportunities.
  • $800,000 annual labor savings plan executed by restructuring the leadership hierarchy, rightsizing overhead, repurposing front-line managers, and optimizing leadership resource allocation.
  • $683,000 under fiscal budget hit by designing a fiscal reconciliation strategy aligned with a workforce management tool and vetted through “What if” analysis.
  • Drove an effort to bring a 72% centralized inspection result to 100% by collaborating across boundaries.
  • Decreased parts pending as a percentage of the overall backlog of opened tickets from 21% to 9%, by implementing inventory reconciliation steps in back office, and incorporating Regional Directors and VP of field operations into action plan.
–Resource Demand Planning / Procurement / Allocation–
  • $7.6 million in labor expenses reduced by installing outsourced supply chain pods predicatively aligned to technician routes that proactively sourced non-standard parts prior to assigning technician jobs resulting in 6% improvement in first time fix.
  • $845,000 in recurring labor savings seen by restructuring the contact center operations hierarchy to provide higher levels of leadership and remove ineffective management layers.
  • 99% inspection audit target met for three consecutive quarters by developing performance tracker on the shared drive and restructuring dispatch resources to align with field branch managers.
  • 23% decrease in mean time to repair parts pending tickets within 90-day period by re-engineering inventory centralization in Kansas City back office location.
  • 69% to 86% improvement in same day resolution reached by running daily procedural audits aligned to a dispatch routine task list, effectively measuring first and final technician tickets.
2010 – 2015

A provider of end-to-end outsourcing services for telecommunications vertical consisting of contact center and back-office solutions.
Client Operations Head | Senior Director of Call Center Operations
Led 400 seat U.S. operational unit staff and spearheaded workforce management demand planning and revenue forecasting for three sites employing more than 1,900 representatives on three continents.

  • Exceeded associate engagement by 12% – 15% annually, as measured by outsourced provider in long established MSA.
  • Oversaw successful construction, selection, and build out of 15,000 square foot call center facility to support the Infosys BPO domestic flagship center. $6.4 million in savings realized by exceeding retention target 17% annually leading to 28% EBITDA by incorporating key metrics into strategic planning processes.
  • Exceeded client targets on numerous KPIs including CSAT 7.5%, average handling time 9.4%, and schedule adherence 3.3% by implementing operating rhythm and CPI practices.
  • 300%+ increase in BPO scope achieved in less than nine months by implementing best practices through continuous process improvement structure and effectively managing recruitment, training, and development of staff.
  • Year two 14% increase in EBITDA by streamlining operations, improving efficiency, and performing optimally against the main operational criteria in an incentive-based contract.
2007 – 2010

A manufacturer, installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, and moving walks.
Senior Director of Call Center Operations
Oversaw call center, back-office, and field operations strategy across three call / dispatch centers and two satellite branches with more than 525 staff. Supported $125 million in new and existing installation retail contracts while managing accounts receivables, payables, field service logistics, and field engineering teams.

  • $4.1 million labor cost reduction accomplished by increasing mean time between service calls 21% leading to service ticket consolidation into a preventative maintenance process using data mining principles.
  • $425,000 saved on a call center consolidation project by implementing a cloud based workforce management demand planning solution to objectively quantify the carrying cost required to meet service delivery objectives.
  • 99.8% call center accessibility ensured by instituting a three-stage disaster recovery risk and controls strategy.
  • Developed the DR Business Continuity three pronged strategy for the National Contact Center.
  • 9.4% customer satisfaction score bump achieved by scaling the GPS solution across the call center and dispatch agents leading to tighter arrival and departure times by technicians.
2005 – 2007

Leading integrated retailer providing merchandise and related services.
Director of Call Center Operations
Drove strategic direction for eight enterprise call centers with up to 1,100 staff and a $50 million annual budget for the $3.1 billion retail home delivery division. Supported retail / supply chain logistics and home delivery execution and warranty selling for domestic and off-shore overflow center/vendor.

  • $25 million reduction in distribution center operating expenses realized while raising client satisfaction by implementing an interactive voice response system (IVR) and increasing outbound dialing platform usage.
  • Program Managed construction of 20,000 square foot start-up contact center deployment to support national predictive dialer campaign/
  • $10.8 million revenue expansion and a significant increase in warranty extensions achieved by aligning strategic objectives with marketing to boost agent productivity and cross-sell success in an inbound / outbound environment.
  • 17% productivity rise attained across the call center enterprise by introducing a critical KPI balanced scorecard and stack-ranking all business function resources according to performance yielding $5.9 million in labor savings.
  • 14% customer satisfaction improvement noted by raising dispatch accuracy 23% with the implementation of a solution specialist position across all eight contact centers.
2001 – 2005

A global provider of strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations services.
Transition & Transformation Manager (Call Center)
Developed the construction of start-up contact centers to support payroll, benefits administration, and records management inquiries. Liaised between operational leads and solution architects to support the shared services model.

  • $350,000 in annual revenue secured by creating an IVR feedback platform to gain insights into customer needs.
  • 90% customer satisfaction rating recorded after successfully enrolling 125,000 employees across four client health plans.
  • 9% jump in first call closure realized by integrating deep dive analysis followed by training on the knowledge management platform.
  • 6% margin uplift reached by deploying a weighted FTE allocation strategy across shared operating environments.

Education & Professional Development

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Global Operations and Entrepreneurship

University of Toledo Commerce

Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration

DePaul University

Strategic Call Center Leadership Certification
International Call Center Management Institute

PMP PMBOK Trained
The Knowledge Academy

Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certification
Villanova University

Black Belt Lean Six Sigma
Six Sigma Online
Expected August 2022

Doctorate
(PhD) in Organizational Leadership

The Chicago Professional School of Psychology
Expected December 2022

Contact Me

Richmond, TX
(980) 257-5215
sean0415@yahoo.com