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Kishan R

Summary

Proven leader in technical customer support with a history at AWS, adept in communication and critical thinking. Excelled in roles by implementing process improvements and mentoring teams, evidenced by awards like SME Champion and Most Emerging Player. Skilled in MS Office and fostering customer satisfaction, consistently exceeding performance metrics.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Customer Support Specialist

AWS
03.2023 - Current
  • Providing prompt, efficient, detailed, customer-oriented service to AWS customers.
  • Identifying issues impacting business such as flaws in guided workflows, internal references, ticketing and process changes.
  • Monitoring case queues for high severity issues and extending billing assistance to support engineering teams.
  • Mentorship on a regular basis involving sharing best practices on case handling and providing effective feedback to tackle business critical issues.

Projects:

  • WAF Service - Collaboration with Shield Advanced product team in bringing a new working method for subscription queries making a positive impact on case resolution time.
  • Billing Tool- Identified fault in workflow and lead the creation of a new rebill mechanism while simultaneously ensuring profile's metric is not impacted.
  • Refreshers - Expert in contractual commitments and conducted various refreshers across sites.
  • US Tax Exemption - As a Tax SME, brought about a new process update for US tax exemption requests.

Achievements:

  • SME champion for 2 consecutive months (April and May 2024) across sites by assisting with 300+ case queries.
  • Nominated as an Invoicing Area Champion.
  • As a certified T3 trainer, was nominated as Tax Trainer and extended support to three batches of new audiences in the profile.
  • Recognized for showcasing ownership and deep dive abilities by peers, sales and BD teams on multiple occasions via internal platforms - AWSome awards
  • Received awards such as Pinnacle super star, Flash and MVP.

Technical Customer Support Associate

AWS
04.2021 - 03.2023
  • Being the voice and advocate for our basic support customers.
  • Raised the bar high by having 14 process improvement ideas implemented.
  • Mentored fellow associates to exceed performance metrics, grooming them to be self sufficient and grow up the ladder across profiles such as AAM and Educate.
  • Creation of a One Stop Transfer Wiki to eliminate incorrect transfer of customer cases to various support profiles.
  • Sharing weekly updates on process changes and audit observations through Knowledge Xchange platform.

Achievements:

  • Won the "Most Emerging Player" award for exceeding performance metrics in a new profile.
  • Maximised customer satisfaction by resolving service issues promptly for startups.

CS Associate

Amazon India
08.2019 - 04.2021
  • Oversaw customer account inquiries, accurately providing information to resolve service complaints and guarantee customer satisfaction.
  • Check for available escalation path to address customer's concerns and take appropriate measures to resolve complicated issues.
  • Supported trainees as a Subject Matter Expert on handling international calls with process and soft skills to offer a friendly and customer-centric service.


Achievements:

  • Nominated for various awards on a monthly basis for exceeding performance metrics.
  • Put forward as an SME for International phones within 3 months of joining.
  • Presented to the global leadership with a smile story displaying customer obsession.

Education

BE - Automobile Engineering

Kumaraguru College of Technology
Coimbatore, TN
2019

Skills

  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • MS Office and Excel
  • Design Inspector
  • Ability to deep dive and deliver results
  • Training and mentoring
  • People Management

Certification

  • British English Communication Certificate
  • Certified Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Technical Customer Support Specialist

AWS
03.2023 - Current

Technical Customer Support Associate

AWS
04.2021 - 03.2023

CS Associate

Amazon India
08.2019 - 04.2021

BE - Automobile Engineering

Kumaraguru College of Technology
Kishan R