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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Personal Information
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Mark Soster

Christchurch,CAN

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Film and TV Production

Various
08.2022 - 02.2024

Film: We were Dangerous, Covid Compliance Officer

Film: Head South, Onset PA

Film: Bookworm, Covid Compliance Officer

Film, Went up the Hill, Shuttle driver

Film, Pike, Cast driver/onset PA

Short film: Sister Josephine, 1st AD

Team Leader

Vodafone
04.2020 - 01.2022
  • Responsible for a team of 15 agents
  • I raised our NPS score from 15 to 50 in 9 months
  • I won Team Leader of the quarter 3 times in a row
  • Duties included:
  • Daily statistics reporting to the operations manager
  • Coaching agents to improve results
  • Escalation resolution
  • Interviewing new staff
  • Queue monitoring
  • Performance management and disciplinary procedures
  • General assistance to all agents
  • Sole manager on early and late shifts
  • This was a highly demanding role in a fast changing and complex industry
  • I resigned amicably to pursue a new challenge without shift work.

Consumer Technical Support

Vodafone
06.2018 - 04.2020
  • Inbound call centre assisting customers with technical and billing issues
  • Highly complex computer systems and dealing with a huge array of scenarios
  • I lead the team in customer satisfaction results (NPS)
  • In June 2019 I was invited to India for 3 months to train new agents in billing queries
  • This was a huge challenge and a wonderful experience which yielded positive results
  • Upon my return I was promoted to Business Care which I quickly mastered
  • I then successfully applied to the Team Leader role.

Frame and Truss Manufacturer

TrussTech
11.2013 - 05.2018
  • Building frames and trusses in a quality product factory
  • BCITO qualification gained after 3 years of practical demonstration.

Freelance Film and TV production

Multiple employers
01.2001 - 11.2011
  • Freelance camera operator, assistant director and other roles as needed
  • Worked my way up from small local productions to large international productions
  • Teamwork, time management and flexibility required
  • I left the industry when my daughter was born for a more stable lifestyle.

Bailiff/Deputy registrar

Ministry of Justice
11.1998 - 01.2001
  • Enforcing court orders, serving documents
  • Promoted to Deputy Registrar, processing documents and running civil court disputes.

Customer Care

Rover Cars
05.1996 - 06.1998
  • Inbound call centre dealing with MGF customers and resolving their issues.

Nightfall Manager

Countdown
03.1993 - 03.1995
  • Supervising a team of 15 staff stocking the store for the following day.

Floor Supervisor

Countdown
11.1990 - 03.1993
  • Ordering stock, supervising staff and general duties
  • Sole manager on weekends.

Education

Diploma Frame and Truss manufacture -

BCITO
01.2016

Carpentry Diploma -

Timaru Polytechnic
01.2012

NCEA level 4 Film studies -

Hagley College
01.2001

Skills

  • Time Management
  • People Management
  • Microsoft
  • Written and Oral communication
  • Team building
  • Relationship Building
  • Decision-Making
  • Flexible and Adaptable

Languages

English

Personal Information

Driving License: Full car

References


  • Shane King, Vodafone Assistant Operations Manager, 02108789368, Shane_King@bnz.co.nz
  • Jonathan Johannis, Vodafone Team Leader, 021361921, Jono.johannis@2degrees.nz

Timeline

Freelance Film and TV Production

Various
08.2022 - 02.2024

Team Leader

Vodafone
04.2020 - 01.2022

Consumer Technical Support

Vodafone
06.2018 - 04.2020

Frame and Truss Manufacturer

TrussTech
11.2013 - 05.2018

Freelance Film and TV production

Multiple employers
01.2001 - 11.2011

Bailiff/Deputy registrar

Ministry of Justice
11.1998 - 01.2001

Customer Care

Rover Cars
05.1996 - 06.1998

Nightfall Manager

Countdown
03.1993 - 03.1995

Floor Supervisor

Countdown
11.1990 - 03.1993

Diploma Frame and Truss manufacture -

BCITO

Carpentry Diploma -

Timaru Polytechnic

NCEA level 4 Film studies -

Hagley College
Mark Soster