TUJUANA N. LOCKETT
6935 South Oakley | Chicago, IL 60636 | phone: 773.852. 2975
Email: tnlockett5@gmail.com
Attributes
Proven leader, change agent, business and interpersonal savvy, tremendous work ethic, excellent
communication, analytical and organizational skills.
Education
Master of Applied Sciences- Business Administration Awarded March 2016
Argosy University Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science- Political Science Awarded June 2000
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
ProfessionalSummary
Postmaster Relief Supervisor December 2015-present
United States Post Office Chicago, IL
● Supervise unionized workforce consisting of Postmaster Relief employees in the appropriate distribution, sorting
and handling of mail; Coach, mentor, and develop employees.
● Operates a single unit postal facility providing limited window services, mail distribution, and dispatches; Opens
and closes the facility according to established procedures; Operates within established postal rules, laws and
regulations. Resolves problems that may occur during operations and escalates issues to Administrative Post
Office (APO) when appropriate; Answers questions, provides guidance, and has regular contact with postal
customers; Ensures that proper safeguards are instituted for the welfare of customers and the protection of the
mails.
● Maintains confidential files and records and submits reports as required; Exercises protective care of accountable
paper, monies, product inventory, and office supplies in accordance to Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) guidelines;
Provide for city, rural and/or highway contract route delivery service to local customers; Incident reporting.
Senior Collections Account Liaison August 2013- December 2015
Enova Financial Chicago, IL
● Selected, trained, and developed staff; Provided coaching and training daily using call monitoring and side-by-
side performance results; Coached employees on phone techniques, quality and on production improvement;
Performance evaluations; Ensured production goals were met and compliance with company standard and
federal collection laws were ensured; Handled escalated calls; Monitored the production of campaigns in process;
Analyzed queue and process management workflow to ensure productivity.
● Escalated any legal conditions of the customer base; bankruptcy, converted bankruptcy chapters, receiverships,
proofs of claim, and preferential claims; Addressed factors to avoid reoccurrence of bad debt.
Sought after methods to minimize credit risk by identifying root cause; Assessed portfolio/portfolio alignment and
credit and collections reporting.
● Reviewed, recommended and implemented efficiencies regarding departmental procedures and customer
payment patterns ensuring they are appropriate to departmental goals and corporate objectives and procedures;
Point of contact for final approval and placement of accounts with external agencies, i.e. collection agency;
Documented, supported, and validated prior efforts were taken and sufficient to warrant placement with collection
agency.
● Evaluated account status to initiate credit suspension and pursues appropriate action with customers and sales
force to ensure payment is received on high risk and critical status customers; Appraised situation once resolved
to determine credit risk and terms: Handled escalations.
Senior Training Instructor - Promotion April 2008 – August 2013
T. Lockett - continued - page 2
Allstate Insurance Company Woodridge, IL
● Evaluated agency, regional and sales leaders’ development needs and ensures alignment of learning and
development; Supported and/or led the development/design, review, approval and facilitation of education and
development programs.
● Worked cross-functionally to deliver effective, efficient solutions to all levels of agency, regional, and field sales
leadership’ Solicited input from key stakeholders; Conducted focus group and/or other relative meetings to obtain
field perspective and ensure alignment with agency and FSL business needs; Ensured effective delivery of
curriculum through a variety of mediums such as instructor led training, web conferences, teleconferences, live
meetings and videoconferences.
● Supported creation of training manuals, online learning modules, and other educational materials; Evaluated
course effectiveness regularly and determines/recommends alternatives or improvements; Reviewed education
materials from a variety of vendors and select materials with appropriate content; Developed communication
strategies and materials to support new and existing programs focused on development of sales leaders.
● Determined the integration and delivery of programs/changes to curriculum and regions/field; Communicated and
presented project information/updates to various levels of leadership including senior leadership/Officers within
Sales and across other functional business units.
● Planned, implemented, managed, and/or contributed to projects that were up to moderate complexity and are
small to moderately scaled using accepted project management standards; Forecasts short-term and long-term
deliverables; Assisted in the formulation of strategies to achieve plan objectives; Ensured project controls are in
place throughout the lifecycle of the project.
● Assisted in determining where additional resources/expertise may be necessary to successfully complete
projects/assignments; Secured approvals and monitored program, policy, and procedure progress; actively built
strong relationships among teams/team members to ensure cooperation on project objectives.
● Evaluated current results, identifies variances to planned performance, analyzed causes of variance and
recommended action through tracking expense plan performance.
● Created a training budget and actively manages all project related expenses.
Quality Control Specialist September 2000 – April 2008
Allstate Insurance Company Woodridge, IL
● Participated in design of call monitoring formats and quality standards; performed call monitoring and provides
trend data to site management team; used quality monitoring data management system to compile and track
performance at team and individual level.
● Participated in customer and client listening programs to identify customer needs and expectations.
● Provided actionable data to various internal support groups as needed; coordinated and facilitates call calibration
sessions for call center staff; provided feedback to call center team leaders and managers; Prepared and
analyzed internal and external quality reports for management staff review.

TUJUANARESUME July 2016

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    TUJUANA N. LOCKETT 6935South Oakley | Chicago, IL 60636 | phone: 773.852. 2975 Email: tnlockett5@gmail.com Attributes Proven leader, change agent, business and interpersonal savvy, tremendous work ethic, excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills. Education Master of Applied Sciences- Business Administration Awarded March 2016 Argosy University Chicago, IL Bachelor of Science- Political Science Awarded June 2000 Chicago State University Chicago, IL ProfessionalSummary Postmaster Relief Supervisor December 2015-present United States Post Office Chicago, IL ● Supervise unionized workforce consisting of Postmaster Relief employees in the appropriate distribution, sorting and handling of mail; Coach, mentor, and develop employees. ● Operates a single unit postal facility providing limited window services, mail distribution, and dispatches; Opens and closes the facility according to established procedures; Operates within established postal rules, laws and regulations. Resolves problems that may occur during operations and escalates issues to Administrative Post Office (APO) when appropriate; Answers questions, provides guidance, and has regular contact with postal customers; Ensures that proper safeguards are instituted for the welfare of customers and the protection of the mails. ● Maintains confidential files and records and submits reports as required; Exercises protective care of accountable paper, monies, product inventory, and office supplies in accordance to Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) guidelines; Provide for city, rural and/or highway contract route delivery service to local customers; Incident reporting. Senior Collections Account Liaison August 2013- December 2015 Enova Financial Chicago, IL ● Selected, trained, and developed staff; Provided coaching and training daily using call monitoring and side-by- side performance results; Coached employees on phone techniques, quality and on production improvement; Performance evaluations; Ensured production goals were met and compliance with company standard and federal collection laws were ensured; Handled escalated calls; Monitored the production of campaigns in process; Analyzed queue and process management workflow to ensure productivity. ● Escalated any legal conditions of the customer base; bankruptcy, converted bankruptcy chapters, receiverships, proofs of claim, and preferential claims; Addressed factors to avoid reoccurrence of bad debt. Sought after methods to minimize credit risk by identifying root cause; Assessed portfolio/portfolio alignment and credit and collections reporting. ● Reviewed, recommended and implemented efficiencies regarding departmental procedures and customer payment patterns ensuring they are appropriate to departmental goals and corporate objectives and procedures; Point of contact for final approval and placement of accounts with external agencies, i.e. collection agency; Documented, supported, and validated prior efforts were taken and sufficient to warrant placement with collection agency. ● Evaluated account status to initiate credit suspension and pursues appropriate action with customers and sales force to ensure payment is received on high risk and critical status customers; Appraised situation once resolved to determine credit risk and terms: Handled escalations. Senior Training Instructor - Promotion April 2008 – August 2013
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    T. Lockett -continued - page 2 Allstate Insurance Company Woodridge, IL ● Evaluated agency, regional and sales leaders’ development needs and ensures alignment of learning and development; Supported and/or led the development/design, review, approval and facilitation of education and development programs. ● Worked cross-functionally to deliver effective, efficient solutions to all levels of agency, regional, and field sales leadership’ Solicited input from key stakeholders; Conducted focus group and/or other relative meetings to obtain field perspective and ensure alignment with agency and FSL business needs; Ensured effective delivery of curriculum through a variety of mediums such as instructor led training, web conferences, teleconferences, live meetings and videoconferences. ● Supported creation of training manuals, online learning modules, and other educational materials; Evaluated course effectiveness regularly and determines/recommends alternatives or improvements; Reviewed education materials from a variety of vendors and select materials with appropriate content; Developed communication strategies and materials to support new and existing programs focused on development of sales leaders. ● Determined the integration and delivery of programs/changes to curriculum and regions/field; Communicated and presented project information/updates to various levels of leadership including senior leadership/Officers within Sales and across other functional business units. ● Planned, implemented, managed, and/or contributed to projects that were up to moderate complexity and are small to moderately scaled using accepted project management standards; Forecasts short-term and long-term deliverables; Assisted in the formulation of strategies to achieve plan objectives; Ensured project controls are in place throughout the lifecycle of the project. ● Assisted in determining where additional resources/expertise may be necessary to successfully complete projects/assignments; Secured approvals and monitored program, policy, and procedure progress; actively built strong relationships among teams/team members to ensure cooperation on project objectives. ● Evaluated current results, identifies variances to planned performance, analyzed causes of variance and recommended action through tracking expense plan performance. ● Created a training budget and actively manages all project related expenses. Quality Control Specialist September 2000 – April 2008 Allstate Insurance Company Woodridge, IL ● Participated in design of call monitoring formats and quality standards; performed call monitoring and provides trend data to site management team; used quality monitoring data management system to compile and track performance at team and individual level. ● Participated in customer and client listening programs to identify customer needs and expectations. ● Provided actionable data to various internal support groups as needed; coordinated and facilitates call calibration sessions for call center staff; provided feedback to call center team leaders and managers; Prepared and analyzed internal and external quality reports for management staff review.