Anthonía Akpan

CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

Lagos, Nigeria

#OpenToWork

About

Results-oriented Customer Support Specialist with over 8 years of experience in maintaining customers satisfaction, operations coordination, and delivering executive support to client services across multiple sectors. Skilled in resolving technical and service issues, reduce escalations, and improve customer experience. Experienced in supporting clients, customers and working remotely while meeting SLA and performance targets. Adept at streamlining workflows, and supporting executives in achieving organizational goals. Proficient in a wide range of productivity and collaboration tools, with strong communication and organizational abilities that drive efficiency and enhance stakeholder satisfaction.

What I'm looking for

I am Customer Operations looking to optimize support processes, systems, and metrics to improve customer experience and team efficiency for businesses, entrepreneurs, CEO’s. Rather than just responding to individual customer issues, I focus on the systems behind support, building workflows, tracking key metrics (response time, customers satisfaction, resolution rate), and identifying recurring problems so the whole team works more efficiently.

Experience

Operations Manager & HSE Specialist

Feb 2022 – Present

• Streamlined document management and filing systems by introducing structured electronic records, reducing retrieval time and improving administrative efficiency by over 30%. • Enhanced compliance readiness by automating renewal reminders for licenses and certificates, minimizing regulatory lapses and ensuring 100% operational continuity. • Coordinated cross-departmental communication by standardizing reporting templates, saving executives time and improving decision-making efficiency by approximately 25%. • Introduced structured safety training schedules and induction checklists, improving staff preparedness and raising overall compliance audit performance. • Implemented proactive risk assessment tracking that reduced recurring workplace incidents, strengthening staff confidence and customer satisfaction levels. • Developed centralized emergency response plans and drills that improved staff response times, ensuring smoother crisis management and reducing disruption to operations.

Document ManagementCompliance AutomationRisk Assessment

Swets Group Limited

Executive Assistant to Managing Director

Nov 2015 – Nov 2021

• Streamlined email prioritization by creating structured categorization rules, enabling the MD to address urgent matters faster and improving overall response efficiency by 28%. • Coordinated executive schedules and optimized meeting timelines using structured calendar management, saving administrative time and improving the MD’s daily productivity by approximately 25%. • Improved database accuracy by designing a systematic data entry and review process, ensuring accuracy and strengthening decision-making with reliable information. • Organized corporate events and board meetings with detailed planning, enhancing stakeholder satisfaction and improving engagement levels through seamless logistics and communication. • Managed complex travel itineraries with precision, reducing scheduling conflicts and ensuring smooth executive movements, thereby increasing executive satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Email ManagementCalendar ManagementTravel ItineraryDocument CategorizationCompliance TrackingQHSE Reporting

Swets Marine Consultancy Limited

Customer Care Representative

Feb 2013 – Jul 2015

● Managed the reputation of the organization by communicating confidently with existing and prospective clients. ● Resolved over 400 complaints within the organization’s service level agreement and escalated required complaints to the appropriate department resulting in a 90% customer satisfaction rating and feedback. ● Liaised with the marketing and publicity team to optimize sales efforts and created awareness about the organization’s services to prospective clients and this led to about 60% new enrollment. ● Professional use of a script to provide information about available services, promotional packages, and features of other products and services. ● Collaborated with the sales department to achieve weekly and monthly sales targets resulting in an increase in revenue by 20%.

Customer CommunicationComplaint ResolutionSales Collaboration

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Education

Maritime Academy of Nigeria

Maritime Academy of Nigeria

Higher National Diploma (HND) · Marine Engineering

Certifications

Virtual Assistant Skill Training

Remanda skillUp Academy

NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH)

NEBOSH

ISO 9001:2015 QMS internal auditor

Bureau Veritas

ISO 14001:2015 EMS Internal Auditor

Bureau Veritas

OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety Internal Auditor

Bureau Veritas

HSE (Level 3)

Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON)

Skills

ZoomCalendlyNotionTrelloAsanaSlackCRM PlatformsGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Office SuiteTime ManagementOperational EfficiencyTask PrioritizationCommunicationClient RelationsLive ChatPhoneEmailCustomer Service