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Matt Madden

Myrtle Beach,SC

Summary

I am a well-rounded leader, who is passionate about inclusion, ethics, and building strong working relationships. Dedicated to my work, I strive to achieve the best results possible. I thrive in environments focused on both individual and shared wins, and am proud to be a team player who celebrates my associates’ strengths and successes. Always willing to give and receive feedback, to better myself and those around me.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager II

Sunglass Hut
01.2023 - Current
  • ⭐Payroll Champion - Region 60, SC coast⭐
  • I manage a high-volume core store in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Under my leadership, my store has increased sales by 5% over LY.
  • I consistently exceed company metric goals, such as training saturation, SunLove Protection plans, OneSight Charity donations, multi sales, omnichannel sales, etc.
  • As the payroll champion for my region, I oversee labor thresholds, payroll allotment, timecard management and coding. I am responsible for approving/correcting all store manager timecards, and acting as a resource to assist my peers with anything related to payroll, labor, coding, etc.

Multi Store Assistant Manager

Sunglass Hut
06.2022 - 01.2023

As a multi store ASM, I was responsible for assisting with the oversight of 2 retail locations in Myrtle Beach.

During this time, I was the acting store manager, while my store manager was on maternity leave.

Together with my store manager, we successfully trained and developed 12 sales associates within a few weeks to ramp up for a busy summer season.

Sales Associate

Sunglass Hut
06.2020 - 06.2022

During my time as a sales associate, I was a high performer at an open air location. I was fortunate enough to be trained by one of the most seasoned leaders in our company. My training was thorough, and prepared me to lead a store of my own.

Workforce Management Analyst

Affirm
05.2019 - 05.2020

At Affirm, I was part of a flagship team who opened Affirm's Pittsburgh office. Responsible for creating workload queues and IVRs via Genesys PureCloud.

During this time, I oversaw production, skill management, and queue management for our Pittsburgh office and other third-party contact centers throughout the US and Canada.

My team and I successfully implemented new contact center software for our main and ancillary contact centers. This rollout provided us with more accurate production and KPI reporting.

Sr. Workforce Management Analyst

UPMC Health Plan
10.2018 - 03.2019

As a Sr. WFM Analyst, I was responsible for troubleshooting and resolving technical problems and managing over 200 contact center queues (on-site and remote). I was also responsible for training new hires on software usage.

I frequently partnered with other teams, such as Training, Audit, HR, and others, to assist with reporting and other analytics.

Workforce Management Analyst

UPMC Health Plan
07.2017 - 10.2018

During my time as a workforce manager analyst for UPMC, I supported the member services and enrollment departments. I was responsible for production reporting, skill and queue management, building IVRs, creating and running outbound blaster calls and emails to members.

In addition to monitoring over 200 in-house call and chat queues, I also assisted in the oversight of our third-party call center. This includes productivity reporting and acting as a technical support specialist.

Data Control Processor II

UPMC Health Plan
11.2016 - 07.2017

Promotion from Data Control Processor I role.

Data Control Processor

UPMC Health Plan
09.2015 - 11.2016

In my Data Control Processor role at UPMC, I was responsible for the rollout of Genesys call center technology for the Coordination of Benefits department. This rollout included a reporting portal, a skill management portal, and an interactive workload distribution system. This streamlined the department's workload to ensure all associates were automatically routed cases based on their skill sets.

I also learned how to coordinate health insurance benefits for proper payment to healthcare providers.

Data Processor

Management Science Associates
02.2015 - 09.2015

In my roll at MSA, my main focus was brand coding. This entailed researching UPCs, SKUs, and other descriptive data to match them to the proper product. I also assisted with store coding, which was the practice of insuring all clients were receiving the proper product, at the proper quantities, with the correct UPC and SKUs attached.

Optometric Technician

Visionworks
08.2014 - 02.2015
  • Improved patient care by conducting comprehensive visual pre-testing procedures.
  • Assisted optometrists in providing accurate diagnoses through precise measurements using specialized equipment.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by managing appointment scheduling and ensuring efficient office flow.
  • Maintained clean and organized examination rooms, adhering to strict sanitation standards for optimal patient safety.
  • Contributed to practice growth by educating patients on the latest lens technologies and available frame styles.
  • Facilitated smooth communication between patients and optometrists, acting as a liaison for any concerns or questions.

Education

Associate of Science - Accounting And Business Management

Kaplan Career Institute
Pittsburgh, PA

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Customer Service Management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Workforce Management
  • Sales
  • Technical Troubleshooting

Timeline

Store Manager II

Sunglass Hut
01.2023 - Current

Multi Store Assistant Manager

Sunglass Hut
06.2022 - 01.2023

Sales Associate

Sunglass Hut
06.2020 - 06.2022

Workforce Management Analyst

Affirm
05.2019 - 05.2020

Sr. Workforce Management Analyst

UPMC Health Plan
10.2018 - 03.2019

Workforce Management Analyst

UPMC Health Plan
07.2017 - 10.2018

Data Control Processor II

UPMC Health Plan
11.2016 - 07.2017

Data Control Processor

UPMC Health Plan
09.2015 - 11.2016

Data Processor

Management Science Associates
02.2015 - 09.2015

Optometric Technician

Visionworks
08.2014 - 02.2015

Associate of Science - Accounting And Business Management

Kaplan Career Institute
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