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Olivier Verhaeghe

Dublin

Summary

Strong background in the travel and Internet industry in a diversity of roles such as Airlines Group Sales Specialist, Airline Reservations Specialist, Escalation Specialist, Content Analyst, Compliance Specialist and Business to Business Account Specialist. With extensive experience in Customer Support, Compliance and Content Analysis.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Enterprise Account Support Specialist

Expedia Group
02.2024 - 08.2024
  • Provided support to Expedia's Enterprise Partners via inbound and outbound phone support and email.
  • Resolved escalation requests sent by account managers and assisted the Sales Team with technical issues.
  • Escalated complex technical/tool issues whilst owning communication with our customer and partner-success teams until issue is resolved.
  • Built effective relationships with internal stakeholders.

Executive Escalation Specialist

NortonLifeLock
10.2020 - 06.2023

Level 3 Escalation Specialist for the Norton Escalation Team.

Tasks:

  • Responsible for handling and resolving disputes primarily escalated by the company’s CEO and Higher management, Level 2 Customer Support Team Supervisors, Partners and internal stakeholders.
  • The role involved dealing with all areas of Norton, taking over complex customer cases and making judgement calls on every request.

Trust & Safety Associate

Cpl
06.2020 - 10.2020
  • Social Media Content Moderator.

Tasks:

  • Reviewing and analysing reported content from users.
  • Processing and reviewing accounts that have been flagged for review due to having uploaded potentially sensitive content to ensure there are no violations of policies.
  • Ensuring all social media content complies with all published policies, procedures and any legal and regulatory requirements that the company is obliged to adhere to.
  • Escalating issues to Operations Manager or client Point of Contact as appropriate.
  • Ensuring all work is performed in accordance with SLAs and metrics.

Content Analyst / Grader

Symantec
12.2013 - 08.2019
  • Multilingual Content Analyst for Parental and Enterprise Internet Security Database.

Rulespace is the largest website categorization database.

Tasks:

  • Examination of Frequency Files traffic by Language.
  • Process daily unknown feedback URL's for content accuracy.
  • 250 websites per day reviewed.
  • Customer Service: Respond to corporate clients override requests.
  • Manual discovery and categorisation of URL's.
  • Engine training.
  • Pre-release / post-release files Inspection.
  • Process improvement through automation of otherwise manual labour.
  • Category maintenance.
  • Post-review of categorised URL's.
  • Help create new categories.

Ad Quality and Compliance Specialist

Yahoo!
09.2008 - 05.2012
  • Responsible for reviewing advertising copy and web site content for Yahoo! Search guideline compliance, using a host of tools and applications helping to drive higher revenue.
  • Co-ordinated and managed Favicon project.
  • Provided support to internal users with guideline issues and internal tools (CRM etc) on a daily basis.
  • Provided Favicon training to the Compliance and Quality teams.
  • Provided shadowing and reinforcement training to new hires in the team.
  • Responsible for reviewing advertising copy and web site content for Yahoo! Search guideline compliance, using a host of tools and applications helping to drive higher revenue.
  • Co-ordinated and managed Favicon project.
  • Provided support to internal users with guideline issues and internal tools (CRM etc) on a daily basis.
  • Provided Favicon training to the Compliance and Quality teams.
  • Provided shadowing and reinforcement training to new hires in the team.

Account Specialist

Yahoo!
01.2007 - 09.2008
  • Provided customer support through different channels using a CRM tool (emails, inbound and outbound calls): troubleshooting, provided support, answered all inquiries, escalated issues when appropriate.
  • Helped advertisers with their online accounts and provided solutions to their issues, may they be technical, CPC management, billing etc.).
  • 40+ cases per day (Emails + Phone calls).

Travel Sales Consultant

Ebookers
06.2006 - 12.2006
  • Actively sold Air and Land products such as Hotels, Car Hire and Insurances.
  • Managed own client base and provided Customer Service.
  • Provided Tourist information.

Group Sales Specialist

United Airlines
09.2002 - 11.2005
  • Booked and Managed Group Reservations: Handling bookings for groups traveling together.
  • Coordinated logistics: Ensuring all travel details, such as flight schedules and seating arrangements, are organized and communicated to the group.
  • Negotiated rates and terms: Offered quotations and reservations in a timely manner to ensure maximisation of sales.
  • Booked special services such as seat allocations, meals, group check-in and any other special services that might be applicable.
  • Ensured that data information for all groups was entered correctly.

Reservation and Sales Representative

United Airlines
1 2000 - 11.2005
  • Worked in a high pressure Reservation Centre.
  • 70+ calls per day.
  • Actively sold United's product for several European markets.
  • Looked after client's requests and issues.
  • Assisted Airport Teams in a case of irregular operations, schedule changes etc.
  • French Market Representative: In charge of communication between the French Market Team and Airport teams (Sales team, Ticket office teams).

Education

B.A - Hotel Management

Universidade Lusofona

Skills

Extensive background as an Escalation Specialist, Content Analyst / Grader as well as years of experience in Quality / Compliance and Customer Support

Ample experience working for a leading Internet companies

Excellent communication skills

Proficient working with policies and processes

Excellent attention to details

Good team player

CRM

Salesforce

Complaint Handling

De-Escalation Techniques

Client Retention Strategies

Database Maintenance

Teamwork and Collaboration

Computer Skills

Customer Service

Languages

French
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Portuguese
Proficient
C2

Certification

Generative AIGenerative AI Prompt Engineering Specialization

Timeline

Enterprise Account Support Specialist

Expedia Group
02.2024 - 08.2024

Generative AIGenerative AI Prompt Engineering Specialization

11-2023

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

11-2023

Prompt Engineering Specialization

10-2023

ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis

10-2023

Executive Escalation Specialist

NortonLifeLock
10.2020 - 06.2023

Trust & Safety Associate

Cpl
06.2020 - 10.2020

Content Analyst / Grader

Symantec
12.2013 - 08.2019

Ad Quality and Compliance Specialist

Yahoo!
09.2008 - 05.2012

Account Specialist

Yahoo!
01.2007 - 09.2008

Travel Sales Consultant

Ebookers
06.2006 - 12.2006

Group Sales Specialist

United Airlines
09.2002 - 11.2005

Reservation and Sales Representative

United Airlines
1 2000 - 11.2005

B.A - Hotel Management

Universidade Lusofona
Olivier Verhaeghe