Sandy Turausky

Sandy Turausky

Director, Training & HR at RCS

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Current
  • Director, Training and Human Development at RCS
Past
  • Call Center Mgr. & Sr. Mgr QC at Saxon
  • QC Manager at Saxon Mortgage Services
  • QC Manager at Saxon Mortgage
  • Manager, HR and Training at Imperial Fabricating
  • Contact Center Manager at Waste Management
Education
  • Columbia College
Connections
64 connections
Industry
Financial Services
Websites

Sandy Turausky’s Summary

A proven leader with a diverse skill set and the drive to succeed allows me to deliver top performance. My ability to manage change, and empower staff to create strategies that are innovative and efficient, enables me to develop a confident and self-sufficient team.

Management experience includes: Human Resource Management (HRM), training and training management, quality control processes and management, call center and collections management.

Skills and Abilities:

360º Management
Change Management
Public Speaking
Effective Interpersonal Skills
Professional Communication
HR and Employee Relations
Vendor Relationship Management
Relationship Building and Partnerships
Cross Functional Integration
Coaching and Staff Development
Training and Curriculum Development
Sales and Successful Negotiation Skills
Balance Score Card Implementation
Project Management
Technology Deployment
Organization and Planning
Strategic, Root Cause, and Capacity Analysis
Key Metric Identification and Reporting
Process Review and Improvement
Incentive Pay for Performance

Sandy Turausky’s Specialties:

Performance management, coaching and training, HRM management and systems, process review and improvement, project and vendor management.


Sandy Turausky’s Experience

  • Director, Training and Human Development

    RCS

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    Start up company 12/06 -
    Manage HR, and training for RCS as a whole.
    Manage QC for Call Center, Collections, Special Servicing, vendors, research and customer correspondence for TX and CA branches (120 employees).

  • Call Center Mgr. & Sr. Mgr QC

    Saxon

    (Financial Services industry)

    December 2001May 2007 (5 years 6 months)

    Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

    Manage, coach and develop quality assurance specialists for collections and customer service contact center staff of 300 in a predominantly sub-prime mortgage-servicing environment. Conventional – fixed rate, FHA, ARM, and interest only portfolio

    Support Call Center Trainer in developing online Call Center Training Manual and call center new hire screening process - Train call center new hire classes and NICE software operation

    Manager, Call Center Operations

    Dual management of 35,000+ call/month collection and customer service contact center for sub-prime mortgages - Conventional -fixed rate, FHA, ARM, and interest only portfolio

  • QC Manager

    Saxon Mortgage Services

    (Financial Services industry)

    20012006 (5 years)

  • QC Manager

    Saxon Mortgage

    (Financial Services industry)

    20012006 (5 years)

  • Manager, HR and Training

    Imperial Fabricating

    (Machinery industry)

    May 1997December 2001 (4 years 8 months)

    Managed HR, payroll, training, and benefits for 200 manufacturing employees.

    Assessed specific departmental training needs and objectives
    Designed, developed, scheduled, and facilitated employee training programs for orientation, soft skills, computer skills, plant safety, OSHA, and ergonomics for three Texas divisions - QS9000 Internal Auditor

    Processed new hires and terminations, human resource reporting, and benefits administration of 200 employees

  • Contact Center Manager

    Waste Management

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Environmental Services industry)

    May 1983May 1997 (14 years 1 month)

    Waste Management, Texas and Florida: Waste Management Experience Summary

    Contact Center Manager - Managed a customer service, sales, billing and collections center. Reduced call abandonment rate from 12% to 4% in less than six months, and increased sales from a 72% to an 80% closing ratio.

    Regional Trainer and Systems Projects - Home based – Weekly travel - Performed software training, change management training, divisional process review and process improvement implementation.

    Outside Sales Account Executive and Product Consultant - Inside Sales Manager - Some travel - Performed outside sales and consulting services and developed and managed an inside telesales center.

    Office Manager/Staff Accountant - Performed monthly and annual financial closes, general ledger reconciliations and budget forecasting and preparation.


Sandy Turausky’s Education

  • Columbia College

    BS/BA , Human Resources & Management , 20062009

    Activities and Societies:
    Maintaining a 4.0 - not much time for activities.

Additional Information

Sandy Turausky’s Websites:

Sandy Turausky’s Interests:

Business - Project management, management, HRM, designing and facilitating seminars and training sessions, new software, education, new and creative endeavors. Personal - Motorcycling, scuba diving & snorkeling, reading, gardening, writing, nature photography.

Sandy Turausky’s Groups:

SHRM, Fort Worth, TX Chapter SHRM, AMA

Sandy Turausky’s Honors:

Public Speaking - Recruited to speak for U.S. based annual NICE seminars and an engagement at a NICE U.K. seminar for an audience of 350.

Elected to NICE/NUG Board of Directors as their Director, Quality and Training 2006
President’s Club Award 2006
Saxon's Shining Star Award 2006


Sandy Turausky’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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