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His work centers on vendor governance, workforce optimization, KPI turnaround, customer retention, statement\-of\-work execution, financial performance, and customer\-service operations\. Mark has a record of improving cost, quality, retention, and operational predictability\. At Sun Pharmaceuticals, he reduced cost per contact from $5\.47 to $2\.30, increased subscription retention from 14% to 54%, and raised CSAT from 4\.2 to 4\.8 stars\. He uses data\-driven routing, agent scorecards, coaching, incentive programs, and AI\-enabled contact\-center tools, including Genesys Agent Assist AI and CallMiner, to improve efficiency and the customer experience\. His consulting work helps startup clients deploy AI systems to reduce costs\. Earlier, Mark managed 1\.1 million annual hospitality calls while finishing $147,000 under budget, achieved a 20\.7% gross margin against an 18\.4% goal at Sitel, and increased customer retention from 20% to 42% in 13 weeks at OceanX by Cart\.com\. ## Services - Customer\-Focused Service - Microsoft Office - Provider Enrollment - E\-Commerce - Build Strong Relationships - Organizational Culture - System Conversion - Blue Pumpkin - Site Optimisation - Reducing Operating Costs - S&OP implementation - High Quality Standards - Financial Modeling - High Performance Teams - Profitability Improvement - Technical Support - Business Operations - Retention Strategies - Hotel Sales - Product Launch - Workforce Optimization \(WFO\) - Augmentative and Alternative Communication \(AAC\) - Revenue & Profit Growth - Cost Reduction Analysis - Customer Satisfaction \(CSAT\) - Customer Retention - Data\-driven Decision Making - Optimizing Performance - Statements of Work \(SOW\) - Performance Turnaround ## Highlights - Leads global BPO operations across Mexico and the Philippines for Sun Pharmaceuticals direct\-to\-consumer customer\-service programs\. - Reduced Sun Pharmaceuticals cost per contact from $5\.47 to $2\.30 through operational excellence and vendor optimization\. - Increased Sun Pharmaceuticals subscription retention from 14% to 54%, exceeding fiscal targets\. - Improved Sun Pharmaceuticals CSAT from 4\.2 to 4\.8 stars through structured quality assurance, coaching, and customer\-experience enhancements\. - Oversees Sun Pharmaceuticals product launches, training, and cross\-functional coordination with marketing, supply chain, and digital teams\. - Maintains Sun Pharmaceuticals AHT, ATT, and service\-level performance through continuous evaluation and partner coaching\. - Provides contact\-center and BPO consulting through Creative Contact Center Solutions in Asheville, North Carolina\. - Delivered workforce optimization, performance improvement, and process\-redesign initiatives for Creative Contact Center Solutions clients\. - Reduced average handle time while improving CSAT and quality scores for consulting clients\. - Improved agent engagement and retention and reduced employee attrition for consulting clients\. - Optimized scheduling, forecasting, and resource utilization through platform and CMS management\. - Performed SOW and financial analysis to improve profitability and contract performance\. - Managed regional hospitality contact\-center operations supporting Harrah's Cherokee and Harrah's Valley River properties\. - Oversaw 1\.1 million annual calls for Harrah's hospitality operations\. - Finished fiscal year 2017 $147,000 under budget while maintaining service excellence at Harrah's\. - Improved call handling and sales performance to increase hotel revenue per room at Harrah's\. - Achieved 20\.7% gross margin against an 18\.4% goal in Q4 2015 at Sitel\. - Led Citizens Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland financial\-services lines of business at Sitel\. - Improved billed\-to\-paid efficiency, profitability, and forecasting accuracy at Sitel\. - Developed Sitel supervisors and managers through structured coaching and performance reviews\. - Increased customer retention from 20% to 42% within 13 weeks at OceanX by Cart\.com, a 110% improvement\. - Managed end\-to\-end contact\-center operations and KPI delivery as a Site Performance Manager at OceanX by Cart\.com\. - Delivered sustainable, predictable revenue growth for legacy clients at OceanX by Cart\.com\. - Launched and managed a Citizens Bank email team at ClientLogic, training 41 agents and creating a new revenue stream\. - Consistently exceeded quality, average\-handle\-time, and billable\-performance targets at ClientLogic\. - Turned underperforming ClientLogic teams into high\-performing units through coaching and engagement\. - Became the first OMTT in the Southeast region to complete all phases of Sitel University training\. - Implemented AI\-enabled contact\-center improvements, including Genesys Agent Assist AI and full\-call quality intelligence with CallMiner\. - Developed data\-driven best\-agent routing using scorecards based on average handle time, retention saves, and quality metrics\. - Uses training and incentive programs to drive agent adoption of new tools\. ## Experience - **Senior Vendor Manager at SUN PHARMA** (2022\-01\-01–2026\-04\-01) — ·        Lead global BPO operations across Mexico and the Philippines for DTC customer service programs\. ·        Reduced cost per contact from $5\.47 → $2\.30 through operational excellence and vendor optimization\. ·        Increased subscription retention from 14% → 54%, exceeding all fiscal targets\. ·        Improved CSAT from 4\.2 → 4\.8 stars through structured QA, coaching, and CX enhancements\. ·        Oversaw new product launches, training, and cross‑functional alignment with marketing, supply chain, and digital teams\. ·        Delivered consistent KPI performance including AHT, ATT, and service levels through continuous evaluation and partner coaching\. - **Managing Owner / Principal Consultant at Creative Contact Center Solutions – Asheville, NC** (2021\-01\-01–2022\-01\-01) — Provided strategic consulting services to contact centers and BPO organizations focused on operational excellence and financial performance\. • Key Contributions: • Delivered workforce optimization, performance improvement, and process redesign initiatives for client contact centers • Reduced average handle time \(AHT\) while improving CSATs and quality scores • Improved agent engagement and retention, reducing employee attrition • Led platform and CMS management, optimizing scheduling, forecasting, and resource utilization • Performed statement of work \(SOW\) and financial analysis to improve profitability and contract performance - **Site Performance Manager at OceanX by Cart\.com** (2018\-01\-01–2021\-01\-01) — Senior site leader responsible for end\-to\-end contact center operations and KPI delivery in a BPO environment\. • Key Achievements: • Managed daily operations across large contact center teams, overseeing supervisors and frontline leaders • Increased customer retention from 20% to 42% within 13 weeks, representing a 110% improvement • Developed and coached leadership teams to meet and exceed performance, quality, and revenue targets • Delivered sustainable, predictable revenue growth for legacy clients • Drove performance through data\-driven decision\-making and continuous improvement initiatives - **Regional Service Connection Center Manager at Harrah's Hotel Casino and Resort Cherokee NC, Valley River Casino, Murphy, NC** (2016\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) — Led regional casino and hotel contact center operations supporting two major hospitality properties\. • Key Achievements: • Oversaw operations handling 1\.1 million calls annually • Managed supervisors and frontline teams, improving KPI performance, employee engagement, and retention • Maintained service excellence while coming in $147K under budget for fiscal year 2017 • Maximized hotel revenue per room through improved call handling and sales performance - **Regional Service Manager at Harrah’s Cherokee & Harrah’s Valley River Casinos** (2016\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) — Led regional contact center operations supporting two major hospitality properties\. Oversaw 1\.1M annual calls while improving employee engagement and KPI performance\. Delivered $147K under budget through effective planning and resource management\. Increased hotel revenue per room through improved call handling and sales performance\. - **Operations Manager at Sitel Group** (2010\-01\-01–2016\-01\-01) — Accountable for financial performance, workforce management, and operational execution across financial services campaigns\. • Key Achievements: • Exceeded Gross Margin \(GM%\) and Gross Margin Dollars \(GM$\) targets, achieving 20\.7% GM vs\. • 18\.4% goal in Q4 2015 • Led Citizens Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland \(RBS\) lines of business • Drove improvements in Billed\-to\-Paid \(BTP\) efficiency, profitability, and forecasting accuracy • Developed supervisors and managers through structured coaching and performance reviews - **Operations Manager at Sitel Corporation** (2009\-01\-01–2016\-01\-01) — Led financial services contact center programs with full P&L accountability\. Achieved 20\.7% GM vs\. 18\.4% goal through operational and financial optimization\. Improved Billed‑to‑Paid efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and profitability\. Developed supervisors and managers through structured coaching and performance reviews\. - **Operations Manager at ClientLogic** (2009\-01\-01–2009\-01\-01) — First OMTT in the Southeast region to complete all phases of Sitel University training • Supported campaign operations managers while maintaining a production team • Built strong foundation in financial tracking, GM drivers, and operational analytics - **Team Coach at ClientLogic** (2001\-01\-01–2009\-01\-01) — Coach / Team Manager • Technical Support Specialist • Customer Service Agent • Consistently exceeded quality, AHT, and billable performance targets\. • Launched and managed Citizens Bank email team, training 41 agents and creating a new revenue stream\. • Turned underperforming teams into high‑performing units through coaching and engagement\. ## Education - Sociology — Greensboro College (1983\-01\-01–1988\-01\-01) - Bachelor of Arts, Communications — University of North Carolina at Asheville (1986\-01\-01–1988\-01\-01) - Business/Corporate Communications — University of North Carolina Asheville - Communications — University of North Carolina Asheville - Sociology — Greensboro College - Bachelor of Arts, Communications — University of North Carolina Asheville - Sociology — Greensboro College ## FAQ ### What does Mark do? Mark leads global BPO and contact\-center operations, with responsibility for vendor management, operational performance, customer experience, workforce management, financial results, and AI\-enabled process improvement\. He currently works as Senior Vendor Manager at Sun Pharmaceuticals and also operates Creative Contact Center Solutions\. ### What are Mark's core professional strengths? Mark's strengths include cost reduction, vendor governance, KPI improvement, customer retention, CSAT improvement, workforce optimization, forecasting, scheduling, resource utilization, statement\-of\-work analysis, financial modeling, profitability improvement, leadership development, and data\-driven decision\-making\. He also works in contact\-center strategy, operations, technology, optimization, architecture, start\-up, administration, process migration, transition management, outsourcing management, offshoring, performance contracting, and continuous improvement\. ### What has Mark accomplished at Sun Pharmaceuticals? At Sun Pharmaceuticals, Mark leads global BPO operations for direct\-to\-consumer customer\-service programs across Mexico and the Philippines\. He reduced cost per contact from $5\.47 to $2\.30 through operational excellence and vendor optimization raised subscription retention from 14% to 54%, exceeding fiscal targets and improved CSAT from 4\.2 to 4\.8 stars through structured quality assurance, coaching, and customer\-experience enhancements\. He also oversees product launches, training, and alignment with marketing, supply chain, and digital teams while maintaining KPI performance for AHT, ATT, and service levels through ongoing evaluation and partner coaching\. ### What does Mark do through Creative Contact Center Solutions? Mark is the managing owner and principal consultant of Creative Contact Center Solutions in Asheville, North Carolina\. The business provides strategic consulting to contact centers and BPO organizations focused on operational excellence and financial performance\. Mark has delivered workforce optimization, performance improvement, process redesign, platform and CMS management, scheduling, forecasting, resource\-utilization, SOW\-analysis, and financial\-analysis initiatives\. His work has reduced average handle time while improving CSAT and quality scores, increased agent engagement and retention, reduced attrition, and improved profitability and contract performance\. He also helps startup clients deploy AI systems to reduce costs\. ### How does Mark use AI and analytics in contact centers? Mark has implemented AI solutions in contact centers, including Genesys Agent Assist AI, and has used CallMiner to expand quality intelligence across full calls\. He drives adoption of new tools with training and incentive programs\. Mark has also developed smart\-routing approaches using agent scorecards that consider average handle time, retention saves, and quality metrics\. He is interested in building AI tools for contact centers as well as deploying them\. ### What did Mark accomplish at OceanX by Cart\.com? As Site Performance Manager at OceanX by Cart\.com, Mark was a senior site leader responsible for end\-to\-end BPO contact\-center operations and KPI delivery\. He managed daily operations across large teams, including supervisors and frontline leaders increased customer retention from 20% to 42% within 13 weeks, a 110% improvement coached leadership teams to exceed performance, quality, and revenue targets delivered predictable revenue growth for legacy clients and drove continuous improvement through data\-based decisions\. ### What did Mark accomplish at Harrah's Cherokee and Harrah's Valley River? At Harrah's Hotel Casino and Resort Cherokee and Harrah's Valley River Casino in Murphy, North Carolina, Mark led regional casino and hotel contact\-center operations supporting two hospitality properties\. He oversaw 1\.1 million calls annually, managed supervisors and frontline teams, improved KPI performance, engagement, and retention, and maintained service excellence while coming $147,000 under budget in fiscal year 2017\. He also improved call handling and sales performance to increase hotel revenue per room\. ### What did Mark accomplish at Sitel? At Sitel Corporation and Sitel Group, Mark led financial\-services contact\-center programs with full P&L responsibility and accountability for workforce management and operational execution\. In Q4 2015, he achieved a 20\.7% gross margin against an 18\.4% goal and exceeded gross\-margin\-dollar targets through operational and financial optimization\. He led Citizens Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland lines of business, improved billed\-to\-paid efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and profitability, and developed supervisors and managers through structured coaching and performance reviews\. ### What did Mark accomplish at ClientLogic? At ClientLogic, Mark served as a coach and team manager, technical support specialist, customer service agent, and operations manager\. He consistently exceeded quality, average\-handle\-time, and billable\-performance targets\. He launched and managed a Citizens Bank email team, trained 41 agents, and created a new revenue stream\. Mark also turned underperforming teams into high\-performing units through coaching and engagement\. As the first OMTT in the Southeast region to complete every phase of Sitel University training, he supported campaign operations managers while maintaining a production team and built a foundation in financial tracking, gross\-margin drivers, and operational analytics\. ### What international and industry experience does Mark have? Mark has run multi\-regional BPO and contact\-center delivery operations across Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States\. His background includes global outsourced environments, multi\-site and 24/7 service operations, direct\-to\-consumer service, financial services, hospitality, technical support, customer support, e\-commerce, hotel sales, and product\-launch support\. ### What technologies and specialized operational areas does Mark work with? Mark's tools and operational capabilities include Microsoft Office, Blue Pumpkin, IEX, Avaya, NICE Call Recording, CallMiner, Genesys Agent Assist AI, CMS and call\-management platforms, workforce optimization, forecasting, multi\-channel analytics, workflow automation, system conversion, contact\-center technology, and telecommunications\. His experience also includes quality standards, quality auditing, customer\-service systems, service centers, inbound and outbound marketing, provider enrollment, S&OP implementation, and augmentative and alternative communication\. ### What is Mark's educational background? Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Asheville\. His education also includes Communications and Business/Corporate Communications studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville and Sociology studies at Greensboro College\. ### What certifications does Mark list? Mark lists Certified Quality Auditor \(CQA\) and an AI Mastery Certificate among his qualifications\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/mark\-allen\-549b4161