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In e\-commerce operations at Walmart, Crystal coordinated online pickup and delivery work across picking, staging, prepping, and dispensing managed schedules, attendance exceptions, inventory issues, and customer follow\-up and previously led a team of 83 people\. Crystal helped improve results through process improvements, including a 4\.5% returns/damage rate and increased sales, while building step\-by\-step training systems supported by dedicated trainers\. At Verizon Wireless and Charter Communications, Crystal handled customer billing, payment, service, technical\-support, and sales inquiries while meeting quality, productivity, sales, and satisfaction expectations\. Crystal is seeking an entry\-level coordinator or administrative support role that applies strengths in scheduling, communication, data entry, reporting, team support, and customer service, with a consistent and predictable schedule that supports family needs\. ## Services - Analytical Skills - Advertising - Troubleshooting - Employee Training - Team Management - Event Management - Inventory Control - Retail Sales - Data Analysis - Online Advertising ## Highlights - Coordinated Walmart online pickup and delivery operations, including orders, deliveries, quality requirements, and hourly deadlines\. - Managed a team of 83 people in e\-commerce operations\. - Created and maintained associate schedules and processed time\-off requests and attendance exceptions at Walmart\. - Assigned and monitored work across picking, staging, prepping, and dispensing areas\. - Interviewed, hired, onboarded, trained, developed, and coached associates, and conducted quarterly performance reviews\. - Built structured, step\-by\-step training systems with dedicated trainers to strengthen team readiness and accountability\. - Monitored inventory discrepancies, substitutions, canceled orders, and expired orders and ensured corrective action\. - Verified quality checks and operational compliance and conducted customer follow\-up based on survey feedback\. - Achieved a 4\.5% returns/damage rate and increased sales through process improvements\. - Handled Verizon Wireless customer calls involving billing, payments, technical support, and device activation\. - Analyzed Verizon Wireless accounts to recommend plan adjustments and solutions, supported training on new devices and services, and met or exceeded performance, quality, and productivity metrics\. - Managed Charter Communications inbound and outbound sales and service calls, work orders, service changes, and billing updates\. - Trained Charter Communications associates and maintained call\-quality, sales, and customer\-satisfaction expectations\. - Developed and printed photographs, performed touch\-ups and quality evaluations, and maintained photo archives and digital records at Bay City Times\. - Used Photoshop and Illustrator in photography and digital\-record work at Bay City Times\. - Supported sales goals, promotional setups, merchandising, visual displays, associate training, and appointment schedules at Parisian\. - Provided personalized retail service at Zale Jewelers, maintained displays and inventory counts, managed appointments and preferred customer lists, and consistently met sales goals\. - Supported admissions recruiting, appointment scheduling, accurate system data entry, program training, and call\-per\-hour productivity standards at Ross Medical Education Center\-Saginaw\. - Provided personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, mobility assistance, basic wound care, and care\-plan\-based support as a Home Health Aide at LaJoy Group\. ## Experience - **Team Lead E\-Commerce at Walmart** (2020\-02\-01–2025\-09\-01) — Coordinated daily operations for online pickup and delivery, ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment\. • Created and maintained associate schedules • processed time\-off requests and attendance exceptions\. • Assigned daily tasks and monitored workflow across picking, staging, prepping, and dispensing areas\. • Trained, developed, and coached associates • conducted quarterly performance reviews\. • I Interviewed, hired, and onboarded new employees\. • Monitored inventory discrepancies, substitutions, and canceled or expired orders, ensuring corrective action\. • Conducted customer service follow\-ups and resolved issues based on survey feedback\. • Verified completion of quality checks and compliance with operational standards\. - **Home Health Aide at LaJoy Group** (2018\-10\-01–2019\-09\-01) — Provided daily in\-home support, including personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping\. • Assisted with bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility\. • Performed basic wound care while following care plans and safety guidelines\. • Maintained clear communication with clients and supervisors\. - **Customer Service Representative at Ross Medical Education Center\-Saginaw** (2015\-05\-01–2018\-03\-01) — Supported admissions by recruiting prospective students and scheduling appointments\. • Maintained high productivity and call\-per\-hour standards\. • Entered and updated data accurately across internal systems\. • Assisted with training on available educational programs\. - **Customer Service Representative at Verizon Wireless** (2010\-04\-01–2012\-06\-01) — Handled inbound customer calls related to billing, payments, technical support, and device activation\. • Analyzed accounts to recommend plan adjustments and solutions\. • Met or exceeded performance, quality, and productivity metrics\. • Assisted with training on new devices and services\. - **Customer Service Representative at Charter Communications** (2007\-06\-01–2009\-10\-01) — Managed inbound and outbound customer calls for sales and service inquiries\. • Processed work orders, service changes, and billing updates\. • Trained new associates and supported team performance goals\. • Maintained high call quality, sales targets, and customer satisfaction metrics\. - **Seasonal Sales Associate at Zale Jewelers** (2004\-10\-01–2005\-06\-01) — Delivered personalized customer service and retail sales support\. • Maintained merchandise displays and inventory counts\. • Scheduled customer appointments and managed preferred customer lists\. • Consistently met sales goals\. - **Coach Sales Specialist at Parisian** (2002\-02\-01–2004\-10\-01) — Supported department sales goals and weekly promotional setups\. • Trained new associates and assisted with merchandising\. • Maintained visual displays and customer appointment schedules\. - **Photography Technician at Bay City Times** (1999\-06\-01–2001\-08\-01) — Developed and printed photographs • performed photo touch\-ups and quality evaluations\. • Installed and maintained photo archives and digital records\. • Worked with graphic and editing software, including Photoshop and Illustrator\. ## Education - Graphic & Printing Communications — Bay\-Arenac ISD Career Center (2001\-06\-01) - High School Diploma, General Studies — Central High School (2001\-06\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Crystal do? Crystal LaPan is a Customer Service Representative at Verizon Wireless\. Crystal is also seeking an entry\-level coordinator or administrative support role where organizational, communication, scheduling, and team\-support skills can contribute to team success\. ### What are Crystal's core professional strengths? Crystal's strengths include scheduling and coordination, administrative support, team training and onboarding, customer service follow\-up, task prioritization, inventory and order management, time and attendance tracking, data entry, reporting, troubleshooting, team management, and retail sales\. ### What did Crystal do as a Team Lead E\-Commerce at Walmart? At Walmart, Crystal coordinated daily online pickup and delivery operations to support timely, accurate order fulfillment\. Crystal managed orders, deliveries, quality requirements, and hourly deadlines across picking, staging, prepping, and dispensing areas\. ### What people\-operations responsibilities did Crystal have at Walmart? Crystal created and maintained associate schedules, processed time\-off requests and attendance exceptions, assigned daily work, and monitored workflow\. Crystal also interviewed, hired, onboarded, trained, developed, and coached associates, and conducted quarterly performance reviews\. ### How large was Crystal's e\-commerce team, and how did Crystal approach training? Crystal previously managed a team of 83 people in e\-commerce operations\. Crystal built a structured training system with dedicated trainers and step\-by\-step processes, using team accountability to improve operational results\. ### What results did Crystal achieve in Walmart e\-commerce operations? Crystal monitored inventory discrepancies, substitutions, canceled orders, and expired orders and ensured corrective action\. Crystal verified quality checks and compliance with operational standards, conducted customer\-service follow\-up based on survey feedback, achieved a 4\.5% returns/damage rate, and increased sales through process improvements\. ### What did Crystal accomplish at Verizon Wireless? At Verizon Wireless, Crystal handled inbound calls involving billing, payments, technical support, and device activation\. Crystal analyzed accounts to recommend plan adjustments and solutions, assisted with training on new devices and services, and met or exceeded performance, quality, and productivity metrics\. ### What did Crystal do at Charter Communications? At Charter Communications, Crystal managed inbound and outbound calls for sales and service inquiries\. Crystal processed work orders, service changes, and billing updates trained new associates supported team performance goals and maintained high call quality, sales targets, and customer\-satisfaction metrics\. ### What was Crystal's work as a Photography Technician at Bay City Times? At Bay City Times, Crystal developed and printed photographs, performed photo touch\-ups and quality evaluations, installed and maintained photo archives and digital records, and used Photoshop and Illustrator\. ### What did Crystal do as a Coach Sales Specialist at Parisian? At Parisian, Crystal supported department sales goals and weekly promotional setups, trained new associates, assisted with merchandising, maintained visual displays, and managed customer appointment schedules\. ### What did Crystal do at Zale Jewelers? At Zale Jewelers, Crystal provided personalized customer service and retail sales support, maintained merchandise displays and inventory counts, scheduled customer appointments, managed preferred customer lists, and consistently met sales goals\. ### What did Crystal do at Ross Medical Education Center\-Saginaw? At Ross Medical Education Center\-Saginaw, Crystal supported admissions by recruiting prospective students and scheduling appointments\. Crystal maintained productivity and call\-per\-hour standards, entered and updated data accurately in internal systems, and assisted with training on available educational programs\. ### What did Crystal do as a Home Health Aide at LaJoy Group? At LaJoy Group, Crystal provided daily in\-home support, including personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping\. Crystal assisted clients with bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility performed basic wound care according to care plans and safety guidelines and communicated clearly with clients and supervisors\. ### What software and additional skills does Crystal have? Crystal uses Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as QuickBooks and Tableau\. Crystal also has experience with Photoshop and Illustrator, data entry and reporting, data analysis, advertising and online advertising, inventory control, event management, analytical work, and troubleshooting\. ### What education does Crystal have? Crystal studied Graphic & Printing Communications at Bay\-Arenac ISD Career Center and earned a High School Diploma in General Studies from Central High School\. ### What kind of role is Crystal seeking next? Crystal wants to continue people\-operations work while finding meaningful work with a consistent, predictable schedule that better supports family needs\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/crystal\-lapan\-08a554161