Type Of Business:
Hosted provider of voice solutions
Marketing Area:
International
Expertise:
Government; Marketing and sales; Retail; Contact centres; Education and colleges; Insurance industries; Financial institutions; Safety and ambulance services; Oil and gas; Hospitals and health care
Major Product/SVS:
Business continuity and productivity; "In the Cloud" technology for: business continuity, marketing initiatives, client care relations, and business process development; Delivery of progressive communications and software; Licenses or seats such as: enhanced messaging with broadcasting voice messages, emails, and short messages in the language of each client's choice; Info-line with the capability to manage hundreds of calls per hour to provide current information; IVR with inbound and outbound integrating self service; Automated attendant to answer and direct calls; Call allocator with real time load balancing of calls across multiple centers; Virtual contact center; Call routing that answers calls and directs them to any location anywhere; Virtual fax to deliver paperless transmissions; Keep originator on line with a hosted power dialer for outbound dialing
Favorite Business Publication:
Business Week; Globe; Mail; Various Daily Newpapers
Hobbies/Sports:
Reading; Listening to what others interests and views are; Decorating; Gardening; Golfing; Spending time with her daughters
Education Degrees:
High School; National Institite of Technology - for Telcommunications Electrician; Various Employer-Offered Business Courses; SAIT - Train the Trainer.
Affiliations Awards:
CIPS; Women of Influence
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlights of her career were co-hosting for a local television, and earning a reputation as a trusted advisor as the result of her hard work ethic and passion for others.
Charity:
Bell Ambassador for Events and Charities; Terry Fox Run
Number Of Years In Profession:
10
Number Of Years In Current Position:
1
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to working hard on a farm in a family of five brothers since her youth. She worked in teh trenches as one of the first females in the early 80's in telecommunications, which included digging up calbe lines to repair; climbing poles to provide overhead telephone service. This experience, combined with extensive experience in telecommunications, has enabled her to be in business development roles and project manager roles.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession through her extensive experience working end-to-end in the telecommunications industry, starting as a line technician in support of trouble shooting. In addition, she worked as a call centre manager in telecommunications as well as recruitment. Furthermore, she served as project manager to business development for Bell's largest client, the Government of Alberta, to escalation manager across Western Canada.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Klein was one of the first women to work as a telecommunications electrician in the early 1980s. She paved the way for future female professionals in her field. She has additional experience working as a branch manager in the recruitment industry and has supervised a call center staff of more than 180 employees.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Working in western Canada with a base in Calgary, Alberta; Holding major responsibilities for the Bell West relationship as a preferred vendor; Assisting in hosted solutions for both customers and prospects; Qualifying discussions around the design and engineering of Aizan applications and solutions to fit their needs with Bell as a preferred telecom provider; Traveling as required to tier-one cities and assisting account representatives to provide expert demonstrations of products
Education Certifications:
Certified Telecommunications Electrician
Awards/Honors:
Achievement Award for Highest Sales Totals
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Klein hopes to further build her reputation as a trusted adviser and assist additional clients in obtaining their desired results, and achieving their goals and dreams.