Kelly Cooke

Business Development Manager

Lafayette, Colorado, United States22 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in customer success and account management.
  • Proven track record in process improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on mentoring and coaching.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Customer Success Manager with strong technical and leadership capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer Success ManagementTechnical Account ManagementData AnalysisOperational EfficiencyProcess ImprovementCustomer Support ManagementTechnical Support

Other Skills

Large EnterpriseTechnical ProficiencyPresentationsManagement StyleVoice of the CustomerOnboardingCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct Road MappingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)GainsightExecutive RelationshipsActive ListeningCustomer DataStrategic ThinkingProblem Solving

About

 Results-driven Senior Customer Success Manager with a successful track record in devising and implementing comprehensive business strategies that drive growth, streamline workflows, and enable an optimal customer experience. Leverages a unique background in IT support, technical engineering, and account management.  Collaborative & people-focused leader with expertise in fostering key relationships across all levels of an organization, including external stakeholders, mentoring support teams on best practices, and aligning resources to achieve shared goals.  Critical thinker with a strategic mindset that renders detailed analysis and well-informed decision-making. Expert in reviewing internal processes, identifying gaps, and integrating innovative IT solutions that support operational excellence. Areas of Expertise include: Industry Acumen: Customer Success & Support | Account Management | Continuous Process Improvement | Creation of Best Practices & SOPs | Success Planning | Data Analysis | Automation | Cost Optimization | Data Centers Leadership: Program & Project Management | Stakeholder Management | Relationship Building | Team Management | Mentoring & Coaching | Negotiation | Operational Readiness | Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication Certifications: ITIL Certified – IBM | Certified SCP Support Manager

Experience

22 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Cloudflare

2 roles

Senior Technical Account Manager

Jul 2024May 2025 · 10 mos · Remote

Large EnterpriseTechnical ProficiencyCustomer Success ManagementTechnical Account Management

Technical Account Manager

Nov 2023Aug 2024 · 9 mos · Remote

Large EnterpriseTechnical ProficiencyCustomer Success ManagementTechnical Account Management

Vmware

3 roles

Staff Customer Success Manager

Nov 2020Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Colorado, United States

  • Devised and implemented strategic business initiatives to stabilize and maximize the investment value of VMware’s largest account by revenue while supporting a program team of 17.
  •  Established a review and governance board with all key stakeholders to prioritize the account’s product features that were critical to its delayed data center migration; successfully delivered the project within a new set timeframe
  •  Decreased the number of SRs opened by 7% by leveraging data analytics and process improvement initiatives to streamline the entire ticketing process
  •  Researched the account’s internal processes and identified an issue with a large number of third-party service requests not being correctly routed; facilitated an in-person “Support Summit” with all stakeholders to establish expectations and create a new ticketing process— reduced the number of misrouted tickets by 30% within six weeks
  •  Built and implemented a data analysis tool that provided the Global team with better telemetry for creating success plans; maintained a detailed success plan & issues list to drive accountability and action
  •  Hosted a weekly technology workshop to coach team members on new VMware technology & processes
PresentationsManagement StyleLarge EnterpriseVoice of the CustomerOnboardingCross-functional Team Leadership+31

Senior Support Account Manager

Promoted

Dec 2015Nov 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Colorado, United States

  • Recruited as one of VMware’s first Support Account Managers and provided direct support in building the team from the ground up, while managing seven large, premier accounts. Held weekly cadence calls to review current issues, reduce time to resolution, and ensure a quality customer experience
  •  Led the reporting task force for North America that provided data mining and analysis for the entire Support Account Manager team and delivered account recommendations based on data insights
  •  Built a dashboard tool using Excel and Power Query that automatically interfaced with the reporting engine used by VMware Support to pull and organize ticketing data into a customer-facing format; standardized reporting processes for all Support Account Managers and saved 2.5 hours a day per person— tool was adopted globally by VMware
  •  Developed and implemented several processes and procedures, including SOPs and playbooks, to streamline internal workflows for the brand-new Support Account Management team; created a formal mentoring program to accelerate the account onboarding process for new hires, which reduced the timeframe from two months to two weeks
PresentationsManagement StyleLarge EnterpriseVoice of the CustomerOnboardingCross-functional Team Leadership+28

Senior Technical Support Engineering Premier Service - Automation

Mar 2011Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Colorado, United States

  • Provided support to Premier Services customers for vRealize Automation while achieving a CSAT score of 90% or higher. Designated ticket management champion by helping other TSEs with the use of the TSE 2 Work system to maintain ticket integrity.
PresentationsLarge EnterpriseCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Executive RelationshipsActive Listening+21

The academy

IT Support/Chauffeur

Feb 2010Feb 2011 · 1 yr · Boulder, Colorado, United States

  • Maintained a driving schedule for the 50+ residents in a retirement community. Supported the technology needs of the Academy including: security, E-mail support, application support, and break fix issues.
PresentationsActive ListeningProblem SolvingTeamworkMultitaskingCustomer Engagement+1

Cooke/andres

Consultant

Dec 2009Feb 2010 · 2 mos · Ramona, California, United States

  • Work with Credit Unions to optimize process and procedures using best practices and data analysis. Onsite training of Call Center Agent of soft-skills to improve member experience when contacting the Credit Union.
PresentationsActive ListeningCustomer DataProblem SolvingTeamworkMultitasking+2

Transfirst merchant solutions

Customer Support Manager

Mar 2008Mar 2009 · 1 yr · Louisville, Colorado, United States

  • Managed a 40,000 calls/month Helpdesk assisting Merchants with their credit card processing needs. Primary responsibilities included: achieving or exceeding service level agreements, people management, P/L responsibility for my department, professional development of my direct reports, and process improvement.
  • Managed a team of 8 direct-report supervisors with 118 agents.
  • Collaborated with other managers to design work and process efficiencies.
  • Provided guidance on industry best practices to maximize efficiencies and improve the Customer experience,
  • Instituted a new Knowledge Management Solution that centralized knowledge to ensure consistent customer support.
  • Improved employee morale be empowering agents to make decisions to best help customers and provide a friendly, safe work environment.
  • Position eliminated due to downsizing of the company.
PresentationsActive ListeningCustomer DataProblem SolvingTeamworkMultitasking+2

Ibm

Account Manager

Feb 2001Feb 2008 · 7 yrs · Boulder, Colorado, United States

  • An E-business account hosting over 20 applications for end users and GMAC Dealers servicing several thousand end users. Primary responsibilities included: incident management 24/7, problem management, change management for over 1000 change tickets a month, resolving customer issues, and providing leadership and direction to other IBM teams.
  • Responded to incidents and work with IBM technical teams and other GMAC vendors to quickly resolve outages.
  • Coordinated technical resources to resolve incidents and identify issues through root cause analysis.
  • Worked with delivery and technical managers to coordinate resources designed to accommodate customer change requests.
  • Provided customer contact point for questions or issues with the E-business environment (significant time working with customers).
  • Reported performance metrics to the GMAC customer.
  • Lead multiply teams in different geographies within a Matrix environment. (i.e., coordinate teams working both in the U.S. and off shore.)
  • Responsible for making business decisions that have financial implications,
PresentationsActive ListeningCustomer DataProblem SolvingTeamworkMultitasking+2

Education

University of Northern Colorado

Business Administration and Management — General

Aug 1996Oct 1998

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