Hi, I’m Andrei Bucicov, a CX professional with 15 years of experience shaping service delivery at organizations like Apple and Crunchyroll. I specialize in quality assurance, escalation management, and performance analysis, translating data into actionable improvements that boost customer satisfaction and team efficiency. I’m a collaborative communicator who thrives on feedback, empathy, and mentoring teammates to achieve measurable quality gains. I’m expanding my toolkit with AI-assisted data analysis, exploring how large language models can classify and interpret large sets of customer interactions to uncover process gaps, identify outliers, and guide policy updates. I’m passionate about Kaizen, data-driven decision making, and aligning CX operations with corporate values and customer needs.

Andrei Bucicov

Hi, I’m Andrei Bucicov, a CX professional with 15 years of experience shaping service delivery at organizations like Apple and Crunchyroll. I specialize in quality assurance, escalation management, and performance analysis, translating data into actionable improvements that boost customer satisfaction and team efficiency. I’m a collaborative communicator who thrives on feedback, empathy, and mentoring teammates to achieve measurable quality gains. I’m expanding my toolkit with AI-assisted data analysis, exploring how large language models can classify and interpret large sets of customer interactions to uncover process gaps, identify outliers, and guide policy updates. I’m passionate about Kaizen, data-driven decision making, and aligning CX operations with corporate values and customer needs.

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Hi, I’m Andrei Bucicov, a CX professional with 15 years of experience shaping service delivery at organizations like Apple and Crunchyroll. I specialize in quality assurance, escalation management, and performance analysis, translating data into actionable improvements that boost customer satisfaction and team efficiency. I’m a collaborative communicator who thrives on feedback, empathy, and mentoring teammates to achieve measurable quality gains.

I’m expanding my toolkit with AI-assisted data analysis, exploring how large language models can classify and interpret large sets of customer interactions to uncover process gaps, identify outliers, and guide policy updates. I’m passionate about Kaizen, data-driven decision making, and aligning CX operations with corporate values and customer needs.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Russian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
Ukrainian
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

CX Quality Assurance Specialist at Crunchyroll
January 1, 2023 - October 27, 2025
Lead quality evaluations across chat and email channels, driving improvements in tone, clarity, and compliance. Trained and supported partner quality teams globally by composing runbooks, video lessons, and QA materials, conducting calibration sessions, and tracking performance. Applied AI and LLM-based analysis to classify large volumes of tickets, uncovering process gaps, best practices, and opportunities for workflow and policy optimization.
Escalations Specialist at Crunchyroll
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Resolved complex escalations requiring cross-department collaboration, achieving a 95% first-resolution rate on high-impact cases. Designed escalation templates and case-handling guidelines to improve efficiency and consistency, and provided actionable insights to QA and Operations, contributing to process updates that enhanced customer experience metrics.
eCommerce Specialist at Crunchyroll
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Managed daily eCommerce operations across multiple regions, ensuring 100% product data accuracy and timely order fulfillment. Partnered with logistics and vendor teams to streamline returns and refund workflows, reducing turnaround time by 18%. Strengthened CX-eCommerce collaboration via structured feedback channels, decreasing repeat contacts by 12%.
CX Specialist at Crunchyroll
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Delivered multi-channel customer support with high response accuracy and CSAT. Identified recurring issues and proposed actionable process improvements adopted by the CX team, contributing to overall metric improvements.
Concierge Specialist at Apple Inc.
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
First point of contact for Apple customers; provided product and service guidance across Russian and English. Delivered pre- and post-sales support via chat, phone, and live video demos and recommended optimal product solutions.
Sales Chat Specialist at Apple Inc.
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Engaged customers with proactive chat support and achieved high CSAT scores through consistent, customer-centric service.
Virtual Setup Specialist at Apple Inc.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
Conducted over 500 personalized 30-minute setup demos, tailoring sessions to each customer and delivering highly rated onboarding experiences.
Assisted Team Lead and Sales Chat Specialist at Apple Inc.
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Carried out duties of both Sales agent and Team Leader for a team of 10; assisted Team Manager with tickets, performance analysis, and market research; led calibrations and tackled negative feedback through monitoring and coaching.
Payments Specialist at Apple Inc.
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Handled daily wire transfer refunds for EMEA customers, translated VAT refund documents, and performed fraud checks; processed payment requests by resolving credit card blocks in SAP and updating records.
Technical Support Agent at Teleperformance
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013
Provided technical support via email and phone to Sony Mobile customers in Russian; assisted with proofreading manuals and training materials.

Education

Diploma in Supply Chain Management at University College Cork
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism at Moldova State University
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2007

Qualifications

Lean Green Belt in Supply Chain Management
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Cambridge English LVL2 Advanced
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Agile Project Management in IT
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Project Management Techniques
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
Apple Sales Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail, Telecommunications