KC

Kevin Cuff

Specialist, Customer Care AI Strategy & Support

📍 Scottsdale, AZ

About Me

My career began in the trenches of customer experience — resolving complex issues for B2B contractors at Home Depot, managing 50+ enterprise accounts at TekSystems, and guiding automotive consumers through every step of the ownership journey at Carvana. Those operational roots gave me something no classroom can teach: a deep, intuitive understanding of where customer friction actually lives. I know what a frustrated customer sounds like, what an underpowered support tool feels like, and how a single broken process can unravel years of hard-won trust. That front-line perspective now informs a simple but demanding quality standard I apply to every AI output: would this interaction be good enough for someone I care about?

Now I'm channeling that empathy into the systems that shape customer interactions at scale. With a background in Strategic Communications and hands-on experience building automated platforms, custom web applications, and conducting deep-dive data investigations, I bring the analytical diligence to ensure AI-driven quality tools are reliable and their KPIs tell an honest story. I don't just flag bugs — I trace them to their root cause, propose a hypothesis, and close the feedback loop between AI scoring, human coaching, and measurable performance improvement. My goal is a support ecosystem where technology serves people, not the other way around.

What I Do

Prompt Engineering & AI Output Validation
Conducting prompt health checks, auditing AI-generated outputs for hallucinations or drift, and maintaining the scoring accuracy of generative AI tools. I bring a systemic thinker's perspective — understanding how a single change in prompt guidance can ripple across thousands of interactions — and a diligent focus on catching issues before they impact the customer or Advocate experience.
KPI Tracking, Trend Analysis & Root Cause Investigation
Surfacing weekly and monthly KPI trends, identifying anomalies in performance data, and partnering cross-functionally to conduct deep-dive investigations into metric shifts — whether a dip in NPS, a spike in poor scores, or a silent-time outlier. I enjoy finding the "needle in the haystack" and translating raw data into actionable problem statements and hypotheses.
Data Validation, Visualization & Operational Integrity
Performing manual and automated data validation to ensure metrics flow correctly into performance management frameworks. Comfortable with data visualization tools and AI interfaces, I build and maintain the operational backbone that keeps feedback loops between scoring, coaching, and human performance unbroken.
CX Strategy & Service-First Advocacy
Years on the front lines — from B2B contractors to automotive consumers — gave me an instinct for where support tools succeed or break down. I apply that intuition to AI-driven quality systems, always asking the defining question of great customer care: is this interaction good enough for someone I genuinely care about? That human benchmark anchors every analytical and operational decision I make.

Background

June 2025–Present
Customer Experience Advocate
Carvana | Phoenix, AZ
Serve as the operational backbone of the customer journey — managing every touchpoint from onboarding through post-sale engagement. Identify root causes behind friction points and escalate complex cases cross-functionally, maintaining the integrity of the customer feedback loop and driving measurable improvements in satisfaction scores.
December 2023–June 2025
Independent Digital Consultant & Developer
Scottsdale, AZ
Designed and launched automated platforms and digital ecosystems for automotive-focused clients. Conducted output validation across deployments, audited performance data to catch anomalies early, and ensured 100% successful launch rates — demonstrating the analytical diligence required to maintain systemic integrity across every project.
October 2022–December 2023
Senior Project Operations Associate
TekSystems Inc. | Phoenix, AZ
Managed 50+ enterprise client portfolios including Nike, Starbucks, and eBay. Tracked KPI trends monthly, surfaced anomalies in campaign performance data, and partnered with Delivery Managers to conduct deep-dive investigations into metric shifts — finding the "needle in the haystack" to protect client outcomes and improve NPS.
October 2020–October 2022
Pro Customer Service Specialist
Home Depot Contact Center PRO | Phoenix, AZ (Remote)
Provided service-first support for major B2B contractors, resolving complex issues under strict SLA requirements. Maintained the scoring accuracy of my own performance metrics, collaborated cross-departmentally to close feedback gaps, and built the operational roots that now inform my approach to AI-driven quality assurance.

Want to work together?

I'm open to new opportunities in AI strategy, customer care automation, and CX-focused product development.

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