Timothy
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Lead Technical Support Specialist
FrankCrum2016.04-2016.04Lead Technical Support Specialist - October 2020 - Current.The position of Manager of Technical Support was eliminated and I returned to the Lead role. Manager of Technical Support - August 2019WIP - Will update once Technical Support Desk is fully staffed. Lead Technical Support Specialist – June 2018In addition to the duties outlined below, I was also responsible for the review of escalations to groups outside of the Help Desk area. Provided advanced support of system issues that could not be resolved by the Help Desk analyst prior to escalation. Responsible for the delegation of projects and other assignments and the review of the same to ensure these are completed to specification. Technical Support SpecialistProvide direct assistance to both internal and external customers and staff. This includes both phone and in person support. Responsible for all new hire requests that include machine build out, account creations and software installations ( Active Directory, Exchange, iSynergy, GoldFax, UltiPro, ESet, OMessenger ) and phone system configuration (NEC). Perform equipment diagnosis, desktops, laptops, printers and faxes. Routinely answer inbound calls regarding payroll processing issues with UltiPro from internal customers. Answer and provide assistance to external clients with login issues and remote check printing issues. Monitor and review blocked suspected emails within the MimeCast system and release/scan/redirect as necessary. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Distribution Groups, Security Groups and Public Folders in both Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange. Perform password resets for all aforementioned software. Process employee terminations based on established guidelines for accounts and equipment. Train new employees on all items listed including the use of the incident tracking system, SysAid. Create and maintain in house technical documentation that provide step-by-step documentation.Level 2 - Systems Team Lead / Team Lead Tier One
Suncoast Solutions2007.10-2016.04(9 years)Help Desk Support – Tier 1 and Tier 2 *Finalist for the 2009/2010 HDI Analyst of the Year.Under direct supervision, provide frontline support in a Help Desk environment to assist staff and customers in the use of Suncoast Solutions (Progress Database) software through verbal and electronic communication. Knowledge required in supported operating systems and other supported software applications, in addition to hardware, network and connectivity solutions. Primary skills include effective communication, problem identification, troubleshooting, and documentation. This is a deskbound position, primarily taking customer telephone calls, emails, and faxes with minimal time away from the Help Desk area during business hours. Physical presence in the designated Help Desk area during posted hours of operation is of the utmost importance to provide the quality customer service necessary for this position. As of June 2010 I was promoted to a Level II position which encompassed further responsibility including the addressing of database down issues and more in depth issues involving report discrepancies as well as transactional related issues. As of April 2014 I was made Team Lead of the Systems group, which added the responsibility of incident redirection, monitoring and coaching of the other System side analysts of which there are presently three. As of June, 2015 I was also made Team Lead of the Tier One Group here. The Support Center at Suncoast Solutions ends at Tier 2, with Tier 3 being the Install Technicians.Concentra Solution Center Support Manager
Concentra2004.03-2007.01(3 years)Managed Inbound Technical Helpesk. Total direct reports ranged from 16-19 depending on staffing levels. Was responsible for scheduling, training, hiring, disciplinary actions up to and including termination. Provided effective coaching sessions to all analysts and strived to deliver timely and constructive feedback. Was responsible for documenting new policy/procedure. Participated in the restructuring of the desk from one level to a three tiered structure. I was also responsible for hands on troubleshooting of my analysts systems within the HelpDesk environment. Was responsible for writing and delivering performance appraisals for 90 day, 6 month and yearly periods. Developed several incentive programs as well as the methods to track these items during my tenure as manager.CIS Team Lead ( CIS/PBR/OCC ) Nov 04 – Aug 05Similar to Support Manager position, however no hiring responsibilities or purchase approvals. As well was only over one half of the desk. Solution Center Analyst ( CIS/PBR ) March 04 – Nov 04Provided Level One Support to the the gambit of CIS Users. This was remote support of Compaq Laptops, HP Printers. Additionally support was provided for standard business applications including, but not limited to Office Suites, Windows XP/2K. Administration functions for proprietary applications such as Citrix, and Cisco VPN as used by Concentra. I was also tasked with creating How To and training documents for many of the applications used by our department. Examples are available if requestedLevel One Analyst/Outlook Hotline Support Analyst
Walt Disney World1999.11-2003.01(3 years)Level One AnalystPerformed Level One Desktop support to the entire range of WDW computer users (25,000+). This involved a variety of platforms such as Windows 95/NT/2000 and for a brief stint at the beginning Windows 3.11. Was the first point of contact for end users to attempt to resolve PC and Network related problems/how to’s and connectivity issues. Focused on Problem resolution and customer service in the attempt to resolve the issues over the phone rather than have to escalate the issue to a field team. Performed troubleshooting for Network printing issues for both Novell and Windows NT/2000 environments. Additionally as an overnight analyst I was responsible for escalations and the communication of any outages and escalations for Project Tomorrowland (SAP) as well as field the Executive calls that would come in during the overnight hours.Outlook Hotline Support AnalystPerformed focused end user support of the Microsoft Outlook 98/2000 messaging environment in the conversion of 25,000 users from the Lotus cc:Mail messaging system to the Outlook messaging system. These tasks included but were not limited to profile setups, the alteration of Exchange Accounts, user training and mentoring of fellow analysts.Outlook Hotline Support LeadPerformed many of the same duties as when I was solely taking calls on the Hotline, new responsibilities included the training of several new analysts hired solely to man the Hotline. In addition to answering these analysts questions directly, also monitored the weekly numbers and submitted these stats to the people in charge of metrics at WDW. In addition when the hotline closed I was then the ‘focal’ for other Outlook related issues, including but not limited to monitoring a specific ticket queue designed for Outlook tickets submitted by level one analysts for follow up or further investigation. Those tickets were used for training of the level one analysts whose Outlook experience may have been limited.
Educational experience
- Information Technology honors - computer support specialist, information systems programming, electronics computer net tech
Ontario Business College
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management honors - computer software and systems operator
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