Windows Systems Support Resume
Windows Systems Support Richmond, CA
SUMMARY:
- I am a customer - focused Windows support engineer with over 25 years of experience within Desktop Support, Network Operations, Software Development and PC Hardware Engineering disciplines.
- I am an intermediate-level administrator with Linux (SuSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Free BSD). I do not support Apple products.My support responsibilities required resolving technically challenging problems, receiving escalated issues, serving as a technical resource, authoring support-related white papers, hiring and training co-workers. I have advanced experience resolving end user problems with common Windows business applications and enterprise hardware.
- I have managed IT projects for corporate hardware refreshes, system imaging, application rollouts, enterprise OS migrations, network infrastructure implementations and server administration.
- I document my assigned incidents using CRM systems such as BMC Remedy, Clarify, Clear Case or Service Now.
- After receiving an inheritance, I have worked as a part-time independent contractor in the local area. I am now returning to full-time employment and only in downtown SF or in the SF East Bay area.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
System Administration: Installation, upgrades / migrations, patches, resource management Windows 10.x, 8.x, 7, Vista, Win Mobile 10.x & 8.x clients, and Server 2012, 2008 and 2003. AD, ADFS, GPO experience within multi - domain LANs.
Windows software imaging: SCCM, Windows Deployment Server, Win PE & Power Shell, Symantec Ghost and DELL KACE.
I.T. Projects: Hardware refreshes, software migration testing, corporate IMACs and LAN hardening.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Windows Systems Support
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- My responsibilities included Tier 2 Windows application support, end-user account management using A/D tools, SCCM imaging, SMS pushes, hardware refreshes, new deployments (500+ users) and server administration in a data center environment.
End User Support / Windows Desktop Support Technician
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- I was the only desktop support technician for 1200 Windows 7 users at Chevron’s Concord business offices. Responsible for maintaining the corporate system image on Lenovo laptops and HP desktops, assigning and tracking software licenses for installs and maintaining a spare computer hardware pool.
- I provided remote and in person assistance for hardware, software and network issues (e.g.; viruses, BitLocker lockouts, docking station failures, Outlook storage quotas, connectivity, domain trusts). I was also responsible for technology setup for global teleconferencing using Cisco Tandberg hardware, Skype
Windows Migration Technician
Confidential, San Francisco, CA
Responsibilities:
- Confidential to replace Windows XP with Windows 7 before Microsoft ended XP support. For PC’s with multiple user profiles, we preserved current employee accounts and archived profiles belonging to former employees.
- The process included SCCM and PowerShell components and occasionally upgrading hardware. I personally upgraded 500 PCs for Dell and updated 2,500 PC’s for UC Berkeley non-faculty administrators.
Sr. Desktop Support PC Technician / Lead
Confidential, Richmond, CA
Responsibilities:
- I was the lead desktop support technician for 100+ users in four business offices. Employees used Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP. This was hardware, software and LAN support including account and permission management.
- I replaced a wireless LAN with Ethernet cabling for security. I taught resume writing and computer skills classes to facility residents and mentored PC support interns we enrolled
Support Escalation Engineer
Confidential, Emeryville, CA
Responsibilities:
- I provided the top-tier customer support for Fortune 100 clients where performance issues jeopardized the account. I assessed impacts on client networks caused by our Java-based application.
- I moved to Manhattan for a year to manage and resolve site-specific issues for east-coast clients. My performance, reliability and capacity improvements resulted in critical S.E.C. business references for a successful Extensity stock IPO.
Corporate Help Desk Analyst
Confidential, San Francisco, CA
Responsibilities:
- I was a Tier 2 analyst with a global help desk team. I resolved PC, minicomputer (UNIX) and mainframe issues with permissions, connectivity and program usage.
- We used ACD routing with a Remedy CSM database. Each tech received and closed 100 calls per day. Two contract extensions before LSNA outsourced to
Sr. Client Support Analyst
Confidential, Oakland, CA
Responsibilities:
- I supported a complex Windows client / UNIX server application used by medical institutions (Kaiser, Aetna, Prudential, Blue Cross, Blue Shield).
- I was a technical resource for employees with Windows or Oracle SQL issues.
- I also served as the technical liaison between Customer Support and Software Engineering.
