ISMAIL F. ABUKHDEIR
acet7x@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/pub/ismail-abukhdeir/63/b94/7b4/
Dedicated and diligent Research Professional for stewardship enforcement efforts with an advanced
education and exemplary management experience driving program and project initiatives, facilitating
change, contributing to strategic planning, fostering consensus, and leading highly productive teams in
customer service solutions, creating and maintain user manuals.
CREATIVE ● AWARD WINNER ● STRATEGIC ● LEADER/TEACHER
PROFICIENCIES
HTML
Microsoft Windows Adobe Photoshop Fluent in English
CSS
Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Dream Weaver Fluent in Arabic
Snagit
- Microsoft Word Adobe Acrobat Fluent in German
Q/A
- Microsoft Excel Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Robo Help Madcap Flare
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Captivate
- Microsoft Access SEO
- Microsoft Publisher Computer Hardware
- Microsoft FrontPage Computer Software
- Microsoft Visio Network Infrastructure
Microsoft SharePoint Database
Adobe Framemaker Security
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN/TECHNICAL WRITER November 2004 - Present
DEPARTMENT OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT Atlanta, Georgia
• Research, adjudicate, and resolve issues with past due accounts including imposing liens,
evaluating statutes of limitations, and handling of appeals
• Spearhead extensive customer contact efforts including providing information and explanations
on adjustments, the appeals process, the Fair Collections Act, city ordinances, and state laws.
• Gather, analyze, and write trending analysis reports for internal and external customers.
• Author and presenter of Introduction to Collections for City of Atlanta Department of Watershed
Management formal presentation; encompassed the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed
Management Standard Operating Procedures, Fair Collections Act, City Ordinance, and
collections, conduct, and customer communications training.
• Lead contributor to knowledge base for technology and processes and procedures.
• Perform root-cause analysis to identify opportunities and drive improvement in current
procedures
• Use Microsoft Publisher, Framemaker, Flare, Photoshop, and Illustrator Compile and
compose equipment and procedure manuals, user guides, notification memos on changes to
processes and procedures, and various templates and presentations including:
Quarterly inter-departmental bulletins Customer Correspondences
Installation Guides Work Instructions
Technical Publications Examinations
• Review and evaluate documentation on processes/procedures and templates according to agreed
upon standards.
• Subject Matter Expert on design and editing programs for training, and information, City Code,
Department Processes and Procedures
• QA audits, and testing
• Creation of dispute escalation reporting for management assessment through analysis and
coordination reports created with Framemaker, Mad CapFlare and FrontPage, Excel, and Acrobat
to clients and management
• Create troubleshooting guides for other employees for processes and procedures and share with
other coworkers through SharePoint.
• Documentation best practices.
WRITER December 2012-June 2013
!PING ZINE E-ZINE Denham Springs LA
• Featured writer for !Ping Zine Ezine.
• Published articles following the trends and changes in technology
• Researched article topics using periodicals, technical magazines, and press releases.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – HUMAN RESOURCES 2012
KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Atlanta, Georgia
• GPA: 3.81
• Dean’s List
POST BACCELLORIATE STUDIES – TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS 2004
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Atlanta, Georgia
• Dean’s List
BACHELOR OF ARTS – POLITICAL SCIENCE 2000
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Kennesaw, Georgia
• Hope Scholar
VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer Atlanta Ministry with International Students, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-Present.
• Create and organize lesson plans using Framemaker, Publisher, Acrobat, Word, and Flare.
• Develop curriculum for students in class
• Write technical materials such as instructions for assignments
Volunteer English Teacher, Sheikh Jarah Volunteer Group, Palestinian Refugee Camps in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip, 1991-1995.
• Create and organize lesson plans.
• Develop curriculum for students in class
• Write technical materials such as instructions for assignments