Andrew Becker
Golden, CO *****
cell phone #: 720-***-****
*************@*****.***
Employment in an IT Department as an experienced Desktop Support Tech or in
a Help Desk.
Computer Aptitudes and Skills:
I am a well spoken team player with the competence to follow
directions and make reliable decisions. I am a detail oriented multitasking
professional with experience working in demanding corporate and office
environments.
Solid background in: Microsoft Windows 8, 7, XP, Vista, 2000 and NT,
MMS Active Directory, MS Server 2008R2, MS Server 2003, SAN, DNS, TCP/IP,
Subnet Masking. Desktop and server builds, master disk OS creation and
maintenance, Unix and Linux Commands, Order-ticketing systems, Microsoft
Project, MS Office, MS Exchange, MS Outlook, Sun Solaris, Net Backup,
Oracle, VERITAS, Norton Ghost, RDP, Autosys, Tivoli Netcool, HP Openview,
PGP Encryption, Lotus notes, Novell Groupwise, Citrix, and LAN, Ticketing
Systems and internet applications. Experienced with migrations, moves, add
& changes, deployments, refreshes, roll outs, updates, integrations and
remote administration.
Tia A+ Certified. Help Desk Customer Support Certified. Across the board
data center operations experience, including robotic tape libraries, hard
drives, network and local printers, phone systems, DLT4 tapes, with a
background in working on Sun, EMC, Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM, and Mac
desktops and servers.
Education:
<>Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts in History / Economics minor w/ Computer Science course-
work.
September 2002 - May 2006 <>
Work Experience:
<>IT Tech, Desktop Support
Universal Merchant Services. Fort Collins, CO; November 2010 -
August 2013<>
Working in the IT Department, I managed the needs of our employees
with desktop support including hardware builds and installations, software
and master disk employee Operating Systems creation, and setup and support
of various printers (local and network) and label printers, Fax Console and
GFI Fax-maker. Used Microsoft Active Directory for account and user
maintenance. I used proper phone communication daily. Ticket system used
for most work orders. Built servers and disk arrays including SAN. Used
MS Server 2008 D2 to access server object resources and assign, and manage
end users to appropriate groups. Setup access and maintained compatibility
with mobile devices including Androids and Ipads and their latest OS's.
I was responsible for company security with the issuing of new and
replacement employee badges. I supplied user-names, log-ins, and
passwords. Helped employees with initial desktop setup including log-in
issues. Used fingerprint software Passpoint Plus with setup and
troubleshooting. Maintained employee access to permitted IT systems. I
helped to implement and setup new Shortel phone setup. I troubleshooted
Alti-Agent and Shore Tel hardware and software access, compatibility, group
access, and passwords. I installed all essential software and upgrades
either on my users desktops and remotely with KVM or RDP, among other
diagnostic tools. Setup and maintained email distribution lists for
employees and users on our mail server. Upgraded and troubleshooted
programs and applications. Routed and installed Lan5 and fiber optic
cable. Built servers, desktops, and storage hard disk arrays from parts.
<>Desktop Support
Salutary Technology. Moorestown, NJ; August 2008 - August 2010<>
As the initial point of contact, I helped clients and customers over
the phone and through our help-desk system to diagnose and troubleshoot
and fix operating systems, hardware/software problems, and network
connectivity issues. Desktop and rack server hardware and cabling were
installed, diagnosed, and maintained.
I maintained and serviced disk drives, tape drives, peripherals,
wireless routers, operating systems, and software on network data center
and business / desktop builds. Recommend additional products and services
as needed. I inventoried equipment, planned, ordered and implemented new
server installations and upgrades.
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<>Data Center Operator-Headquarters
JP Morgan Chase. New York, NY; March 2006 - July 2008<>
I executed job tickets received through the Peregrine order ticketing
system. Servers reset with appropriate authority ticket. Installed
hardware, cabling, and racks with network engineers and systems
administrators. I recorded and maintained the current inventory of data
center assets and backup media. I had daily interaction with network
administrators, engineers, contractors, managers, facility maintenance, and
vendors.
I loaded, scheduled and monitored daily tape batch backups. Recorded
daily turnover . I scanned, organized, and bar code labeled backup tapes
using Symbol bar-code systems for off site acceptance by Iron Mountain.
Ordered, received, and signed for tapes and disk deliveries from Iron
Mountain. I loaded and mounted specified tapes when authorized through our
ticketing system. I handled ticket requests, restores, backups, hardware
maintenance, and system reboots. Monitored server and networking systems
using Tivoli Netcool for issues and errors. Ran tape batch jobs using Unix
commands, located and updated folders and files as authorized. I updated
files and databases, and resolved compatibility issues during start up,
processing, and completion time frames.
<>GNOC Computer Operator
AT&T Data Center. Dayton, NJ; May 2001 - August 2002<>
In the IBM/ AT&T Global Network Operations Center I handled client and
customer troubleshooting calls accurately and efficiently. Essential
production data backups were scheduled using Auto SYS and Linux commands.
Data backed up, stored, and restored on robot server and manual tape drives
using DLT4 tapes. I organized a tape library management plan that improved
efficiency in the time crucial work environment. I created databases using
Oracle, and MS Access to locate and reference any tape data sets under our
management.
<>MIS Computer Operator
Burlington Coat Factory Corporate Warehouse, Burlington, NJ; March 1998 -
August 2000<>
I covered the control consoles for job & system status, and error
messages and took appropriate action including ticket priority escalation
and reporting it to the supervisor. Tape backups were scheduled with Unix
commands through our desktops running Windows 2000 & NT operating systems
and Sun stations running Solaris.
Printed company reports and distributed them to the appropriate
departments and employees. Cleaned and maintained our commercial network
printers. Cut, sorted, and boxed finished retail price tags for
distribution.