Slim Addad
***** **** ******* *****, ******, CO *0013
720-***-**** *******@*****.***
Project Manager / Coordinator
Accomplished professional with strong Information Technology, financial
service and academic credentials seeking a challenging Management or
Analyst position
Profile
> Highly experienced Information Technology professional, with in-depth
experience in providing project management as well as technical
support; strong capability to analyze problems and modify existing
processes or develop new solutions.
> Holder of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Certified Project
Management Professional, with additional Business Analysis and Six
Sigma Green Belt Certifications.
> In current position, tasked with oversight and implementation of
variety of ad hoc and technical projects; perform troubleshooting on
multiple software and hardware, including telephones, Blackberry's,
wireless data cards, laptops/desktops and setting up email.
> Earlier, with Western Union, held responsibilities in overseeing wide-
ranging areas, including managing technical projects, relationship
management with help desk partners as well as outside vendors,
overseeing rollouts of software/hardware, and developing data analysis
as well as authoring relevant reports.
> Additionally, provided personnel development and management, including
training and coaching/counseling of staff; oversaw and managed any
problem issues or incidents.
> With Home Depot unit, served as Service Desk Manager, with
comprehensive responsibility for managing entire department, including
customer relations, assuring adherence to organizational policies and
procedures, installing sales and consumer credit, and providing
training across multiple departments.
> Additionally, was an Internet Sales Consultant for a major automobile
dealership, providing input as to redesign of organizational sales
processes; held responsibilities for providing customers with product
information and negotiating sales terms/agreement, and actively
followed-up on all sales to assure customer satisfaction.
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Suite,
Front Page, Visio
Project, Publisher
Windows x/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7
UNIX SCO
Novell
AS400
Progress 9.0B
Oracle7
Visual Basic
FoxPro
Dbase
Clipper
C++
SQL
Assembly Language
Prolog
Pascal
Adobe Illustrator
Photoshop
Lotus Notes
Win Design
AMC*Designer
Windev
UML
Hypercom
RDM
Professional Experience
Project Coordinator & Technical Support, Go Wireless, Denver, CO 2009 -
Present
. Recruited to direct projects, collect specifications, execute gap
analysis, develop new processes and troubleshoot hardware and software
problems, including issues involving telephones, Blackberry devices,
wireless data cards, laptops/desktops and setting up email accounts.
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Alternative Channel Manager, Western Union, Englewood, CO 2005 - 2009
. Achieved rapid promotions to management level; held responsibilities for
managing various technical and ad hoc projects, oversaw software/hardware
rollouts, drove multiple business initiatives and interfaced with other
help desk partners as well as outside vendors.
. Generated reporting and data analysis, supported technical sales and
supervised help desk personnel, managing any problem/incident issues and
escalations and providing training as well as coaching and counseling.
. Provided leadership in financial service covering merchant services,
credit, remittances and money orders.
Service Desk Manager, The Home Depot, Greenwood Village, CO 2004 - 2005
. Held comprehensive responsibility for all aspects of the Service Desk
Department, including assuring excellent customer service/relations and
overseeing the in-store as well as telephone inquiry sales areas;
performed cash audits and assured proper adherence to all organizational
policies and procedures.
. Additionally, was charged with supporting proper installation of sales
and consumer credit and served as Trainer for multiple department staffs.
Internet Sales Consultant, Stevinson Toyota, Golden, CO 2002 - 2003
. Effectively provided in-depth product information to prospective
customers; played key role in negotiating sales agreement and terms and
followed-up with customers to ensure complete satisfaction.
. Was instrumental in assisting with redesign of Toyota Motors Sales
Process.
Information Technology & Credit Manager, Giorgio Cosani Imports, Los
Angeles, CA 1999 - 2001
. Retained to direct Information Technology Department, with
responsibilities for software/hardware maintenance; served as the only
help desk and technical assistance provider for organization.
. Developed and managed Credit Department, providing credit reviews
supporting increase/decrease of credit lines and sharing credit feedback
with other organizations and financial institutions; was responsible for
all payments/collections as well as follow-up.
. Designed automation and streamlining of processing, shipping, billing and
all credit transactions,
Information Technology & Project Manager, BHM - Promogro 1996 - 1998
. Assumed broad-ranging responsibility for interface design,
software/hardware maintenance, helpdesk/technical support training and
for leading Development Team in information/database design and writing
code.
Earlier Background
Analyst Programmer with Portland Cement of Bizerte, Tunisia, developing
software applications for commercial export operations and writing a
procedural manual; and as a Freelance Consultant for small business
computer and network startups.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Tunis, Tunisia