Steve Muhammad
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Columbus Ohio Email:
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43206
SUM MARY
Skilled IT Specialist with extensive hands-on with Hardware and Software experience
maintaining and supporting IT functions, including Desktop support responsibilities.
S trengths include ability to solve daily IT and Desktop support issues for both internal and
external customers. Works well within short deadlines: patient: builds strong alliances with
clients.
Experienced with Microsoft operating systems software, including server, laptops and PCs.
F luent in:
• Lout Notes 8
• Windows XP – 7
• Network Fundamentals
• LAN/WAN
PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE:
Nationwide I nsurance
(11/18/03 – 6/1/2009)
Analyst, I T Service Desk
• Connect to internal and external Client workstation via GotoAssist.com,
R emote desktop, remote assistance and resolve hardware and software
issues and install any authorized software from remote applications sever.
• Resolve internal and external Clients LAN/WAN Wired, Wireless, H igh speed,
D ial up, and VPN
r emote connectivity issues.
• Document all technical issues via H P “Peregrine” Service Center.
• Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems.
• Support Lotus Notes E-mail 5.0 – 8.1.
• Support Palm Pilot hand held devices and One Bridge synch issues.
• Support Blackber ry hand held devices and Blackber ry Enterprise Server
“BES” synch issues.
• Support IB M AS400 Mainframes access issues.
TEKSYSTEMS
Assigned to: BMW Financial Services
Desktop Support Analyst
• Responsible for Upgrading, maintaining, installing, configuring and repairs
of PC’s.
• Relocate and re-image workstations.
• Supporting Windows NT 4.0 and M icrosoft Office.
• Log client issues using Heat Gold M ind application.
• Schedule and verify back-ups using ARC-Serve.
ALTERNAT IVE RESOURCES Corp (ARC)
Assigned to: A.Schuleman, Jones Day, Cleveland Clinic and Sherwin Williams
Desktop Support Analyst
• Responsible for Upgrading, maintaining, installing, configuring and repairs
of PC’s.
• Relocate and re-image workstations.
• Supporting Windows NT 4.0, 98 and M icrosoft Office.
City of Columbus
Desktop Support Analyst / Data Communication Technician I I
• Solve network connectivity issues from the client workstation,
network interface card, network interface cable, block, patch panel, hub and
t o the
f ile server.
• I nstall and manage network operating system Banyan Vines 7.0
• Build and configure dedicated file servers for city agencies.
• Upgrade, maintain, install, configure and repair personal PC’s
• T roubleshooting hardware and software problems on workstations.
• Provide desktop and network support for city agencies.
• Create new accounts and users I D.
• I nstall, maintain MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
LD I CORPORAT ION
Field Service Engineer
• Configure maintain and repair IB M, Compaq, AST, DELL, HP, and Macintosh
computers.
• I nstall, configure memory modules, hard drives and Video cards.
• Responsible for deleting, creating partition tables and formatting internal
h ard drives.
• I nstall operating systems, DOS, Windows 3.1 and Macintosh OS 7.0
• I nstall and maintain desktop software.
Cumulus Corporation
Supervisor Memory '"RAM “Department
• Responsible for T raining Electronic Technician’s to troubleshoot, and repair
memory module to component level.
• Responsible for T raining Electronic Technician’s to troubleshoot; and use
computers
as test equipment to make diagnostic analyst to repair, and test memory
modules for personal computers.
• Responsible for T raining Electronic Technician’s to Locate defective
components,
a nd determine if and open or short exist in the circuit board or in a
component.
• Responsible for T raining Electronic Technician’s to use an Oscilloscope and
voltmeter to make diagnostic analysis to find bad signals or components.
• Responsible for T raining Electronic Technician’s to use I nfer red machine to
r emove
defective surface mount IC’s and replace with new I C’s.
C umulus Corporation
Senior Electronic Technician Memory "RAM “Department
• Responsible for t roubleshooting and repai ring memory module to
component level.
• Use computers as test equipment and as a diagnostic tool to repai r and test
memory
modules for personal computers.
• Locate defective components and determine if and open or short exist in
t he circuit board or in a component.
• Using the Oscilloscope and voltmeter as a diagnostic tool, to find bad signals
a nd
components.
• Using I nfer red machine to remove defective surface mount IC’s and replace
w ith
new IC’s.
EDUCAT ION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jane Adams H igh School
Certification from state of Ohio in Computer Repair
U S Naval A School
Electricity and Electronic
UN I TED STATES NAVY
Honorable Discharge
Received: Good conduct Medal
Chicago City College
E nglish & Math
SARCOM Educational Services
Network Administration