Adam Ball
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Savannah, GA 31415 Cell: 912-***-****
Summary
A RECENT DEVRY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WITH A BROAD ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IN IT.
OVER 5 YEARS OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROBLEM
DETERMINATION AND TRIAGE, AND TROUBLESHOOTING. HIGHLY ACCUSTOMED TO
PROVIDING AFTER HOURS ON-CALL SUPPORT. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS AND A
PRACTICED ABILITY TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE
WITH NON-TECHNICAL ENTITIES. PASSIONATE ABOUT PROBLEM SOLVING WITH A KEEN
ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ORGANIZATION.
Technology Summary
SYSTEMS: THEOS, WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/VISTA/7
Databases: Oracle, MS Access, Relational Databases
Languages: Visual Basic, PL/SQL, SQL+, HTML, PHP, CSS, Java
Software: MS Visual Basic, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook,
PowerPoint), MS Visio, Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Education
DEVRY UNIVERSITY, ONLINE, 2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems
Armstrong Atlantic University - Savannah, GA, 2005 - 2006
One year studying software engineering in Java and PHP
Mercer University - Macon, GA, 2004 - 2005
One year studying psychology and human interaction
Professional Experience
AIR THERM COMPANY, SAVANNAH, GA (JULY 2002 - PRESENT)
Senior Technician (7/06 - Present)
Senior technician responsible for troubleshooting and repair of heating and
air conditioning systems and the controls necessary to operate them. Also
serves as primary customer service liaison.
. Tier 2 and 3 support.
. Responsible for collecting, filtering, and condensing information from
non-technical and lay sources.
. Control software diagnosis and debugging.
. Low-voltage and DC-voltage hardware troubleshooting.
. Required to thoroughly document all activity.
. Responsible for proactively researching and maintaining up-to-date
information on problem determination practices.
. Responsible for training and overseeing an apprentice technician
. Customer service representative and liaison between clients and senior
staff.
Apprentice Technician (7/02 - 7/05; part-time)
Apprentice to the senior technician
. Tier 1 and 2 support.
. Responsible for problem determination and triage.
. Required to document and maintain customer status, concerns, and issues.
Relevant Coursework
GROUP EXPERIENCE
. Developed professional communication skills specifically tailored for
working in collaborative groups. Utilized Microsoft PowerPoint and
Visio.
Databases
. Extensively studied and practiced PL/SQL coding and query structure,
with an emphasis on the Oracle 10g database.
Web Design
. Built web-based software with database interaction in both Visual
Basic (with MS Access) and Macromedia Dreamweaver (using PHP, and
MySQL, and CSS).
Object Oriented Programming
. Studied and trained extensively in OOP, specifically Java and Visual
Basic.
References available upon request