Petros C. Jaferis
( **** **th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33713 ( 727-***-**** (
********@*******.***
A motivated positive professional
Summary
Award-winning, self-motivated, multi-lingual Solutions Professional
successful in creating powerful tools and rectifying issues that enable
teams and individuals to exceed performance objectives with measurable and
visible results. Recognized for building extensible and scalable
infrastructure that promotes ongoing efficiency. Versatile in building
relationships across company cultures. Excellent problem-solving, team-
building, communication, and project management skills. Can design and
implement process improvement while conscious of time, cost, and
performance.
Skills
Operating Systems Administration: Windows (9x, 2K, XP, Vista, 7), Mac OSX,
Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Suse, Ubuntu), Open Solaris, FreeBSD
Office Suites and Business Tools: MS Office (XP, 2003, 2007), Lotus
Symphony, OpenOffice.org, Corel Office, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Novell
Groupwise, MS Visio, Quickbooks, Crystal Reports
Databases: Siebel, MSSQL, MySQL, PostreSQL, OracleDB, DBII, CouchDB
Additional Software Experience: Adobe Creative Suite, Acrobat, XML,
Scripting Languages (Python, Bash, KSH, TCSH), XHTML Content Creation and
Management, JBOSS, IBM Websphere
Networking and Infrastructure: Network Architecture (Cabling, Routing,
Switching, Setup, Maintenance, Repair, Administration), Coaxial Cabling,
Multimedia Networks, MoCa
Business and Interfacing: Strong Value Oriented Sales, Solutions Based
Customer Service, Meritocracy Based Implementation, Meaning Driven
Communicator, Powerful Active Listener, Continuous Focus on Self
Improvement, Positive and Upbeat Attitude at All Times
Work Experience
01/14/2009 - Present Solutions Architect/Proprietor, The Teknology
Pros
Duties: Workstation and server deployment, multiple
operating systems support, email systems support, web development, routing
and infrastructure, server administration.
12/17/2009 - Present Director Of Sales & Marketing, Americas Marine
Duties: Campaign design, lead generation, interfacing with
prospective clients, growing prospects into customers, leveraging
technologies to reduce administrative overhead.
Employee Of The Month: Verizon Wireless, 1stop Computers (frequent
recipient), Circuit City (two occasions)
Customer Commendations: Verizon Wireless(frequent), 1stop
Computers(frequent), Circuit City (frequent), Special
Data Processing (frequent), Americas Marine
Subject Matter Expert: Verizon Wireless, 1stop Computers, Circuit City,
Americas Marine, SDP, The Teknology Pros, Intuition
Systems
Awards and Accolades
09/28/2009 - Present Tekmark Global Solutions (Contractor), Verizon
Communications
Duties: Diagnosis of set top box malfunctions, problems, and
anomalies. Data mining, organization, and presentation of results.
06/11/2008 - 01/17/2009 Firedog Technician, Circuit City
Duties: High volument work bench pc repair, operating
systems support (Windows OSes, OSX, Linux), complete hardware repair
(laptops and desktops), complete end user support while meeting aggressive
deadlines, email client support ranging from Outlook, Notes, Thunderbird,
Claws, and various webmails.
10/04/2006 - 06/11/2008 Image Keying & Data Transmissions,
Intuition Systems
Duties: Compilation and transmission of data files and
reports to clients, fast paced data entry with high production goals and
quality, documentation of procedures on a per account basis, performed
varying levels of IT/IS work.
07 2004 - 10 2006 Customer Retention Associate, Special
Data Processing
Duties: Maintained aggressive retention rates above 84% (87%-
89%), resolved all customer concerns ranging from billing, service, and
quality, exceeded customer expectations and increased customer loyalty by
adding value to the services
2003 - 2004 Advanced MLRS Fire Control, US ARMY
Duties: Acquisition of targets via advanced computerized
laser targeting system, maintained equipment per US GOV standard.
2002 - 2003 Technician, 1stop Computers
Duties: System repair, malware removal, operating system
installation, software installation, systems optimization, security
hardening.
2000 - 2002 Financial Services Associate, Verizon Wireless
Duties: Soft collections of past due accounts, customer
service, Subject Matter Expert on the entire service stack from software to
policies, assisted in inter department support and new systems deployment.
Work Experience continued
Available Upon Request
References