James Brown
**** ******* ********* *** **, York, PA 17402
Cell: 443-***-**** – *********@*******.***
Professional Summary
Experienced IT professional seeking to contribute training and acquired skills within a help desk support role. Works well independently, or in a group setting providing all facets of computer help desk support such as troubleshooting, installations, and maintenance. In-depth knowledge and understanding of numerous software packages and operating systems. Skilled in providing customer and end-user help desk support. Easily identifies and resolves technical issues and concerns.
Core Qualification
Work efficiently in both an independent and team atmospheres
Experienced in technical call center operations providing service by communicating effectively with technical and non-technical staff
Able to walk clients through difficult support solutions
Fix computer problems, and recommend appropriate action/solutions
Provide support on a variety of computer hardware and software issues by identifying, researching, and resolving technical problems
Ability to assimilate new information, and use complex criteria to evaluate data and tools
Able to perform responsibilities with composure under the stress of deadlines / requirements for accuracy and quality.
Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
Education
ITT Technical Institute - Owings Mills, MD
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Security June 2014
Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology – Computer Network Systems June 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.03
Strive Baltimore/Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD Graduated
Certificate of Achievement - Certificate in Office Administration
Experience
Fiber Optic Help Desk Support Technician
Verizon Wireline, Silver Spring, MD August 2014 to August 2016
Provide customers with order status, service activation support for Voice service calling features, voice activation support for data service PC configuration, home router configuration, and/or email/internet applications.
Analysis trouble report ticket for customer problem and recent call in, to help prevent 24hr repeat and provide customer the first call resolution.
Create trouble reports and provide customers with trouble status.
Perform analysis and isolation of trouble conditions.
Provide trouble resolution and closeout when possible.
Provide Home Network Equipment Support to customers.
Operate a PC/data terminal to maintain status of service orders and trouble reports in various FTTP operations databases.
Dispatching trouble reports and service orders to appropriate outside installation and repair forces and receiving close out information from those groups.
Intern
Allsonet Training Institute, Towson, MD April 2013 to August 2014
Troubleshooting any reported problems and refurbish computers for donations and sales
Build computer networks for testing services
Install, modify, and repair computer hardware and software.
Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords.
Quickly arrange repair for hardware in occasion of hardware failure.
Cordially greeting customers, addressing phone calls and managing appointment schedules
Enforces exam rules regarding items brought into exam and kept at tables.
Administer and monitor testing to candidates
Provide desktop support for XP/Vista/Windows 7 systems
Karate Instructor
Kassama’s Karate Studio, Baltimore, MD 21215 June 2006 to Present
Plan lessons in advance
Monitor student progress and provide additional support to students who are struggling
Explaining the processes in the techniques step by step and maintaining the equipments for better use
Helping the participants for learning the basic activities required for the karate course
Instructing the participants on the safety while adopting the different techniques of the karate art