KENNETH D. SPIVEY
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Tampa, Florida 33634
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES
Bachelor of Science, Network and Communications Management
DeVry University, Addison, IL; Graduation-10/2004
Concentrations: Telecommunications, Wireless, Cisco Routers, LAN/WAN, Project Mgmt.
Certificate in Computer Technology, Mac Murray College, Jacksonville, IL; Completed-12/96
Certificate in VPN, (ISR 4)
Studying for PMP Certification Com in August / 2017
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fortira /Bristol-Myers Squibb/Tampa, Florida July 2017- Present
Help Desk Analyst
Provide Level 1 support for 325 databases supported
VPM Remote Connectivity
Basic Remedy Help Desk Support
Customer service Phone Training skills
Handles problems that are complex and unknown with confidence
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to work with a team environment
Ability to explain to technical information to non- technical clients.
Apex/Insight/Contractor, Tampa, FL. Jan/2016- March/2017
Project Coordinator
Team Lead – Project Coordinator for McDonalds Installation Dual Menu Boards
Coordinate and work with Various vendors on Installation of New McDonalds Menu Boards
Document and approval Site Layout changes, work closely with Senior Project Managers and Directors.
Responsible included working on SharePoint database, sharing files, exported documents from Excel and creating reports in SharePoint database.
Lead a team of 5 Project Coordinator send hourly reports monitor all Technicians on site coordinating and feedback.
Team Lead (Night shift) Supporting the registration of user for Client AECOM
Worked with Clear Quest on Tickets that Priority Levels were either 1 or 2, assigned to the Team Lead.
Registering user Soft Token / Hard Token or (FOB)
Providing great customer service for users based in U.S. Canada and across the Globe.
Work specifically with user in UK, Italy, Malaysia, Romania, North and South Africa, Belgium, and other various countries that are associated with AECOM employees.
Worked in UAT testing phase before going with the Pilot of assigning and providing Access to VIP Manager.
Create Nightly reports via Email, and reports to Project Manager and AECOM Tier 2 support for any and all issues.
Assigned and worked tickets via Jira Ticketing Systems. Assigned Multiple Jira Tickets to Team Members.
Modis / Nielsen, Oldsmar, Fl. October/2015- Jan/2016(3 month role only)
Help Desk Analyst
Help achieve the configuration, installation, and testing of the Enhanced CBET Encoding algorithm at PPM Encoded entities.
Work with IIS 6, for quality assurance.
Created reports in SharePoint databases from extracted data from MS Excel sheets.
Supported UAT Testing of Encoders before shipping to PPM Markets.
Collaborate with station technical personal contacts in all PPM Markets to:
Secure the installation of the Enhanced CBET firmware on all issued encoders.
Confirm that the Enhanced CBET algorithm has been applied to all issued encoders.
Maintained reports in SharePoint databases for quality assurance of firmware products.
Confirm proper operation of encoding equipment by performing quality testing.
Respond to, and provide support to help correct encoding problems per established protocols.
Maintain an excellent working relationship with technical contacts at encoded entities.
Properly document all station contacts.
Assist with gathering station configurations information including encoder installation locations.
All Star Consulting/Franklin Templeton-, St Petersburg, Fl. Dec/2014- July/2015- 7 month role only.
Project Coordinator /Test Coordinator.
Teach users how to use IWS-Soft Phone Systems
Coordinator test times, with End-users documented test result and errors to Project Managers- to relay to relay to Engineering Team.
Support UAT Testing and Pre Production Testing Environments.
Conference Calls, Transfer a call, Monitor a call on cc/Pulse, Generate report on G12(historical report
Update Test Results in SharePoint
Perform supervisor role to monitor Agent Calls via Call Center.
Follow the Avaya call script against with the GeneSys Script to ensure the system works as expected.
Created nightly reports in SharePoint databases tracking test sequences and creating quality reports.
Document Test results and Document Steps for issues reporting Pass or Fail per Scripts details.
Perform Testing for Dress Rehearsal/Support Assistant for Live Production.
Follow up on Defects Log via UAT/Live Production issues as well.
NCS/Pearson, Iowa City, IA, February/2013- August/ 2014
Technical Support Specialist / Product Support Specialist
Provide Level I, and Level II support for customers on our wide variety of software
Escalate tickets to Level III, support
Meet all SLA, in a timely manner, while maintaining quality Customer Service to our customers
Support all additional special projects related but not withstanding our teams and various different teams within company organization
Supporting and troubling shooting all Windows OS, such as XP, Vista 7, 8, and browsers IE, Chrome and Firefox Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, and 10, Office 365, Active Directory and Citrus VPN remote access also remote access via Web Ex.
Work within a call center environment – average 45-60 calls daily
Provide Customer support to all Pearson customers on usage of online and paper testing questions
Log tickets/calls in Service manager
Support different cities in which has Pearson Access online testing supported over 15 cities
Also provided additional support for all Special Projects, Designated by Supervisor/Managers
Supporting clients in bound calls between 35- 50 daily in Customer Support Role.
LRS/Transamerica Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, IA, Sept/2012-Dec/2012
Help Desk Support Level 1 – Contract- 3 (month role only)
Trouble Shoot End-Users on all Software supported by Transamerica AEGON computers and or Laptops
Troubleshoot all Windows, and MAC based PC, Windows Operating Systems of XP, Vista, Windows 7, on Browsers IE 7, 8,9, and 10 also Chrome and Mozilla Firefox
Understand and focus on Customer Needs for Issue Pertaining to AEGON Employees
Follow up and Document all work done in Remedy Tool 7.5 and Remedy 7.6
Escalate unresolved problems to Proper Team Groups
Knowledge of ITIL v. 3
Follow up with Customer to see if issue has been resolved meeting SLA requirements
Worked with Active Directory and Resetting Passwords, Outlook, Excel, Login issues etc.
Worked with SharePoint, SQL databases, Cisco routers, Citrus VPN remote access.
Sears Holding Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL, June/ 2007- Aug/2012
Support Specialist
Manage and supervise the daily activities of the Support roles functions, which included including training end-users, on Avaya phone systems, programming UNIX/Linux and handling of coaching co-workers, organizing, building and creation of worksheets, and various other performance related activities
Support the Assortment Planning Project being instituted by Sears/Kmart Buyers and Inventory Managers, and Directors
Assisted with the day to day planning and monitoring of the Avaya phone systems and support helping with the monitoring end-users question or issue with the Software tool known as SaaS. Maintained an accuracy of 98% out of 100%
Closed Help Tickets in timely manner by using the tools, Help Ticket, and reporting tool known as SPRS, also work with Clear Quest issues as well
Supported Test environments, UAT, DEV for SaaS/I Plan tool
Worked with CRM tool Clear Quest on tickets assigned to via team members status via Priority levels either Normal or Average.
Trouble shoot issue with Microsoft tools Outlook, Excel, and Access.
Com National INC. Call Center/Telecom Industry, Buffalo Grove, IL, Dec/2004-May/2007
Project Coordinator, Level I and II Support,
Project Coordinator, Coordinate, and schedule, manages the shipping of all phone and wiring equipment in conjunction with all vendors
Customer Order Processing System and Customer Premise Equipment while in this role
Billed vendors and out-sourced technicians daily invoices
Maintained billing invoices for accounts payable and receivable
Working knowledge of MS Office Visual Basic for Applications Experience in Visual
Proficient in MS Office MS Excel, MS Access, Lotus Notes
Level I, II, support to all customers on the following phone systems that my accounts used. Nortel, PBX, Avaya, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Shipping and handling of BCM/50
Responsible to create, update and maintain MS Office based tools designed with Visual Basic
Responsibilities included, normal call center environment, monitoring accounts that were assigned to your team, and assisting others with billing and Service level Agreements (SLA’S).
Level II support answered and covered over 100-200 calls daily in call center environment.
Computer Software/Hardware Skills
SQL/Databases
Citrus/VPN
Active Directory
ITILv.3 Active Directory
MS Project/Word
SAP
BCM/50
AS/400
Sales Force
Nortel Phone Systems
Excel/2003/2007/2010 (Experience in File Table and Formulas)
Access/2003/2007 /2010
LAN/WAN
Power Point
TCP/IP
Panasonic Phone Systems
Remedy 7.5/7.6
Toshiba Phone Systems
Visio
C++
Clear Quest, HAT, VIP ACCESS
Jira Ticketing (CRM), VIP Access (Manager)
Outlook/2003/2007/2012 COBOL Programming I, II, III
VPN
Lotus Notes
Typing 65 wpm
Project Management
Visual Basic
Cisco Routers.
Oracle
Linux
UNIX System
IPLAN
SaaS
Cisco/ Phones
SharePoint
Nice /Witness
WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS XP/2003/Vista/ Windows 7, 8,9,10
Browsers: WINDOWS: IE7, 8, Firefox, Google Chrome,
MAC: Safari, Netscape, Avant
OFFICE 365
Military: US Army - Cannon Crewmember 1986-1989 (Honorable Discharge)