Sohaib S Hasan
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Markham, On - L3S 3Z4 Email: ********@*****.***
An innovative and experienced IT Technical Team lead with an in-depth
understanding and knowledge of IT Service Management and Client Care
Services. A professional management entrepreneur Inherits proven problem
solving skills with structured troubleshooting techniques.
Technical Expertise
. 3 yr working experience in IT Incident, Change & Problem management
(ITIL processes)
6 yr of troubleshooting experience - Windows XP, Windows 7(2yr), Ms
Office Suite - Outlook, Excel, etc
. 3yrs yr of working experience in Unix, Windows Server & Mainframe
systems
. 4 yr experience in troubleshooting network connectivity; Ping,
tracerts, telnet - server response; troubleshooting VPN connection
issues with AT&T Net Client software
. 3 yr experience Software implementation & configuration on Windows
desktops
. 1 yr exp. in Blackberry - email reconciliation; calendar, address book
synchronization
6 yrs working experience in Active Directory and Citrix
. 3 yr working and troubleshooting via Remote Desktop Connection
. 6 yr troubleshooting experience with web browsers i.e., IE, Firefox &
Java runtime issue
. 3 yr experience in troubleshooting Lotus Notes and Outlook mail issues
. 8 yr exp. In Password reset for Mainframe, ID3/JWALK, Versatul, SAP,
Wins (Unix), Unity
. 7 yr working experience in various Ticketing Tool Systems such as
Heat, Remedy, Tivoli Service Desk (TSD), HP OpenView (HPOV), Cloud
supported Autotask ticketing system
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dec 2012 - March 2013
Adeste Global Managed Network (AGMN), Mississauga, On
IT Support Coordinator (Helpdesk Team Lead)
. Providing support for Desktop and Internet / Network connectivity, E-
mail Service, Web Hosting to the managed services customers. Building
customer rapport and performing post-resolution follow ups.
Reinforcing SLAs to manage end-user expectations.
. Project: Autotask ticketing system implementation. Working
autonomously with minimum direction in testing and successfully
implementing cloud based ticketing tool.
. Applying "Best Practices" of ITIL principles and processes;
Documenting changes to the support environment. Creating monthly,
weekly and daily reports.
. Working environment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 / 2008 including
Active Directory. MS-Exchange, BES server; Ms Windows 7 (XP/Vista) &
Ms. Office 2003/2007/2010
. Performing hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing
and upgrading software, hardware. Drive Partitioning using tools such
as FDISK, Partition Magic, Partition Manager, etc. Drive Imaging tools
such as Ghost, True Image, etc. Backing-up hardware including various
drives, USB and Disk-to-disk systems. Virtualization Software such as
VMware
. Using Remote Control Software such as LogMeIn, and MS-Remote Desktop
Jan 2012 - Oct 2012
AmerisourceBergen Canada, Mississauga, On
Technical Team Lead (IT Helpdesk)
. Leading and maintaining a management control by creating a healthy
work environment for the Helpdesk staff; Responsible for maintaining
SLAs and staff scheduling needs
. Interviewing prospect technical Analyst for IT Helpdesk resource and
hiring management
. Leading Incident Mgt. meeting as a moderator; attending Problem Mgt.
meetings
. Ticketing Queue manager & identifying recurring incidents, leading to
problem tickets;
. Preparing daily/weekly/monthly/ activity reports for management review
and providing recommendations for improvement based on analysis
. Training Helpdesk staff to effectively and efficiently deliver their
daily task;
. Acting as a point of escalation in assisting and facilitating to solve
complex software, hardware, systems, network and procedural problems;
. Creating and maintaining Helpdesk documentation;
. Maintaining and continually working towards improving customer
satisfaction
. Conferring with staff, end-users, and managers to determine support
requirements
for new features for the website, applications or company's system
functionality;
. Overseeing the implementation of procedure changes for the helpdesk
operations;
. Ensuring incident inquiries assigned to the proper technical resource.
Sept 2008 - Dec 2011
IBM Canada, Toronto, On
Control Desk Lead (Service Desk)
. Handling escalation calls from irate users
. Managing a team of 20 Service desk agents with call handling and
operations; like identifying varied user related technical issues and
applying troubleshooting techniques;
. Dealing major application outages affecting multiple users in high
impacting priority tcks.
. VPN administrator & Knowledge Base expert - Documentation specialist
. Monitoring, tracking and escalating major applications functionality
in HP-BAC (HP Business Availability Center) application monitoring
tool
. Project Coordinator for ID Administration (SIP) - Service Improvement
Project
. Weekly meeting with the IBM client on ID Administration process and
service
. Weekly meeting with the IBM client on the Change Management and an
approver to any infrastructure change request
. Generating & analyzing daily, weekly and monthly call volume reports
for statistical purposes and Root Cause Analysis (RCA); suggestions on
service enhancement
. Responsible maintaining service desk SLA; monitoring Technical
Analysts call activity such as call length, after call work;
scheduling agents breaks & lunches
. Team Lead back up - 24/7 On-call support
November 2004 - June 2008
Fidelity Investments, Toronto, On.; as a Technical Support & Customer
Srv. Support
. Providing Web Support, troubleshooting transactional errors like
Loans/withdrawals, divisional access issues for 401K employer
sponsored website
. HR Payroll timesheet calculation errors; IE & Firefox browser
maintenance
. Dealing connectivity issues with financial software like Microsoft
Money and Quicken
. Call logging, tracking escalating issues to tier 2 level in X-Trac
ticketing tool system & resolution follow up with the user
. Customer service support for Employer Retirement 401k Plans for
various clients like General Motors, Intel, The Hartford, Bristol
Myers Squib, Shell, Ryder, HP...etc
. Dealing HR Payroll issues for its client Bank of America.
EDUCATION
1994 - 1996 - Master of Business Management (MBA), Osmania University -
India.
1988 - 1992 - Bachelor of Science (Electronics), Osmania University - India
1991 - 1992 - Diploma in Computer Hardware, Pace Computer Education, India
ACHIEVEMENTS
. A course in ITIL foundation
. Six Sigma Course White Belt Certification in Customer Service
. Effectively handling irate and dissatisfied user escalations to a
positive service call at IBM
. Received customers' appreciation on exceeding customer expectation at
Fidelity
. Several times awarded "Associate of the month" by Quality Control
Department at Fidelity
. Many times voted extremely satisfied in customer satisfaction surveys at
Fidelity Investments
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Analytical mind and expert in troubleshooting skills
1. Quality oriented and a keen eye for accuracy and detail
2. Self initiative and ownership; effectively prioritizing & completing
tasks
3. Well-developed interpersonal skills, strong organization skills
4. Excellent verbal and written skills in English and strong negotiation
skills
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