Donnell McKinney
Professional Summary and Career Objectives
1. Highly creative, proficient, and self-directed specialist with a love
for helping others
2. Extremely detail oriented with the ability to maintain focus while
working under strict deadlines
3. Seeking a challenging and rewarding position with a progressive
company
Technical Summaries
Software: MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Windows OSs, Adobe Products,
Symantec Ghost v2.0
Hardware: PCs, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Tablets, iPads, and
Laptops, etc.
OS's: Win v7, XP, v8, Win 200x Servers, Novell Netware v4/5/6 servers
Networks: Ethernet, 802.11, TCP/IP, IPv4, Vlan, Wireless and Wi-Fi
Printing Networks: Dell, HP, Xerox, and Lexmark
Approaches: Client/Server Computing, Remote access, Distributed, Wide-
Area, Wireless
Email Systems: MS Outlook, Novell NetWare Groupwise v6, Verizon's Net Mail
System Administration: MS Active Directory, Novel Netware NDS
Modems: Westell, Actiontec, D-Link and Cisco
Tracking Systems: Remedy, iCAD, and Coffee AnyWhere
Trouble Shooting (Network/Internet) Tools: NxTT, vRepair, Monitor Pro,
TCP/IP suite, etc
MDM Minor Support: Apple Profile Mgr, LanDesk, ZenPrise, and BoxTone
Certifications: Microsoft MCSE, Novell Netware v4, and v5, Comcast HSI,
High Speed Internet
Hardware and Software Design Concepts
Projects: Configured, Installed, Setup multiple Apple core MAC Desktop
Systems Installed, setup, configured network Xerox MFDs for the Print 360
project with ATT.
Professional Experience
Wipro Corp. 02/2012
-11/2013
Presidential Executive Appeals Support Agent/Technical Support
(Inbound/outbound) Agen
4. Primary agent for Verizon's business/commercial HSI customers
5. Provide technical care and support on a variety of HSI modems, routers
and gateways
6. Assist the customer with installation, troubleshooting, account
verification, training, coaching, setup and finally using the product
and or sales and services using the Internet
7. Provide technical support on Windows systems such as NT, XPs, Win7,
and Win8
8. Performed and captured performance data measurements on modems,
routers, and secure bridges alike
9. Ran reports on a day to day business and present them in team meetings
10. Assisted with the setup and configuration of customer's mobile device
using there selected MDM product
11. Acquired and demonstrated strong organizational skills. Recommended
different OS migration paths to Verizon's internal staff
12. Recommended XP to Windows 7 migration to customers using the newer
routers and gateway devices
13. Provided system scrubs and support for desktop/laptop computer
systems, running XP/NT, LAN/WAN, AS/400, Avaya IP PBX systems and
other 'OS' systems as required. Ability to communicate verbally and
written with all levels of the organization and cross organizations.
Created reports taken off of the Tracker Spreadsheet, Compiled graphs
to reflect the business flow on a month to month and YTD.
14. Performed and recommended final data networking analysis solutions
using Verizon's tools such as NxTT, vRepair, ICAD, FocisNet, Coffee
AnyWhere, and a slew of others.
15. Carefully worked with Verizon's MCO engineering group to assist with
the customer's modem/router restore and re-point. Provided technical
service and specs for networking equipment. Corrected data faults and
mis-configuration. Monitor slow or dropped network connections and
established processes, sub-scripts, and approved procedures.
16. Worked complex cases/tickets independently with little or no direction
as well as have proven ability to work in a team environment (ATL,
assistant team lead, and be a team player.
17. Required to follow and implement Verizon's process documentation
(SOP's, VSC's Job Aids)
18. Used Verizon's account verification tools (Coffee Anywhere, FocisNet,
etc) confirmed the customer's information and the scope of the
contract for services.
19. Ensured QoS, Quality of Services, was met.
NCR Corp (Contract Assignment) 05/2010 -
07/2010
Technical Support Specialist
20. Provided offsite tech and pre-sales support via inbound calls to the
Lowes Corp
21. Provided rapid technical and pre-sales support, in some cases
administration support to Lowes customers across the USA
Geek Source and Field Solutions, Rescue One IT Services
11/2009- Current
On Demand call "IT" person
22. Provided Onsite technical and pre-sales solutions for (customers based
on a well-defined profile or SOW
Xerox Corp (On Contractor) 06/2008 -
09/2009
Technical Delivery Spec
23. Part (Contractor) of the Xerox Global Print360 Project for the
Southeast
24. Installed network and MFD's Printers at ATT sites
25. Functioned as the job site project leader
26. Installed, delivered, moved, and resolved the installation of printers
27. Provided project reports
28. Ensured the product installed met the sales product requirements
29. Desktop and Laptop maintenance
30. Installing patches on the desktops and Laptops for local printer
31. Isolating and fixing desktop and Laptop issues
32. Support the desktop/office printers movement
33. Desktop and Laptop re-imaging using Ghost Software
34. Installed and maintained Xerox's CMS applications/tools
35. Worked with Xerox's offsite team for solving desktop related issues
36. Tracking of IT Printing assets site operation
Comcast Corporation 05/2007 -
10/2007
Help Desk System Admin 1
37. Resolve High Speed Internet, HIS problems for customers.
38. Resolved cable modem network issues directly from the modem to the
desktop or laptop system
39. Used Remedy to track customer problems
40. Setup WINS/DHCP/DNS Servers for customers
41. Sold Internet services as part of pre-sales
HP Corp/Compaq Computer Corp 09/1995 - 05/2006
Technical Admin Software Support Spec V (1997-2006)
42. Installed Data Backup and restore procedures
43. File share maintenance
44. Deployed Network topologies such as: DHCP, WINS, DNS
45. Installed HP/Compaq Print servers
46. Used TCP/IP Monitoring Tools
47. Technical Support for the Windows and Netware OS/OE systems
48. HP advocate and Technical focal point
49. Developing and maintaining customer's Account Support Plan
50. Coordinated additional HP resources for problem resolution
51. Transferred knowledge of best practices
52. Monitored calls placed to HP Response Center
53. Identified fault trend and potential operational problems
54. Patch analysis. Resolved level one and level two problems
55. Assisted with the migration of Wins NT to XP
Admin Systems Support Specialist IV (1995-1997)
56. Managed in-house lab for VAX and intranet PC Networks
57. Supported 70 corporate accounts
58. Performed System Management functions for all 70 accounts
59. Managed performance analysis and interpretation of collection reports
60. Performed remote installations of patches and updates for all clients
61. Single point of contact for technical problems and support for all
clients
62. Delivered in house LAN/PC Networking training to newly hired
employees.
63. Part of a team of five system administrators who performed all aspects
of system management for ALPHA/VAX mixed clusters using the OpenVMS OS
64. Performed Tuning/Performance Advisory to client using Computer
Associates TNG
65. Maintained Scheduler jobs and processes on all of the systems
66. Responsible for 24 by 7 system uptime
67. Responsible for capacity planning for in- house clients
68. Maintained all product licenses and updates
69. Trained operators on day to day system processes and procedures
70. Implemented many new operational procedures within the data center
71. Migrated system software and applications from VAX to ALPHA Systems
72. Deployed new Compaq desktops to internal departments