Elizabeth Candanedo
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Plainville, Connecticut 06062
Cell Phone: 860-***-**** • Email: *******@***.***
Professional Objective
To secure a competitive position in the Information Technology field with an organization seeking a career-conscious professional where acquired skills
will be utilized toward mutual growth.
Industry Certifications
* ITIL Foundations, November 14, 2006
* Dell Certified Systems Expert, January, 2006 (ongoing)
* Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows 2000, August 25, 2003
* Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2000, April 23, 2003
* Microsoft Certified Professional, February 5, 2003
* A+ certified, August 29, 2002
* Network + certified, June 20, 2002.
Related Skills
BILINGUAL - Spanish/English. Complete oral and written fluency.
Working knowledge of the following:
Operating Systems : Software: Programming languages:
* Microsoft Office 2007 * HTML
* Windows XP
* Microsoft Office 2010 * DHTML
* Windows 7
* Microsoft Office 2013 * PHP
* Windows 2000 Server
* Windows Server 2003 * Exchange 2007 * Javascript
* Windows Server 2008 * Exchange 2010 * Powershell 2.0
* Replication Manager
* Office Communicator 2007
* Lync 2010
Additionally, I possess over 20 years of experience in troubleshooting and restoration of personal computers using MS-DOS and Win95, Win98, Win2k
and Win XP diagnostic utilities/support tools, PC Tools, and Norton Utilities, including replacing hardware and using the DOS Edit and Memmaker
features to renovate batch files as well as the WinEdit and MSConfig features and the Win95, Win98 and Win2k registry to improve efficiency of the
computer. Knowledge of multi-boot configurations under Win2k/WinXP. Ability to set up a peer-to-peer network using Client for Microsoft Networks in
Win95, Win98, Win2k Pro and WinXP Pro. Ability to design and set up a server-based network using either Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000/2003
Server with clients running Win2k Pro, Win XP Pro, Windows 7 or Win NT4.0. Knowledge of DHCP, WINS, VPN and RRAS technologies.
Professional Experience
Computer Sciences Corporation
Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia
July, 2006 to March, 2014
System Administrator (Exchange) January 2010 – March 2014 (Plainville, CT)
* Receive existing email-related trouble tickets in the USD ticketing system for advanced troubleshooting and resolution of issues.
* Monitor daily Exchange backups, re-run backup jobs and troubleshoot backup system as necessary.
* Troubleshoot/resolve email issues in Exchange 2007/Exchange 2010.
* Manage Outlook conference rooms, including conference room calendar behavior programming on Exchange.
* Troubleshoot/resolve issues with Office Communicator accounts.
* Manage permissions for mailbox accounts and distribution lists.
* Develop new scripts and custom programmatic functions for work automation using Powershell.
* Address issues with MS Forefront spam filter.
* Address issues with Websense spam filter.
* Maintain whitelist/email policies.
* Manage daily Exchange backups.
* Write procedure documentation to assist co-workers.
* Serve as backup ticket assigner.
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Help Desk Analyst – Level 2 October 2008 – January 2010 (East Hartford, CT)
All duties listed under Help Desk Analyst – Level 1 plus the following:
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- Resolve a minimum of 13 advanced support tickets per day.
- Troubleshoot/solve undocumented computer issues.
- Write new knowledgebase documents for the Level 1 and Level 2 service desks on the United Technologies support account.
Help Desk Analyst – Level 1 July 2006 – October 2008 (Norwich, CT)
* Create and accurately document technical support calls in the Remedy ticketing system.
* Determine problem/solution within time limit and either resolve, assign or escalate tickets accordingly.
* Provide bi-lingual (Spanish/English) technical support for Otis Elevator, Hamilton Sundstrand, Carrier, UTC Corporation, UTC Research Center,
Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney business units on all computer systems associated with each company and using remote control software.
* Reset passwords in Active Directory, LDAP, AS400 and mainframe as well as various business unit specific websites.
* Troubleshoot/solve Exchange server based email/Outlook 2003, SecurID token system and remote connection software issues.
* Recycle printers and re-queue reports in the various AS400 and mainframe systems.
BancTec Corp.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas
December, 2005 to May, 2006
Senior Customer Service Technician (Hartford Service Center, Windsor Locks, CT)
* Maintain individual service call queue using company I.V.R.
* Schedule on-site service appointments with Dell customers
* PC and laptop hardware troubleshooting and repair at times with the assistance of Dell Service Provider Queue
* Return of defective PC and laptop parts to Dell
* Ongoing Dell certification training
Mayo, Gilligan & Zito, LLP
Wethersfield, Connecticut
June, 1999 to December, 2004
Legal Secretary / Desktop Support and Systems Administrator
* Supporting and managing Windows NT Server 4.0
* General network troubleshooting and repair
* PC software and hardware troubleshooting and repair
* Implementing PC software and hardware upgrades
* Maintaining PC hardware inventory
Analyzing the firm’s current hardware/software configuration and proposing possible networking/software upgrades to increase productivity
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* Transcription of legal correspondence, pleadings and other documents, short calendar responsibilities, and data entry using WordPerfect.
* Accounts receivable, including data entry of payments, invoicing, billing file maintenance, weekly and monthly report generation, and reconciliation
of attorneys’ time allocations
Education
Corporate Training Center
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
Graduated September, 2003
Attended the “IT Professional Program” consisting of the following courses: A+, N+, and the “Microsoft Windows 2000 MCSE Track”, consisting of the
MCSE 4-core and electives, as follows: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (70–220), Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2000
Network (MCSA) (70-218), and Upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 (70-222).
Corel Corporation
Ottawa, Canada
April, 2000
Completed two-day seminar entitled WordPerfect 9 Workshop for Instructors. Took and passed expert user certification examinations for both
WordPerfect 8 and WordPerfect 9.
Saint Mary of the Assumption High School
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206
September 1984 - June 1988
College prep curriculum and personal typing. Member of Junior Honor Society – 1987
Currently engaged in self-paced training to obtain the MCSE 2012 certification.
References
Available upon request.