Profile: Motivated and results driven Application Support
Specialist/Trainer, highly disciplined work ethic and excellent
ability to participate on an inter-disciplinary team to develop and
deliver solutions within time and budget constraints.
Objective Technical Support Analyst with proven background
seeking the opportunity to leverage my technical and creative
skills into functional business solutions directly impacting the
growth and profitability of the organization.
Summary Demonstrated success and proven performer, skilled in
independently diagnosing, isolating, and resolving technical
problems; Strong reputation for excellent verbal and written
communication skills, with the ability to address diverse
personalities, including all levels of management, technical and
non-technical staff, providing outstanding service; Extraordinary
ability and passion for mentoring and end-user instruction.
Relevant Experience:
Client Technical Service Engineer Abacus Group
LLC 7 /14 -present
- Provide client support and technical issue resolution via E-Mail,
phone (remote support) and onsite visits
- Identify and correct issues in client computer systems client/server,
Active Directory and Operating system technologies
- Managing and creating distribution groups with the Exchange
Management Console
Managing and maintaining proxy rights of user Outlook accounts
Senior Support Specialist Paul Weiss LLP/
Shearman and Sterling LLP (Consulting) 8 /13 - 4/2014
- Take resolution ownership of difficult tickets/issues
- Flexible thinking and approaches, ability to conduct research to
resolve a wide range of issues, proven analytical and problem-solving
abilities
- Provide heavy phone support for International user environment
- Diagnose, identify, isolate, and analyze computer hardware software,
network, and telecommunications systems issues over the telephone
Support Specialist Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft LLP
9/11-8/2013
- Overseeing support of the iManage Desksite client through creation of
documentation and training for the IT Help Desk.
- Resolve computer problems including viruses, slow performance, errors,
e-mail client set-up, software installation and configuration
- Configure and support Blackberry, iPhone/iPad and Android mobile
devices
- Add, delete, activate, or deactivate user accounts using Active
Directory
Technical Support Willkie, Farr and
Gallagher LLP
1/11-8/11
- Oversee and coordinate AV equipment, video conferencing setups,
inventory and troubleshooting.
- Log, track and resolve Helpdesk tickets using the Touchpaper ticketing
system
- Desktop support provides second-level customer support for computer
systems, which may include software, hardware telecommunication and
teleconferencing systems
- Collaborated with network administrators regarding server issues
Regional Support Specialist (consultant) Dorsey and Whitney, LLP
9/10-12/10
- Troubleshot hardware and software problems, assists users with desktop
applications and provides user training
- Utilized applications such as Heat to track user requests from trouble-
ticket generation through problem resolution
- Escalated a problem to other network or system support personnel when
the problem is not easily identified and corrected.
Support Center Specialist (consultant) Clifford Chance, LLP
4/10-9/10
- Excellent troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing and debugging skills
with complex systems and/or software operational knowledge of a broad
range of PC based computer skills
- Global law firm supporting users internationally
Project Lead/Deployment (consultant) Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood
LLP 9/09-11/09
- Provide advice and assistance, responsible for handling the most
difficult and advanced problems in regards to reimaging and deploying
Microsoft Office 2007.
- Enterprise-wide administration of software including inventory and
installation. Project deliverable management, tracking and reporting,
ensuring effective and timely status is communicated upwards through
the technology management structure.
Trainer/Lead Technician IT Support Richards, Kibbe & Orbe LLP
5/08-7/09
- Diagnosed and resolve technical and end-user problems in a customer
service oriented, team environment, install, maintain and support PC
software, hardware and peripherals running on local and wide area
networks
- Oversaw and coordinated AV equipment, video conferencing setups,
inventory and troubleshooting.
- Providing direct customer support for iManage or document storage-
related issues escalated by the Help Desk
Computer Analyst Cravath, Swaine, and
Moore LLP 1/06-5/08
- Tier 3-4 Night shift support resolving technical end-user problems
consisting of 1,500 users
- Administered Windows Active Directory user accounts, security
permissions and rights
- Periodically monitored various servers, e.g., email and document, to
assure devices were functioning correctly
- Working with Worksite or iManage (HP, Autonomy, iManage, Interwoven)
Technical Support Consultant Robert Half International and
Teksystems, NY 9/01 - 1/06
- Strong working knowledge of desktop hardware, operating systems,
office applications, system utilities and desktop management
- Documented all newer facets of project life cycle, executed the
migration from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 high availability systems
in an enterprise level environment
Projects Included: Key Accomplishments:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager, and Flom Successfully performed extensive
LLP (8/05-12/05) Disaster Recovery projects after 9/11
McKee Nelson LLP (9/04-5/05) attack, efforts resulted in the full
Omnicom Media Division (10/03-9/04) recovery of Sidley, Austin, Brown, and
Jay Walter Thompson (1/03-9/03) Wood's network.
Lebouf, Lamb, Green and McRae LLP
(11/02-1/03) Familiar with Interwoven Desksite
Pillsbury Winthrop Inc. (4/02-11/02) 8.5,Imanage, Docs Open, Workshare,
American International Group (1/02-4/02) Deltaview 2.9, Lotus Notes 6 and 7,
Outlook, Alitiris, Symantec Ghost, Heat,
Securities Exchange Commission TrackIt, Remedy, Cisco VPN, TCP/IP,
(12/01-1/02) Remote Access, DHCP, DNS, Cisco Call
Sidley, Austin, Brown, and Wood. LLP Manager, installation and maintenance of
(9/01-12/01) Blackberry devises, Tanderberg Video
Conferencing
User Support-Reconciliation Specialist, (Accounting & Control),
Citibank, New York NY 1/99- 08/01
- Provided 2nd level support to local office on various Microsoft Office
issues including troubleshooting and resolving software problems
- Provided technical assistance for divisional and departmental software
rollouts Desktop user support including (Outlook, Word, Excel, and
Access)
- Responsible for Database administration, and training in new
applications during merger between Salomon Smith Barney and Citicorp
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Installing, Configuring, and
Professional (MCDST) 2007 Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (070-224)
Directory Services Infrastructure Implementing and Administering a
(070-219) Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services Infrastructure (070-217) Installing, Configuring, and
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000
Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (070- 210
Server (070-215) Sun Certified System Administrator for
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Solaris 8.0 (SCSA)
Windows 2000
Education
New Age Training, New York, NY Tristone Technology Institute, New York,
Sun Certified System Administrator for NY
Solaris 8.0 Build, Configure, Administrate, and
Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY Troubleshoot PC software and hardware,
Audio Visual Technology (Comptia A+)
Military: United States Marine Corps Xincon Technology Institute, New York,
NY
Microsoft System Administrator (MCSA)