Melissa Whitlock
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*** ****** *** ** ********, GA 30064
EDUCATION
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
Paralegal Certificate, ABA Approved Program
May 2015
Paralegal Coursework: Legal Research and Writing, Civil & Criminal Litigation, Computers in the Law, Real Estate Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property
Augusta State University
Augusta, GA
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Minor in History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cloud 9 Software
Kennesaw, GA
Tier II Technical Support Representative
February 2020 - Current
-Assist Tier I team members with advanced troubleshooting and/or escalation cases
-Take ownership of ticket items and ensure resolution to customer’s satisfaction
-Curate department knowledge base
Pediatric Dentistry Care Team Member
February 2019
-Serve team as a subject matter expert for Pediatric Dentistry Software
-Work with new clients to provide follow up training and ease transition to new software
Tier I Technical Support Representative
August 2017
-Establish a strong rapport with clients while providing the appropriate technical and product information.
-Work with development team to research issues and implementing fixes
-Trained new staff members and acted as a mentor to new support representatives.
-Used remote connection software to troubleshoot user issues.
-Assisted in regression testing for new updates and provided feedback about customer experience.
-Troubleshooting printers, scanners, x-ray machines.
Columbia County Board of Education
Augusta, GA
Human Resources Information Specialist
August 2015 – February 2017
-Worked with technology partners to coordinate and automate data entry required to meet regulations from Affordable Care Act
-Primary point of contact for troubleshooting and assistance for all human resources software including absence management software, electronic form routing, document archive, GaDOE evaluation platform
-Handled FMLA paperwork verifying eligibility and communicated with employees regarding their rights and responsibilities under FMLA
City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender
Atlanta, GA
Paralegal Intern
January – May 2015
-Built a database to compile and track client information in Microsoft Excel and analyzed the data using pivot tables
-Performed legal research using LexisNexis specifically with regards to the juvenile code
-Interviewed clients, made client folders and researched prior offenses using CourtView