Yahya N. Darboe Phone +1-240-***-****
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
******@*****.***
Work Experience:
Leigh Direct, LLC Silver Spring, Maryland May 2009 to June 2022 Position: Business Manager
I manage the day-to-day operations Leigh Direct, LLC money transfer business
I make sure customer transactions are taken and transmitted accurately and promptly
I make sure that any customer issues are addressed with diligence and professionally
I work closely with web app vendor to make sure of the smooth operations of the company
I make sure that the agent office in The Gambia executes in a manner expected of our customers in the USA and locally
I managed officer assistant and several agents in the company
Compliance Officer responsible for both State and Federal regulations
Responsible for implementing OFAC, BSA, AML and FinCEN regulations within the company
Expand business opportunities where possible on a global scale
Ran monthly and quarterly reports for business analysis of business trends and fundamentals
Conducted marketing programs and promotions based on data trends from customer activities Verizon Broadband Services Reston, Virginia May 2007 to March 2009 Position: Software Test Engineer
I work with a team of other test engineers to test and maintain Verizon Broadband home and small business Networking equipment
I routinely upgrade the firmware of these equipment with software that the vendors provide
I work with the software development team to make sure the bugs get fixed
I participate in meetings and conference calls to determine product readiness status
I provide mentoring to some of the other team members
I create and maintain technical documentation of test cases and lab procedures Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Washington, DC February 2006 to May 2007 Position: Systems Administrator
I manage the day-to-day support of all the company's information systems including servers, desktops, Smartphones, and laptops etc.
Desktop support includes Mac computer installations and troubleshooting
I am involved in many things the company ranging from new user setup, email administration, enterprise administration, and user training
I recommend and implement productivity tools for staff corporate-wide
I provide support both desk-side, email, and over the phone Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington August 2004 to December 2006 Position: Software Test Engineer
I run daily tests on new driver bits for TCP/IP offload network adapters on various operating system platforms
Continually install or update server to the latest version of windows operating system
I work with the other engineers to implement lab standards and procedures
Help maintain the servers and clients in the lab (hardware and software)
Writing up documentation for tests cases and lab procedures Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington September 2003 to July 2004 Position: Student Consultant Program Coordinator
Responsible for the day to day management of Microsoft Student Reps in almost 60 universities
Make sure all the student activity needs are fulfilled
Help implement marketing campaigns and events
Involved in the budgeting and tracking of all the program expenditures
Participate in decision making about different projects that are undertaken in the program
Update and maintain a couple of the program’s internet portals Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington March 2001 to August 2003 Position: Software Test Engineer
Part of a six team of engineers who run daily verification tests on different Microsoft Exchange Server versions on different operating system platforms. Including all product components
Run daily tests both manually and those tests that are automated
Collaborate with other engineers to implement lab standards and procedures
Help maintain the servers and clients in the lab in terms of both hardware and software maintenance DirectSource Global Purchasing Bellevue, Washington June 2000 to December 2000 Position: Help Desk Manager
Managed and supported of all the company's information systems including servers, desktops, and laptops
Managed employees, technical support team in my department
Administered Exchange server, enterprise domain administration, and user training.
Recommended and implemented productivity tools for staff which got deployed corporate-wide
Setup new phone lines and accounts on corporate AXXESS PBX phone system HealthTeam Northwest Bothell, Washington June 1998 to May 2000 Position: Network Administrator
Responsible for the installation, maintenance, and evaluation of corporate network systems including Windows NT, Netware, and IBM AS/400 system
Managed the Microsoft SNA servers that provided the connectivity from the PCs to the AS/400
Exchange/System Administrator, performed various System/Network Administration tasks
Managed several IT related projects including Y2K compliance of our systems and overall corporate network infrastructure
Provided both server, desktop, and user support
Provided support of the corporate Nortel Meridian PBX phone system Washington Mutual Bank Lynnwood, Washington October 1997 to June 1998 Position: Video Telephone Banking Network Administrator
Installed, maintained, and troubleshoot hardware/software components of the bank’s video conferencing network
Managed various vendor accounts ISDN lines, ISDN boards, Video conferencing boards, and independent software vendors
Provided support for IBM Mainframe host connectivity issues
Tested new software code for both hardware and software compatibility Wall Data Corporation Kirkland, Washington April 1996 to October 1997 Position: Technical Support Engineer
Provided Technical support for Wall Data’s line of IBM 3270, 5250, & Open Systems emulation software & hardware for Microsoft Windows, NT, Windows 95 & Macintosh operating systems
Provided support for several methods of connectivity interfaces between the LAN nodes and different legacy systems. These include several gateways like Netware SAA, Microsoft SNA Server
Technical expertise in PC platforms, host emulation, connectivity issues and networking technologies
Provided mentoring for new technicians
Promoted to second level engineer within a short period of the time Bellevue Community College Bellevue, Washington September 1995 to May 1996 Position: Technical Support Engineer
Provided general technical support to the staff and faculty on campus via both over the phone and in person
Handled support escalations requiring in person support
Supported installation and maintenance of software, hardware, computer peripherals, and telecommunications systems.
Education:
University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD June 2007
Major: Masters in Public Administration
Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington
Major: AA, Information Technology June 1996
I was on the Dean’s and President’s Lists and graduated with honors. Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Major: BSc, Chemistry May 1991
Minor: Mathematics & Engineering
I tutored in both the mathematics and chemistry labs. References:
Available upon request