I am a process-driven, highly skilled IT Professional with excellent communication skills, over 10+ years of senior IT experience, and a BASc in Computer Science seeking an opportunity in Service Desk Management, IT Procurement, or IT Asset Management.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
●5+ yrs supporting Microsoft Identity Manager and other Access Management tools and Single-sign-on tools and technologies; including working with tools like OKTA, OneSign, ADFS, etc.
●5+ yrs supporting VMware & Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization, Remote Desktop Services, Exchange Server
●10+ yrs supporting end-user laptops, mobile devices, remote access, malware/virus removal tools, etc.
●10+ yrs supporting wired and wireless networks
●Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
●Able to communicate and interact with both technical and non-technical customers
●Strong technical writing and communication skills
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
●Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of IL, 1994
●MS AZ-100: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment
●Net+
●Security+
●MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
●SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
●AZ-800: Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
WORK EXPERIENCE
Vidhwan Inc. (Contracting via HCL for StateFarm) Richardson, TX
Service Desk Track Lead
●Manage Service Desk / Knowledge Management and Quality.
●Manage job templates that smooth the onboarding process.
●Interact with other teams across the company as necessary to achieve the objectives of the Service Desk.
●Mobilize and manage resources required to execute client requests.
●Build and administer service-level agreement reports to the business, and internal IT clients.
DMGgo Fort Worth, TX
Remote IT Asset Manager 03/2020 - 07/2022
●Tracked all company assets, and application applications to help reduce software audit expenses and theft during COVID lockdown.
●Developed and implemented strategies that led to the auction of obsolete IT assets at 70% of their original cost.
●Partnered with several business units in selecting replacement devices, software and hardware compatibility testing, and deployment schedules.
●Documented and deployed IT assets to over 100 local end-users within the organization in just 9 months of migrating to a remote environment during the COVID outbreak.
●Provided financial stewardship of the budgets, both capital and operating expense where applicable, associated with the in-scope services to ensure the company received total value for financial resources spent.
●Regularly evaluated risks and provided remediation for them.
●Resolution of daily queries regarding the activities within the business.
Batteries Plus Corporate Hartland, WI
POS Support Team Lead 05/2012 - 12/2019
●Trained/mentored all team members on best practices in their respective areas.
●Provided proactive technical mentoring and guidance
●Support Analyst performance and quality reviews.
●Managed SLAs, metrics, and KPIs.
●Ensured the team executed client service requests per SLAs.
Infosys Milwaukee, WI
Sr IT Support Specialist 05/2007 - 05/2012
●Provided support services to internal and/or external users for software, applications, hardware, and telecommunications-related issues.
●Identified and troubleshooted hardware, software, and operating system issues.
●Performed diagnostic techniques to identify problems, investigated root causes, and recommend solutions to correct common failures.
●Performed essential system administration functions including user account maintenance (activate/inactivate accounts, reset passwords, etc.).