Kenneth G. Kump - Developing Exceptional Support Teams
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A proven business leader with 8 year of experience managing a software support team. Consistently achieved high customer satisfaction rankings decreased product return rates and lowered representative turn over. Improved internal departmental communication and interaction. Created long term customer loyalty adding to the companies over all profits.
Team builder and leader focused on developing a team that delivers exceptional customer service. Experience includes recruiting the right people training support representatives to gain advanced understanding and knowledge of the stock markets. Lead the successfully development of an exceptional support team by improving training developing a bonus program organizing teams and team leads.
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Specific Strengths
* Customer Support Management * Strong analytical skills
* Team Building / Training * Organized Self Starter
* Project Management * Team Player
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Professional Experience
Symantec - Lindon Utah
Technical Support Engineer 4/2009 to present
Provide technical support for Symantec's Enterprise product Deployment Solutions.
Consistently provide exceptional quality support
Create additional knowledge base articles
Provide to feedback and information for trouble shooting software issue
Consistently meeting or exceeding performance requirements
Equis International a ThomsonReuters Company - Salt Lake City UT
Customer Support Manager 3/2001 - 2/2009
Technical Support Representative 12/1991 - 3/2001
Promoted from Technical Support Representative to Customer Support Manager. Directed a team of 14 Technical Support Representative responsible for customer service training custom program development stock symbol data base updates develop customer training and implemented customer satisfaction surveys.
• Consistently achieved a 95% customer satisfaction ranking
• Organized department into two effective task oriented teams that deliver exceptional service
Improved internal departmental relationships and collaboration by resolving internal issue
Increased performance by developing and implemented a monthly bonus program
Motivated upper management to implement a CRM system to track customer s calls
Experience Trouble shooting software and hardware issue via the phone with customers
Robert/ Slade Inc. - Provo UT
Technical Support Representative 1989-1991
Supported and instructed customers on the use of Technical Analysis Software. Maintained office computers. Train new Customer Support Representatives.
Performed beta testing and bug reporting.
Enhanced product by coordinating customer requests and bug reports with programmers
Experience using capture logs and knowledge bases to identify the issue
WICAT - Provo UT
Quality Control Analyst - 1981-1989
Technical Support Representative
Promoted from Technical Support Representative to Quality Control Analyst supervisor over incoming inspections.
Supervised inspectors and organized Incoming Support Department.
Trouble shooting repair and integration of PC computers.
Trained inspectors and wrote new inspection procedures.
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Education
Assoc. (Electronics) - Utah Valley Community College - Provo UT
Other training courses from Fred Pryor
MCSE certification for Windows 2000
Experienced with Microsoft Windows Windows Office products Excel and others