Work history

Atomic Datacenters April 2007 to the present
Manager of Helpdesk and LAN services

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How would you describe your time at Atomic Datacenters?

* Manage small help desk.
* Expedite ticket flow through to completion to make sure customer needs are met.
* Have daily meetings about pending tickets and follow up with clients if issue continues beyond 24 hours.
* Create documentation of systems, call flows and procedures.
* Troubleshoot
Enventis VoIP phones, and POP3, IMAP and Exchange email issues.
* Coordinate implementation and maintenance of more than 20 small Windows Server 2003 networks running on Dell servers and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.
* Administer and troubleshoot Active Directory domains and Exchange 2003 systems.
* Perform regular server updates, backups, and proactive monitoring to prevent downtime.
* Maintain and support Windows XP and Vista workstations running Office 2003 and 2007.
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Steptoe and Johnson December 2002 to March 2007
Blackberry Administrator/Mobile Messaging Specialist

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How would you describe your time at Steptoe and Johnson?

Projects
* Virtualized servers to ease disaster recovery, and simplify server management.
* Supervised upgrades of 400 Blackberry handhelds and coordinated upgrades of 5 Blackberry Enterprise Servers from version 3.6 to 4.0 to increase user productivity and streamline administrative tasks.
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Evaluate third party software and other mobile messaging systems to meet user demand.
* Create and update training materials, FAQ's, user guides and technical documentation.
* Examined Blackberry Mobile Data Service solutions.
* Piloted and implemented METAMessage infrastructure to facilitate mobile attachment viewing and handling.
Duties
* Expedite resolution of Tier 3 tickets involving Blackberries, server and network issues, e-mail message filtering and delivery, and VoIP phones setup and troubleshooting.
* Administer and maintain approximately 500 Blackberry handhelds and 8 Blackberry Enterprise Servers.
* Perform maintenance on entire network infrastructure to ensure it is running at peak performance.
* Serve as liaison between users and vendors to expedite warranty claims and minimize downtime.
* Rotate e-mail and file server backup tapes with offsite storage to guarantee data security.

Was promoted from User Support Technician in 2004:

Legal Help Desk: Phone/desk-side assistance to users on a variety of skill levels, software/document troubleshooting, graphics projects for trial and client presentations, assisting in testing and integration of new hardware/software products and some network administration. Supported all MS Office applications, with an emphasis on Word, Outlook and Excel. Administered and maintained Loaner Laptop Pool.
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Education

The American University August 1993 to February 2005
Philosophy

How would you describe your time at The American University?

Received AM in Philosophy.
st. mary's college of maryland August 1988 to May 1993
Philosophy and German Literature

How would you describe your time at st. mary's college of maryland?

Received a Liberal Arts BA

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