
On-Site Support Technician at Quartet Service Corporation
Toronto, Canada Area

On-Site Support Technician at Quartet Service Corporation
Toronto, Canada Area
• Technically-minded and results-oriented with proven success at satisfying internal and external clients
in support of business objectives.
• Demonstrated adaptability in rapidly changing environments.
• Outstanding customer-service and communication skills.
• Adept at continuously updating existing skills and learning new ones.
• Hardware: Dell and HP PCs, laptops and printers.
• DOS, Windows 3/95/98/NT/2000/XP/Server 2003, Linux Ubuntu.
• TCP/IP, Active Directory, Exchange Server, Symantec Backup Exec, Avaya Site Administration, Systems Management Server, McAffee ePolicy Orchestrator, Remedy, Heat. Remote Desktop/NetMeeting, IE/Netscape/Firefox/Opera, Microsoft Office Suite. Visio, Dreamweaver, Sharepoint, Virtual PC, BlackBerry.
• Customer service, networking, communication, marketing and sales skills.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
• Resolved second level desktop support tickets onsite at various client sites involving mainly Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS and Microsoft Office suite 2000 to 2007.
• Installed and moved Nortel Meridian phones.
• Troubleshot basic Windows Server and networking issues and worked with 3rd level support to resolve advanced issues.
• Supported BlackBerry Internet Service for certain clients
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Until mid-2007, I was responsible for CouchSurfing's volunteer activities and co-ordination in the Czech Republic ("Czech Republic Country Ambassador"). Activities included orientating new members, writing press releases, collaborating on policies, organising member gatherings, managing events, moderating groups and updating the CouchSurfing wiki.
Currently, I am responsible for CouchSurfing's volunteer activities in Toronto ("Toronto City Ambassador"). I also lend support to editing news articles, collaborating on policies, organising member gatherings, moderating groups and updating the CouchSurfing wiki.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)
• Provide technical account management, support and business development management to assigned clients.
• Identify, reproduce, and resolve technical issues as they relate to the technology.
• Develop training material on the use of new technology product and services.
• Conduct technical training for client users.
• Project management and coordination for the internal Wiki and client announcement page.
• Email and website setup for assigned clients.
• eBay Live! Chicago 2008 exhibitor
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)
• Teaching students ranging from beginners to advanced with an emphasis on Business
English.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)
• Logged, documented, reported and resolved 1st Line support calls on the busy 24/7 helpdesk.
• Assisted in producing and proof-reading technical documentation
• Proactively collaborated with 2nd Line support.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Gambling & Casinos industry)
October 2004 — July 2006 (1 year 10 months)
• Logged and resolved 1st & 2nd Line support calls.
• Network cable patching and troubleshooting TCP/IP issues.
• Responsible for installing and troubleshooting all software on office PCs.
• Supported remote users by use of Remote Desktop/NetMeeting.
• General support for desk phones (Avaya Site Administration).
• Administered Active Directory Users & Computers.
• Administered MS SMS Server.
• Administered McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.
• Testing the gaming services for performance issues. Reported gaming software and website
bugs to 3rd parties.
• Maintained and upgraded PCs and laptops. This involved all replacements/upgrades of
hardware such as hard-drives, memory and monitors.
• Maintained and repaired minor faults on all printers.
• Performed tape backups using Symantec Backup Exec.
(Telecommunications industry)
October 2003 — September 2004 (1 year)
• Lead generation
• New business outbound sales to SME, proposals and sales meetings.
• First point of contact for clients and relationship building.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 4 months)
• Created Powerpoint presentations and technical sales proposals.
• Managed content for the website.
• SEO/SCM activities, including Google AdWords purchasing.
• Technical writing for marketing material, user manuals and help files.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2001 — June 2002 (7 months)
• Logged and resolved Level 1 IT support calls.
• After-hours remote client support via PC Anywhere.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSC; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 1 month)
• Logged and resolved Level 1 IT support calls.
First Aid , 2009 — 2009
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Emergency (basic) Level First Aid
Standard Level First Aid
Medical First Responder
Automated External Defibrillation
Double degree - Bachelor of Commerce & IT , - Operations Management, Informations Systems, Marketing
A+ ,
MCP 70-210, MCP 70-272 ,
eBay Certified Consultant ,
new technology, social networking, art, travel, psychology, web 2.0, people
CouchSurfing.com, Toastmasters New Zealand, Mensa New Zealand
Vodafone SME Sales Award - 3rd - March 2004
Vodafone SME Sales Award - 5th - April 2004