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Western Michigan University - College of Education and Human Development: Computing Support Specialist |
8/2010 - Present |
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Current interim Director of Information Technology for the College of Education and Human Development; serves as primary contact for all technology-related subjects, IT support for the College of Education and Human Development; responsible for all technical equipment, budget and personnel |
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Lead 38 person student employee workforce, including 3 graduate assistants; resolves escalations, manages daily operations, facilitates training and scheduling |
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Develop, test and document new hardware, software and trouble-shooting techniques to set technical standards for the college; supports and participates in discussions with faculty and staff to resolve their needs |
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Design, develop and manage college databases, networks and servers; including creating, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting and reporting |
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Performs public speaking engagements on behalf of the Office of Information Technology |
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Western Michigan University - Office of Information Technology: Mobile Help Desk Coordinator |
8/2008 - 8/2010 |
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Lead 30 person student employee workforce - managing training, scheduling, escalations and daily operations |
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Serves as primary contact for technical questions and IT support for students in Residence Halls |
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Design and develop new student assimilation products for the Office of Information Technology |
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Performs public speaking engagements on behalf of the Office of Information Technology |
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AT&T - Sr. Communications Specialist (Project Manager): Web Team - Designer, Developer |
1/2006 - 6/2008 |
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Create reliable, efficient turn-key applications that provides a simple, yet professional user interface for gathering and reporting data utilizing ColdFusion, XHTML, and JavaScript languages with SQL databasing |
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Lead a series of meetings with clients to identify their needs, collaborate on business requirements and provide periodic updates |
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High profile applications include: |
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UTM: Provides VP of Customer Sales & Service ability to identify mid-day sales pacing and call handling efficiencies |
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U-trac: Enables the company to gather proprietary customer information and sales details, ultimately providing the results used to calculate the bonus for the sales force |
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QuickTrack: Allows AT&T vendors to detail their customer contacts and track their sales; approximately 20 thousand highly detailed records are input each month |
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Achievements have been recognized as industry leading products |
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AT&T - Sr. Communications Specialist (Project Manager): Technical Manager |
8/2003 - 1/2006 |
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Certified Systems and Security Administrator for all applications and profiles for 200 employee call center |
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Managed all projects relating to technology; including ordering, installation, upgrades, maintenance, lease roll over, and disposal |
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Other responsibilities included: 24x7 support, testing, training, troubleshooting and Emergency Site Coordination |
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AT&T - Office Sales & Support Manager |
7/2002 - 8/2003 |
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Designed and lead sales training seminars to help service representatives identify customer needs, make product recommendations, increase sales, and identify and overcome objections |
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Provided process support to improve legal and regulatory compliance and efficiencies |
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AT&T - Coach/Sales Manager |
7/2000 - 7/2002 |
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Lead team of 20 |
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Coached to ensure individual and team success |
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Team achieved and maintained top status within Kalamazoo throughout 2001 |
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AT&T - Corporate Trainer/Lead Facilitator |
4/2000 - 7/2000 |
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Certified Lead Facilitator |
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Trained new employees: systems, sales techniques, service requirements, and basic laws regarding telecommunications within a five-state region |
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AT&T - Customer Service/Sales Representative |
9/1997 - 4/2000 |
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Consistently achieved +100% sales and efficiency targets |
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