PROFILE
Experienced technical support specialist offering:
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Programming knowledge with emphasis in PHP & MySQL
- Ability to write support documentation
- Software & hardware QA experience
- Professional customer relations
- Years of customer support
- Extensive knowledge in Word and Excel.
EXPERIENCE
10/2004-Present QA & Web Programmer
Sprint-Nextel, contracting through Technisource/Intellimark, Lenexa, KS
Sprint Technology Integration Center division, Customer Equipment Certification
- Developed testing tool for QA of cell phone browsers (CBAT) using PHP & MySQL.
- Management of test cases in proprietary test case and bug tracking system (START).
- Assisted test engineers in test plan development and management for the START system.
- QA of cellular devices: applications, browsers, system selection
- Provisioning of test devices for hardware vendors within lab environment.
11/2000-03/2004 QA & Senior Technical Support
Safari Books Online / O'Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA
- Troubleshooting of Safari system problems with customer's computers and networks.
- Maintaince and configuration Safari QA machines (Linux and Windows).
- Extensive QA of Safari versions and subsequent releases.
- Writing and editing of Safari customer documentation (FAQ/Help) and internal knowledge base.
- Worked with product management team and Safari techs in a QA and technical role.
- On going development and QA of Safari using Test Track Pro.
- Assisted customers using Request Tracker web-based ticketing system.
- Gave customer demos and training, in person and using WebEx meeting tool.
- Training of new customer service reps and Safari technicians.
- Assistance of customers with billing, access, and browser/UI issues.
- Feedback to Safari product management from users resulting in system enhancements.
- Wrote of Perl scripts to assist in QA and group support.
- Safari database reporting using SQL.
12/1998-11/2000 Senior Book Tech
O'Reilly & Associates, Santa Rosa, CA
- Assisted readers in understanding questions about book content and examples.
- Troubleshooting of code with customers and authors.
- Communications with editors, authors, product managers, and customers.
- Educational presentations to O'Reilly customer service and marketing.
- QA of O'Reilly CD Bookshelves and Palm Pilot Ultimate Guide CD.
- QA and support of O'Reilly's shop cart.
- Tech review of Learning Perl, 3rd Edition.
- Development of online examples website.
- Use of MH (Mail Handler), Unix email interface.
- Creation and modification of Perl statistical tools for MH.
11/97-12/98 Research Librarian
Hewlett-Packard Co, contracting through Volt Services, Santa Rosa, CA
- Website creation & management.
- Creation of document delivery database.
- Book circulation, document delivery, cataloging and collation.
- Database research.
- Departmental computer assistance & training.
KNOWLEDGES/COURSES
- WinXP, WinNT, Mac
- Hardware Troubleshooting
- HTML & Web Page Design
- Linux, UNIX
- MS Word & Excel
- Networking
- PC Support & Integration
- Perl, PHP, C & C++
- Web Site Maintenance
- SQL, MySQL
EDUCATION
Associate Science Degree - Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA, 1996
Computer Specialist Certificate - Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA, 1996
Attendance of Perl courses with O'Reilly & Associates OpenSource Conferences
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
5/2002 - Present Ampedout.net- Stream jockey/contributor
2/2000 - 3/2004 Sonoma County Perl Mongers- Host, organizer, webmaster (http://sonoma.pm.org)
3/1999 - 3/2004 Northy Bay Linux Group- O'Reilly host and board member