Resume for Ben Younkins


Benjamin Adam Younkins     318 Mueller Ave, # 3
    benyounkins@yahoo.com     Pittsburgh, PA 15205
    http://www.oocities.org/benyounkins     (724) 664 - 4005

Education
Bachelor of Science ~ Computer Science
  Minor ~ Business Managment
May 2001
Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, WV
      Full Academic Scholarship       3.475 GPA
   
Experience Helpdesk Technician
06/04 - 08/04 Mellon Financial Group Pittsburgh, PA
  -Administrating accounts in Active Directory, Exchange, and mainframe
  -Nationwide phone and remote control support for end users

Deskside Support Specialist - 2nd Level
01/04 - 06/04 GlaxoSmithKline / Xerox Global Services Pittsburgh, PA
  -Upgrading users from Windows NT to XP while supporting both OS's
  -Maintaining iPaqs, Palms, & Blackberry devices in Lotus Notes environment

Helpdesk Technician
05/03 - 01/04 Medrad, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA
  -Active Directory administration, some MS Exchange and SAP
  -Computer images built and rolled out, printers maintained
  -Install & some support: ClearQuest, SAP, ProductCenter, Business Engine
  -90%+ satisfaction rating on follow-up surveys
  -Responsible for tape backup and transactions with off-site storage

Contractor, various short assignments
11/02 - 5/03 Manpower and Associates Pittsburgh, PA

QA Tester for Windows XP Migration
8/02 - 9/02 Mellon Financial Group Pittsburgh, PA
  -Break/fail tested legacy software in XP environment
  -Submitted software with installation specifications to InstallShield
  -Participated in MSI pushes over SMS and Active Directory


Helpdesk Technician
4/02 - 7/02 FedEx Ground World HQ Coraopolis, PA
  -Imaged, configured and installed over 200 computers in one month
  -Received contract extension due to exemplary work

Helpdesk Technician (Internship)
9/99 - 5/00 NASA Nat'l Technology Transfer Center Wheeling, WV
   
Helpdesk Skills Skill Sets
  Windows NT/2000/XP, Microsoft Office & Outlook, Active Directory, Visio, Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer, Netscape, SAP, some Linux
Environments Supported
  Small (~100 employees) & Large (5000+); Govt. & Corporate;
Support: face-to-face, via telephone, & remote computer control
   
Development Skills Programming Languages
  C/C++, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, OpenGL, ASP, SQL
Production Applications
  Adobe Photoshop, Borland C++, Macromedia Dreamweaver
   



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