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Daniel O'Connell

Summary

Leader with a proven track record at ADF, Inc, adept at managing teams and seamlessly integrating ecommerce sites. Excelled in mediating between technical and non-technical stakeholders, showcasing a commitment to customer service and project completion. Skilled in crisis management, enhancing operational efficiency and team performance.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Master

Grandmaster Ma's Traditional Martial Arts
09.2007 - Current

I have been practicing at this school for 24 years and am not the primary teacher at it.

  • Work with parents and students to achieve the goals they want.
  • Foster a safe environment for people to learn self defense.
  • Test students to see if they deserve to be elevated to the next rank.
  • Resolve disputes in a productive way.
  • Understand from subtle clues what a student is feeling and address those feelings in a way that we all grow.

Manager of Onboarding

ADF, Inc
02.2018 - 04.2024

Coordinating Customer teams and in house teams to move ecommerce sites over to our environment smoothly.

  • managed the phone system (freepbx) that the company had set up.
  • I helped manage the team when we were in between support managers.
  • Conducted interviews with new hires to see if they were a good fit for the company.
  • Did deep dives on servers based on monitoring software to diagnose server issues.
  • Provided support to our team in any theater that needed extra hands from sales to infrastructure.
  • Helped host events for conferences notably running a VR room for our guests at the after party.

Installation Technician

24x7 Hospitality Technology
09.2015 - 02.2018

Worked in the call center and when a restaurant needed new equipment I would travel wherever they were and install it.

  • Maintained updated knowledge of all equipment, products, and services to properly educate customers.
  • Evaluated equipment to determine if it needed to be repaired or replaced.
  • Followed all company guidelines regarding safety procedures when out in field.
  • Traveled around the US booking flights and hotels to save the customer money.
  • Became the point of contact for escalations that occurred overnight so our management team could refocus.
  • Created training exercises for new hires and mentored them.

Non-Destructive Testing Technician

Alloyweld Inspection
12.2014 - 09.2015
  • Selected, calibrated, or operated equipment used in non-destructive testing of products or materials.
  • Conducted regular inspections of machinery to identify and remedy mechanical concerns.
  • Prepared reports on non-destructive testing results.
  • Used Magnetic Particle to detect surface defects and identify their cause and type.
  • Passed the test to be a level 2 technician.

Education

High School Diploma -

Geneva Community High School
Geneva, IL
06-2008

Skills

  • Managing teams
  • Monitoring multiple projects
  • Customer service
  • Mediating between technical and non-technical people
  • Willingness to work however long to finish a project
  • De-escalating angry customers or coworkers to focus on the issue at hand

Accomplishments

  • Eagle Scout
  • 6th Degree Black Belt.

Software

Cloudflare

MySQL

Memcache

Nginx

CentOS, Ubuntu, Manjaro linux distros

AWS

PHP

Magento

Wordpress

Varnish

RabbitMQ

FreePBX

Timeline

Manager of Onboarding

ADF, Inc
02.2018 - 04.2024

Installation Technician

24x7 Hospitality Technology
09.2015 - 02.2018

Non-Destructive Testing Technician

Alloyweld Inspection
12.2014 - 09.2015

Chief Master

Grandmaster Ma's Traditional Martial Arts
09.2007 - Current

High School Diploma -

Geneva Community High School
Daniel O'Connell