Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Tech of Nevada
Languages
Timeline
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Bennie Smith

Emeryville,CA

Summary

Seasoned tech expert with a proven track record at Asurion and UBreakiFix, excelling in customer service and tech support. Mastered multitasking and organization, leading to high customer retention and efficient service routing. Demonstrated leadership by managing and training teams, significantly improving operational efficiency. Skilled in soldering and tech teaching, ensuring top-notch service delivery.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Remote Pro Technician

Asurion
01.2024 - Current
  • Tended to machines, troubleshot malfunctions and completed basic repairs to keep equipment fully functional and well-maintained.
  • Inspected, evaluated and calibrated electrical and mechanical systems and components.
  • Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
  • Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
  • Preformed repairs on devices such as iPhone and android while in store, as well as serviced clients via remote tech support.

Technician

CPR Cell Phone Repair
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • Inspected, evaluated and calibrated electrical and mechanical systems and components.
  • Tended to machines, troubleshot malfunctions and completed basic repairs to keep equipment fully functional and well-maintained.
  • Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
  • Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.

Mobile Repair Technician

UBreakiFix
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Inspected devices for signs of intentional or accidental damage to determine warranty eligibility.
  • Applied external accessories such as screen protectors, skins and more.
  • Streamlined parts ordering procedures, resulting in a more organized workflow and reduced downtime due to out-of-stock components.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall service quality, resulting in higher customer retention rates.
  • · I was provided a daily route and repair times in an 8-hour shift, but I had to decide what was the most efficient route to take to each job to ensure customer satisfaction and maintain perfect repair times.

Lead Technician

Assurant
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Managed team performance by training, mentoring, disciplining, and motivating employees.
  • Planned, scheduled, and delegated daily work to team of employees.
  • Implemented, configured, and optimized safety standards.
  • Improved equipment efficiency by conducting regular maintenance and implementing upgrades.
  • · Performed maintenance tasks on PCs, networks, and mobile devices.
  • · Organize inventory and complete weekly inventory counts for over a thousand plus parts in the store.
  • Provide directions to a team of 3 on new phones, niche devices, and cloud-based storage

Store Manager

UBreakiFix
06.2017 - 09.2021
  • Managed daily operations to ensure smooth functioning of the store, maintaining a clean, safe environment for customers and employees.
  • Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
  • Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
  • Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
  • · Oversee the operation of the store, which includes managing monthly profits, set expectations for a team of 8, which included setting schedules, and tech training.

· Managed hundreds of difficult repairs, which required detailed senior tech repair skills.

· Ordered all parts for the store and managed an inventory of over 4000 parts.

· Set store budget and projected monthly profit based on potential repair volume and team growth.

· Firsthand experience debugging production software.

· Complete understanding of the store network (hardware and software), PC architecture wireless communication, router, ad third-party cellular devices

Education

No Degree - English

Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CA
08-2015

High School Diploma -

Emery High School
Emeryville, CA
06-2012

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Works Well Under Pressure
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Soldering
  • Help desk
  • Tech support
  • Tech teaching
  • Service routing
  • Delivery
  • Leadership
  • Exel

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 8 staff members.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Controlled a 2 lot operation by leading a team of 3 technicians to set up, operating and complete the production of new tech location at T-Mobile.

Certification

  • NV Driver's License

Tech of Nevada

I Received an award from Ubreakifx for tech of Nevada by demonstrating first class customer service and repair skills within a 12 month work period.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Remote Pro Technician

Asurion
01.2024 - Current

Technician

CPR Cell Phone Repair
07.2023 - 12.2023

Mobile Repair Technician

UBreakiFix
09.2022 - 06.2023

Lead Technician

Assurant
09.2021 - 09.2022

Store Manager

UBreakiFix
06.2017 - 09.2021

No Degree - English

Berkeley City College

High School Diploma -

Emery High School
Bennie Smith