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Jeffery Jones

Allen,Texas

Summary

Customer Relationship Management professional with 25 plus years of extensive experience with large corporations in the telecom and data network industry. Proven track record for reducing response time and problem resolution which improves profitability for the company and the customer while keeping the highest level of customer service and satisfaction. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Product Manager

NEC America
04.2013 - 09.2024
  • Collaborated extensively with cross-functional teams to drive seamless integration efforts for end-to-end system optimization.
  • Ensured timely delivery of products by proactively identifying risks and mitigating potential roadblocks in the development process.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering growth in their technical knowledge and project management skills.
  • Delivered high-quality technical documentation to support sales, training, and client implementations.
  • Fostered strong relationships with external partners, resulting in fruitful collaborations on joint projects.
  • Boosted product reliability with rigorous QA testing protocols, ensuring seamless user experience.
  • Engaged with customer support team to identify common user issues, prioritizing fixes in product updates.
  • Facilitated cross-functional team meetings to keep projects on track, addressing and mitigating potential roadblocks swiftly.
  • Optimized software performance with rigorous testing protocols and iterative design modifications.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.

Sr. Systems Engineer

NEC, Corporation of America
04.2009 - 04.2013
  • Primarily responsible for providing 24/7/365 technical support, problem resolution and customer service for issues, problems, and/or concerns that are escalated for immediate resolution (phone, email, chat)
  • Provide technical support and training to Associates' technical staff
  • Simulate and evaluate equipment/software malfunctions, and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Simulate technical environment using test / lab equipment
  • Create training material and present training for NEC PBX and Voicemail systems
  • Review related technical documentation
  • Engineering Support for Pre-sales and RFP staff
  • Perform site visits to provide technical support on system installation and conduct investigative actions on product issues
  • Provide senior-level technical support for escalations and problem solving
  • Assist Manager in daily tasks and issues.

Manager, Customer Relations and Technical Support Operations

NEC, Corporation of America
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Primary function was to handle any and all (technical support and product operation) escalations between the Engineering team, reseller and customer
  • Helped create and maintain a very positive relationship between company, reseller and customer by being the liaison communication POC
  • Directed interaction with customers or resellers via face-to-face, phone calls, email and other online services
  • Helped manage the operations that affected the daily activities of interaction between the reseller, customer and engineering staff
  • (including billing, maintenance, planning, marketing and development)
  • Interacted with external network support for the reseller channel as it relates to front and back office activities.

Manager, Field Service and Support Engineer

NEC, Corporation of America
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Primarily responsible for the managing and overseeing the technical support and operations staff in making sure that the highest level of technical knowledge and customer service is provided to the reseller/associate technicians
  • Managed team of 8 Field Support Engineers
  • Extremely familiar with a variety of the technical field concepts, practices and procedures
  • Was relied upon for extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
  • Identified issues and appropriate courses of action
  • Performed research and oversaw implementation of new technologies
  • Managed external client escalations to ensure appropriate resolution
  • Created Internal Technical Support Policy and Procedure official hand-book
  • Conducted employee performance review and coaching for staff.

Supervisor, Field Service Engineers

01.2000 - 01.2006

Sr. Product Development Engineer

01.1996 - 01.2000

Field Service Engineer

01.1990 - 01.1996

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Engineering

National Education Center
Dallas, TX

Skills

    Root Cause Analysis

    Cloud services

    Process Documentation

    Project Management

    Troubleshooting

    Hardware Configuration

    Standard Operating Procedures

    Windows Server Administration

Timeline

Technical Product Manager

NEC America
04.2013 - 09.2024

Sr. Systems Engineer

NEC, Corporation of America
04.2009 - 04.2013

Manager, Customer Relations and Technical Support Operations

NEC, Corporation of America
01.2007 - 01.2009

Manager, Field Service and Support Engineer

NEC, Corporation of America
01.2006 - 01.2007

Supervisor, Field Service Engineers

01.2000 - 01.2006

Sr. Product Development Engineer

01.1996 - 01.2000

Field Service Engineer

01.1990 - 01.1996

Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Engineering

National Education Center
Jeffery Jones