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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

Joshua Light

ACT
Bristol,Va
24
years of professional experience

Dynamic and motivated professional seeking to launch a career in IT or land surveying, leveraging a strong foundation in independent IT work and application development. Successfully created two fully functional Windows applications and currently developing a personal website featuring downloadable web applications, showcasing coding expertise and systems design capabilities. Career aspirations include designing tailored applications to meet organizational needs, building and maintaining Cisco networks, and contributing to advancements in missile defense and AI technologies. Certified in CompTIA Security+ with ongoing pursuit of CCNA and other Cisco certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.

Work History

Fraud Analyst

3 Years 2 Months
ACT | 06.2023 - Current
  • Filed fraud claims, unblock credit cards, verify transactions, file credit card transaction disputes.
  • switched to other client educate on student loans
  • Reason for leaving: Still employed.

Roadside dispatcher

2 Years 4 Months
Agero Roadside Assistance | 01.2021 - 05.2023
  • Secure tow and roadside service for motorists.
  • Reason for leaving: Dispute over schedule

customer service rep/retentions specialist

5 Months
Teleperformance USA | 05.2020 - 10.2020
  • Served customers leaving Sprint/TMobile client. Worked to save customers.
  • Reason for leaving: Quit, personal reasons.

customer service rep

2 Years 8 Months
Sykes Enterprises | 01.2017 - 09.2019
  • Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Floor support
  • Reason For Leaving: Branch shut down

Interviewer

3 Years
Issues & Answers Network | 01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Conducted market research surveys via phone
  • Reason For Leaving: found other job

Total station Operator

3 Years 4 Months
Prime Line Surveying | 02.2013 - 06.2016
  • Ran total station instrument for private business
  • Reason For Leaving: Company shut down

survey field Crew Chief, total station operator, rodman

10 Years 5 Months
LBL & Associates | 06.2002 - 11.2012
  • Ran survey field crews
  • Ran total stations
  • Cleared brush from right of ways
  • Set tripods
  • Ran GPS
  • Worked pipelines
  • Gas wells
  • Coal
  • Boundary
  • Cell Towers
  • Reason For Leaving: Shut down of company

Education

Bachelors Degree - Information technology and business administration

Old Dominion University | Norfolk, Va | 12-2014
Graduated 2014.

Associates Degree - General studies

Southwest Virginia Community College | Richlands, Va | 05-2002
Graduated 2002.

High School Diploma

Richlands High School | Richlands, Va | 01-1998

Skills

CompTIA Security+ certified
Two semesters of Cisco networking with working knowledge of VLANS
configuring switches and routers
and subnetting
Proficient in Visual Basic and C#
Type around 80 words per minute
Ten plus years experience in field crew land surveying including use of total stations
leveling devices
GPS.
Can use Word
Excel
Access
and Power Point
Understand and am able to use SQL
System analysis and design
multiple years of experience in customer service
Designed multiple functional apps in Microsoft Visual environment

Timeline

Fraud Analyst

ACT
06.2023 - CurrentRead More

Roadside dispatcher

Agero Roadside Assistance
01.2021 - 05.2023Read More

customer service rep/retentions specialist

Teleperformance USA
05.2020 - 10.2020Read More

customer service rep

Sykes Enterprises
01.2017 - 09.2019Read More

Interviewer

Issues & Answers Network
01.2014 - 01.2017Read More

Total station Operator

Prime Line Surveying
02.2013 - 06.2016Read More

survey field Crew Chief, total station operator, rodman

LBL & Associates
06.2002 - 11.2012Read More

Richlands High School

High School Diploma
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Southwest Virginia Community College

Associates Degree from General studies
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Old Dominion University

Bachelors Degree from Information technology and business administration
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Joshua Light