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Kevin Highfill

San Jose,Ca.

Summary

Over 25 years of experience in the field, a highly skilled and accomplished Technical Support Professional. Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional technical support across various IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, and software applications. Expertise in efficiently managing helpdesk tickets, troubleshooting issues, handling client backups, and supporting technical projects such as Active Directory cleanups and ServiceNow improvements. Dedicated to delivering top-notch support and ensuring the smooth operation of IT systems for optimal productivity.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Security Analyst

Exact Sciences
11.2019 - 06.2022
  • Responded to incoming tickets in Service Now by addressing and resolving issues raised, ensuring efficient ticket resolution and customer satisfaction
  • Supported security policies by implementing and monitoring security measures, enhancing overall network and system security to minimalize vulnerabilities
  • Created and reviewed VSRs to determine the security worthiness of potential vendors
  • Recognized for improving the of the VSR requests using OneTrust after taking on vendor security reviews
  • Partnered to implement VSRs using NIST template to define requirements
  • Collaborated on the migration to the Genomic Health Okta platform after the acquisition by Exact Sciences required the combination of two Okta instances into one

IT Security Analyst

Genomic Health
01.2019 - 11.2019
  • Responsible for supporting security policies and activities for networks, systems and applications, including vulnerabilities
  • Created and reviewed VSRs to determine the security worthiness of potential vendors
  • Followed up on the penetration testing conducted by an outside vendor engaged in assessing security vulnerabilities by creating tickets in ServiceNow based on the recommendations of the vendor
  • Tickets were assigned to the appropriate departments, and I followed up to ensure they were completed

SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST

Genomic Health
02.2014 - 12.2018
  • Managed the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, telephones, and software applications
  • Ensured the helpdesk calls were quickly tended to and remediated within the first call, worked on ServiceNow Tickets, performed client backups, and assisted with the quarterly and year-end SOX reviews of user accounts
  • Analyzed complex trends, developed reports, supported communication of issues to the business, and processed the issues throughout the problem recovery workflow
  • Led a myriad of technical projects, including Active Directory cleanups, improved the ServiceNow hardware database and knowledge base, wrote numerous support desk processes, and traveled to regional sales meetings to assist with updating equipment provisioning

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST II

Genomic Health
02.2011 - 01.2014
  • Followed standard help desk operating procedures, logged all customer information using case-tracking software, managed customer support requests, and escalated when necessary to ensure clients' problems were handled as expeditiously as possible
  • Participated in an on-call rotation and managed outages, which included notifications to the company and coordinating with additional staff to resolve the outage
  • Supported all IT products and services, including answering questions from clients, troubleshooting problems, teaching or instructing customers regarding software or hardware functionality, and communicating policy
  • Successfully streamlined the onboarding experience via account creations and access requests, including equipment coordination and provisioning as new hires were brought into the organization

TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

Target CW
10.2010 - 01.2011
  • Provided desktop and phone support for Genomic Health and assisted with the move of the information technology department to a new building

TECHNICAL COSULTANT

TAOS MOUNTAIN
06.2004 - 10.2010

§ Provided desktop support for clients of Taos Mountain, Brocade Communications, and Applied Materials.

§ Updated Dell laptop and desktop imaging, including current software and patches.

Education

High School Diploma -

Mountain View High School
Mountain View, CA
06-1983

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Technical Support
  • System Migrations
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Microsoft Operating Systems
  • MS Office Suite
  • Crowdstrike
  • Druva
  • Mimecast
  • Allgress
  • OneTrust
  • Risk assessment
  • Security protocols
  • Cybersecurity frameworks
  • Risk management

Certification

  • OKTA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL, 12/21
  • HDI HELP DESK ANALYST, 07/15
  • MICROSOFT MCSA WINDOWS 2000, 05/04
  • COMPTIA A+, 05/98

Career Note

06/22, 02/25, Continued to apply for remote only positions in Cyber Security and IAM Management due to the need to be around my wife, who has been dealing with a number of medical issues. Also using Linkedin Learning to study for the CompTIA Security Plus exam.

Timeline

IT Security Analyst

Exact Sciences
11.2019 - 06.2022

IT Security Analyst

Genomic Health
01.2019 - 11.2019

SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST

Genomic Health
02.2014 - 12.2018

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST II

Genomic Health
02.2011 - 01.2014

TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

Target CW
10.2010 - 01.2011

TECHNICAL COSULTANT

TAOS MOUNTAIN
06.2004 - 10.2010

High School Diploma -

Mountain View High School
Kevin Highfill