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William Jackson III

Covington,GA

Summary

Over 15 years of experience working in Information Technology on Windows and Mac OS platforms. Ability to communicate issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner. Work well independently or in a team environment with excellent communication skills and professionalism. Experienced in providing comprehensive technical support to end users and resolving complex technical issues.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Support Engineer

Park Place Technologies
Atlanta, GA
02.2018 - Current
  • Provide Windows and MacOS remote support globally across multiple Georgia Pacific production facilities.
  • Create, update, manage, and resolve support tickets through ServiceNow.
  • Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and provide solutions to resolve customer issues.
  • Meet with team personnel to share details of discovered issues and recurrent customer complaints.
  • Provided technical support to customers by troubleshooting and resolving hardware and software issues.
  • Install, troubleshoot and configure local and network printers, set up print queue on print server.
  • Provide support using Active Directory, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, SCCM, and ConnectWise.
  • Support Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive, and Adobe Acrobat Creative Cloud.
  • Provide iOS and handheld scanner device support.
  • Server support, VSphere, DHCP console.

Deskside Support Specialist

Koch Business Solutions
Atlanta, GA
08.2006 - 02.2018
  • Provided Windows and Mac OS support globally across all Koch companies.
  • Created, updated, managed, and resolved support tickets using ServiceNow.
  • Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and provide solutions to resolve customer issues.
  • Active Directory administration.
  • Complete setup and support of Mac OS X Server.
  • Installed and supported physical components of hardware, worked with vendor support.
  • Provided support for Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office 365, AWS Cloud computing.
  • Provided end-user training and support through hands-on, verbal and documentation.
  • Mobile Device support, iOS and Android devices.
  • Pushed security patches and software updates to Mac computers as a Bigfix Administrator.

Production Color Artist - Mac Technician

Quadras Inc
Doraville, GA
05.2004 - 04.2006
  • Provided Color graphic production services for high-tech fast-paced environment.
  • Adjusted supplied artwork to desired color space and necessary size and layout based on customer needs and specifications.
  • Responsible for manipulation and output of vector and raster graphic files to align with customer specifications while compensating for print process limitations.
  • Provided Mac software and hardware support.
  • Partnered with Art Department staff, Account Coordinators and Sales staff to produce and edit catalogs and production corrections.

Mac Technician - Pre-press Manager

The Atlanta Journal-constitution
Atlanta, GA
04.1986 - 02.2004
  • Created Layout advertisements for various Companies, Real Estate ads and news editorials pages.
  • Assisted with proofreading tasks as needed; identified typographical errors before they went into production.
  • Analyzed and troubleshooted Mac problems to provide quick resolutions. Provided tech support for other Mac operators.
  • Scanned images and 35mm slides using high-end Drumscanner, Scitex Smartscanner and Flatbed scanner into Photoshop for image editing and color corrections.

Education

Associate of Arts - Visual Communication

The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
03.1986

Skills

  • Ticket Management
  • Customer Service
  • System Troubleshooting
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Mac OS
  • Window 10/11
  • iOS
  • Active Directory
  • SCCM
  • Global Protect
  • TCP/IP
  • VPN
  • Zscaler
  • Server
  • VShere
  • VMware
  • Parallels
  • Bigfix Administrator
  • Technical Advisory

Certification

  • Jamf Certified Associate - Jamf Pro
  • Apple Certified Associate Mac Integration

Timeline

Technical Support Engineer

Park Place Technologies
02.2018 - Current

Deskside Support Specialist

Koch Business Solutions
08.2006 - 02.2018

Production Color Artist - Mac Technician

Quadras Inc
05.2004 - 04.2006

Mac Technician - Pre-press Manager

The Atlanta Journal-constitution
04.1986 - 02.2004

Associate of Arts - Visual Communication

The Art Institute of Atlanta
William Jackson III