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Work History
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Shaaban Ayoub

Arusha

Summary

Resourceful Technical Project and Support Personnel skilled in streamlining operations and maintaining schedules to ensure maximum customer satisfaction and business revenue. Expertise in coordinating diverse teams and resources to complete objectives. Critical thinker who addresses customer support issues quickly and who consistently exceeds performance standards. Organized and detail-oriented with proactive and hard-working nature. Level-headed and calm in stressful situation with well-developed people skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Technical Support Representative

Travelport Inc Tanzania Office
Arusha/Dar es Salaam
12.2010 - 06.2016

Trained new staff members on technical support procedures and protocols.

  • Created detailed documentation of customer interactions and resolution steps taken.
  • Assisted with the development of best practices for resolving customer inquiries quickly and efficiently.
  • Performed remote diagnostics to identify issues without requiring physical access to the device or equipment.
  • Conducted software testing to ensure compatibility with existing systems.
  • Collaborated with other departments to resolve escalated customer complaints.
  • Implemented preventative measures to minimize future technical incidents.
  • Provided support for enterprise-level applications used across multiple locations.
  • Managed inventory of spare parts, tools, test equipment., necessary for successful repairs.
  • Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
  • Maintained composure and patience in face of difficult customer situations, applying de-escalation techniques and positive customer support.
  • Conducted workflow analysis, space design or cost comparison analysis.
  • Referred major hardware or software problems or defective products to vendors or technicians for service.
  • Performed variety of clerical and administrative duties pertaining to on-site support.
  • Evaluated user feedback to identify trends in recurring issues.
  • Build and maintain successful relationships with service providers, dealers, and consumers
  • Train new employees and explain protocols clearly and efficiently
  • Assist management with scheduling, service protocol improvements, and quality assurance
  • Achieve consistent #1 or #2 rankings in monthly metrics, including call duration, number of calls per day, and customer satisfaction ratings
  • Displayed courtesy and strong interpersonal skills with all customer interactions
  • Processed inbound and outbound technical support calls at a 20% faster rate than team average
  • Researched issues on various computer systems and databases to resolve complaints, answer inquiries, and outline solutions
  • Referred difficult issues to upper management while maintaining positive rapport with customer.
  • Developed knowledge base articles for common technical support issues.
  • Diagnosed hardware and software faults and implemented appropriate solutions.
  • Resolved complex system-related problems by utilizing advanced diagnostic techniques.
  • Identified areas of improvement in existing systems and processes.
  • Investigated customer service issues and provided timely resolutions.
  • Monitored incoming requests and prioritized tasks based on urgency.
  • Provided technical support and troubleshooting assistance to customers via phone, email, and chat.

Systems / Network Administrator / Trainer

Abercrombie & Kent Tanzania Office
Arusha
11.2008 - 08.2010
  • Maintain the Group long and short-term action plan
  • Updating the Database with all the Clients and Suppliers Information
  • Liaising with Upper management on maintaining contracts with clients and suppliers
  • Maintaining and Tracking Database modifications (liaising with Group Office - abroad and other company offices Worldwide)
  • Conduct training to new and existing Staffs and for new functionalities in the systems
  • Support Operations, Marketing and Finance departments on the day to day duties as on their action plans.
  • Collaborated with internal business partners to create industry-specific course content.
  • Supervised classroom during training delivery to determine if staff followed classroom guidelines and fulfilled necessary requirements of course objectives.
  • Conducted training classes for employees on features and operation of products, client tools and processes.
  • Trained newly hired top talent to fill key positions and maximize productivity.
  • Configured and maintained routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks and other network devices.
  • Performed data backup operations on a regular basis to ensure the security of critical information.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Atlantic International University
01.2014

Skills

  • Proficient troubleshooter
  • Exceptional phone etiquette
  • Patient and diligent
  • Quality focused
  • Organized
  • Proactive
  • Mediation capability
  • Strong client relations
  • Vast technical knowledge
  • Diverse PC knowledge
  • Accomplished with mobile devices
  • LAN expertise
  • Extensive knowledge of Windows Servers and Windows OS
  • Experience with Virtualization, Windows administration, MS-SQL
  • Training Program Management

Certification

  • August 2013, Basic Air Sales Certificate, Travelport Inc
  • June 2013, Web Development and Database Designs, New Horizons Learning Centre
  • January 2013, Customer Service Professional Certificate, Noesis Strategic Institute
  • July 2012, Helpdesk Support Training, Lusaka, Zambia
  • July 2011, Customer Support Training, Nairobi Kenya.
  • 2010 CCNA Cisco Certified Network Administrator
  • 2008 MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

References

  • Dr. Kamugisha Kazaura, Director, Infrastructure, African Union, P.O. Box 1096, Arusha, +255769 775 873
  • Emmanuel Kinabo, LLM, Senior Counsel, F. S. Kinabo and Company Advocates, P.O. Box 825, Arusha, +255 754 607 459
  • Abubakar Shariff, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Accounts, P.O. Box 2798, Arusha, +255 653 111 411

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Technical Support Representative

Travelport Inc Tanzania Office
12.2010 - 06.2016

Systems / Network Administrator / Trainer

Abercrombie & Kent Tanzania Office
11.2008 - 08.2010

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Atlantic International University
Shaaban Ayoub