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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Personal Attributes
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SANTOSH KANDEL

Sydney,Australia

Summary

A dynamic, passionate and AZ- 900 certified Helpdesk support analyst experienced in monitoring, maintaining, and providing technical assistance to the end users and business. Occupied with the skills of Operating system, hardware and software troubleshooting, cloud computing, remote desktop support, mobile device management and Networking Fundamentals. Recognized for clear verbal and written communication skills and problem-solving abilities with high customer satisfaction rate. Currently looking for a new challenge where I can apply my experience positively and professionally to make a meaningful impact to the users and organizations.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Helpdesk Support Analyst

The Squire’s Landing
Sydney, Australia
09.2023 - 02.2024
  • Provide technical assistance (Wi-Fi connection issues, printer issues, Computer slow issue, Deletion of important files issues) to the users and client via E-mail, Telephone, remote support tools and onsite
  • Update software, restoring system settings, addressing blue screen errors, cleaning up disk space, and booting from a USB, CD/DVD, and network drive
  • Installing and configuring operating system, manage and maintain WDS, applying updates and patches, securing the security of the system, managing user account and permission, and implementing backup and recovery solutions
  • Create and manage users and group in ADDS, grant NTFS permission, apply group policy, reset password, giving them permission to their personal and company data by ensuring the security policies
  • Onboarding and offboarding staff, applying MFA to the users, helping them to reset their password manually or self, add custom domain, migrating on premisses data to cloud and applying identity protection features to enhance the security of an organization through Microsoft Entra ID
  • Handle and troubleshoot Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook user mailboxes, including setting up new profiles, backing up emails, restoring deleted messages, and configuring features like email signatures and auto-replies
  • Resolving issues related to SharePoint sites, document libraries, permissions, and workflows
  • Addressing OneDrive synchronization issues, file access problems, and storage quotas
  • Assisting clients in enrolling the device in Intune for management, troubleshooting device registration issues and help them to install, update and troubleshoot applications
  • Managing and prioritizing the tickets as quickly as possible based on incident, urgency, impact, and the consequences, if technical issues exceed or unresolved, escalate to the senior stakeholders
  • Troubleshoot printer issues such as connectivity problems, print quality issues, paper jams, toner change and driver issues
  • Managed and troubleshoot networking issues including internet connectivity problems, LAN/WAN connectivity issues, Wi-Fi connectivity problems, slow network performance, VPN connection problems, DNS issues, IP addressing problems, firewall configuration, and network hardware failures
  • Manage and create virtual PC and virtual server through VMware workstation and connect PC to a domain
  • Setup desktop computer, including hardware and software installation, network configuration and security parameters.

Customer Service/Team Leader

The Squire’s Landing
Sydney, Australia
01.2020 - Current
  • Excellent communication with customers, ensuring satisfaction and resolving issues effectively
  • Skilled in recommending new products and offers to customers to drive sales and enhance customer experience
  • Remain calm and compose with full attention when dealing with frustrated customer
  • Handling emails and calls to make a reservation for a customer and manage the event for the large volume of bookings
  • Greeting the customers, treating them with respect by always maintaining the professionalism
  • Takes responsibility for the team's performance, ensuring objectives are met and deadlines are achieved.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology -

Kings Own Institute, KOI

Skills

  • Operating System: Windows 10/11, windows server 2019/2022
  • Windows Troubleshooting: Windows update/upgrade, System restore, BSOD, Disk clean up, booting USB
  • Windows Server: DHCP, ADDS, DNS, WDS, Group policy, software deployment, Print server
  • Microsoft Entra ID: Single Sign-on (SSO), Onboarding and offboarding, Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), Application management, Identity protection, Password reset
  • Office 365: Microsoft Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, One drive
  • Intune: Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM)
  • Basic Networking: Switches, Routers, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, LANs, WANs, Cables, Vlans, Patch Panel
  • Ticketing System: Fresh Desk
  • Virtualization: VMware workstation, Hyper-V
  • Backup and Restore: RAID, Veeam
  • Printer and Hardware: Update drivers, Toner change
  • Remote Support Tools: Microsoft Remote desktop connection (RDP), Team Viewer, AnyDesk
  • Windows rollout and Imaging: WDS

Certification

  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), 3F1C49996D85981, Certified
  • ITIL V4 Foundation: LinkedIn learning, Certified
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Ongoing

Personal Attributes

  • Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication with non-technical users.
  • Customer Service: Patience and empathy in addressing user quires.
  • Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting abilities for efficient issue resolution.
  • Time Management: Efficient task prioritization for timely support.
  • Teamwork: Collaboration with peers for problem escalation and knowledge sharing.
  • Attention to Detail: Accurate documentation for effective troubleshooting.

References

References are provided upon request.

Timeline

Helpdesk Support Analyst

The Squire’s Landing
09.2023 - 02.2024

Customer Service/Team Leader

The Squire’s Landing
01.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Information Technology -

Kings Own Institute, KOI
SANTOSH KANDEL