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Vipasha Thakur

Remuera,AUK

Summary

Dedicated ICT professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Service Desk Team Leader

Digital Data Systems Ltd
06.2020 - Current
  • Managed enterprise team consisting of 6 team members.
  • Managed the processing of inbound calls to the Service Desk via phone, Self Service Portal and email to ensure timely, and effective resolution of end user incidents & requests with good customer experience.
  • Managed allocation of resources within team, provided guidance support and performance management to team members.
  • Monitored Service Desk operations and escalated tickets to ensure client’s problems are handled as expeditiously as possible.
  • Reviewed and maintained Service Desk knowledge base and support documentation to make sure is developed and maintained to a professional level at all times. Ensured knowledge sharing among team members
  • Assisted Customer Experience Manager in managing customer service and satisfaction and continuous service improvement
  • Trained, coached, and mentored Service Desk Engineers
  • Assisted with the implementation of effective standards, policies and processes to meet the changing needs of customers
  • Ensured our ITIL aligned processes and procedures are adhered to through lifecycle of ticket

Quality Assurance

  • Established metrics, applied industry best practices and developed new tools and processes.
  • Directed day-to-day quality assurance department activities, establishing rapport with team members to facilitate effective communication and coordination.
  • Performed internal audits to maintain operating procedure and regulatory standards compliance.
  • Wrote, reviewed and approved documents to preserve quality assurance

Service Desk Engineer

Digital Data Systems Ltd
08.2016 - 05.2020
  • Provided Support to Mercury Energy Enterprise customers with their day to day IT issues
  • Dealing with incoming calls in professional, courteous manner over phone and via email
  • Correctly logging incidents and service requests, categorizing and prioritizing them in line with team procedures
  • Shared knowledge and best practices with team colleagues

Desktop Support Engineer

Unisys New Zealand
11.2015 - 04.2016
  • Provided PC operating system support
  • Provided Vodafone staff with deskside support including software, hardware and networking, support for desktops and laptops
  • Installing and maintaining PCs and associated software, networks and peripherals
  • Managing incidents and problems, seeing them through to resolution using clients like I-remedy

Technical Support Associate

Dell International Services
05.2008 - 04.2014
  • Answering inbound calls from Dell customers and resolving their technical issues and usage queries for Dell Products, including hardware troubleshooting and remote software support
  • Managing service requests as soon as possible, as per Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Education

ITIL Certification -

ITIL V4
03.2023

Diploma in Information Technology Level 7 - Information Technology

NTEC Tertiary Group
Auckland, AUK
05.2016

ITIL Certification -

ITIL V3
2014

Master of Arts - English

Himachal Pradesh University
Shimla

Bachelor of Science - Science

RKMV College
Shimla

Skills

  • Customer Service Support
  • Collaborative Team Player
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Service desk team management
  • Leadership and team building
  • Team mentorship
  • Strong analytical, coordination, and interpersonal skills

Timeline

Service Desk Team Leader

Digital Data Systems Ltd
06.2020 - Current

Service Desk Engineer

Digital Data Systems Ltd
08.2016 - 05.2020

Desktop Support Engineer

Unisys New Zealand
11.2015 - 04.2016

Technical Support Associate

Dell International Services
05.2008 - 04.2014

ITIL Certification -

ITIL V4

Diploma in Information Technology Level 7 - Information Technology

NTEC Tertiary Group

ITIL Certification -

ITIL V3

Master of Arts - English

Himachal Pradesh University

Bachelor of Science - Science

RKMV College
Vipasha Thakur