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Education
Skills
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Training Attended
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SHIMNA K.V.

SHIMNA K.V.

DUBAI

Summary

A technocrat offering nearly 14 Years of experience in all aspects of IT Infrastructure Management Service with experience and dedication in enhancing employee satisfaction and business success. Diplomatic and friendly with proven commitment to employee training. Hardworking team player bringing necessary experience and knowledge to tackle any operational demand.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Servicedesk Team Lead & ITSM Lead

EMAAR
09.2013 - 11.2023
    • Log incidents and requests using appropriate CTI categories
    • Resolve all logged incidents and requests, escalate unresolved cases to other service desk resources or the appropriate service resources
    • Build and maintain strong customer relationships as a single point of contact, understand issues, communicate progress promptly, and ensure on-time resolution or escalation
    • A strong understanding of ITIL framework and best practices including Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management and Service Level Management
    • Provide first-level support in Connect Now and FileNet applications
    • Offer after-hours and on-call support when necessary
    • Manage and maintain Oracle ERP Support, Oracle Discoverer Report, and Oracle User ID Creation
    • Administer file servers and control file and folder access
    • Perform mailbox migration from Exchange Server to Cloud
    • Identify and resolve incidents and requests related to application software or hardware use
    • Follow up with other support staff to ensure incident resolution, request filing, and complete customer communication.

IT Support Analyst

DULSCO
08.2012 - 02.2013
  • Logged all service desk calls and email requests into the Problem Reporting System
  • Updated problem profiles as needed
  • Led troubleshooting and configuration for hardware and software issues on Laptops, Macs, and iPads
  • Quality Assurance
  • Installed software while managing formats simultaneously.
  • Assisted faculty and students with tasks such as printing from iPads, configuring new iPads, and addressing hardware and software issues with the support of hardware and software teams
  • Achieved a 90% First Call Resolution rate by analyzing and resolving problems.
  • Managed backup and restoration processes for Laptops,Macs, and iPads
  • Communicated with users regarding global problems,scheduled downtime,or any events affecting the computing environment
  • Analyzed and fixed root causes,tested solutions,and implemented measures to reduce help desk calls
  • Escaped major issues to the next level and followed up with the relevant technicians to ensure timely resolution

IT Support Engineer

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
01.2006 - 07.2007
  • Led troubleshooting efforts for hardware and software issues on Desktops, Laptops, Printers, and Scanners
  • Issues related to Microsoft Outlook, Internet, VPN Connectivity, and Internal Applications
  • Successfully resolved issues in the web-based application HMIS
  • Provided guidance and mentoring to new team members in desktop support and application support
  • Managed Email and Chat Support services
  • Prepared various reports as needed based on specific requirements.

Education

Graduate in Computer Engineering -

NTTF
BANGALORE
01.2005

Skills

  • Infrastructure Support & Services
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Employee Evaluation
  • Complaint Resolution
  • Quality Control
  • Team Supervision
  • Coaching
  • Quality Improvement
  • Work Planning
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Technical Support
  • Mentoring
  • Shift Scheduling
  • SOP Adherence
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Issue Resolution
  • Onboarding and Orientation
  • Leading Team Meetings
  • Service Level Agreements
  • Migration
  • Incident Management
  • Change Management
  • ITIL proficiency
  • Team management
  • Leadership skills
  • Problem solving
  • Soft Skills
  • Time Management
  • Change Agent
  • Team Player
  • Analytical
  • Collaborator
  • Communicator
  • Planner
  • Attention to Detail

Career Growth

  • ServiceDesk Engineer
  • Senior Service Desk Engineer
  • ServiceDesk Team Lead & Project consultant/Incident Manager

Training Attended

Articulation Skills Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Voice Accent Neutralization Informatica MQ Basics ,Software Testing

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)

Personal Information

  • Visa Status: Employment VISA
  • Dependents: 2
  • Marital Status: MARRIED
  • Date of Birth: 02/08/85
  • Nationality: INDIAN
  • Driving License:INDIA & UAE

Projects

Project Title: EMAAR-IT Client: EMAAR PROPERTIES , DUBAI , UAE

Under the payroll of Intertec Systems LLC , GBM & Wipro Technologies , Dubai, UAE


Period:

Intertec Systems LLC: Sept 2020 - Nov.2023

GBM : Sep 2018 - Sept 2020

WIPRO Technologies:Aug 2013- Aug 2018


Career Growth : Service Desk Team lead & ITSM lead,ServiceDesk Engineer, Senior Service Desk

Technologies Used: Ticketing tools like Assyst (AssystNet & Assyst Web portal) and ServiceNow & ServiceDesk, web portals.

Role: Problem Analysis & Resolution, Training, Quality Check,Maitinaing Reports

Key Responsibilities:

• Logging incidents and requests using the appropriate CTI categories.

• Addressing and resolving all logged incidents and requests, escalating unresolved cases to other service desk or appropriate service resources to meet timelines.

• Cultivating and nurturing strong customer relationships by serving as a single point of contact, deeply understanding issues, promptly communicating progress, and ensuring timely resolution or escalation for a positive customer support experience

• Providing first-level support for ConnectNow and Filenet applications, including after-hours and on-call support as needed

• Managing and maintaining Oracle ERP Support, Oracle

Discoverer Report, and Oracle User ID Creation

• Overseeing file server management and access control for files and folders

• Performing mailbox migrations from Exchange Server to

Cloud

• Identifying and resolving incidents and requests related to application software or hardware usage.

• Collaborating with support staff (service resources) to ensure incident resolution, request handling, and comprehensive customer communication.

• Upholding confidentiality standards for patient care and employee information

• Handling provisioning, maintenance, and removal of security privileges for Emaar users

• Conducting calls and ticket audits for the entire

Infrastructure team

• Preparing monthly performance reports, quality audit reports, customer satisfaction reports, and more based on client requirements

• Maintaining comprehensive documentation of ITSM processes and procedures

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align IT services with business objectives.


Dulsco, Dubai, UAE

Project Title: Faculty & Students Support

Client: Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

Period: Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

Designation ; IT Support Analyst

Role: Problem Analysis & Resolution

Key Result Areas:

  • Logged all Service desk calls/email requests into Problem Reporting System and updated problem
  • Profiles Led the troubleshooting/configuration of: o Hardware/software issues on Laptops, Macs & I pads
  • Outlook on Laptops, Macs, I phones & I pads o WIFI on Laptops, Mac, I phones & I pad o Network printers in Macs & Laptops
  • Installed software while managing formats at the same time
  • Provided assistance to faculties & students in printing from I pads, configuring a brand new I pads, hardware & software issues with the help of hardware & software teams
  • Provided 90% First Call Resolution by analyzing & resolving problems
  • Managed backup and restoration in Laptops, Macs & I pads
  • Informing Faculties and students about trends, significant problems, unexpected delays & anything new in the environment
  • Informing Users about global problems, scheduled downtime or anything affecting the computing environment
  • Analyzed & fixed causes, tests solutions & provided solutions in place to reduce calls to the help desk
  • Escalated major issues to the next level & followed up with the concerned technicians for timely resolution


At Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore

Client: Service Corporation International (SCI) (USA)

Period: Jan'06 – Jun'07

Designation: IT Support Engineer

Technologies: Heat Ticketing Tool, VNC Viewer (Remote Tool), Logmein Rescue Tool (Web Chat Tool), Avaya IP Agent

Description: SCI is a leader in Death Care Industry in North America with over 300 locations. The project involved 24/7 supporting the live production environment of SCI's existing infrastructure, which included production operations, security management, database management, application support, server & email administration and help desk support

Key Result Areas:

  • Led the troubleshooting of: o Hardware & software issues for Desktops, Laptops,Printers and Scanners
  • Issues related to Microsoft Outlook, Internet, VPN Connectivity & Internal Applications
  • Resolved issues in the web based application- HMIS
  • Guided & mentored new team members with the desktop support & application support
  • Managed Email and Chat Support
  • Prepared various reports as per the requirement


Title: Analog Device

Period: Jun'07 – Jun'08

Designation: Technical Support Analyst

Role: NT Admin, IIS Administration, SQL Server, DBA, BMC Admin, Hardware Monitoring & Management and

Backups & Restore

Technologies: Windows NT/2K/2K3 Server, IIS 6.0 ,7.0, SQL Server 2000/2005, Windows SharePoint Services, BMC

Patrol Console Server, BMC TMART, HP Data Protector, Dell ITA, Dell Open Manage, HP SIM

Description: Web Infrastructure Support for Production, Staging & Development Environment. This involved planning, deploying, administrating, maintenance and supported to Critical Windows Web Servers and SQL servers. Monitored transaction using BMC TMART & Backup/Restore activities for Windows Servers. Supported Web Tech team regarding availability and performance of internal and external sites of Analog through BMC Patrol, BMC TMART, and Remedy AR System









Timeline

Servicedesk Team Lead & ITSM Lead

EMAAR
09.2013 - 11.2023

IT Support Analyst

DULSCO
08.2012 - 02.2013

IT Support Engineer

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
01.2006 - 07.2007

Graduate in Computer Engineering -

NTTF
SHIMNA K.V.