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Alex Giron

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Accomplished Customer Service Professional

United States

What I'm looking for

Seeking a challenging role that leverages my technical and management skills to drive customer satisfaction and success in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

As a seasoned customer service professional with extensive experience in the software industry, I have consistently demonstrated my ability to leverage technical and management skills to ensure company milestones are met on time and within budget. With a strong attention to detail and a passion for providing best-in-class customer support, I have been recognized for my exceptional service and leadership.

Throughout my career, I have worked closely with engineering and product management teams to communicate customer needs, issues, and trends, ensuring that products are deployed to meet customer technical and business requirements. I have also mentored and advised support engineers on troubleshooting best practices and disseminated new product releases and training to global support teams.

With a strong background in technical support, project management, and customer advocacy, I am confident in my ability to drive customer satisfaction and success in fast-paced and dynamic environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

TS

Product Champion - Vormetric Product Line

Thales Cloud Security

Dec 2019 - Oct 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Assisted with managing critical customer escalations between the support and Dev teams. Mentored and advised Vormetric support engineers on troubleshooting best practices. Disseminated new product releases and training to the global support team. Participated in Development and Product Lead Management teams product design reviews and release trains while ensuring the global team is kept in the loo

TS

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Thales Cloud Security

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Worked with our customers to quickly and successfully resolve questions and issues involving Thales Vormetric products. Answering technical questions, providing pro-active defect/fix analysis and delivering top-notch problem resolution. Worked closely with engineering and product management teams to communicate customer needs, issues, and trends to successfully use Vormetric products. Served as a

TS

Technical Support Engineer

Thales Cloud Security

Aug 2013 - Jan 2018 (4 years 5 months)

Worked with our customers to quickly and successfully resolve questions and issues involving Vormetric products. Answered technical questions, provided pro-active defect/fix analysis, and delivered top-notch problem resolution. Worked closely with engineering and product management teams to communicate customer needs, issues, and trends to successfully use Vormetric products. Served as a Vormetric

ZE

Customer Advocate - Level 3

Zendesk

May 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)

Troubleshot and resolved tickets related to Zendesk access, use, and functionality. Solved escalated issues from Product and Advance Support teams. Recreated problems in the customer's or test environment before escalating issue to Development, Product or Operations teams. Verified issue resolution on the customer’s behalf. Confirmed with the customer that the issue has been resolved.

ZE

Customer Advocate - Level 2

Zendesk

May 2011 - May 2013 (2 years)

Analyzed, troubleshot, and resolved tickets related to Zendesk access, use, and functionality. Solved over 75% of issues escalated by Level 1. Replicated problems in the customer's or test environment before escalating issue to Development, Product or Operations teams. Verified issue resolution on the customer’s behalf. Confirmed with the customer that the issue has been resolved.

NE

Business Analyst (Contracting)

NetApp

Feb 2010 - May 2011 (1 year 3 months)

Collaborated with Engineering team on creating Functional Specifications outlining NetApp customer-support web site processes. Ensured new processes work before publishing to NOW Support site by creating test scenarios for test users to run. Minimized errors by performing process testing for the NOW Support site and documenting encountered errors for correction. Performed content and HTML updates

YA

Customer Care - Agent 2/Tier 3 support

Yahoo

Oct 2002 - Dec 2005 (3 years 2 months)

Analyze, troubleshoot, resolve, and issues for Web Hosting and Website Services Group. Maintain online technical support articles for Website Services Group. Troubleshoot MySQL, PHP, and other problems for Web Hosting accounts. Assist in creating and editing training material for outsourcing outsourced group. Track, analyze, and report technical support trends for Website Services. Create and main

TS

Technical Support Engineer

Thales Cloud Security

Worked with our customers to quickly and successfully resolve questions and issues involving Vormetric products. Answered technical questions, provided pro-active defect/fix analysis, and delivered top-notch problem resolution. Worked closely with engineering and product management teams to communicate customer needs, issues, and trends to successfully use Vormetric products. Served as a Vormetric

TS

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Thales Cloud Security

Worked with our customers to quickly and successfully resolve questions and issues involving Thales Vormetric products. Answering technical questions, providing pro-active defect/fix analysis and delivering top-notch problem resolution. Worked closely with engineering and product management teams to communicate customer needs, issues, and trends to successfully use Vormetric products. Served as a

SM

Web Publishing Project Manager

Sun Microsystems

May 2008 - Feb 2010 (1 year 9 months)

Lead contact for customer feedback received through Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partners and Channel Partners web sites. Processed requests from business owners to publish content to ISV Partners and Channel Partners web sites. Project-managed design and feature updates working with business owners and web developers. Assisted in reviewing and publishing product and technical documentation f

NE

NOW Web Administrator

NetApp

May 2006 - May 2008 (1 year 11 months)

Served as primary point of contact via email for NetApp’s customer-support web site (http:// now.netapp.com), assisting internal employees and external customers and partners. Managed several requests, problems and escalations simultaneously with the ability to prioritize and execute within the slated response times (SLAs). Triaged customer issues efficiently, working with several cross functional

EC

Product Support Specialist

eGain Corporation

May 2000 - Jul 2001 (1 year 2 months)

Acted as lead contact for high-end customers. Responsibilities included answering product questions, resolving technical questions, and communicating results to customers in a timely fashion. Maintained system performance, troubleshooting, monitoring, and administration of Windows NT server platforms, Email Management Systems, and Live Chat Servers with the utilization of PC Anywhere, VNC, SQL que

ZE

Customer Advocate - Level 3

Zendesk

Troubleshot and resolved tickets related to Zendesk access, use, and functionality. Solved escalated issues from Product and Advance Support teams. Recreated problems in the customer's or test environment before escalating issue to Development, Product or Operations teams. Verified issue resolution on the customer’s behalf. Confirmed with the customer that the issue has been resolved.

ZE

Customer Advocate - Level 2

Zendesk

Analyzed, troubleshot, and resolved tickets related to Zendesk access, use, and functionality. Solved over 75% of issues escalated by Level 1. Replicated problems in the customer's or test environment before escalating issue to Development, Product or Operations teams. Verified issue resolution on the customer’s behalf. Confirmed with the customer that the issue has been resolved.

TS

Product Champion - Vormetric Product Line

Thales Cloud Security

Assisted with managing critical customer escalations between the support and Dev teams. Mentored and advised Vormetric support engineers on troubleshooting best practices. Disseminated new product releases and training to the global support team. Participated in Development and Product Lead Management teams product design reviews and release trains while ensuring the global team is kept in the loo

MA

Customer Care Supervisor

Mambo.com

Sep 1999 - May 2000 (8 months)

Was responsible for establishing a customer service department. Hired, trained, and managed seven Customer Care Representatives. Developed, documented, and implemented workflow procedures for technical support. Consulted on user interface and page layout for web pages. Researched, analyzed, and implemented IT solutions for customer support operations. Established customer service call and email me

EX

Customer Support Engineer

Exite@Home

Jun 1999 - Sep 1999 (3 months)

Responded to over 200 customer email messages a day. Provided customer support by promptly answering email inquiries regarding Excite services, such as Excite Mail, search engine submissions, and the My Excite portal. Maintained three-day turnaround time for customer responses.

SM

Web Publishing Project Manager

Sun Microsystems

Lead contact for customer feedback received through Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partners and Channel Partners web sites. Processed requests from business owners to publish content to ISV Partners and Channel Partners web sites. Project-managed design and feature updates working with business owners and web developers. Assisted in reviewing and publishing product and technical documentation f

NE

Business Analyst (Contracting)

NetApp

Collaborated with Engineering team on creating Functional Specifications outlining NetApp customer-support web site processes. Ensured new processes work before publishing to NOW Support site by creating test scenarios for test users to run. Minimized errors by performing process testing for the NOW Support site and documenting encountered errors for correction. Performed content and HTML updates

NE

NOW Web Administrator

NetApp

Served as primary point of contact via email for NetApp’s customer-support web site (http:// now.netapp.com), assisting internal employees and external customers and partners. Managed several requests, problems and escalations simultaneously with the ability to prioritize and execute within the slated response times (SLAs). Triaged customer issues efficiently, working with several cross functional

NC

Customer Service Support Supervisor

Netscape Communications

Apr 1996 - Jun 1999 (3 years 2 months)

Supervised four-member E-mail Response Group. Collaborated with other departments to aid product development and maintain the Netscape website, consulting on user interface and page layout. Responsible for maintaining one-day business response time. Conducted monthly feedback and career counseling sessions. Provided training on processes, resources, and applications. Interviewed candidates for cus

YA

Customer Care - Agent 2/Tier 3 support

Yahoo

Analyzed, troubleshooted, resolved, and issues for Web Hosting and Website Services Group. Maintained online technical support articles for Website Services Group. Troubleshot MySQL, PHP, and other problems for Web Hosting accounts. Assisted in creating and editing training material for outsourcing outsourced group. Tracked, analyzed, and reported technical support trends for Website Services. Cre

MA

Customer Care Supervisor

Mambo.com

Was responsible for establishing a customer service department. Hired, trained, and managed seven Customer Care Representatives. Developed, documented, and implemented workflow procedures for technical support. Consulted on user interface and page layout for web pages. Researched, analyzed, and implemented IT solutions for customer support operations. Established customer service call and email me

EX

Customer Support Engineer

Exite@Home

Responded to over 200 customer email messages a day. Provided customer support by promptly answering email inquiries regarding Excite services, such as Excite Mail, search engine submissions, and the My Excite portal. Maintained three-day turnaround time for customer responses.

WM

Store Manager

Wherehouse Music

Managed all aspects of daily store operations. Allocated stock budget (up to $180,000) for different product lines. Allocated operational budget for payroll, advertising, and operating expenses. Calculated payroll. Scheduled employees for the most effective store coverage. Hired and trained new employees.

WM

Store Manager

Wherehouse Music

Oct 1992 - Apr 1996 (3 years 6 months)

Managed all aspects of daily store operations. Allocated stock budget (up to $180,000) for different product lines. Allocated operational budget for payroll, advertising, and operating expenses. Calculated payroll. Scheduled employees for the most effective store coverage. Hired and trained new employees.

NC

Customer Service Support Supervisor

Netscape Communications

Supervised four-member E-mail Response Group. Collaborated with other departments to aid product development and maintain the Netscape website, consulting on user interface and page layout. Responsible for maintaining one-day business response time. Conducted monthly feedback and career counseling sessions. Provided training on processes, resources, and applications. Improved team performance by a

EC

Product Support Specialist

eGain Corporation

Acted as lead contact for high-end customers. Responsibilities included answering product questions, resolving technical questions, and communicating results to customers in a timely fashion. Maintained system performance, troubleshooting, monitoring, and administration of Windows NT server platforms, Email Management Systems, and Live Chat Servers with the utilization of PC Anywhere, VNC, SQL que

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