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Leslie Cahanap, IT Specialist

Leslie Cahanap

IT Specialist·Farah Experiences Llc

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 7 months

IT Specialist

January 2019 - Present

Farah Experiences Llc

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2019 - Present

- Delivering IT support services to all various business operations such as Park Operation,
Retail and F&B business in all Theme Parks (Ferrari World, Yas Water World, Warner Bros.,
Clymb & Presidential Palace).
- Resolve service desk calls as first point contact and escalate to Level 2 support if necessary.
- Work and coordinate with IT team and service desk team to develop and improve IT
services delivered to business operations.
- Log calls and maintain accurate written records of work completed using IBM Tivoli Service
Request Manager Software (TSRM).
- Single point of ownership for effective provision of systems and services to customers.
- Able to resolve technical issues on any hardware and peripherals and software
implemented within the parks.
- Work towards KPI’s and the overall SLA’s governing the IT Services Team performance.
- Support business revenue applications such as Omni Ticketing system for Admission,
Infogenesis for F&B and Retail Department.
- Support business applications such as Gantner Lockers, RMG Digital Signage CCTV, System,
Door Access system, Skype for Business (Polycom Phones), etc.
- Supporting the roll-out of new applications and systems.
- Managing crisis situations on site, with assistance of other IT teams, which may involve
complex technical hardware or software problems.
- Provide technical support (software/hardware) to all point of sale within the park.
- Deploy new PC’s and Laptop’s on the Farah Network.
- Maintain and keep accurate records of IT PC Inventory and other software licenses.
- Administer actve directory, create and manage user accounts, and computers into domain.
- Business, preparing SOP for guides and documentation.
- Prepare and raise purchase requisition for IT requirements in the absence of IT Executive.
- Provide the business out of hour’s emergency technical support.

Company industry:
Tourism, Museum, & Cultural
Job role:
Information Technology

IT ADMINISTRATOR

November 2014 - November 2018

UNITED CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY - DMCC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2014 - November 2018

• Providing overall support for IT systems, servers and end-user clients.
• Responsible for daily system backups on all server machines including end-user workstation.
• Managing, updating and configuring end-user accounts.
• Providing Training for new user in application and company system.
• Providing Desktop Support and prioritize high priority and critical issues ticket for end user workstation hardware, software, networked peripheral devices, cabling, and networking hardware and system application.
• Manage endpoint security on all servers and workstation
• Responsible for Maintaining HR, Accounting and Document Management System.
• Responsible for configuration and support of end user email.
• Responsible for configuration and support of telephone system.
• Responsible for configuration and support of access control system/cctv and time attendance system.
• Maintaining an accurate inventory for hardware and software.
• prioritize high priority and critical issues ticket.
• Updating knowledge base to easily resolved the known issues and for the future improvement.
• Document Instances of hardware and software failure, repair, installation and removal, call logs, printer logs, access control logs, and attendance logs for daily, weekly and monthly report.
• Liaising and meeting with vendor for IT solutions required internally.
• Responsible for the purchase of IT Equipment and software in line within agreed budgets.
• Responsible for all software and subscription renewals for continuity and non-interrupted services within company.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Information Technology

SOFTWARE SUPPORT ENGINEER

January 2012 - November 2014

PACIFIC CONTROLS SYSTEMS, LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2012 - November 2014

-Provide 24/7software support by identifying, investigating and resolving hardware and software technical problems.
-Installed, configured and maintained In-House Software and Hardware Platforms, Servers, and Databases.
-Conduct smoke testing for new software builds in staging before deployment in production.
-Provide Test Cases and software documentation for all fixes releases.
-Deployment of software updates, patches and hardware upgrades to production.
-Provide application software support to end user and clients.
-Manage user credentials, roles & privileges whenever required for all software products.
-Provide training to newly joined employees and existing ones.
-Provide training to clients as needed.
-Providing first-line investigation, testing and diagnosis.
-Logging all relevant incidents, software bugs and service request details, allocating categorization and prioritization by severity using ticketing base support system.
-Escalating incidents/service requests within agreed timescales or SLAs
-Keeping users informed of progress and confirm the resolution.
-Resolves and closes incidents/service requests as per procedures and allocated SLAs
-Initiate the necessary actions to proactively removing the errors and maximizing the stability of the software platforms.
-Escalates unresolved incidents/service requests within agreed OLAs to Software Development Team
-Ensures tickets are up to date at all times until issues are resolved
-Provide immediate service for users and accommodate related business needs and requirements.
-Support and restore of normal service operation as quickly as possible and minimizing the impact on business operations and proactively reducing the number of new incidents
-Communicate and Improve users’ satisfaction by providing professional services and as per international standards.

Projects Involved in Pacific Controls Systems LLC
-Union National Bank - Access Control System, Security System
-Citbank - Access Control System/CCTV System
-Fleet Management System (Fleet Management System)
-Du Telecom - Integration to Galaxy (PCS Owned Platform)
Facility Monitoring System (UPS, Generators, Fuel Tank, CCU, DC System, AC System, BMS)
-EMAAR District Cooling Plant - Managed Services System, Integrate their pumps and Heat Exchanger to our system.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER

October 2006 - November 2011

Fastronics Sales and Services

Philippines

October 2006 - November 2011

-Responsible in hands on escalation and diagnosing the problems of Desktops, Laptops and server hardware and software packages, most especially in Samsung, Dell, HP-Compaq, IBM-Lenovo, Hasee, ASUS and ACER products.
-Repairing (Assembling and Disassembling) of Desktops, Laptops and server hardware through the use of different hardware tools.
-Carry out on-site service for products in under warranty and out of warranty condition.
-Provide Support in Configuring Networks Client’s Domain.
-Assist walk in clients, by testing and diagnosing the units right away.
-Records the RMA number of the item in the system
-Diagnosing the problem by hands on testing and escalation of hardware internal parts and software packages
-Encoding the diagnosis of the item.
-Parts Requisition for the parts needed to be replaced in the items.
-Assist Customer Service Coordinator in explaining to the end user the status of their items.
-Replacing t, he parts of the item when replacement is arrived and encode it in the system.
-Send the item for to the QA/QC Department before dispatch in order to provide the quality service
-Provide IT Desktop and Laptop Support within the company’s network.

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Technological Institute of the Philippines

October 2002

October 2002

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Philippines

GPA (percentage): 85%

GPA (percentage): 85%

Engage in research, design, development and testing of the electronic equipment used in various communications systems. It is due to electrical engineers that we enjoy such modern communication devices as cellular telephones, radios and television.

Skills

IT Administration

Expert

Cisco Router and Switches

Intermediate

CCTV SYSTEM

Intermediate

Software Support

Intermediate

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Intermediate

Helpdesk Support

Intermediate

Computer Repair

Expert

Cabling

Expert

PC Software

Expert

Hardware Support

Expert

MS Outlook Email Configuration

Intermediate

PABX

Intermediate

IT Service Management and Operations

Intermediate

Access Control System

Intermediate

PC Hardware

Intermediate

Application Support

Intermediate

Microsoft Office

Intermediate

IT Administration

Expert

Computer Repair

Expert

Cabling

Expert

PC Software

Expert

Hardware Support

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Filipino

Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
ITIL
Feb 2017
CCENT
Apr 2017 - Apr 2020
CCNA
Sep 2017 - Sep 2020

Hobbies and interests

Drawing
Cooking
Swimming