Yale Douce

Yale Douce

PC/Video Guy

Work Experience

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

PC/Desktop Support Technician (Atlanta, GA)

November 2007 - Present

Resolving system problems, including: configuring workstations (imaging, loading applications, adding to Active Directory); troubleshooting hardware/software issues; working trouble tickets using Altiris and Service Desk 7.

Electronic Data Systems

Systems Administrator (Atlanta, GA)

December 2005 - August 2007

Resolved system problems, including: configuring workstations (imaging, loading applications, adding to Active Directory); troubleshooting hardware/software issues; working trouble tickets using PeopleSoft CRM software.

BellSouth (contract)

Field Technician (Atlanta, GA)

February - December 2005

Resolved system problems, including: configuring workstations, re-imaging hard drives, replacing parts; working trouble tickets using PeopleSoft CRM software.

Titan Technology Services (contract)

Field Technician (Marietta, GA)

August - December 2004

Resolved system problems, including: re-imaging hard drives, replacing parts, resetting passwords and modifying user rights; setting up network applications using Netware Administrator; working trouble tickets using Remedy software.

IBM (contract)

Deployment Specialist (Duluth, GA)

May - August 2004

Configured workstations and laptops for teachers and students, involving: imaging laptops using GhostCast; setting up local Notes ids for teachers; setting up network and local printing.

Logical Choice Technologies

Computer Installer (Duluth, GA)

January - April 2004

Installed computers in schools, involving: physical installation of computers and monitors; networking computers; joining computers to network domain; setting up print sharing; securing computers to tables to avoid theft; tracking inventory of computers.

W.L. Parks Middle School

Certified Technical Assistant (Atlanta, GA)

January 2002 – June 2003

Provided technical support for Windows NT Ethernet LAN of 500+ Compaq PCs, as well as Windows 2000 LAN of 600+ wireless Gateway laptops, including: Checked desktop computers (running Windows 9x/Me) for proper functionality; checked laptop computers (running Windows 2000/XP) for proper functionality; tracked laptop inventory; imaged laptops using GhostCast Server; created and maintained user accounts; did software installation and configuration; set up network and internet connectivity to LAN using TCP/IP via DHCP and static IP configurations; imaged desktops using Ghost; performed system maintenance duties on Compaq and HP desktops and servers.

Atlanta Public Schools (contract)

Systems Support Technician (Atlanta, GA)

August 2000 – January 2002

Checked desktop computers (running Windows 9x/Me/2K) for proper functionality; did hardware assembly, installation and configuration as well as software installation and configuration; built Compaq servers with Windows NT, programming network switches; set up network and internet connectivity to WAN using TCP/IP via DHCP and static IP configurations; performed system maintenance duties on Compaq desktops and servers.

Associated Distributors, Inc.

Desktop Support Technician (Atlanta, GA)

March – July 2000

Provided technical support for Windows NT LAN of 100+ IBM compatible PCs and laptops, including: hardware assembly, installation, configuration and maintenance; software installation, configuration and support; provided instruction on hardware usage and software applications running on Windows 9x platforms; administration duties included adding & removing users and assigning them rights to network resources; performed system maintenance duties on Gateway and Dell desktops.

State of Georgia/DOAS (contract)

Microcomputer Support Technician (Atlanta, GA)

May 1998 – February 2000

Troubleshot PCs, laptops and other computer-related equipment, facilitating service or repair through outside vendors; worked trouble tickets using Lotus Notes software; maintained and tracked inventory from receipt to disposal.

Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Systems Analyst/Network Administrator (Decatur, GA)

June 1995 - March 1998

Provided technical support for Novell NetWare LAN of 30+ IBM compatible PCs and 10+ IBM compatible laptops, including troubleshooting application software & network connectivity problems; hardware assembly, installation, configuration and support; software installation, configuration and support; provided instruction on hardware usage & software applications running on DOS/Windows 3.x/9x platforms; administration duties included adding/removing users & assigning them rights to network resources, also setting up network printers & creating queues; performed system maintenance duties on desktops and servers.

Key Skills

  • Hardware Installation
  • Software Installation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Office
  • Ghost
  • HTML
  • Altiris/ServiceDesk
  • Audio/Videography

Education

DeKalb Technical Institute (Clarkston, GA)

A.A.T. - Computer Programming

West Indies College (Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I.)

Certificate - Computer Science