Help Desk Officer Resume Sample

The following Help Desk Officer sample resume is created using Flexi Resume Builder. Click the button below to make your resume in this design.

Francis Taylor

Help Desk Officer

Friendly, fast first-line IT support

+44 121 555 0707
linkedin.com/in/francis-taylor-itsupport

Help desk officer with six years providing first- and second-line IT support for businesses in Birmingham. The friendly first point of contact for IT problems — logging and resolving tickets, supporting users with hardware, software and accounts, and keeping people working with minimal disruption. Improved first-contact resolution by building a knowledge base and tightening the ticket process. Handles incidents and requests, troubleshoots desktops, software and accounts, manages Active Directory and basic networking, and escalates the tougher issues with clear notes. Strong on both the technical troubleshooting and the patience and communication good support needs. Calm, helpful and genuinely good with frustrated users. Looking for a help-desk, IT-support or service-desk role with an organization that values responsive, friendly support.

Professional Summary

Birmingham IT Services - Birmingham, UK

Help Desk Officer April 2017 to Present 9 years & 3 months

Provide the first- and the second-line IT support as the friendly first point of contact.
Improved the first-contact resolution by building a knowledge base and tightening the ticket process.
Log and resolve all the incidents and the requests for the hardware, software and accounts.
Troubleshoot all the desktops, the applications and the user accounts and reset their access quickly enough.
Manage all the Active Directory and the basic networking and escalate the tougher issues clearly.
Keep all the users working with the minimal disruption and always with a genuinely helpful manner.

Midlands Tech Support - Birmingham, UK

IT Support Technician August 2015 to March 2017 1 year & 8 months

Provided the first-line IT support to the users across the business.
Logged all the tickets and resolved the hardware and the account issues.
Learned the troubleshooting, Active Directory and service desk on the job.
Gained the A+ and ITIL certification and then a help-desk-officer role.

Midlands Tech Support - Birmingham, UK

IT Trainee June 2013 to July 2015 2 years & 2 months

Worked as an IT trainee supporting the users, the hardware and software.
Learned the troubleshooting, the systems and the service on the job.
Built the support grounding that the help desk is built on.
Then earned the move into an IT-support technician role from there.
Qualification

Birmingham Metropolitan College

BTEC Level 3 in IT (September 2013 to June 2015)

BTEC in IT covering hardware, software and support, with a work placement. The placement led into IT support. Built the technical foundation the role needs.

CompTIA / AXELOS

CompTIA A+ & ITIL Foundation Certification (January 2017 to May 2017)

Certification in CompTIA A+ and ITIL Foundation covering support, hardware and service management. It formalised the support toolkit used daily. Applied directly to ticket handling and troubleshooting.
Highlights

Better first-contact resolution

Improved first-contact resolution by building a knowledge base and tightening the ticket process. Fixing more issues on first contact keeps users happy and the queue short.

Good with frustrated users

Stays calm and helpful with frustrated users while solving their IT problems. Patience and a friendly manner matter as much as technical skill on the desk.
CompTIA Network+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA (January 2019 to May 2019)

Completed a CompTIA Network+ course covering networking, troubleshooting and security fundamentals. It broadened skills beyond desktop support and improved how network-related tickets are diagnosed and resolved on the desk.

ITIL Service Management

Axelos (March 2021 to Present)

Course in ITIL service management covering incidents, problems and change. It sharpened how the tickets are prioritised and resolved and improved the whole flow of work through the service desk.
Certifications

CompTIA A+ & ITIL Foundation

CompTIA / AXELOS (May 2017 to Present)

Certification in CompTIA A+ and ITIL Foundation covering support, hardware and service management. It formalised the support toolkit used daily. Applied directly to ticket handling and troubleshooting.

Microsoft 365 & Endpoint Support

Microsoft (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in Microsoft 365 and endpoint support covering accounts, devices and security. It broadens the support beyond the basics into the cloud and the device management the business relies on.
Technical Skills
  • IT Support
  • Troubleshooting
  • Ticket Management
  • Active Directory
  • Hardware Support
  • Software Support
  • Networking Basics
  • ITIL Service Management
  • Knowledge Base
  • Remote Support
Langauges

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

French

Limited Working Proficiency
Personal Info

Location

Birmingham, UK

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Availability

2 weeks

Date of Birth

1996-08-14
Personal Skills

Patience

Communication

Problem Solving

Composure

Helpfulness

More resume samples

Explore more resume sample from our library and choose your favorite resume template

View all samples