Its Help Desk Team Lead
Information Technology Services
Iowa City, Iowa Area
As a Help Desk Team Lead I oversee a group of a few student workers that make up my team. Any issues they have, whether personal or technical, can be brought to me for assistance in finding a resolution. My duties also include the training of new employees, or existing employees that are taking on a new position. I also lead refresher meetings for my team, to inform them on new policies at ITS. I started my job at ITS as a Help Desk Analyst, where I communicated with University of Iowa… Show more As a Help Desk Team Lead I oversee a group of a few student workers that make up my team. Any issues they have, whether personal or technical, can be brought to me for assistance in finding a resolution. My duties also include the training of new employees, or existing employees that are taking on a new position. I also lead refresher meetings for my team, to inform them on new policies at ITS. I started my job at ITS as a Help Desk Analyst, where I communicated with University of Iowa affiliates over the phone, and in person, to solve technical issues. I then expanded my training to take on new responsibilities. With the new title of a Help Desk Consultant, I took on the position of Consult, which relies on me to communicate with university affiliates through email and live chat. At the end of the night, a consultant is responsible for creating a nightly summary of the office's statistics, such as calls, emails, voicemails, and more. The consultant is also considered the main source of backup for students at the end of the night, as the full time staff will be gone by then. Consultants also work as mentors, where they help train new employees on basic everyday work duties, to help acclimate them to their new job.I also joined the Help Desk's Software Services Group (SSG). As a member of SSG I am tasked with knowing advanced technical information regarding the computers that are brought to the Help Desk. We deal mostly with the operating system of computers, when they begin to function at a lower quality then before. This requires us to be knowledgeable in how to reformat a computer, reinstall an operating system, handling a user's data, and more.In the last year I have progressed from an Analyst who was only responsible for answering the phone and working the front desk, to a Team Lead, who continues those prior responsibilities, along with email, training, software services, and leading a team of students. Show less