Mark Samuels

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Senior I.T. Service Desk and Operations Leader @ Dallas, TX, US
Dallas, TX, US
Mark Samuels's Location
Dallas, Texas, United States, United States
About Mark Samuels

At Workforce Opportunity Services, my leadership transcends traditional management, focusing on fostering growth, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering superior customer service. Our team's dedication to process improvement and quality management is evident in the seamless service operations we provide. With a strategic approach to IT service delivery, we've cultivated an environment that prioritizes customer satisfaction and efficient resolution of incidents.My expertise in Total Quality Management (TQM) and Access has been instrumental in developing innovative solutions like the Mobile Service Desk, enhancing service reach. A natural problem-solver, I've significantly contributed to the implementation of client surveys and chat functionalities, which have greatly improved communication channels and service quality, reflecting our commitment to continuous improvement and customer-centric strategies.

Mark Samuels's Current Company Details
GBP

Gbp

Senior I.T. Service Desk and Operations Leader
Dallas, TX, US
Mark Samuels Work Experience Details
  • Gbp
    Senior I.T. Service Desk And Operations Leader
    Gbp
    Dallas, Tx, Us
  • Workforce Opportunity Services
    Director Managed Service Operations
    Workforce Opportunity Services Jun 2020 - Sep 2024
    Dallas, Texas, United States
     Played a pivotal role in operationalizing and overseeing the various innovative programs dedicated to creating sustainable employment pathways for underserved young adults and veterans. Oversee the outsourced technical and product support wing, empowering our partner companies to focus on their core functionalities. This includes managing both on-site and off-site technical teams that deliver services such as call center and service desk support, 90% first call resolution, cybersecurity monitoring, and quality assurance. 97% employee retention.
  • Cook Children'S Health Care System
    Information Technology Service Desk Manager
    Cook Children'S Health Care System Nov 2014 - Apr 2020
    Fort Worth, Texas, United States
     Responsible for all Information Technology Service Desk staff and ensure that end users are receiving the appropriate technology assistance, of this 24x7x365 environment and of managing all procedures related to identification, prioritization and resolution of incidents, including the monitoring, tracking and coordination of Service Desk functions.  Developed and deployed Mobile Service Desk to ensure that customer base is being serviced throughout Cook Children’s. Ensured high levels of customer service quality and availability. Key contributor for Lync Chat and Client Survey’s within the Cook’s infrastructure. Contributed to escalated problem resolution by giving in-person, hands-on support to end users, reduced escalated ticketing by 80%. Developed, implemented, and oversaw policies and procedures to ensure consistent service levels and quick resolutions occur. Responsible for staffing capacity planning, ITSM Service Desk process design, performance analysis, and developing proactive resolution plans.
  • Microsoft
    Microsoft Premier Service Delivery Manager
    Microsoft Sep 2011 - Nov 2014
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Technical Account Manager (TAM) trusted business advisor and advocate to Microsoft's Enterprise Customers, providing valuable guidance around operations and optimization of their IT infrastructure through quality Service Delivery Management. By maintaining a long-term relationship with customers a TAM gains an understanding of the customers' overall business and IT goals to identify and document the critical success factors used to create an ITIL-based Service Delivery Plan to enable strategic collaboration between technical and management teams.
  • Healthcare Computer Corp
    Director Of It Field Service Operations
    Healthcare Computer Corp Jan 2011 - Sep 2011
    Fort Worth Texas
    Ensured customers are satisfied and can be utilized as a positive reference for HCC by ensuring the timely resolutions of problems and ensuring a positive installation experience. Provided guidance to, and oversees Field Support Engineers' efforts to ensure most effective resolution plans are being implemented. Escalates severe or recurring problems within managerial and technical avenues according to established procedures and guidelines. Ensured timely and appropriate resolution to production problems and ensures preventive maintenance activities are performed according to equipment specifications. Ensures that appropriate system error logs are utilized in a pro-active fashion and that proper records of preventive and maintenance activities are maintained. Ensured compliance with administrative responsibilities and logistics procedures. Maintained a good working relationship with service partners in the territory. Provides technical support and local product and OJT training as needed to ensure the service partners' technicians can effectively support HCC products. Provided the training department with constructive feedback on training effectiveness based on technical performance of field service technicians. Promoted teamwork in assigned area as well as on the broader HCC team. Worked closely with Sales to ensure a high level of success within the territory. Increased CSAT by 95% during this period.
  • Healthcare Computer Corp
    Director Of It Training
    Healthcare Computer Corp Jun 2010 - Sep 2011
    Fort Worth Texas
    Manage the development and delivery of training and services to business and industry clients. This includes but is not limited to: Facilitating proposal development to meet client needs, including developing pricing, instruction and delivery channels, etc.Overseeing project management activities including curriculum design, titles, instructor recruitment, production and promotion costs, prices, additional fees, locations, times and other logistics, and other guidelines/requirements. Overseeing quality control, including needs assessments, designing learning environments, instructor training and evaluations.Providing leadership in diversifying and growing HCC product supply such as institutional and vendor curricula as well as institutional and external trainer pool *Supervise staff within the project management function of HCC.Increased overall Customer satisfaction by 90% from 06/10 to Present.
  • Healthcare Computer Corp
    Director Of It Customer Service
    Healthcare Computer Corp Feb 2009 - Jun 2010
    Leading producer of turnkey pharmacy software solutions, data clearinghouse solutions and web portal solutions for pharmacies nationwide.Providing strategic leadership and maintaining overall responsibility for the Product Support and Training Departments, including recruitment and retention programs, performance management systems, policies and procedures, new employee orientation and compliance, integrity and ethics training, employee relations, supervisor coaching and training.Enhanced quality of the product support services and employee education and development. Played a key role in implementing some new call handling services, improved knowledge base tools for the reps and creating a skills matrix for the product support department so that subject matter experts are more easily identifiable.Implemented standards in the Product Support area by performing the analysis of daily, weekly and monthly CSAT reporting. Increased Customer satisfaction by 65% within the first quarter of starting position.
  • Healthcare Computer Corp
    Director Of Human Resource And It Product Support
    Healthcare Computer Corp Feb 2008 - Dec 2009
    Providing strategic leadership and maintaining overall responsibility for the Human Resource department and the Product Support department, including recruitment and retention programs, performance management systems, policies and procedures, new employee orientation and compliance, integrity and ethics training, employee relations, supervisor coaching and training. Process improvement within different departments of the organization, to implement standards and practices.
  • Softlight Development Inc.
    Customer Service And Support Manager
    Softlight Development Inc. Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
     Responsible for the recruiting, supervising, administration, mentoring, coaching, training and leading the efforts of Customer Support staff; consulted and guided staff in career development and performance management.  Working closely with customers and staff to identify solutions to meet business needs, and to resolve problems for new software applications for medical clinics & ancillary services.  Implemented standards in the Customer Service Area for the Support Center by performing the analysis of daily, weekly and monthly CSAT reporting and present periodic trend analysis reports to Operations Manager and CEO.  Increased Customer satisfaction by 25% within the first 60 days of starting position, decreased overtime by 45%
  • Microsoft(Volt)
    Case Wellness / Team Manager
    Microsoft(Volt) Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
     Responsible for supervising and enhancing the performance of 19 to 49 Developer Support Database Engineers; in the areas of customer satisfaction, technical expertise, quality and improved SLA response, as well as addressed escalation for critical and high impact issues. Maintained customer expectations for service coordinating with Premier Technical Account Managers, by systematically managing customer technical support requests. Supported delivery, problem prevention and root cause remediation by performing recoveries on SLA critical issues, ensured that customers receive prompt responses to their service requests within response guidelines.  Designed and implemented Recognition and Rewards program designed to recognized outstanding effort within the Developer Support Database Team. Rolled out new machines for new hire's, and replaced aging machines with newly acquired hardware using RIS and insuring compliance with Microsoft security requirements for use on Corpnet.
  • Fujitsu Transaction Solutions
    Manager
    Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Mar 2001 - Sep 2005
     Liaison between customers, Service Delivery/Contract Managers, and Field Engineers in order to provide customers with phone resolutions, Engineer arrival times, and call status updates.  Worked closely with Service Delivery Managers and Field Managers to insure that contractually bound service levels are met.  Evaluated work orders for prioritization according to contracts, critical nature, Field Engineer availability, and part availability.  Monitored area part usage to identify trend analysis and maintained stock to the appropriate levels. Administrative, Training and Supervisory responsibilities for 3 Managing Engineers and 49 Field Engineers in 6 states as well as acted as Night Lead Manager over 8 to 14 Managers covering night and weekend shifts. Limited Overtime through effective scheduling. Increased customer satisfaction 25% by implementing effective routing of field personnel and parts procurement to meet contractually bound service levels.
  • Tetra Pak
    Support Analyst
    Tetra Pak Oct 2000 - Feb 2001
    Support Analyst for an international manufacturing firm. Provided IS/IT support to over 1500 users in North, Central, and South America. Services included desktop/helpdesk support services for end users with network connectivity issues, troubleshooting hardware issues, upgrading and installing hardware and software. Interacted with users through telephone and remote access to deal with desktop configuration, management, PC systems administration and fine tuning.
  • Sprint
    Technical Support Specialist / Desktop Support
    Sprint Jan 1999 - Oct 2000
     Responsible for support for Sprint of 40-60 Dell desktop systems, Toshiba and IBM notebook PC's. Administered and managed client accounts for 150+ users on Banyan Vines network. Responsible for hardware and software support of all equipment from client desktop to T1 circuit on Sprint WAN. Diagnosing and correction of software errors with both local and network based software, MS Office, Lotus Notes, and multiple oracle-based programs. Support of TCP/IP and DNS on routed Token Ring addressing.  Coordinated, training of other support analysts and clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Providing second level support for problem resolution to analysts at remote sites. Providing coordination of resources (people, equipment, time) for most efficient resolution of upgrade projects and problem resolutions in the region. Developed Desktop Procedures manual, now being used throughout Sprint's Mid-Atlantic region.
  • United States Marine Corps
    Master Sergeant
    United States Marine Corps Sep 1976 - Jun 1998
    Various Locations
    Operations Director / Master Trainer / Air Controller

Mark Samuels Skills

Process Improvement Training Management Program Management Troubleshooting Leadership Project Management Networking Customer Service Itil Technical Support Enterprise Software Software Documentation Sharepoint Strategic Planning Call Centers Team Building Access Account Management Visio Active Directory Operations Management Analysis Customer Satisfaction Business Process Improvement Tqm Call Center Computer Hardware

Mark Samuels Education Details

  • Xerox / Learning International
    Xerox / Learning International
  • Granada Hills High School
    Granada Hills High School
    General Education
  • Hdi
    Hdi

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