Robert Donald Kennington
812 North Platt Circle
Moore, OK 73170
Home Phone: (405) 794-7905
Cell Phone: (405) 343-8372
E-mail: kenning [at] roxanne.org
Home Page: http://www.roxanne.org/~kenning
Computer Experience
- Cisco Certified Network Associate
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications
- Dell Warranty Parts Direct certified
- Optiplex Desktops
- Dimension Desktops
- Dell Workstations
- Dell Notebooks
- Dell Servers and Storage Devices
- Dell Laser Printers
- Experience using Symantec Ghost Console and GhostCast Server
- Experience using and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows 3.1/3.11,
95/98/Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista
- Experience using and troubleshooting Mac OSX
- Experience setting up Linux file, print, and NTP server with Red Hat
Fedora Core 7
- Experience using Microsoft Office 97, 2003, and 2007 for PC, and
Office for Mac 2004 and 2008
- Experience adding, repairing, and replacing PC hardware.
Work Experience
Oklahoma City University, November 2004present
Coordinator of Student Technology Support
- Assisted in site design, deployment, and user training of Starnet, a Sharepoint 2007 portal site for the
university in spring 2008
- Manage Student Technology Support Center, including training and
mentoring three to four workstudies per term
- Troubleshoot and support faculty and staff PCs and Macs
- Troubleshoot and repair public use PC and Mac workstations
- Configure, troubleshoot, and repair student PC and Mac computers
- Build and deploy Symantec Ghost images using Ghost Console and GhostCast Server
- Build and deploy Faronics DeepFreeze installations
- Set up print server and printout release workstation
Convergys, September 1998November 2004
Quality Evaluator on the DirecTV and
XM Radio projects, February 2000November 2004
- Provided phone-based customer support for billing, programming, and
technical issues
- Monitored and evaluated up to 80 inbound customer service calls per
week for quality assurance purposes
- Actively coached customer service representatives to improve
performance
- Created weekly quality trend analyses for Convergys' DirecTV call
centers
- Created and maintained spreadsheets of quality evaluation information
- Facilitated "Open Monitoring" sessions to ensure calibration with the
client and operations supervisors on quality issues
Supervisor Intern, November 1999February 2000
Data Entry Team, June 1999November 1999
Customer Service Representative, September 1998June 1999
Dreamcatchers Net, April 1998July 1998
Vice President of Sales and Service
- Designed logo, graphics, and layout for company web site
- Implemented company antispam policy to counter unsolicited e-mail ("spam")
- Submitted clients' web sites to search engines
- Researched and negotiated terms of company group health insurance
plan
Nova
Intercultural
Institute, August 1996March 1998
English conversation instructor in Osaka, Japan
- Taught 40 lessons per week to students of varying ages and levels
of ability
- Taught Nova's TOEIC/TOEFL Test preparation course
- Performed level checks and demonstration lessons for prospective
students
- Guided discussion in the "Voice Room" (free-conversation lounge)
- Organized specialized Voice lessons targetted at low- and high-level
students
- As Voice Room Coordinator, was responsible for monitoring and
improving Voice activities at my school
Education
Moore Norman
Technology Center October 2001December 2005
Networking Technology program
Cisco Academy (Click to see my Threaded Case Study)
Centre College,
August 1992June 1996
Bachelor of Arts History and Philosophy
Honors:
- National Merit Scholar
- Cum Laude Graduate
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Dean's List 7 consecutive terms
- Phi Alpha Theta (History honor society)
- Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy honor society)
- Student representative on Philosophy Program Committee 19951996
- Phi Alpha Theta Award 1996.
Click here to
see a complete listing of my courses.
Regent's College, August 1994December 1994
Centre-in-London
Program
North Hardin
High School, November 1988June 1992
Received Commonwealth (college-prep) diploma. Graduated 7th of 375.
Academic Awards for Biology, Advanced Placement US History, and
Journalism.
Fort Riley Middle
School, August 1986November 1988
References
Greg St. Cyr
Network Administrator, Convergys Corporation
1705 S. Broadway
Moore, OK 73160
(405) 979-6460
Craig Crawford
Senior PC Technician, Convergys Corporation
1705 S. Broadway
Moore, OK 73160
(405) 979-6470
Eric Gauthier
Senior Network Engineer, Boston University
53 Rockland St
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 740-0453
Brad Sagowitz
Systems Administrator
National Severe Storms Laboratory
120 David L. Boren Boulevard
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 325-6977
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