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Jeffrey Edson

Jeffrey Edson

Recent IT Graduate

Kansas City, MO
(816) 945-0471
English

Background


About

About

Recent IT Graduate providing exceptional customer service, troubleshooting IT issues, and administrating small-office / home-office systems for more than 10 years.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Member Service Representative, Planet Fitness

    Mar, 2022 - Present

    Provided front-desk customer service.

    • Provided local IT support and technical troubleshooting

    • Descalated difficult and dangerous situations.

  • Technical Customer Support Representative, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

    Jul, 2022 - May, 202310 months

    Supported The Federal Reserves' FedLine services and frbservices.org

    • Installed 70 Cisco VPNs for banks and credit unions.

    • Managed and closed 2000+ IT support tickets.

  • Clinical Laboratory Assistant , Eurofins-Viracor

    Jun, 2020 - May, 202111 months

    Responsible for specimen storage, data entry, and equipment decontamination.

    • Achieved zero contamination events through strict attention to detail.

    • Managed 10,000+ blood plasma samples.

  • Patient Care Technician / CNA, HCA Centerpoint Medical Center

    Nov, 2019 - Jun, 20207 months

    Nurse assistant.

    • Frequently worked with patients that posed a risk to themselves and others.

    • Utilized clinical skills when assessing patients, administering tests, and communicating with care providers.

  • Medical Assistant, Saint Luke's Convenient Care

    Jan, 2019 - Nov, 201911 months

    Assisted medical providers in delivery of medical care.

    • Collected co-pays and input patient paperwork.

    • Measured patient vital signs, verified medical history, and recorded active medications.

    • Administered point of care tests and prepared cultures for further lab work.

  • Pinsetter Mechanic and Arcade Technician, 

    Oct, 2014 - Feb, 20172 years 4 months

    Responsible for equipment, building, and IT system maintenance for three family entertainment centers.

Skills

Skills

  • Customer Service

    Conflict Resolution

    Communication

    Empathy

  • Frontend Development

    HTML

    CSS

    Javascript

  • Version Control

    Git

    Github

    CI/CD

  • Other

    Python

Education

Education

  • Information Technology, B.S., Western Governor's University

    Feb, 2021 - Jul, 2024

    Networks and Security

    Scripting and Programming

    Data Management

    Project Management

    Web Development

    Spreadsheets

    Organizational Behavior and Leadership

    User Interface Design

    Cloud Foundations

    Emerging Technologies

    Linux Foundations

  • Liberal Arts, Associate, Metropolitan Community College

    Jan, 2014 - Jul, 2017

    3.64
Certificates

Certificates

Awards

Awards

  • President’s Volunteer Service Award , President of the United States

    Awarded on: Jun 15, 2018

    Awarded for volunteer contributions in community service to the United States

  • Congressional Award - Voluntary Public Service , United States Congress

    Awarded on: Jun 15, 2018

    In recognition of initiative, service, and achievement.

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Corps Member, Americorps NCCC

    Oct, 2017 - Aug, 2018

    Volunteer service year as a Teacher's Assistant, Tax Preparer, and Disaster Responder.

    • Taught IT and Programming fundamentals to grades K-8.

    • Taught programming to 30 children and adults during an international Hour of Code event.

    • Filed 260 tax returns and refunded $285,040 to low-income families as a tax site coordinator with IRS VITA.

    • Assisted carpenters, electricians, and plumbers to build a Boy's and Girl's Club.

    • Repaired hurricane damage to 4 homes in Puerto Rico.

Interests

Interests

  • Humane Technology

    Respect human vulnerabiltiiesMinimize harmful externailitiesConsviously center valuesCreate shared understandingSupport fiarness and justiceHelp people thrive
  • Open Source

    Free Software
References

References

  • Brooklynn Jonas

    "One of the most normal people I know."