
Laurent Siraponian
Senior technical support engineer - Fluent in English
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Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
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Introduction
Energetic, quality-driven Senior Customer Support Engineer / Salesforce Admin with more than 25 years of experience in the computer industry and 5 years combined project leadership, technical development and administration. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and leverage technical and people skills to build strong customer relationships. Ability to drive self and others to meet deadlines and attain target objectives. Specialties: Comprehensive Team Leadership, Quality and Customer Advocacy, Hardware Product Development, Software Implementation, Persuasive Written and Verbal Communications, Training and Curriculum Development, Network Design and Troubleshooting, Cisco Switch and Router Configuration, Fluent in French
Expérience de travail
Technical Support Engineer
Zoho
févr. 2025 - Présent
1 an 9 mois
Lille, France
Respond to customers inquiries via email, chat and voice Zoho CRM, Desk, Campaigns, Marketing Automation, CRM Plus & One applications
Customer Service Representative
StudyCallFreelance
juil. 2024 - déc. 2024
6 mois
Paris, France
Provided assistance in English to UK customers stranded with their vehicle in Europe (roadside assistance)
Senior Technical Support Engineer
PerimeterX
févr. 2018 - août 2019
1 an 7 mois
San Mateo, Californie, États-Unis
Provided technical support via email/chat/Zendesk about pro-actively protecting Internet content through in-house adaptive rules, monitoring and advanced configuration tools which requires analysis of HTTP headers and TCP/IP networking functionality Troubleshooting tools includes: Kibana (Elastic Search), Chrome developer tools, Firefox extensions: firebug, http headers
Technical Support Engineer
Cloudflare, Inc.
mars 2017 - mars 2018
1 an 1 mois
San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis
Provided technical support via email/chat/social media/phone to a wide range of customer level (Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise) on CDN (Content Delivery Network) / Cloud application involving (DNS, SSL, Content Caching et Delivery, Web optimization, Load Balancing, Web Application Firewall, Security) and SAS. Troubleshooting tools includes: curl, dig, nslookup, traceroute, mtr, openssl, telnet, ssh, ping, netstat, ifconfig, Chrome developer tools, Firefox extensions: firebug, http headers Reached and provided Enterprise level support after 6 months of joining the company to clients such as Salesforce, Lenovo, Donald Trump domains, Zendesk, Singaporean government
Client Solutions Engineer
Conviva
oct. 2012 - oct. 2016
4 ans 1 mois
50840 San Mateo de Gállego, Saragosse, Espagne
Provide pre-sales and post-sales assistance to Conviva customers on video streaming analytics and optimization. Through in-depth knowledge of streaming protocols and video broadcasting, I am able to provide our customers an interpretation of the video data analytics that our software tool is giving them. Developed the customer facing website for the Cutomer Care CRM through SalesForce On-going usage of JIRA and Confluence to track issues, to document workaround, to archive knowledge base articles and to document internal processes Assist Engineering in debugging complex issues around video streaming on different devices, OS and platforms in connection with video player integrated with Conviva libraries to collect data sent to a back-end database storage
Product Readiness Program Manager (Contract)
Cisco Systems
oct. 2011 - juil. 2012
10 mois
San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis
Ensured Support - worldwide - is ready to accept new software releases. This includes planning to make sure the headcount, training, documentation, equipment, and processes needed by the Support organization are adequate to meet the agreed SLA (Service Level Agreement) Tracked, maintained and managed hardware inventory to provide enough stock to allow for new account setup, equipment upgrade or RMA Represent the interests of Client’s Support on Client Product Development Teams. Actively seek out and ensured features needed by Client Support to effectively support Products (i.e. reduce time and effort to identify cause of a problem and implement a fix) are included in each release of that Product. As needed, prepare a business impact analysis required to support the inclusion of the new supportability features
Technical Project Manager
Cdnetworks
mai 2011 - août 2011
4 mois
Proposed, researched and managed the tracking of new projects across the company with Microsoft Project Server and the integration of a bug and task tracking system (JIRA) Deployed and migrated an existing Log Delivery Service over HTTP and provided communication with the customers on the impact of the changes Defined and organized into projects the tasks of the Network and System Operations team to provide them visibility to the rest of the organization and upper management
Technical Support Engineer
Akamai Technologies
nov. 2009 - mai 2011
1 an 7 mois
* Provided dedicated and reliable customer service experience to our paid priority customers by always meeting the contractual SLA and providing responsive, knowledgeable and professional support on the phone and via email (Clients include Staples, Intuit, Thomson Reuters, Expedia, Getty Images and Nvidia) * Took pro-active initiative to notify our customers of potential Denial of Service due to adverse changes made to their content delivery configuration or malicious Internet activity * Diagnosed complex Internet connectivity issues using packet sniffer and involving various network equipment such as routers, load balancers, proxy, firewalls * Delivered remote and onsite training to share knowledge amongst the team and wrote customer facing knowledgebase articles to help reduce the volume of support request via phone and email * Primary support contact on the West Coast for a new custom ecommerce electronic software distribution solution implemented for Staples and Intuit with top executive exposure and customer visibility * Ability to work efficiently across multiple departments (Account/Program Management, Sales, Network Operation, Engineering) and time zone in a fast pace environment
EFI
nov. 1996 - oct. 2009
13 ans
Senior Engineering Program Manager
janv. 2005 - oct. 2009
4 ans 10 mois
• Full project management responsibilities for network servers and supporting software applications, managing all aspects of new product introduction, from initial concept through final production and post-launch support. Average annual revenue for each product exceeded $8 million, with complete 2008 portfolio representing $24 million. • Managed EFI’s OEM relationship with Xerox Corporation, a Tier 1 account. Improved customer satisfaction in multiple areas. This included reducing defect analysis and resolution time by 50% through negotiated service level agreements with the Engineering and Quality Assurance departments. • Led cross-functional teams through the product lifecycle. Teams included engineering, QA, software localization, regulatory, documentation, satellite offices, operations, sales, and marketing. • Monitored and enhanced productivity and software quality from remote office in India through regular project meetings, communication, and data review. • Helped design, implement, and lead the creation of an automatic software update module for the company’s core product that reduced the cost and time of distributing patches and new software releases. • Created, maintained, and released item part masters and Bill of Materials (BOMs) for new products. • Lead Program Manager for all software security escalation and resolution. • Participated in the improvement of the Microsoft Windows operating system image which is the core of EFI’s raster image processor software.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
sept. 2000 - janv. 2005
4 ans 5 mois
• Primary QA contact for network issues investigation and resolution with engineering. Discovered, investigated, diagnosed and followed up on the resolution of a serious network performance issue which could have led the company to an expensive product recall. • Assumed the leadership of the network QA group while the manager was out of the office for extended period of time • finalized features with the program manager and tested a custom application to control document printing and access (based on Authentica ERM solution) • Evaluate and provide technical review of new network features implemented in the company’s products. Design training materials and deliver presentations to expose this new technology to QA and other departments. • Develop test matrices and help implement automation tools to improve product testing efficiency and the overall quality of the products • Maintain QA Lab equipment, keep servers operational and set up new hardware and software
Technical Support Lead
août 1998 - oct. 2000
2 ans 3 mois
• Central support liaison for multiple large OEM accounts: Minolta, Konica, Toshiba • In charge of the escalation process for technical support issues. Worked with engineering and QA to provide fixes and develop workarounds. • Provided on-site and field support at major public events: Seybold, In Demand • Performed network training for our employees and customers
Technical Support Engineer
nov. 1996 - août 1998
1 an 10 mois
• Network and hardware troubleshooting • Worked closely with the networking QA department in resolving customer issues quickly • Trained new employees in networking, NT administration and color theory
Telecommunication Research Engineer
Genesys Labs
juin 1996 - déc. 1996
7 mois
Researched call back companies and technology to be implemented by Genesys Labs and provided competitive analysis Provide QA and Design Feedback on a application to provide Web browser initiated callback functionality as a precursor to Skype, Ooma and Vonage technology.
IT Support Engineer
Prisma Presse
juin 1994 - déc. 1994
7 mois
Supported Mac and PC internal employees Deployed new applications and hardware Supported Network infrastructure Tested new application and wrote end user installation and usage manuals
Formation
Golden Gate University
Master, Telecommunications
Activités et associations : Member of International Student Club - Organized activities for new international students to welcome them
Study to obtain an Master of Science degree in Telecommunications
ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utile
Computer Engineering (BAC +5), Information System - Computer - Programming