BRENT J. MAGADANZ
Experience

Best Buy Stores, Inc.

Madison, Wisconsin

08/08 - Present

Geek Squad Counter Operations Agent

  • Diagnose and analyze desktop PC’s, and laptops taking into consideration all possible peripherals
  • Interact with clients to answer questions regarding home and small office productivity, products, peripherals, software, upgrades and installations
  • Coach clients on the proper and optimal use and care of their new and prior purchases

 

Great Lakes Higher Education Inc.

Madison, Wisconsin

01/07 – 05/08

I/S Supp-EIC-Deskside Services Intern       

  • Set up new desktop hardware (PC, printers and laptops) and upgraded existing employee hardware
  • Troubleshot and repaired hardware and software problems on desktop hardware locally and remotely
  • Provided desk-side customer service to employees in the company
  • Assisted in the evaluation, selection, testing, and implementation of new hardware and software
  • Capitalized on SMS remote control for troubleshooting problems and installing software for employees
  • Utilized Remedy Action Request System for completing help desk tickets daily

 

KidzSportz LLC

Madison, Wisconsin

01/06 – 01/07

Website and Graphics Designer, Business Computer Technician

  • Redesigned store website, increased daily traffic resulting in higher sales and profits
  • Created unique logo and design for new business outlook targeting a wider and more diverse audience
  • Designed customized uniform graphics for local sports teams and small sporting events using Adobe suite
  • Supported store Dell Dimension computers, peripherals, and point-of-sale software

 

La Follette High School

Madison, Wisconsin

01/06 – 03/07

Computer Media Teacher Assistant

  • Contributed to development of intranet website for classroom demonstration and instructional purposes
  • Taught students Adobe and Apple Inc. computer applications to create successful tech savvy individuals
  • Repaired and updated classroom Apple Macintosh G4 computers on weekly basis
  • Maintained classroom Apple G4 PowerMac and Macintosh Mini servers running Mac OS 10.4 Server

 

Education

Herzing University

Madison, Wisconsin 09/07 – 08/10

Bachelor of Science in Technology Management  Minor in Computer Networking and Security Technology

Technical Skills
MS Office Suite MS Windows 98, XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X Panther, Tiger, Leopard VMware Workstation & Server Fedora Core 8 Linux Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver CS 1 - 3 Cisco Systems 802.11 Wireless MS Windows 2003 Server HTML, CSS MS Active Directory