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Richard Stephens

London

Summary

I have demonstrated exceptional dedication and leadership in managing a team of eight 2nd line engineers, while also serving as the primary point of contact for the Desktop Team, where I promptly address and escalate any issues. My ability to effectively multitask and prioritise responsibilities has been instrumental in maintaining smooth operations and ensuring excellent customer service. My proactive approach and strong communication skills have greatly contributed to the success of some good wins for my team.

Being ITIL certified, I'm driven by IT best practices by aligning IT services and customer and business needs.

Also I like to think of myself as a collaborative team player driving productivity and performance through motivation and moral building.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

IT support engineer

Fitzdares
London
02.2025 - Current

My daily role consist of 1st and 2nd line support for users in the office or working from home, application support, such as O365 suite, VoIP, VPN, Laptop and desktop refresh, Onboarding and offboarding, iOS support, AV support, patching in the comms room.

Also working with the Head of Product at Fitzdares, to test there online product now that it's moved to a new platform.

Desktop Shift Lead

NewsCorp
London
06.2014 - 04.2024
  • Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
  • VIP Support - Supporting Exec's and Editors with the professionalism, detail and quality of white glove service.
  • Conducted intensive safety audits and investigated reported issues, accidents and near-misses.
  • Successfully maintained clean driving licence and access to reliable transportation.
  • Engaged with key stakeholders to build relationships by communicating regularly and openly to meet their requirements.
  • Applied positive customer service approach to increase satisfaction levels.
  • ritical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
  • Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment, where i have supported over 3000 customers daily.
  • Generated Key Performance Indicator reporting to drive better performance.

Desktop support engineer

Daily Telegraph
London
01.1999 - 05.2014
  • Completed daily morning checks and tested function of peripheral equipment and completed quality repairs.


  • Established and troubleshot network and data communications systems and patching network ports in Comms room.


  • Delivered reliable, high quality technical support to average of 1000 users daily in the office and offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.


Education

O-Levels - Electronics Engineering

Barnet And Southgate College
London
09.1986

Skills

I have worked closely with projects teams at NewsUK, on the roll out of the Dell laptops, to over 3000 uses within the company, I've also worked with the procurement team, which I’ve assisted with Onboarding and leavers request forms, I've also suggested ways of of supporting hybrid users working from home

I’ve also work across Multiple BU’s at NewsUK such as

  • The Times and Sunday Time
  • The Sun
  • HarperCollins
  • Dow Jones
  • Wireless Group
  • House of Commons / Westminster

As a Desktop Shift Lead, I've built up great relationships with key stakeholders in the building, and feel very comfortable supporting Executives

I continue to do the Weekly End User Report, Daily Stand up Meetings and attend the weekly Technical Change Advisory Board

I’m also comfortable using tools such as

  • Service Now
  • Sofi
  • SNOW
  • Active Directory
  • Jamf Connect
  • Google Hangouts
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Microsoft Teams
  • O365
  • ITIL Certified
  • AV - VLC, Exterity Box's, Meeting rooms Checks and configuration

Monitoring the dashboards for Google admin, Logitech admin, Okta admin and the Desktop Team Dashboard

Some of my greatest contributes is my team spirit, motivation, Customer focused and Calm under pressure

Affiliations

  • Gym, Football, Food, Travelling.

Accomplishments

2 x ABC winner Since working at TNB

Timeline

IT support engineer

Fitzdares
02.2025 - Current

Desktop Shift Lead

NewsCorp
06.2014 - 04.2024

Desktop support engineer

Daily Telegraph
01.1999 - 05.2014

O-Levels - Electronics Engineering

Barnet And Southgate College
Richard Stephens