Phone 413-351-6258 • E-mail johnwpowers@gmail.com

 

John W Powers

ObjectivE

To obtain employment with a reputable company, which allows for ongoing development through educational and work related opportunities.

Professional experience

2010-Present   Whalley Computer Associates Inc.   Westfield, MA

 

Westfield Warehouse Manager (3/2013-present)

·  Opened a new building: Planned electrical and networking layouts and worked with contractors to ensure accuracy. Designed and constructed receiving, shipping and project work areas. Organized all inventory in the warehouse.

·  Manage daily operations of a 47,000 square foot warehouse with a 4000+ pallet capacity and 200 feet of technical benches

·  Maintain inventory of over 2000 different products

·  Record and manage all inventory movement in the WMS

·  Plan, implement and manage all technical projects at the Westfield location

·  Hire, train and develop employees as needed

·  Provide motivation and leadership

·  Set goals and ensure they are met

·  Maintain staffing and equipment budgets

·  Maintain a safe work environment

·  Ensure the security standards set by our customers are met

·  Purchasing, logistics, shipping and receiving

·  Primary contact for warehouse access and security

·  Work with project managers and division managers to ensure goals are met

·  Develop and maintain good working relationships with suppliers and customers

·  Sit-down forklift, reach truck and electric pallet jack certified

·  Microsoft Office

·  Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10

·  Mac OSX

 

Project Technician (11/2010-3/2013)   Whalley Computer Associates Inc.   Southwick, MA

·  Provide Depot Support and equipment upgrade projects for Department Stores

·  Troubleshoot, repair, test and stage computer equipment including:

o  IBM blades and blade centers

o  Cisco switches, firewalls and access points

o  HP Cash registers

·  24/7 on-call tech support

·  Test new products and write work  instructions

·  Work with project managers, customers and vendors on various projects

·  Train employees

 

2010   Reliable Temps   Agawam, MA

 

Temporary Employee (5/2010-11/2010)

·  Computer Technician at Whalley Computer Associates

 

2007-2010   Freelance IT support   Western Massachusetts

 

IT Support

·  Provided in-home computer repairs and upgrades

·  Built and configured computers

·  Home network installation

·  Virus removal

·  Hardware and software troubleshooting

 

1998-2007 Casinghino Painting

 

House Painter

·  Interior and exterior house painting

 

Education

2007   Holyoke Community College   Holyoke, MA

·  Associate in Science in the Curriculum of Computer Information Systems Management

·  Certificate in the Curriculum of Computer Networking

 

1992   Agawam High School

·  High School Diploma

 

ACADEMIC Awards received

 

·  Dean's List

·  National Dean's List

·  Phi Theta Kappa