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Resume 2019-02-11T07:50:51-05:00 false

{{% resume/section "Summary" %}} Customer-focused call centre professional with Tier 1/2 support experience, de-escalation, and clear communication. Improves first-response, reduces escalations, and shortens resolution times across high-volume phone/chat/email queues. Strong documentation habits and plain-language explanations for non-technical users. {{% /resume/section %}}

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{{% resume/work-experience name="Digital Goods Marketplace" title="Owner–Operator (Customer Support & Sales)" languages="Live Chat Support, Dispute Resolution, Sales Negotiation" date="July 2025 — Present" %}}

  • Built and managed a peer-to-peer e-commerce operation reselling digital items; exceeded $10,000+ gross merchandise value.
  • Closed transactions with 100+ verified vouches, maintaining 5-star satisfaction and zero unresolved disputes.
  • Handled end-to-end operations: sourcing, pricing, inventory, listings, secure payments and fulfillment.
  • Implemented fair-value pricing and bundle offers to accelerate turnover and improve margins while reducing low-value inquiries.
  • Standardized verification, escrow/moderation, and proof-of-ownership steps to mitigate fraud/chargeback risk.
  • Tracked P&L and cash flow; reconciled payments and maintained records for auditability.

{{% resume/work-experience name="Red Hat" title="Technical Support Engineer Intern (Tier 1/2)" languages="Ticketing/Triage, De-escalation, Knowledge Base Writing" date="Aug 2022 — Aug 2024" %}}

  • Delivered Tier 1/2 frontline support for CI/CD and Kubernetes issues via a ticket queue, improving first-response time by 40% through better triage and routing.
  • Performed incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; automated data capture/validation that resolved 80% of config errors and reduced downtime by 40%.
  • Wrote clear, step-by-step knowledge-base articles and troubleshooting flows that enabled Tier 1 to solve common probe issues, cutting escalations by 30%.
  • Built a deployment runbook that standardized fixes and reduced repeat contacts/tickets by 66%; shortened resolution time from 45 → 15 minutes.
  • Kept users informed with concise status updates, set expectations, and de-escalated frustrated stakeholders by focusing on next steps and time to resolution.
  • Partnered with QA/DevOps to capture root causes of startup failures; implemented dynamic probes that cut production launch issues by 50%.

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{{% resume/section "Web Dev Projects" %}} {{% resume/project name="Rarity Surf" languages="User Support, Bug Reproduction" date="March 2024 — Dec 2024" show="true" %}}

  • Reproduced user-reported issues; wrote concise repro steps and a known-issues + workarounds note to reduce repeat questions.
  • Partnered with devs to prioritize fixes from impact-driven triage; confirmed resolutions and updated user-facing notes.
  • Created short onboarding/troubleshooting snippets that cut new-user setup pings and improved first-contact resolution.
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  • Customer Support & Call Centre: Active listening, empathy, de-escalation, clear written/verbal comms, ticket triage/prioritization, SLA awareness, call/chat/email etiquette, documentation & KB writing
  • Technical: Microsoft 365, VPN/log basics, Linux basics
  • Languages: English; Cantonese (fluent) {{% /resume/section %}}

{{% resume/section "Education" %}} {{% resume/education name="University of Toronto (St. George)" title="Computer Science Specialist — 3.84 GPA. Graduated with High Distinction." date="2020 — 2025" %}} {{% /resume/section %}}