Rob Whaley

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  • About me

    Sr Support Escalation Engineer at Microsoft | Covering Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview Technologies!

  • Education

    • Tulsa Community College

      2000 - 2003
    • Community College of the Air Force

      1992 - 1995
      Communications Applications Technology
  • Experience

    • Microsoft

      May 2011 - now

      The Exchange On-Premises TAP Program is designed to validate the next version of Exchange Server by having customers test deployments of pre-release builds of Exchange in their own production environment. This gives participants the opportunity to provide feedback to the Exchange product development team. Customers in the TAP Program are provided free support from Microsoft Customer Services and Support (CSS) for issues encountered with Exchange. Additional information on the TAP Program is discussed in this blog entry from a number of years ago, which is still quite relevant today: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/12/29/343848.aspx Show less I work to solve technically complex problems and working with the largest enterprise customers. As a Support Escalation Engineer, I am a technical leader and have many opportunities to assist in the growth of other Engineers through one-on-one mentoring, one-to-many education scenarios and case collaboration. I am designing and driving the discovery of potentially unique solutions for each customer situation as part of a team. I have had the opportunity to collaborate and help my colleagues by sharing the results of my investigation. In this professional role, my contribution and overall impact is self-directed and the opportunities are plentiful. On September 1, 2012 I was promoted to a Senior Support Escalation Engineer. Show less

      • Beta Support Engineer

        Sept 2013 - now
      • Enterprise Communications Support (Exchange) - 3rd Tier Senior Support Escalation Engineer

        May 2011 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MCSE: Productivity — Certified 2019

      Microsoft
      Mar 2019
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    • Amateur Radio License - Technician

      Federal Communications Commission
      Jun 2016
    • Exam 347: Enabling Office 365 Services

      Microsoft
      Jun 2017
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    • MCSA: Office 365 - Certified 2017

      Microsoft
      Jun 2017
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    • Microsoft Certified Trainer 2017-2018

      Microsoft
      Jun 2017
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    • Exam 346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements

      Microsoft
      Mar 2015
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    • HP / Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer - ASE

      Hewlett-Packard
      Apr 2001
    • MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional

      Microsoft
      Mar 2000
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    • Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional (MCP)

      Microsoft
      Feb 2007
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    • A+ Certification

      CompTIA
      May 1996
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rob Whaley
      Microsoft CSS Impact Award Microsoft CSS Organization Apr 2021 Winner of the Microsoft CSS Impact Award for my role delivering actionable/self-help content to our customers. The team quickly pulled together relevant information from multiple sources that would help customers quickly and easily understand the actions they needed to become secure. The content was augmented daily to adapt to changing conditions. One Microsoft approach. The team worked across global regions, encompassing multiple areas within CSS (Support Delivery, Supportability, FastTrack… Show more Winner of the Microsoft CSS Impact Award for my role delivering actionable/self-help content to our customers. The team quickly pulled together relevant information from multiple sources that would help customers quickly and easily understand the actions they needed to become secure. The content was augmented daily to adapt to changing conditions. One Microsoft approach. The team worked across global regions, encompassing multiple areas within CSS (Support Delivery, Supportability, FastTrack, Field Services, Information Protection), and also with engineering and legal teams to produce content, tools, and updates to our customers. Rapidly reduce backlog and tickets to provide best in class support experience. The team was able to quickly adapt process and workflow to prioritize and triage the case volume. The team also found creative ways to leverage automation and deflection tools to communicate latest information. Show less