Drew Henderson has over 8 years of experience providing operational and technical support for the Star Debit Services network. He currently works as a Tier III Operations Analyst for Systems Engineering Services Corporation, where he collaborates with technical teams and performs tests and procedures. Previously, Henderson worked at First Data Corporation for over 8 years as a Command Center Technical Application/Customer Support specialist, where he monitored the Star network, collaborated with financial institutions to resolve issues, and trained new employees. He has also worked as a Regional Sales Representative.
1. Drew Henderson 402-917-6446
2801 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205 Drewmaister@gmail.com
Professional Profile
Lead command center support operator for the Star Debit Services, the largest American interbank
network with 134 million cardholders & over 5,700 participating financial institutions. Expertise includes
8 years of operational & Tier III technical support by proactive debit platform monitoring,
batch/settlement processing, service restoration & transaction flow analysis; all the while preserving
client relationships with outstanding customer service skills in high pressure environments; facilitating
multiple tasks simultaneously paired with the ability to prioritize issues according to foreseen customer
impact; all the while creating a positive atmosphere of respect with colleagues and superiors.
Professional Work Experience
Tier III Operations Analyst Support; (September 2016 – Present)
Systems Engineering Services Corporation
Contract role supporting the acquisition, stabilization, & decommission of the back end merchant
settlement processing at Transfirst/ TSYS.
Collaborated with Transfirst/ TSYS technical support by providing insight, triage, &
documentation on their batch processing flow.
Performed environmental tests & documented procedures for upcoming releases, month end, &
year end hurldes.
Assisted staff with understanding, research, & analysis of hindrances in their daily settlement by
translating JCL / COBOL code.
Command Center Technical Application/Customer Support; (September 2007-June 2016)
First Data Corporation, Denver, CO
Provided 12 hour monitoring and supported the STAR Debit Network and it’s relationships with
thousands of individual financial institutions, their connections with third party processors/issuers
such as Mastercard, Visa, Fiserv, Pulse, NYCE, etc, as well as the front end connections to
acquiring merchant processing platforms
Collaborated daily with financial institutions and associated companies within the processing
industry to mitigate and reduce impact to card holders across the globe
Organized & conducted incident management daily on escalation conference calls to
investigate, diagnose, resolve impacting issues
Created trusted relationships with clients and aided them in troubleshooting and understanding
the complex infrastructure of their network
Implemented & validated any new clients within the Star Network and managed our customers
database of escalation contact information
Reduced fraud losses & delivered relevant communications to customers while protecting
privacy and offering increased personalization and convenience.
Researched & provided performance and/or impact information for customers using a
combination of analysis tools
Diagnosed data to pinpoint problems associated with individual card holders, card bins, or
financial institutions as an entirety in order to work with the corresponding card issuers on a fix
Managed & documented the Standard Operating Procedures for current/future Star operators
Exclusively & efficiently trained numerous new employees remotely as well as one on one
Regional Sales Representative; (September 2005 – September 2007)
Graves & Associates ; Willsie Cap & Gown
Provided & marketed graduation regalia, announcements, class rings, & additional memorabilia
to college & high school senior graduates throughout Iowa & Nebraska
Facilitated contracts with principals to have exclusive business within their schools
Organized meetings with students for cap/gown measurements and designed custom
2. graduation announcements with each class ranging in size from 20 to 500+ students
Education
Iowa Western Community College – Council Bluffs, IA (98 Credit Hours Completed)
University of Nebraska – Omaha, NE (29 Credit Hours Completed)
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word
Excel
Power Point
MS Project
Outlook
SharePoint
ServiceDesk
Mr-Win6530
Unix / Linux
JCL / COBOL
Spectrum
Apple Applications/ Products,