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Kyle Palmer

IT Support Microsoft 365 MSP Service Desk

Remote MSP service desk technician supporting Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, endpoints, VPNs, email, remote access, and account-access issues for SMB clients.

Known for clear troubleshooting, strong ticket documentation, calm customer communication, and dependable follow-through.

Professional Snapshot

Technical support grounded in operational ownership

Kyle combines current remote MSP service desk experience with nearly 10 years of prior logistics operations leadership.

At Ntiva, he supports SMB users across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, endpoints, VPNs, email, remote access, and account-access issues.

His approach is practical and business-aware: understand the impact, troubleshoot methodically, document clearly, communicate calmly, and follow issues through resolution or escalation.

  • Clear troubleshooting

    Methodical problem isolation, from user impact to root cause.

  • Calm communication

    Steady, respectful updates that reduce user anxiety during incidents.

  • Dependable follow-through

    Tickets stay owned until resolved or cleanly escalated.

Core Support Areas

Practical support across users, accounts, devices, and access

Kyle provides user-facing technical support across the systems and issues that keep small and midsize businesses operating.

  • Microsoft 365 & Exchange

    Support for Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, mailbox access, and everyday collaboration issues.

  • Identity & Account Access

    Support involving Entra ID, Active Directory, MFA, password resets, account access, suspicious sign-ins, and session management.

  • Endpoint & Workstation Support

    Troubleshooting for Windows endpoints, workstation configuration, software issues, remote users, and common device problems.

  • VPN & Remote Access

    Support for SonicWall VPN connections, remote-access issues, ScreenConnect sessions, connectivity problems, and user access.

  • Email & Mail-Flow Troubleshooting

    Investigation of email delivery, Mimecast issues, blocked attachments, message tracing, mailbox behavior, DNS checks, and SMTP-related problems.

  • Ticket Documentation & Escalation

    Clear documentation of troubleshooting steps, resolution notes, time entries, recurring issues, escalation details, and handoff information.

Performance Proof

Recognized for customer-focused support

Customer experience

Consistently ranked among the top-performing technicians for positive customer reviews within an approximately 50-technician regional service desk.

Kyle’s support style emphasizes clear communication, complete documentation, and dependable follow-through.

Tools & Platforms

Technical tools used in day-to-day support

Kyle works across Microsoft cloud services, remote-support platforms, security tools, and foundational networking technologies used in MSP service desk environments.

Microsoft

  • Microsoft 365
  • Exchange Online
  • Entra ID
  • Active Directory
  • Outlook
  • Teams
  • OneDrive
  • SharePoint

Service Desk & Remote Support

  • ConnectWise
  • ScreenConnect
  • N-central
  • IT Glue
  • RMM tools

Security & Access Support

  • Mimecast
  • SentinelOne
  • Elastic Agent
  • MFA support
  • Suspicious sign-in review
  • Mailbox-rule investigation

Networking Support

  • SonicWall VPNs
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • SMTP
  • TCP/IP

Identity & Email Security Support

User-focused support for access, accounts, and email

Kyle handles user-facing identity and email-security issues within the MSP service desk environment, helping restore access, investigate suspicious activity, and resolve email-delivery problems.

Account Access & Recovery

  • Password resets
  • MFA enforcement
  • Session revocation
  • Account-access restoration

Suspicious Activity Review

  • Phishing-message review
  • Compromised Microsoft 365 account support
  • Suspicious sign-in review
  • Mailbox-rule investigation

Email Investigation

  • Message tracing
  • Blocked-attachment troubleshooting
  • Email-delivery investigation
  • Mimecast and mail-flow support

The focus is practical service-desk support: protecting user access, documenting findings, completing appropriate remediation steps, and escalating when deeper security investigation is required.

Operations Background

Nearly a decade of workflow and business ownership

Before moving into IT support, Kyle spent nearly 10 years managing logistics operations at Sock101.

His responsibilities included fulfillment workflows, shipping operations, vendor coordination, process improvement, daily execution, and keeping business-critical work moving.

That background strengthens the way he approaches technical support: understand the operational impact, take ownership, communicate clearly, document the work, and follow issues through completion.

Freight cost improvement

Negotiated an 85% freight discount.

Workflow automation

Helped automate workflows between HubSpot and ShipStation.

Experience & Certifications

Technical support experience backed by operational depth

Kyle’s current MSP service desk work builds on nearly a decade of prior experience managing business-critical operations, workflows, and customer-impacting responsibilities.

Professional Experience

  1. Service Desk Technician I

    Ntiva, Inc.

    March 2025–PresentRemote · Greater Kansas City Area

    • Supports SMB users across Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Entra ID, Active Directory, endpoints, VPNs, email, remote access, and account-access issues.
    • Handles user-facing identity and email-security issues involving MFA, suspicious sign-ins, compromised accounts, mailbox rules, message tracing, and mail-flow troubleshooting.
    • Documents troubleshooting steps, resolution notes, time entries, recurring issues, escalation details, and handoff information.
  2. Logistics Operations Manager

    Sock101

    December 2014–October 2024Greater Kansas City Area

    • Managed fulfillment workflows, shipping operations, vendor coordination, process improvement, and daily operational execution.
    • Negotiated an 85% freight discount that improved shipping-cost efficiency.
    • Helped automate workflows between HubSpot and ShipStation to reduce manual operational work.

Certifications

Certification

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals

Microsoft

Connect

Ready to support users, systems, and business-critical work

Open to remote opportunities in IT support, Microsoft 365 support, service desk, technical support, and support operations.

Kyle brings current MSP service desk experience, nearly a decade of operational ownership, and a support approach built around clear troubleshooting, dependable communication, and thorough follow-through.

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