Adam Collins · Milwaukee, WI

Field Service &
Technical Support

About Me

I help customers get equipment installed, problems diagnosed, and technology working. My Milwaukee field service experience includes driving between appointments, working face to face with households, and explaining solutions clearly. I also bring enterprise IT support, user training, and practical AI and software experience.

How I can help

Onsite service & customer care

Independent field appointments, driving between customer locations, installation and troubleshooting, and patient face-to-face explanations. Experience coordinating visits in Salesforce and tracking field equipment and replacement parts.

Technical support & deployment

Hardware, software, networking and Wi-Fi, Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and Active Directory. I help users through problems, document solutions, and support equipment rollouts and lifecycle tracking.

Practical web, AI & software work

Website and WooCommerce support for small-business owners, paid AI evaluation, and independent software projects. I build tools around practical workflow problems and assess whether AI outputs meet requirements.

Experience

AI Training & Model Evaluation

02/2024 – Present · Independent contract projects

Completed dozens of paid AI training and evaluation projects covering coding, reasoning, instruction following, and response quality. Assess AI-generated outputs for correctness, requirements adherence, and edge cases, and apply hands-on experience with coding agents to identify failures involving prompts, tools, context, and workflows.

Coding Evals Failure-Mode Analysis AI Training Agent Troubleshooting

Nielsen — Field Technician

07/2021 – 02/2024 · Milwaukee, WI

One of six field technicians serving the Milwaukee market; drove between customer homes, scheduled visits in Salesforce, and independently handled onsite service appointments. Worked face to face with household members to understand equipment problems, explain installations, and coach them on device operation. Surveyed home technology environments and installed, configured, and troubleshot metering equipment, TVs, audio, streaming devices, and wired and wireless networks. Tracked field equipment, replacement parts, and returns.

Driving Between Appointments Field Troubleshooting Face-to-Face Customer Support End-User Training

Synteractive — Technical Support Engineer

01/2016 – 05/2021 · Chicago, IL

Supported users across hardware, software, web applications, and IT systems, and managed Jira tickets from intake to resolution, coordinating with engineering and vendors on escalations. Created a centralized Microsoft SharePoint documentation resource, trained newly hired Technical Support Engineers, and helped lead the transition of remote users to a Windows virtual desktop environment on Microsoft Azure.

Technical Support Documentation Azure

Owner & Operator — Ecommerce and Affiliate Websites

02/2012 – 12/2015 · Self-employed · Milwaukee, WI

Operated WordPress and WooCommerce websites, handling server setup, online marketing, search engine optimization, and conversion optimization.

WordPress WooCommerce SEO

Johnson Controls — HP Level II Support & Asset Management

02/2005 – 05/2012 · Milwaukee, WI

Provided technical support for approximately 1,800 users across two local campuses and multiple nationwide locations, tracking requests in HP Service Manager. Supported hardware deployments, PC refreshes, printers, and equipment lifecycle tracking, and developed automated software installation scripts for PC deployments and refreshes.

User Support Deployment Automation Asset Management

GE Healthcare — Web Development

05/2000 – 06/2004 · Waukesha and Pewaukee, WI

Part-time intern, then full time. Developed websites and digital promotional materials supporting global healthcare training programs.

Web Development Digital Content

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Based in Milwaukee, I'm open to field technician, installation, customer-facing technical support, deployment, and driving roles. I bring experience working independently on the road and helping customers in person, with AI and software skills as an added capability. Email me about the role, location, and schedule, or connect on LinkedIn.

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Field service, installation, customer support, technical support, deployment, and driving roles