Tier 1 Specialist: The front-line support team. Tier 1 Specialist is able to resolve the most common incidents and requests. The Tier 1 Specialist is responsible for resolving a significant percent of issues without escalation to other teams and is typically measured by response time and customer satisfaction. Tier 1 Specialist should have strong communications skills and good troubleshooting and customer service skills. Tier 1 Specialist will be supported by effective remote access tools, a knowledge base that provides information on common solutions and workarounds, and collaboration capabilities with other support teams. Tier 1 Specialist is responsible for gathering as much information as possible from the end user. Tier 1 Specialist must use the ticketing system with which to record and track their work, to ensure all teams have progress visible to them and can coordinate communications and resolutions effectively.