SUMMARY:

• 15+ years of experience in developing strategies, roadmaps and designs for large - scale organizations. Implementation and Migrations of Active Directory-based Windows environment, VMware vSphere and ESXi, Citrix, SCCM and cloud based products. Extensive project experience designingenterprise environments byimplementing best practices with a focus onserver optimization, availability, functionality, and scalability.
• Expert in Microsoft Windows Server administration and roles including Active Directory 2003/2008/2012, Windows 2000 Server; Storage Area Network (SAN), Microsoft IIS Web Server, Citrix, Xen-App 5.0. SCCM R2, File Replication; Distributed File Systems; Group Policies; Security; Migrations, MS Public Key Infrastructure, Application Migrations; NLB Clustering; Project Planning; Project Management; Active Directory and Directory Services. More than 9 years’ experience in Physical and Virtual Windows Servers Environment. More than 8 years of experience in Server builds and migration from in physical to virtual. Virtual to Virtual and vice versa.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003/ 2008/ 2008 R2 and 2012

Directory Services/Others Tools:: Window Active Directory Services 2003/2008R2/2012/2012R2. Group Policies: Expert in creating, testing and applying GPO. Exchange: Microsoft Exchange 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 and Exchange 2000 SCCM System Center Configuration Manager R2 Computer Hardware Experience in troubleshooting computer hardware, Experience with all kinds of enterprise level servers Cisco UCS, Sun, Oracle, HP, Dell C, B - Series /7000 Blades and IBM Servers, Net-App Server Builds Physical and virtual Server builds along with the physical to virtual migration. Citrix:Presentation Server 4.5, XenApp Server 5.0 /6.0/6.5 Virtualization Proficiency: in VMware virtualization technology and experience in designing software based data center. Cloud:Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. DevOPS: Ansible Tower administration and automation. Software: Licenses Microsoft and VM License Specialist. Project Management:Experience in managing and leading projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior VMware SME

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the current v-Block environment for migration to VX-Rail.
• Planning Migration of workloads from classic VMware environments Cisco UCS compute connected to EMC/Netapp storage into new Dell VX-Rail with vSAN environment.
• Working with network and VMware team for sanity check the environment and identifying problems and proper placement of workloads along with providing HA and DR.
• Working with application teams and business to ensure the end goals are met and to deliver the solution with zero or minimum downtime.
• Large scale migration of 70+ host and 4400 VMs to new Infrastructure using via v-motion and pre-developed but customizable scripts.
• Migrating management to VRTX cluster and migration of remote offices to VRTX clusters.
• Implementing performance and capacity monitoring tool (Solarwinds)
• Implementation of backup and replication for above systems (veeam)
• Designing and deploying net new VMware environment then migrating of workload to it with minimum downtime.
• VMware environment hardening (CIS)

Infrastructure Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design planned and migrated from VMware V-Center (Windows) to VCSA 6.7 Update 1 with embeded PSC for enhansed linked mode.
• Planned and migrated complex environment datacenter to a new datacenter with meeting the SLA of 99.999%
• Developing and executing strategy to steer solutionsto the use of standardized design patternsacross Application, Platform and Infrastructure.
• Desiging Planning and migration of physical and software defined Data Center.
• Coordinating and lead teams to deliver solutionsfocusing on Infrastructures of VMware privatecloud and Public cloud based environments,meeting SLA’s, Interface with IT, finance, audit,business unit management and other areas ofto ensure integrated processes,efficient introduction of new technologies,retirement of obsolete technologies andsupport for business-led initiatives requiringthe capabilities of this infrastructure.
• Leading Design & Build IT projects, steeringcloud configurations and services towards industry-leading security within expertise domain.
• Working as an SME introducing new technologies, or new versions of existing technologies, into the organization. Setting up POC for new projects.
• Designed and implemented Cloud infrastructure for internal bank clients.
• Building and managing Esxi Host 6.7/6.5/6.0/5.5 /5.1 /5.0
• Supporting 3rd level issues of Virtual environment of Scotiabank both Hyper-V and VMware.
• Migrated from Windows based V-Center to Appliance and utilized the built in HA in ver 6.7
• Deployed VMware vRealize operations manager suite (VROPS) cluster with remote collectors and configured custom and NOC dashboards along with automatic reporting for environment configured to use a shred repository and links on SharePoint.
• Checking daily reporting and alerting to manage resources according.
• Managing and calculating over provisioning of resources.
• SCCM 2012 design, deployment and Administration.
• Designed and deployed Site Recovery Manager from VMware using the vSphere replication appliances. Configured recovery plans for DR situations.
• Deployed and configured Pure storage for virtual environment along with SRA for block level replications.
• Deployed and configured Turbonomics, V-Kernel and Foglight for reporting.
• Deploying and supporting Windows Servers 2003, 2008, 2008r2 and 2012 R2 on virtual environment.
• Creating documentations for all the new projects and provide resolutions.
• Making recommendations for the virtual environment to IT Directors presenting the solutions for better management of environment.
• Hardening windows servers based on reports and scores for vulnerability.
• Delivering support staff to manage day to day issues.
• Designed, deployed and managing SRM between 2 data centers, troubleshooting replication issues.
• Working with Cisco UCS for creating host for VMware infrastructure.
• Providing for day to day activities to operations and other teams.
• Setting up VMware clusters and creating rules for virtual machines.
• Deployed complete VDI infrastructure for desktop environment.
• Providing complete Microsoft, VMware based products design, implementation and 3rd level support including conducting s for different teams.
• Designed and implemented V-Center high availability.
• Upgraded complete environment from VMware ESXI 5.0 to 5.5 and ESXI 6.0. and 6.5
• Involved in security and audits of Infrastructure and resolving any concerns.

Senior IT Consultant (Architect)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Active directory 2012 R2 consolidation design and implementation project for Syntax.
• Designed a consolidated architecture from 7 forests and 7 domains to single forest and domain.
• Design document and step by step document was created for Syntax for implementation.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Active Directory 2012 R2 OU restructuring for better group policy implementation and decentralized administration for Sonepar.
• OU restructuring document with reasoning and details about all the group policy was created.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Active Directory 2012 R2 and Exchange 2013 migration to new forest design and implementation project for Confidential Canada
• Detailed design and architecture document was created.
• Lab environment was setup to replicate the prod before implementing the prod.
• New domain and forest with 2012 R2 was created.
• New CA was deployed for the environment.
• Migration was completed using quest migration tool.

Technical Trainer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing high quality while leveraging real-world experience to diverse groups of students both new to IT, and seasoned IT Professionals
• Primarily focusing on delivering VMware and Microsoft Server Roles with emphasis on Active Directory and SCCM.

System Support Specialist / System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deploying and supporting Windows Servers 2003, 2008, 2008r2 on physical and virtual environment.
• Deployed citix farm for In house applications, currently adding servers to the farm and adding apps.
• Deploying Cloud services using VMware for the bank, automating the process for server builts.
• Supporting VMware environment for 200+ servers running critical applications.
• Supporting Windows and UNIX environment running critical customer facing and inhouse banking applications.
• Troubleshooting, supporting, and administring Citix environment.
• Publishing applications in Citrix farms both In-house and 3rd party.
• Supporting Lync environment and migrating batches of users to the current environment.
• Supporting and administrating Windows Servers running applications like Scotia Online, Mobile Banking, Info Alerts and Wirelessgateway.
• Supporting and administrating the IIS servers.
• Supporting and administrating Veritas Cluster.
• Creating local policies for DMZ servers as per the bank policy.
• Making sure the servers are not vonurabale as per the security standards of bank, hardening then by changing registries and policies.
• Troubleshooting and resolving the issue in Prod environment with OS, applications and IIS as per the time given in SLA’s from business.
• Bringing the DR site live in the event to any major issues and testing, working with network team for routing the customer traffic to it.
• Understanding and determining the root cause of the issue using the logs.
• Trouble shooting issues at the OS side and working with the vendor for application support.
• Creating deployment packages in SCCM.
• Deploying security patches monthly to all windows servers by creating advertisements and packages using SCCM 2007 for Prod and SCCM 2012 for UAT and Pre Prod.
• Troubleshooting Connectivity issues with DMZ servers.
• Administer the cloud environment.
• Working on incidents/ change records related to windows servers
• Deploying OS like Windows server 2003,2008 and 2012 in UAT, Pre-Prod and Production in both physical/ virtual environments.
• Installing SCCM, MOM, SCOM and NetBackup Clients on Windows Servers.
• Performing daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion.
• Implemented Server build automation process using share point, SCCM and VMware.
• Monitoring applications servers using monitoring tools like MOM and SCOM
• Participating in after-hours on-call rotation
• Participate in root cause analysis for problem records related to major incidents
• Working with vendors for installing and troubleshooting applications on Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2008R2
• Working with powershell scripting.
• Restoring servers from back up tapes and other media using NetBackup console. Designing, Planning and deploying new projects after understanding the requirments and needs from business.
• Creating detailed technical documents for new projects and major issues with the resolution.

Windows Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating Answer file in an in house application called Centralized Configuration Utility (CCU) for Automation of server build.
• Use eMPIR tool for getting server information and build steps and also provide feedback to the ISL’s (Instruction Set Leads) to help improve the process.
• Building physical Windows server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 on IBM blades servers and IBM X3750 & 3800 series.
• Configuring Raid as per the company policy and depending on the server role.
• Deploy imaging after creating the answer file using IBM AMM / IMM on a bare metal with Common Operating Environment (COE) server using WDS server.
• Configuring SMS / SCCM & TSM client.
• Installing IBM director and Mega RAID Manager. Record WWPN for SAN team
• Configure DNS, WINS, DNS suffix.
• Configuring and installing NIC teaming softwares for load balancing and fail over using Broadcom management Suite.
• Configuring and installing Qlogic San Surfer along with the SAN drivers, Troubleshooting SAN issues.
• Building both physical and Virtual servers & Pre-staging them for Application testing.
• Disabling and Enabling patching and performing scheduled reboot of servers.
• Installing Double-Take clients on Source and Target servers for both physical and virtual servers setting up the protection job from Double Take availability servers.
• Performing failover process to complete server migration
• Server Lock-down, by creating supervisor account for IMM, after migration of the servers.
• Perform TAG migration for virtual servers at the end of V2V process.
• Involved in decommissioning of source servers at the end of P2P process.
• Perform server cleanup process at the end of migration wave.
• Coordinating with multiple teams for resolving any issue arrising with builts and configuration.
• Working with multiple domains and forest resolving DNS issues for the configuration.
• Installing and trouble shooting applications on Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
• Troubleshooting 3rd party and inhouse application issues on Windows plateform.

Senior Systems Administrator & License Compliance Manager (North America)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Technical Project planning and implementation for acquiring PCI compliance
• Created new Domain and Forest then Created one way trust between 2 Forest and domain for the resources to be used from one domain to other. Configured RODC for remote sites.
• Writing up and implementing the system hardening policies for PCI; Created CIS and PCI level GPO’s for servers and workstations. Implementing Group Policy as per Security Policy.
• Created tested and applied more than 500 Group Policies for Servers and desktop hardening and user controls as per PCI compliance.
• Applied and created user and computer group policies for access controls for remote client.
• Planned, budgeted and implemented projects like Server 2008 Migration; Migrated Windows Server 2008R2 from windows server 2003.
• Performed initial configuration tasks for Windows Server 2008 using Ad prep and Forest prep. Migrated FSMO roles to new DC. Decommissioned old Dc’s.
• Administration of Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory Group Policies.
• Administration of more than 700 servers in mixed and multi domain environment, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, and 2000+ workstations
• Involved in SCCM configuration and implementation project.
• Building Physical Server from scratch racking in data center and using Integrated Management Module from IBM. Decommissioned physical and virtual servers including DC’s. Setting up Raid’s on physical servers according to the company’s best practice policy.
• Building Virtual server by using V-Center and used RIS and WDS for server deployments.
• Migrated 400 physical servers to Virtual. Consolidated servers using VMware ESX.
• System security administration, resolving access problems, and determining user access level required for each user required as per their position.
• Conducting unattended installation of Windows Server 2008
• Tested and troubleshooting Active Directory Delegation and Trusts
• Configured Net-APP, Eco-logic and dell Filers.
• Deployed Citrix Xen-app 5.0 Environment including Web Interface, application streaming and seem less app. for environment.
• Involved in SCCM configuration and implementation project, Installed and Configured SCCM Central and Primary Site server, Packaged Software’s and Images for remote installation through SCCM.
• Created rules and classes for WSUS server for installing patches and updates.
• Performing daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion.
• Designed and implemented the virtual environment as a cloud solution.
• Installed and configured Manage Engine on AD created a connection
• Installed, configured and maintained WSUS server for more than 5000 Desktop and Servers in multiple sites.
• Maintained WSUS updated and patches inventory after testing then putting them in the approved list.
• Windows 7 migration project along with hardening policies and application testing on win7.
• Worked with PowerShell for automation of different processes
• Deployed Veritas Cluster for Prod environment.

Windows System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed new / rebuilt existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Performed daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Repairing and recovering from hardware or software failures. Coordinated and communicated with impacted constituencies.
• Applied OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configuring / adding new services as necessary.
• Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory Group Policies.
• Deployed Windows Server 2008 on Development servers and migrated it to Production servers.
• Supporting and administrating Veritas Cluster for Application servers.
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
• Deployed Server 2003/2008 templates using virtual center.
• Tested and applied Group Policies and security standards for new 2008 servers and old servers.
• Managed services using authority MMC.
• Managed local, roaming, and mandatory profiles; troubleshooting and account lockout resolution.
• Provided Windows 2000/2003 Server and Active Directory administration and maintenance
• Administered changes to Active Directory accounts and streamlined (clean up) the environment.
• Assisted in creating Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 R2 Standards for the organization
• Performed periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Performed ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Provided Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigated and troubleshoot issues.

System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as part of a global team, perform server administration across a mixed OS environment. The majority of the server base is Windows OS but also includes Linux, Solaris, and ESX (VMware servers).
• Managed user access to network resources (file shares, network printers, etc.)
• Proactively managed the environment and initiate required corrective actions when potential or present issues identified.
• Perform constant enhancements in the areas of automation, security, efficiency.

Server Support Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed an Active Directory Windows Server 2003.
• Deployed and reimaged desktops and laptops; configured TCP/IP; performed backups and data restoration
• Managing virtual infrastructure.
• Installed and configured an Active Directory Domain Controller
• Planned an administrative delegation, strategy and Organizational Unit (OU) structure

Technical Support - Help Desk

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide Server, Network, PC/Workstation administration and support for branches and administrative office
• Migrated workstations between Windows domains and provided troubleshooting for potential profile and software issues, including Outlook 2003 profile migrations
• PC responsibilities included: installation, configuration, upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting hardware and software
• Configured and maintained Internet filtering and security on public access PCs
• Prepared base images for branch machines and used Norton Ghost for pushing images across the network.