SUMMARY:

• Passionate about my work and design quality solutions
• Strong infrastructure design and architectural skills
• Adept at learning new skills and adapting to new situations as dictated by changing business goals
• Highly motivated with outstanding communication and interpersonal capabilities
• Skilled at handling complex projects, government corporate expectations, and rapidly evolving requirements
• Self - starter and quick learner with ability to work independently as well as part of a team

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Windows PowerShell and Linux Bash & Shell Scripting, HTML, MYSQL, ASP, PERL

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2008, Windows 10, 8.1 Linux & UNIX

Server Applications: Exchange & Lync 2013 and below, Active Directory, SCCM 2012 R2, MDT, SCOM Microsoft SQL 2012 and below, VMware vSphere 6x,SRM, vRealize, Quest Active Role Server for AD, Direct Access, Hyper V, Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, XenServer, WSUS, WDS, IIS, Veeam Backup and Replication, Backup Exec, NetApp ONTAP 8.1

Hardware: HP 3PAR, DELL, IBM Blade and rack mountable servers, NetApp iSCSI/Fiber Channel Filers, Dell Equalogic iSCSI SAN, Astaro Routers, Cisco and HP Switches, Brocade Fiber Channel Switches, Xsigo Directors and HCA s (Oracle Fabric Connect)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Technical Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Develop 3-5 year technical and Architectural road map for enterprise infrastructure that deliver business benefit, cost optimization and business agility
• Design and document the Global VMware Upgrade (external PSC, vCenter, SRM, VRA, VIN) to 6.x and Consolidation Project covering 8 datacenters and saving over $400,000 in virtualizing licensing costs
• VMware NSX 6.1 design and POC, proper DR including Layer 2 over Layer 3, same L2 IP address, server segmentation and distributed NSX firewall.
• Travel to New York and London UK for 3PAR, VMware SRM Project and trained local system administrators on best practice and the new technology
• Configure HP Blade Enclosure C7000 On Board Administrator and Virtual Connect to use Ldap, RBAC, SSL, login banner
• Configure VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) with Storage Replication (SRA) from 3PAR, NetApp and Compellent as well as VMware VRA (VMware Replication Appliance)
• Implement RBAC(Role Based Access Control) for Storage and VMware infrastructure
• Install and configure VMware vCenter, PSC/ SSO, Web Client, SRM (Site Recovery Manager) 6.0
• Utilize vCops, Solarwinds, and other vCenter alerting and performance monitoring tools to ensure SLAs
• Participate and lead project meetings with the business
• Influence Operations teams to gain agreement and scheduling of resources in alignment with long term road map and initiatives.
• Guide, support and oversee the implementation of documented solution architectures into operational platforms by delivery and operational teams
• Work with multiple storage protocols (Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS) and multiple enterprise storage vendors as HP 3PAR F400, 7200, 8200 NetApp, Compellent (multi-tier storage), Dell Equalogic
• Architect a new datacenter infrastructure design for our USA collocated datacenter.
• Define standards and processes used for storage and virtualization.
• Configured 3PAR replication across sites and 3PAR SRA Integration with VMware Site Recovery Manager.
• Configured VMware Replication Appliance for more granular VM replication with SRM.

Senior Windows Server Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain over 40 Citrix XenApp 6.5 servers farm with over 80 applications for different teams
• Initiate, execute, monitor and control SCCM 2007 R2 to SCCM 2012 R2 migration project. Over 27000+ clients deployed all across the globe, covering APAC, EMEA, USAE, USAW geos.
• Redesign, refresh, upgrade and consolidate large and complex Active Directory structure (over 80 sites), GPOs and WSUS update procedure to proper fit the current business needs.
• Provide Confidential with expert options on new and emerging technologies like VDI, Oracle Xsigo,
• Lead, oversee and complete large scale over 5000 VM servers VMware Vsphere 4, to 5.1 infrastructure upgrade. Implement over 10 vCenter servers in Linked Mode with 400+ ESXi
• Involved in Service-now Asset and Configuration Management project to help the company have a better visibility over the IT assets, financial data, system refreshes, and warranty renewals.
• Support and maintain over 5000 servers in a complex mixed environment of Windows and Linux within 10 datacenters across the globe.
• Utilize HP SIM System Insight manager to proactively maintain and manage HP servers across our global datacenters
• Use Quest Active Role Server for RBAC security model and advanced Active Directory features.
• Work with over 10 Oracle Xsigo Directors to support our virtualized network and storage media for the VMware ESX servers, Windows and Linux physical servers
• Use a combination of SANs for our storage subsystems: FC, NAS, ISCSI from vendors like Netapp, HP 3PAR, Tintri, EMC,Dell Compellent.
• Use MDT2012 Task Sequence for Automation of Windows Server Builds and Applications.
• Use SCCM 2007, 2012 R2 for package deployment to custom made server collections
• Create custom SCCM 2007 and 2012 and SQL reports

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Ensure maximum uptime to our large mission critical IT infrastructure which spread across 3 sites.
• Integrate “Arizona AFO” network to our Head Office domain. Migrate Active Directory users accounts, Exchange mailboxes, security groups, GPOs, Print Servers, network mappings, folder redirection for user’s files
• Migrate VMware VSphere 4 Infrastructure to VSphere 5 High Availability clusters, upgrading ESX hosts, datastores from VMFS 3 to VMFS 5.
• 3 to 5 years forecast and major re-design of our current head office DATACENTER to meet our growing business requirements for a faster, more efficient and reliable platform
• Use VMware SVmotion to migrate over 10 TB of business critical data from Dell EQ to NetApp SAN.
• Replace Dell Equalogic ISCSI and RS16 SAN with NetAPP FAS2448 Fibre Channel SAN 8 Gbps per port. Use Brocade HBA, Brocade FC Switches 300
• Implement Cost Effective Storage Effencity Features from NetApp’s SAN as Data Deduplication and Compression
• Upgrade iSCSI Starwind SAN with Dell Equalogic PS6000XV in New York Office and migrate 4 TB of critical data using Storage Vmotion
• On call for critical incident support
• Vendor management

Senior Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Experienced and very proficient in designing, deploying and managing all versions of Windows servers through 2008, Exchange through 2007/2010, DNS, DHCP, SQL 2008 R2 installation
• Fix complex Voice related issues with FreePBX, SIP Trunking and QoS/ Providers
• Maintain FreePBX with only SIP trunks for inbound/outbound, iSymphony, Call Center Stats from Asternic. AASTRA 6757i Voice over IP Phones.
• PBX integration with Microsoft OCS R2 and Mediant 1000 AudioCodes
• Work with 20+ Managed Dell Power Connect Switches, including PoE, ISCSI QoS, multiple VLANS
• Troubleshoot advanced MPIO, IOPS, High Latency of ISCSI performance problems related to Dell Equal Logic SANs and RS16 ISCSI with VMware VSphere 4.1
• Work with AD sites and services, replication of DCs over site to site IPSEC VPN Tunnel
• Administer network and systems environments based on the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 platforms
• Ensure uptime of over 140 Virtual Servers in VMware VSphere 4.1 across multiple sites
• Strong Exchange 2007/2010, Office Communications Server 2007 and ActiveSync, BES skills
• AD, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, FTP, IIS, Group Policy, VPN, Hyper-V, DFS File Servers, NAS
• Direct Access / IPv6 new feature in Windows 2008 R2
• Expert skills related to shared storage for large VMware environment, network, server side planning, design and implementation.
• Detailed oriented to complex technical projects as performance of virtualized infrastructure including multiple vendor ISCSI SANs for SQL, GP, CRM, Exchange servers
• Experience with maintaining and upgrading multiple Astaro Security Gateways, Anti-Spam proxy, Web Filtering Proxy, IPSEC VPN Tunnel, Firewall, NAT
• Experience with Microsoft RADIUS server authentication and multiple WAPs, DMZ traffic for visitors.
• Develop and implement complex backup and disaster recovery plan using Veeam Backup and Replication V5 and Backup Exec 2010 R3 with multiple remote agents for Exchange, SQL, and AD
• Create extensive detailed documentation and diagrams for the current environment and new projects
• Design and implement complex file servers and DFS namespace and replication, folder redirection, roaming profiles and offline lines, SYNC center for both desktops and laptops.
• Migrate VMware ESX 4.0 hosts to ESXi 4.1 and prepare to migrate to VMware VSphere 5.0 soon.

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, plan and document network and server implementation for businesses
• Install and configure WatchGuard XTM 510 Security Appliance, configure firewall policies and rules.
• Work with Dell Power Edge Servers, PERC 6/i RAID Controllers and Dell Open Manage
• Install, configure TZ210 & TZ180, TZ150 Sonic Wall security appliances firewalls
• Install, configure, test and maintain Windows SBS 2008 with Exchange 2007.
• Install and configure Dell Power Connect Network Switches 2824, 2848, 6248, 2724P series.
• Install and configure BES Express 5.0.2 with Exchange 2007 and 2010 SP1
• Configure Exchange Public Folders Sync with BlackBerry Server Enterprise
• Install, upgrade and configure Brightmail 6.0, 6.2 Spam Filter for Exchange servers
• Add new users to Blackberry Enterprise Server and configure licensing
• Create login script and deploy it trough group policy. Modify and create new GPOs
• Design and implement proper backup strategy for servers using Dell Tape Backup Units
• Work with Dell 1900W UPS for servers, switches, routers and modems.
• Create accounts, cases, new opportunities in SalesForce for many projects
• Install, configure and test Active Directory with Domain Controllers, File Servers with DFS replication, Print Servers, WSUS with email notification and auto approve for security updates.
• Install on servers corporate edition antivirus, Symantec End Point Protection Suite
• Deploy from server Symantec End Point 11 & 12 antivirus to Windows and MAC computers.

IT Consultant (Self-Employed)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, test and implement new networks and provide support for existing networks for medium and large size businesses based on Wintel with Active Directory servers
• Migrate Symantec Antivirus Corporate 10 to End Point Protection 11 with Symantec System Center
• Configure and maintain Cisco Security Appliance SA520.
• Install and configure Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 100, 200, 300 series
• Install, configure and maintain Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 6.5 spam filter
• System Administrator for clients as: Confidential Inc., Confidential Inc., Confidential LTD., GLOBETROTTER LOGISTICS and others.
• Install and support of LAN & WAN technologies including products from Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, Linux, Citrix and NETAPP SAN
• Create Visio Network Diagrams with details about servers and networking devices
• Work on existing infrastructure upgrades, consolidate or replace legacy equipment and devices
• Ensures secure operation of all servers and services though the use of security and encryption tools such as SSH, SSL, IPSec and through extensive staff and documentation
• Implement VMware ESX, VSphere 4 with VMotion, DRS, HA and Hyper V
• Build custom dual socket Intel Xeon Servers and ISCSI SAN with Open Filer for many clients
• Design and implement Active Directory infrastructure on Windows Server 2003 and 2008 R2 with WSUS, WDS, DFS file server with replication, DNS, DHCP, RDP and terminal services
• Building & managing IT organizational structures for small & medium sized businesses
• Develop detailed documentation for hardware and software inventory, network and server maps
• Convert physical servers to virtual servers using VMware vCenter Convertor Enterprise
• Work with Citrix Xen Server 5.5 Hypervisor and Citrix Management Console
• Install and support RedHat Linux web servers running Apache, MySQL database and PHP
• Work with HP ProLiant and Cisco POE Switches and configure VLANs
• Use Symantec Ghost for server imaging and cloning hard drives including RAID arrays.

System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement virtualization for 50 Windows physical servers with VMware VSphere 4
• Virtualize Windows 2003 & 2008 R2 DC, Exchange 2003 & 2007, Linux, SharePoint's servers
• Generate and analyze weekly reports on virtualization infrastructure performance
• Excellent experience and knowledge with designing installing and implementing VMware VSphere, VMware ESX server, VMware Virtual Center, setting up V-Motion, HA Clustering, DRS, and related VMware products such as VM Workstation, VMware converter VM Backup products and other products for virtualization
• VMware update manager to install patches and updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines
• Experience of fiber channel SAN NETAPP FAS3020, work with SANs in VMware environments and troubleshooting SAN related issues

Technical Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work with Microsoft SMS 2003 and BDD to add new users in Active Directory.
• Use SMS 2003 to deploy desktops images to clients and collect hardware and software reports
• Configure and maintain Windows Active Directory 2003 enterprise servers
• Work with BlackBerry Server (BES) to support Blackberry users
• Develop and maintain network rights, user accounts and groups for 4000 users and computers
• Network security, policy security, wireless and antivirus solutions.

Computer/ Server Hardware Technician

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installing Windows 2003 Server Enterprise and Microsoft IIS on custom build Intel and AMD servers
• Building custom shared storage area network with SCSI controllers and RAID implementations
• Assessing and fixing server hardware and software issues
• Evaluated customer needs and conducted necessary troubleshooting upgrades to their servers

Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Active Directory administration for 200 users (User, Computer accounts and groups, GPO's)
• Implement and ensure proper backup and recovery of Wintel servers
• Maintain and design Windows Server 2003 DNS, DHCP and Linux NFS, NAS File Servers
• Work on IBM BLADE Servers Clusters of Windows Server 2003 Exchange on IBM FC SAN
• Install hardware components on IBM Blade Servers & Dell Power Edge
• Network traffic security and firewalls assessment on both Windows and Linux Servers