Summary

• I have 15 Years of experience as System Administrator, expertise areas like VMware, Windows Servers, Altiris/SMS, Novell Netware. Certified VCP 5.0, MCSE, Altiris ACP and Novell Netware CNA , ITIL-Foundation.
• Availability: 2 Weeks
• Work Authorization: H1B
• Expected Role: Contract ONLY

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 15 years of experience and skills in the areas of Windows Systems Administration, Cloud Computing Datacenter migration/consolidation architecture, networking and security
• Design, install, and configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with Virtual Center management, Lab Manager i.e. VMware, vCenter, vSphere, vCAC vCD, vCO, vSRM . P2V, V2V, HA, vMotion, DRS. Experience with EMC, NetApp or equivalent storage devices.
• Project Management: Project lifecycle management, project definition, scoping/sizing, technical alternatives, plus the presentation and proposal of results.
• Experience in Core build engineering, standard desktop/servers build, groups policies, active directory administration, IIS, MS-SQL and imaging terminology.
• Successful in building, expanding and optimizing operational structures, services, technologies, teams and processes to improve performance, minimize risk and enable competitive growth.
• Experienced in performing installation, configuration, up grading maintenance of operating systems and administration activities like capacity planning, performance management, day-to-day monitoring, troubleshooting, problem determination and resolution, Release and Configuration Management and/or SDCL process, user account management security, backups restore.
• Experience with monitoring and backup tools like HP-Data Protector/Open view Operations, Nagios, MOM and Cricket.

Technical Skills

• Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/2003/2008 and Linux.
• Hardware: HP, Dell, IBM and Blade centre
• Directory Services: Active Directory, LDAP, GPO design, Role Based Services rights delegation
• Server Consolidation: VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Center, P2V, V2P, Plate spin
• Systems Monitor: Installing, Configuring, troubleshooting servers Workstations, Network monitoring, fine tuning, upgrading systems.
• Terminal Services: Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix Meta frame Server 4.x
• Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Virtualization Lead Engineer

• VMware Infrastructure 5.x /4.x Installation Configuration, Virtual Networking Virtual Switches, VM Kernel Ports , DRA, HA, VDI - Managed through Citrix DDC, High availability, Clustering, Vmotion, Storage Vmotion.
• Datacenter Migration: Using HP Insight Control server provisioning to provision operating systems to the HP-ProLiant servers.

Environment: Windows 2012/2008/2003, 3Par/Pure, MS-SQL, Windows 7/X, ICSP, Open View, VMware, vSphere, Plate spin, Double take, VERITAS and VDI

Confidential

VMware Architect

• Implementation and supporting VMware vSphere 5.x , VDI desktops and Servers. Maintaining and supporting the VMware Environment on day-to-day operations: VMware vCenter 4.x/5.x, Update Manager, Converter, Heartbeat, View and Site Recovery Manager
• Develop, plan, design and Build VMware DRS, VMware HA, System Fault Tolerance, Business continuity and Disaster recovery planning for Physical and Virtual Machines in Production and Non Production.
• Unidesk: Manage setup configure and personalize the Virtual desktops, application layers and profile management.
• Server Management: Operation level of management on the Servers, monthly patching, health management, clusters, Active Directory, DNS, WINS, logon scripts, IIS etc.

Environment: Windows 2012/2008/2003/2000, IIS, MS-SQL, Windows 7/X, VMware and vSphere, Plate spin, Double take, Veritas, Unidesk, and VDI

Confidential

Solutions Architect

• Working in the Virtualization environment to maintain the Servers/Workstations. Design, implementation and supporting VMware vSphere ESX 4.1/5.1 environment
• Create, validate / review solutions and effort estimates for data center transformation opportunities Wintel, Virtualization and Servers across the globe.
• Responsible for VMware system design and implementation and supporting VMware vSphere ESX environments as well as VMware View and Virtual desktops.
• Creating enterprise-grade solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability providing realistic implementation schedules while adhering to company's architectural standards and principles.
• Designing the solution to ensure that it best leverages and fits into the overall Client architecture. Perform installations, conduct on-site and remote operations, create documentation and provide knowledge transfer for projects.
• Providing architectural guidance and oversight into integration of VMware products with third party products within the customer's IT environment: storage, networking, systems management capacity management and monitoring, high availability solutions, security infrastructures.

Environment: Windows 2003/2008, Windows 7/X, VMware and vSphere, Plate spin, RS-232, SCSI,GPIB, ProfiBus Visio

Confidential

Datacenter Consolidation Architect

• Enabled utilization of VMware resources by consolidating them into Virtual Center. Designed and implemented Windows/Unix/Linux Servers to improve utilization of assets and support shared access for clusters and VMware and support the virtual center on a daily basis. Migration of shared web farm and external farms
• Draft and maintain design documentation for virtualization server environments. Physical-to-Virtual P2V server migrations, V2V migrations using VMware converter and plate spin.
• Involved in server consolidation, datacenter migration from various agencies, server architecture and application dependency Discovery
• Performed virtualization server analysis, capacity planning and implementation for the enterprise environment. Consulted by other agencies and departments on a regular basis regarding virtualization servers and storage , systems management, performance, engaged in customer issues on an as-needed basis and design issues.

Environment: Windows 2003/2008, VMware and vSphere, vCD, vCO, vSRM, Plate spin, Visio, Unix, Linux

Confidential

Sr. VMware Consultant

• Involved in 2 datacenter migrations, designed VMware environment and storage allocation.
• Experience managing AD Forest with multiple trusts, DNS, WINS, and DHCP, configuring Group Policy Objects.
• Design, install, configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with VirtualCenter management, LabManager, Consolidated Backup, DRS, HA, DPM, vMotion and VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM . Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed Physical-to-Virtual P2V , Virtual-to-Virtual V2V and Virtual-to-Physical V2P migration of Windows 2003 2008, using VMware native conversation tool and Plate spin
• Performed a VMware Capacity Planner assessment on the in-scope environment. Evaluated the VMware tools vCenter Operations Capacity IQ and 3rd party tools such as Veeam, Embotics, vKernel, Akorri, Vizioncore vFoglight and VmTurbo
• Managing Windows 2008/2003 file servers, Active Directory, WINS, PDC, DHCP, DNS storage servers maintaining the datacenter inventory, asset management in remedy. Support the ADFS and Directory Synchronization between the cloud and local premise security system

Environment: Windows 03/08, Vsphere vCD, vCO, vSRM, Perl, HP /Dell servers and blades, Remedy, WSUS, Linux

Confidential

Sr. Technical Consultant

• Responsible for managing windows and UNIX flavor servers at datacenter, consists of 3500 Virtual servers 3.x environment and more than 5000 physical servers.
• Creating Windows server templates on VMware and physical build images. Applying the templates to create VMs on different farms. Setting up new VMware hosts and vMotion
• Deploying the in-house packaged applications through CA DSM explorer. Install, build, configure and administer Microsoft IIS Web servers. Configuring load balancing, apply patches, host headers, deployments, deploying source code, and SSL.
• Integrate various web based applications with Netegrity Site Minder, deploying OS through Blade Logic and distributing software using CA DSM. Troubleshooting application integration issues in Windows environment.

Environment: Windows 2003/2000/2008, IIS, MS-SQL, VMware and VSphere, HP and dell servers and blades

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

• Responsible for managing windows/Linux based 1400 servers, including 450 Virtual servers 3.x environment, with knowledge of DRS, HA and vMotion at the datacenter.
• Virtualized 250 servers on Windows NT/2000/2003 using VM Converter. Working on SAN Emc-Clarion for the storing Vm's. Scheduling and monitoring the backup on SAN, executing the manual backup missed if any.
• Created technical documents, derived the procedures on day-today operation and taking care of the escalations. Coordinating with Clients for resource allocation, availability of services as mentioned and deliverables.
• Initiating projects via cross-organizational channels, assign resources to manage cost, schedule and performance of component projects, while working to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the Infrastructure Deployment program.

Environment: Windows 2003/2000/2008, VMware, HP and dell servers and blades, Nagios, cricket, SharePoint

Confidential

VMware Consultant

• Designed, implemented and maintained VMware VI3 infrastructure from the ground up, that will save 10K annually in power savings and 80k in server hardware refresh in the production datacenter.
• Managed about 900 Servers at client's datacenter. Converting the physical Servers to Virtual servers using VMware Environment. Good understanding in HA, DRS, clustering, load balancing. Server Consolidation using VMware Infrastructure 3, Virtual Center, P2V Tool.
• Created the ESX test environment and plans, and handled communication with the business units. The project also included the upgrade of multiple mission critical NT4 member servers using ESX server and P2V to prevent downtime and production outage.
• Designed and administrated server consolidation program through use of VMware ESX server and VMware Virtual Center. Migrated over 75 physical servers to virtualization and managed the ESX 2.x to VI3 migration as well.

Environment: Windows NT/2000/2003 and VMware

Confidential

IT Consultant

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Servers Desktop Core Builds in all end markets across the globe, facilitates the client, by providing Network Build solutions.
• Experienced with Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory design, installation and design and deployment of enterprise-wide Group Policies using Active Directory components.
• Create, design and develop Unattended Installation of Windows 2000/XP, design user migration process, implement roaming profiles, Windows 2000/XP group policies, implement Active Directory software distribution method, architect remote network client software installation and maintenance. Created the VMware template along with builds to use VMware workstations to the clients.
• Working with the Altiris Client Management Suite, Altiris Patch Management and Server Management Suite in a large-scale enterprise environment. Facilitating Desktop engineering, windows engineering, information security and many other groups in software deployment, application metering, custom report building and all other areas of the Client Management Suite.
• Testing hot fixes, security patches, new customization, add on features before deployment to desktops in Test Lab using VMware. Worked on Setting up Altiris environment for Global logistics leader.

Confidential

IT Consultant

• Worked on Setting up Altiris environment for Global logistics leader. Configured Notification Distribution Servers, Patch management solutions, Inventory, PC transplant, imaging, custom Reporting, SQL scripting custom queries and image building.
• Creating a Common Core build for a global logistics leader which includes customized clients applications, tightened security in the build using Security template. Used Sysprep for creating builds.
• Configuration of Altiris Solutions within the Client Management Suite includes Software Delivery, Inventory Solution and Application Management.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Remotely Administered Windows 2000 /NT Servers and Citrix Meta frame 1.8. Responsible for account creation, server integration, Network Load-Balancing, troubleshooting and maintenance. Expertise in enterprise Windows 2000 Datacenter Server platforms.
• Worked on Active Directory in such areas like group policies, remote application deployment, directory services, active directory schema, designing Active Directory architecture, forest and domain structures, organization structure. Creates sites subnets, site links and connection objects fort AD.
• Performed Migrations from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Active Directory. Enterprise wide software deployment, configured DNS for use with Active Directory, backup and test restore of Active Directory for disaster recovery, published resources in Active Directory and control access to them.

Confidential

Sr.Help Desk Executive

• Maintained windows 2000 Domain controller, roaming profiles, login scripts to the groups accordingly. Configured Symantec Antivirus server for maintaining current virus definitions on all computers. Maintained centrally a group of 1400 computers in 2 different locations.
• Installed and configured SMS Primary site server, CAP, DP for the environment. Administered SMS Application server, SMS inventory/maintenance and created, configured and maintained software pushes. Implemented Windows 2000 Server upgrade, installation, configuration, group policy setup, Active Directory implementation and design. Performance data analysis, capacity planning, risk analysis and security checks. Configure/develop batch logon scripts.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Administered a small offshore oriented company from the ground up. Involved with installing JD Edwards One World and setting up environments, users, security, distributed processing, and data replication.
• Responsible for setting up version control and testing various CNC configurations. Implemented Terminal Services with Citrix Meta Frame. ICA protocol security on Firewall with port monitoring on Citrix clients.
• Installing and configuring the Internet security Internet Security and Acceleration Server , configuring policies and creating rules to implement business guidelines.
• Installed and Configured Exchange 2K Mail server for Internal Office purpose. Performed client deployments include Microsoft Outlook 2000, Outlook Web Access, POP3 and IMAP4. Configuring Exchange 2000 Server. Maintained mailbox, public folder, gateway, virtual, Chat, and Instant Messaging. Configure Exchange 2000 Server information in the Windows 2000 Active Directory

Confidential

Network Service Engineer

• Designing, Installation Configuration of Windows NT server 4.0 as PDC and BDC as backup strategy and load sharing.
• Integration of Netware, Windows NT, Linux. User accounts and group accounts management, assigning appropriate permissions to resources. Troubleshooting all networks related problems.
• Designing and Implementation at customer site, on various Topologies. Server Installation, Node connectivity and other software Installation. Responsible for Network Support to end-users. Planning and implementing Network using Hub, Switch. Making Regular backups for banks in the weekends.
• Installed and maintained servers in Colleges, banks, schools. Integrated Novell Netware, Windows NT, Unix Servers also implemented login scripts, security policy.