SUMMARY

• 7 years of experience in Virtualization with VMware ESX / ESXI 3.5 and 4.0 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 Servers and Virtual Center server. Hands on Experience in Windows System Administration 2000, 2003, 2008/2008R2,2012
• High level understanding of VDI environment like VMware View 4.6/5.0, Thin App.
• Experience in user profile management user rights management using AppSense 8.2/8.3 suite i.e. Environment Manager, Application Manager Performance Manager Management Center.
• Strong understanding on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding the VMs into resource pools, P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter. Conducted 300 plus P2V migrations using VMware converter.
• Extensive experience in working with the VMotion technology, working with the Storage VMotion technology. Strong knowledge of VMware HA, EVC and VMware DRS.
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of VSwitches, different types of port groups, Nic Teaming and VLAN. Increasing resources like HDD, Memory and CPU.
• Worked on HP Proliant Servers, Dell Power Edge rack mount servers, SuperMicro Servers.
• Highly experience in LAN/WAN networking architecture and TCP/IP protocol stack, wireless networks Cloud computing concepts. DNS/DFS/DHCP/WINS Management.
• Design and implementation of global monitoring solution using SCOM, HP SIM and Dell Open Manage.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills. Extremely self- motivated, quick learner, team player.
• Strong analytical, technical and troubleshooting skills

Confidnetial

Virtualization Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with IT architect team on AppSense : Workstation as a Service Waas Project
• Created VDI lab environment for IT architects using VMware View 4.6, 5.0 and VSphere 5.0,5.1
• Provided Testing support on virtualization environment like VMware View 5.0, Thin App
• Solved issues regarding GPO's, Active Setup, Microsoft Folder Redirection VDI.
• Successfully architected user profile management on an enterprise level project.
• Worked on VBScript, PowerShell scripting for backing up user data.
• Migrated XP to win7 or win7 to win7 machines with PCT migration tool.
• Researched and developed new mechanism of windows migration using third party tool named AppSense Environment Manager.
• Planned and documented the process of application virtualization using environment manager tool.
• Designed solution on user rights management by using user virtualization tools like AppSense Application Manager
• Deployed Applications on the production machines using Altiris deployment solution.
• Verified stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
• Collaborated with engineers or software developers to select appropriate design solutions or ensure the compatibility of system components.
• Worked with risk management and windows engineers in order to design configure user elevated rights using AppSense application manager tool
• Designed presented pilot design to elevate user rights in order to: create ODBC connections, installing local printers, run/install applications those require admin rights to run changing local IP addresses.

Environment: VSphere 5.0, Windows XP Professional/Vista/Windows 7 , VMware View 5.0, ThinApp, Altiris Deployment Tool, PCT windows migration tool, AppSense 8.3 suite Environment Manager, Application Manager, Performance manager, Management Center other tools . VBScript PowerShell.

Confidnetial

VMware Engineer

• Installed VMware vSphere ESXi 4/4.1/5.0/5.1 and ESX server 4.1/4 in a total of 120 ESX servers, 1200 Servers, 2 virtual centers.
• Created virtual machines on ESX Servers.
• Created standard Templates and deployed servers from the Templates.
• Built number of VMs through templates/clones, created templates/clones for future use and physical servers/hosts 5.0/5.1 from ISO Images.
• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation.
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, Implemented vMotion, DRS, HA. Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter P2V and V2V.
• Upgraded the Storage from VMFS3 to VMFS5.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, DNS DHCP, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server.
• Responsible for production support of Active directory AD , GPO, Domain users, Users and groups and their appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Upgraded VMware ESX 3.5 servers to ESX 4.0 servers and to ESX 4.1.
• Implemented the Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery DR using VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM .
• Configuring and troubleshooting of monitoring tools such as HP SIM, SolarWinds Orion, SCOM, SCCM.
• Responded promptly and appropriately with taking ownership to ensure satisfactory completions of complaint, through engagement of appropriate resources. ServiceNow Ticketing software .
• Identified Servers which were consolidated for virtualization using VMware Capacity Planner tool.
• Built and documented vCloud Automation Center vCAC 6.0.
• Installed and configured vCenter Database using MS SQL 2005, 2008, 2008r2 Standard/Enterprise
• VMware ESX server Hardware setup in all sites with HA/DRS Clustering/VMotion.
• Networking setup with the port group and VLAN trunking on the ESX server and Physical switches.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting vSphere performance: CPU, memory, disk/storage, and other issues.
• Involved in planning and design of Site Recovery Manager Environment for disaster recovery.
• Monitored the servers using HP Site scope and resolved the issues.
• Provided on call support after hours and on weekends on rotation basis.
• Deploy patches using vCenter update manager as requested or scheduled by Engineering Release Mgmt.

Environment: VMware vSphere 4/4.1/5.0, ESX server 3.5/4/4.1, ESXi 4/4.1/5.0, Windows 2008/2003, SQL 2005, vCenter 4.0/4.1/5.0, IIS, HP Sitescope, DRS, P2V, V2V, vCenter update manager, SRM.

Confidnetial

Windows Engineer

• Administration of all login servers, farm servers, database servers, Application servers, VMware servers, EMC Clariion, NetApp storage arrays and Backup solution.
• Configuring, implementing and managing Virtual environment using VMware ESX 3.0, ESXi 3.5 infrastructures.
• Implemented and configured multiple CLARiiON Storage environments from initial setup to binding LUNs, creating RAID group, installing CLARiiON storage array software's, enabling the host address the EMC CLARiiON storage array, provisioned and documented them to meet the requirements.
• Familiarity with data protection technologies which involve Snapmirror, Snapvault and OSSV.
• Designed and planned NAS infrastructure using SMB/CIFS/NFS protocols with EMC storage, windows and UNIX machines.
• Designed, Planned and Implemented fibre channel SAN with brocade switches, servers Linux, Windows with Qlogic and Emulex HBA's and NetApp filers.
• Designed and Implemented iSCSI SAN with Cisco/Brocade switches 1 Gig and 10 Gig , servers Linux, Windows 10 Gig/ 1Gig ISCSI target cards and NetApp filers.
• Storage allocation/reclamation - Created Initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and Masking views for Auto-provisioning and recommended various best practices
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues like one path failure in SAN Storage environment, host not seeing storage, and HBA failure in SAN environment and performance issues.
• Data storage deployment, support, capacity planning and provisioning with SAN, NAS, iSCSI, direct-attached storage, storage virtualization.
• Implemented SRDF for DR planning and Time Finder for local replication.

Environment: Red Hat Linux 4/5,Windows2000/2003/2008 server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Exchange 2003/ 2007,Microsoft Office, VMware ESX3.0/3.5, VCenter Server, EMC CLARiiON, Symantec Netbackup ,,SQL server 2005/2008, Service-now.