SUMMARY:

• Over six plus years of combined experience in Information Technology including VMware vCenter administration, Storage Administration, Data Center environment and other IT technical support.
• Experience with production systems and dealing with production environment; Virtualization using VMware and Virtual center management; Implementation and troubleshooting VMWARE ESXi 6.0.6.5 environments; VMware Virtual Center Installation VM client support; management of VMware ESX farms, including provisioning, patch Management and issue resolution; physical to virtual and virtual to virtual conversions of physical/virtual machines using VMware Converter or third - party tools like StarWind; deployment of key VMware ESX/ESXi technologies, with HA/DRS, P2V; ESX Migrations; Clustering inside VM’s for High Availability, Storage Allocation & Configuration for ESX Host; deployment of business-critical technologies -vSphere View and Administration of VMWare vRealize Operations (VROPs) for capacity planning creating custom Integrations to VMware vRealize and health monitoring; datacenter rack/wiring follow the diagrams, firmware upgrade, server hardware replacement include drive, DIMM, Mother board, Power supply and driver management; Active Directory Administration, assist with Disaster Recovery Planning, and Remote Access; Virtualization technologies such as installing, Configuring, and Administering; VMware ESX/ESXi. Created and managed VMs (Virtual Server) and involved in the maintenance of Virtual Servers; maintenance and troubleshooting using scripts in PowerShell and PowerCLI for build and operations environment to develop, test, and implement automation tools. Knowledgeable in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File & Print Server in Windows based server environment. And experience and knowledge in installation of all types of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (2012 R2/2012/2008 R 2/2008/2003/2000 Servers), US Citizen with Active DoD Clearance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technologies: VMware ESX Server 5.x/6.0, VMware Converter3.0.

Operating Systems: Windows 2012, R2/2008 R 2/2008/2003/2000/ NT/7/Vista/XP, Unix/Linux

VMware Tools: ESX/ESXi Server 5.x/4.1/3.5 vSphere 6.0 VMware converter 5/6 and VMware vMotion, Operations Manager (VROPs), vCenter Operations (VCOPs)

Virtualization Tools:: VMware ESXi, VMware Standalone Convertor, VMware View, VDI.

Storage Tools: NetApp ONTAP, Nexsan Unity Storage, Overland Storage, Tintri.

Hardware: HP ProLiant DL360, DL580 Servers, M100 Blade Servers, Dell PowerEdge Servers.

System Tools & Utilities: VMware Tools, vCenter, VMware SRMScript:: PowerShell and PowerCLI.

Infrastructure monitoring: WhatsUPGold, SolarWinds Server and Application (SAM).

Backup Tools: VEEAM Backup, Rubrik.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

VMware Engineer / Storage

Responsibilities:

• Experience working VMware ESX, ESXi, and VSphere 6.0,6.5 environments with vCenter Management, VMware View, VMware vApps, Consolidate, Backup, DRS and HA.
• Experience in Configure, build, implement, and administer ESX/ESXi Servers including patches and updates, and assist in resolving associated system outages and other incidents.
• Experience and knowledge with designing installing and implementing VMware ESX server, VMware virtual center, setting up V-Motion, HA, DRS, and related VMware products such as VM Workstation, VMware converter.
• Experience on ESXi and ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots. Provide support for global Virtual Infrastructure VMware, assist with capacity planning, analysis, and monitoring.
• Experience in installing configuring and troubleshooting on Windows NT/Windows 2000/2003/ 2008 and 2012 servers using enterprise standards. Microsoft Server 2003, 2008, 2008R2.
• Experience troubleshooting skills both with hardware and software in windows environment.
• Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and DNS.
• Configuring Mail server for remote Access, recipient policy, Server Policy, Mailbox policy.
• Installed racked and stacked HP Blade Servers, Cisco UCS Servers in multiple data centers. Familiar with HP ILO, Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco UCS Central, Tools.
• Migrated blades from HP C-7000 to Cisco UCS 5108 chassis.
• Experience in iSCSI, NFS, and Fiber Channel protocols, switching, zoning.
• Knowledge about SAN Configuration and Implementation, Storage Components like Internal storage, Attached storages, SAN Switches, HBA, LUN Mapping, RAID groups, Volume Groups.
• Communication skills with Business Requirements into Functional Specifications.
• Experience using VMWare vSphere, vCenter, vROP's, and ESXi maintaining enterprise environment and supported VMware ESX Environments local and DR location.
• Developed documentation to a variety of technical problems, standard IT processes.
• Experience with rack/wiring diagrams, firmware, and infrastructure physical hardware deployments and driver management.
• Performs system monitoring, analyzing, using WhatUPGold and SolarWinds Server and Application (SAM).
• Periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Knowledge of data storage, NAS, and SAN technologies and solutions.
• Knowledge of working with Microsoft PowerShell and PowerCLI VMware.
• Familiar with TCP/IPs, switches, firewalls, routers, and their basic operations.
• On call after hours operational 24x7 and occasionally worked after work hours on site or remote RDP.

Environment: VMware 6.0,6.5, VMware ESX Server v.6, VMware VRealize 6.0, Veeam Backup and Replication v.9, Windows, Nexsan Unity storage, NetApp ONTAP, Overland StorageHPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 E5-v3 10Gb/20Gb FlexibleLOM Configure-to-order Blade Server, Brocade switch, SolarWinds Server and Application (SAM) WhatUPGold.

Confidential

VMware /Windows System engineer

Responsibilities:

• Globally supported and built out VMware ESX Environments. Troubleshot issues ranging from storage to HA and DRS.
• Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of the corporate VMware v.6 cluster. Creating and Managing Virtual Machines and Templates, configure Resource Pool, V-Motion, Alerts, Alarms, NTP. Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter).
• Monitored infrastructure using VMware vRealize Operations Manager with Endpoint agents on Windows and Linux. Creation of Virtual Switches, Ports and Port groups and setting up Layer 2 Security Policies for Virtual Networks.
• Installation and troubleshooting of the vCSA (vCenter Server Appliance).
• Monitored ticketing system (Remedy/ServiceNow) queue, dispatched tickets and reacted on service request or incidents. Reached out vender for SR request.
• Installation and maintaining of the VMware HA clusters using HP Blades c7000 / Dell M100E
• Performed hands-on technical troubleshooting and remediation on complex client projects requiring high-touch or strategic vision.
• Provided support problem resolutions (Active Directory, VMware, and SAN/NAS) based on the D+H Change Management process. Monitored multiple clients’ infrastructure system health, backup and recovery procedures responded on customer requests, investigated and analyzed problems and developed solutions action plans and escalated, if needed. Meeting with technology vendors for technical support. Provided consultations to all partners and technical groups by request.
• Performed periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.

Environment: VMware ESX Server v.6.0,6.5, VMware vRealize 6.0. NetApp OnCommand system manager. Microsoft Windows, Veeam Backup and Replication v.9, EMC DD880, Nexsan Unity, HP.

Confidential

Mware Virtualization Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed project to migrate VMware ESXi 5.0 Environment to ESXi 5.1/5.5
• VMware Server management including server template creation and management, server deployments as well as ESX host troubleshooting.
• Managed the physical planning, scheduling and installation of new computer hardware racking/stacking and decommissioning of server’s equipment and ESXi Server upgrades.
• Responsible for contacting 3rd party vendors regarding service contract repairs.
• Managed Cisco 6500 switches, port assignments and to verify connectivity f newly installed servers.
• Implemented vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) and created intuitive and customizable dashboards, views and reports for Enterprise customers in monitoring the infrastructure environment with analytics and proactive remediation.
• Capacity planning tools like VMware vRealize operations system. Installation of Vcenter server and Configuring ESXi - hosts within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Supported VMware, specifically ESX vSphere 5.x/6.0 to monitor cluster performance, ptimize the server environment and diagnose and resolve production issues.
• Performed ESX Hosts and Virtual Machine migrations between Development, Integration, and production environments and across datacenters.
• Experience utilizing Virtual Center, including vSphere Command-Line Interface commands.
• Documented operational procedures to fulfill Horizon View requests.
• VMware VDI (Horizon View) infrastructure deployment/administration
• Knowledge of installation and configuring of Cisco switches using CiscoCLI, Fabric Manager, and Brocade switches using BrocadeCLI and Web Tools.
• Installed and configuration third party application OVF.
• Install new and rebuild existing Servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.
• Install and configured VMware ESXi 5.x, HA, DRS, VDI on servers and workstations.
• Developed processes and standards patching ESXi Hosts using HP Remote Deployment Packages asper HP requirement.
• Responsible for all change management documentation for the VMware environments.
• Globally supported and built out VMware ESX Environments.
• Create a Virtual Desktop Environment used for testing applications.
• Performed P2V conversions using VM Converter and V2V conversions.
• Created VM Machines for Test Environments to Test Applications.
• Upgraded Memory, CPU and Disk size on the existing VMware Sessions on ESX Servers.
• Installation and administration of Windows Active Directory, DNS, WINS and DHCP servers and configure/add new services as per the requirements.
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting on Windows NT/2000/2003 servers using enterprise standards.

Environment: VMware ESX Server v.6.0,6.5, VMware vRealize 6.0. NetApp OnCommand system manager. Microsoft Windows, Veeam Backup and Replication v.9, EMC DD880, Nexsan VNX, VMAX, Blades Dell M100E.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed the physical planning, installation of new computer hardware equipment and scheduling and resolved diagnosed machines to determine issue and repair accordingly.
• Replaced and repaired hardware and software while simultaneously securing vital data.
• Added or reduced peripherals and memory as needed based on the client's needs. Created a network for multiple systems.
• Installed Windows XP/Vista/7 and Server 2008 R2. Submitted a Class C network ID to provide 5 subnets, each subnet supporting 30 hosts.
• Configured a network, using a switch, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 clients and applied the new subnet addresses and new subnet masks.
• Created Organizational Units, User Accounts, Groups, and assigned NTFS permissions.
• Disabled Windows Firewall on host machines to allow connectivity in the segregated network.
• Installed VirtualBox and created multiple VMs and installed Windows Server 2008 R2 and windows 7 64bit and configured the VMs to participate in network requirements.
• Performed ESX Hosts and Virtual Machine migrations between Development, Integration implemented and Tested desktop virtualization and introduced VMware View to the client.
• Knowledge of installation and configuring of Cisco switches using CiscoCLI, Fabric Manager, and Brocade switches.
• CAT 5e, 6a and Single/Multi mode cable runs and testing of copper and fiber cable runs with Fluke equipment. Troubleshot and maintained data centers servers.
• Install new and rebuild existing Servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services,
• Installing and providing maintenance service repairing hardware components of computers, laptops, of employees on handling hardware problems.

Confidential

Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Trained US army solder under DLI DOD.
• Performed the tasks of planning and teaching students and evaluated the performance of students by developing and assigning.
• Successfully assist with developed curriculum.
• Planned, prepared, and delivered innovative and effective instructional activities.
• Provided and support students to achieving goals for studying foreign language before the deployment.

Confidential

Information Technology Field Service Technician (Freelance).

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge on VNX platform using Unisphere like implementing administration and managing VNX 5700, 7500.
• Some knowledge of Configuration, Implementing, Administration and Troubleshooting of VMAX, DMX using SymCli, and ECC/SMC/Unisphere.
• Configuring Virtual/Thin Provisioning luns and created and assigned FAST VP policies using SMC on VMAX.
• Troubleshooting day-to-day issues, alerts for management of the entire SAN infrastructure and performance issues.
• Hands on Experience on VMware ESXi 5.x Servers.
• Building VMware session on ESX 3.0/4.x/5.x Server, Cloning, and Creating Templates.
• Building the VM Server and maintaining the VMware ESX Servers.
• Maintained VMware ESX Servers through VMware Infrastructure Client.
• Supported Systems and Virtualization design implementation and troubleshooting of mission critical IT systems assignments for enterprise clients supporting ESX4.x environments
• Supporting and deploying ThinApp, Lab Manager 4.0., VMware view 4.0 design and Virtual desktop deployments.
• Implementing, upgrading ESX servers, VCenter Servers and VMs (Microsoft) using VMware Update manager.

Environment: VMware ESX Server v.6.0,6.5, VNX Unisphere, VMX DMX, NetApp OnCommand system manager. Microsoft Windows, Veeam Backup and Replication v.9, EMC DD880, Nexsan VNX, VMAX, Blades Dell M100E.