SUMMARY

• Experienced in leading network transition teams including scheduling, planning and support for installation/de - installation, planning/preparation of projects, On Site Work, Customer Support
• 15 Years of professional experience in information Systems (Network, Server, Applications) Deployment, Administration and Troubleshooting Primarily based on Windows Server 2012/2008/2003 and VMware/Hyper-V Virtualization core Technologies, Virtual SAN Storage Pool Configuration for ESXi and Hyper-V Hosts, VMware High Availability, DRS, Fault Tolerance, Resource Allocation and VMware Backup Configuration, Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2010 and 2007 messaging solution designing and deployment for high availability environments, SSL Security Certificates Configuration, Mail Server Spam Filter Configuration, SQL Server Configuration, Backup Administration and user database access management, SQL Server Integration with Server applications as back end database
• Active Directory Domain and Topology Design, Group Policy Objects Deployment, Objects and Services Access Management according to best practices, Domain Naming System and Dynamic IP Address Allocation Server Implementation, Windows Server Update Service Server Implementation for Windows OS and non-windows Applications, SCCM/SCOM/SCSM/SCVM configuration tasks
• Veeam, Symantec and Shadow Protect Disaster Recovery Solutions Implementation for Virtualized and non-virtualized Environments,, Enterprise Antivirus Deployment via Centrally Managed Servers
• Sophos, Watchguard and CISCO PIX/ASA Firewall Configuration, Firewall Centralized Management, Inter Site IP Sec VPN Configuration, CISCO Router/Switch Configuration, HP/Dell/Netgear Managed Switch Configuration, EMC/Nimble SAN Configuration
• Server Configuration, RAID Storage Configuration, Server Hardware Configuration and Troubleshooting, Cloud Infrastructure (Windows Domain) Configuration using NTT Cloud Service

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Server Technology: Windows Server 2012/R2, Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows 2011 (SBS), Windows Server 2003/R2

Email & Collaboration Solutions: MS Exchange 2007, MS Exchange 2010, Share-point 2007/2010

Virtualization Technology: VMware ESXi/ vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer/Desktop

Cloud Technology: NTT Cloud Services, Office 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint)

Firewall security & VPN Solutions: Sophos Firewall, WatchGuard, Cisco PIX/ASA firewall

Routing Switching Wireless ADSL: Cisco Routers & switches, HP managed switches, NETGEAR managed switches, Cisco Integrated wireless Access Routers, CISCO Wireless Access Controllers, WatchGuard Wireless Access Controllers

Database Technologies: Microsoft SQL 2005, 2008 and 2012, MySQL

Backups & Disaster Recovery: Veeam Backup & Replication, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Systems Recovery, Storage Craft Shadow Protect

Server: Hardware, SANHP ML & DL Servers, Dell Power Edge Servers, Dell Chassis Wintel Servers, EMC, Nimble Storage

Network Monitoring Tools: Zabbix, Splunk, GFI, pingdom, Whatsup, Nagios

LINUX/Mac OS: XCentOS, Ubuntu, Mac OS X 10.X, Server App, Profile Manager, Apple Configurator, Casper Suite

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Lead System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing System upgrades and administration of Windows 2012 R 2/2008 R 2 network Infrastructure in a multi-site active directory organization, Active directory site replication management, Group Policies/OU/Security Accounts/Service Accounts Management
• Overall management of VMWare ESXi 5.5/VCentre Virtual Infrastructure with multiple data centres for best performance, security and best disaster recovery (Utilizing Veeam and Symantec Backup Exec) strategies
• Network Infrastructure management, Switch VLAN management, Firewall/ WAN VPN Links management, SIP Phone System Support
• Nimble SAN storage configuration, storage pool creation and LUN allocation to Virtual Machines
• Windows Server patch management utilizing WSUS, SQL Server Support
• Cooperate Antivirus Management, Remote System Administration using GFI managed engine
• Enterprise Business Application Support

Environment: Windows Server 2012 R 2/2008 R 2, VMWare ESXi/VCentre, Desktop/App, DNS/DHCP, Active Directory/GPO/OU, WSUS,MS SQL 2008/2008 R2, Symantec backup exec, Storage Craft Shadow protect, Veeam Backup Software, Symantec Enterprise Antivirus, CISCO Routers/Switches, HP Servers

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Large number of IT Projects (New Installations, system upgrades & migrations) Implementation for Confidential Solutions extended client base
• Daily Client Systems Administration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting tasks
• Frequent on site travel for projects, support and planned maintenance duties
• Daily Remote Support and Ticketing System usage
• Windows Server 2012/2008 based Multi Domain Architecture Network Design and Deployment based on Hyper-V Virtualization platform, FSMO Roles re-configuration, GPO Creation & Linking to OUS, OU creation & user rights assignment, Distributed File System (DFS) Architecture Design, NTFS files access permissions & file sharing configuration according to best practices
• Exchange server 2013/2010/2007 high availability (Mail Box Server DAG & CAS Clustering) solutions deployment with Edge Server configuration, OWA/Active Sync Configuration, Public Folder Configuration, Exchange Server backup/restore configuration, SSL Certificate Requests and Configuration, Trend Micro Email Spam Filer Configuration and Complex mail flow issues troubleshooting, Exchange 2003 to 2010 migration projects
• Symantec Backup Exec/System restore & Storage Craft Shadow Protect Backup strategy planning and deployment, daily Backup administration, Backup Tape Arrays Configuration & maintaining
• Veeam Virtual Machine Backup/Restore Configuration
• Terminal Server (RDS) Gateway Configuration in multi-server environments
• Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp deployment for enterprise clients
• Corporate Anti-virus Roll out configuration
• SQL Server Installation & backup/restore administration
• CISCO Routers & Switches Configuration, Sophos/WatchGuard UTM Configuration, HP Server Hardware Configuration, Enterprise MFD Devices Configuration, Custom Wintel Server/Desktop Building
• NTT Cloud Infrastructure Configuration, Multi-Site UTM VPN Configuration, UTM Central Administration Configuration, Enterprise PCI Security Compliance Configuration
• Network Monitoring Configuration (Zabbix), Web Site Monitoring Configuration (Ping Dom)

Environment: Windows Server 2012/2008/2003 , Hyper-V Server/Server core, Citrix XenServer/Desktop/App, DNS/DHCP, Active Directory/GPO/OU, WSUS, SCOM/SCCM, RDS, Exchange Server 2010/2007/2003 , MS SQL 2008/2008 R2, Symantec backup exec/system restore, Storage Craft Shadow protect, Veeam Backup Replication, Kaspersky Enterprise/Client Edition, CISCO Routers/Switches, HP Servers, Network cabling, MFD, ADSL Routers, Wireless Switches

Confidential

IT System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Undertaking Enterprise projects based on Windows Server and VMWare Virtual Infrastructure, System migrations projects (Exchange Server Upgrades), Systems Integration, System configurations and enterprise desktop support. Administrating and maintaining corporate client networks according to SLAS
• Designing & Deployment of Windows 2008/2012 Server based Network solutions for multi-site corporations based on VMware ESXi/VCenter Server and Hyper-V virtual platforms
• Windows Server 2012/2008 based Multi Domain Architecture Network Design and Deployment based on Hyper-V Virtualization platform, FSMO Roles re-configuration, GPO Creation & Linking to OUS, OU creation & user rights assignment, Distributed File System (DFS) Architecture Design, NTFS files access permissions & file sharing configuration according to best practices
• Exchange server 2010/2007 high availability (Mail Box Server DAG & CAS Clustering) solutions deployment with Edge Server configuration, OWA/Active Sync Configuration, Public Folder Configuration, Exchange Server backup/restore configuration, SSL Certificate Requests and Configuration, Trend Micro Email Spam Filter Configuration and Complex mail flow issues troubleshooting, Exchange 2003 to 2010 migration projects
• Centralized Patch management configuration based on WSUS Server
• EMC VNX SAN storage Configuration and assignment of LUNS to VMware ESXi Servers
• QNAP NAS Storage Configuration for on site server backups
• Disaster Recovery Strategy planning and deployment for VMware ESXi Virtual Infrastructure based on Veeam Backup Replication Service with Off line Virtual machine replication in focus, Symantec Systems Recovery configuration for Server level, application and file level for server backup/restore function
• MS SQL 2005/2008 Server deployment as the back end database system for client/server architecture based core businesses applications
• LAN/WAN/Wireless Network Devices Configuration and Troubleshooting, Network Security Configuration and threats management
• Symantec Backup Exec/System restore & Storage Craft Shadow Protect Backup strategy planning and deployment, daily Backup administration, Backup Tape Arrays Configuration & maintaining
• Terminal Server (RDS) Gateway Configuration in multi-server environments
• Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp deployment for enterprise clients
• Corporate Anti-virus Roll out configuration, SQL Server Installation & backup/restore administration
• CISCO Routers & Switches Configuration, WatchGuard UTM Configuration, HP Server Hardware Configuration, Enterprise MFD Devices Configuration, Custom Wintel Server/Desktop Building
• Utilizing Amber-Cat Ticketing System for support service management

Environment: Windows 2008/2012 Server, VMware ESXi/VCenter Server, Hyper-V Server/Server Core Exchange 2010/2007 Servers, MS SQL 2008/2005, Veeam Backup Replication, and Symantec System recovery, Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS/DHCP, SCCM, WSUS, Trend Micro Enterprise Anti-virus, Trend Micro Email Filter Software, Inter Site VPN, Network Cabling, ADSL Modems, Wireless LAN Controllers, Enterprise MFDS, Cisco integrated services routers (800 Series and 1700 Series etc.), HP DL Rack-mount Servers, HP ML Tower Servers, HP 4000M, 3800, 3500 series managed switches, EMC VNX Series SAN Storage, QNAP NAS Storage Devices, Amber-cat Ticketing System

Confidential

Systems Integrator

Responsibilities:

• IT projects planning and deployment for Confidential Australia diversified client base followed by post installation system administration and troubleshooting
• Liaising with ongoing customers of Confidential Australia who request mission critical Level 2-3 technical support
• Frequent on site travel to make sure IT support is available when it needed at client premises, daily remote system support and monitoring
• System Documentation and updating Inventory
• Windows 2008/2012 Server based Network projects Designing and Deployment based on VMware ESXi Virtualized Infrastructure and Hyper-V for SME and Large Enterprise Clients
• EMC VNX SAN storage Configuration and LUN assignment to virtual Servers
• DNS/DHCP Server Configuration, WSUS Deployment, SCOM System Monitoring Configuration
• In house Exchange 2007/2010 messaging systems implementation with mailbox server high availability in focus, exchange server administration & troubleshooting
• Disaster Recovery Strategy planning and deployment for VMware ESXi Virtual Infrastructure based on Veeam Backup Replication Service with Off line Virtual machine replication in focus, Symantec Systems Recovery configuration for Server level, application and file level for server backup/restore function
• MS SQL 2005/2008 Server deployment as the back end database system for client/server architecture based core businesses applications & SharePoint Server Configuration
• CISCO, Dell, HP, Net-gear LAN/WAN/Wireless Network Devices Configuration and Troubleshooting, Network Security Configuration and threats management and Sophos UTM Device configuration
• Using in house built Ticketing System and Inventory

Environment: Windows Server 2008/2012/2003 , Active Directory/DNS/DHCP, SCOM, Terminal Server, VMware ESXi & VCenter Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Avg Anti-virus Enterprise Edition, Sophos UTM Firewalls, CISCO/Dell managed switches, CISCO Routers, EMC VNX SAN storage, HP DL 380 based Servers, Costume Built Wintel Servers, Server Racks, Enterprise MFD Devices, 3CX Soft PBAX for SIP based VOIP solutions, Mac Server/Desktop

Confidential

I.T. Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Level 2-3 mission critical system support and problems resolution in highly organized & timely manner
• On site System Administration and scheduled Server maintenance duties according to SLAS
• Network project designing & deployment in a non-virtualized environment
• Windows 2008/2003 Server based solutions deployment on physical server based architecture (No Virtualization used)
• Deploying of Exchange Sever 2010/2007 based enterprise message solutions
• SQL Server configuration as back end database for core business applications, SQL Server Backup/Restore administration
• Symantec Backup Exec configuration for DRS and backup monitoring
• Mitigation of Malware attacks & corporation Anti-virus Roll outs
• ADSL Internet Connectivity configuration, inter site VPN configuration, Wireless-LAN Access configuration
• Server Hardware Configuration and Troubleshooting, Desktop/Laptop Repairing
• MFD Device Configuration and Troubleshooting in enterprise environments
• Apple Mac Support

Environment: Windows 2008/2003 Server, Exchange Server 2007/2003,MS SQL Server, Symantec Backup Exec, HP Servers, Dell Servers, Variety of ADSL Modems & Network Switches