PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 7 years of experience in Windows Systems, VMWARE and Virtualization Design Implementation and troubleshooting of mission critical IT systems assignments.
• Deploy, upgrade and manage systems, including virtual infrastructure, hardware, software, networks, databases, servers and peripheral equipment.
• Extensive experience in Windows2008/2003/2000/NT 4.0 servers at single or multi domain platforms.
• Expert in Windows Server System Administration skills.
• Hands-on experience in Project Management, Deployment, Installation, Administration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of various Microsoft Operating Systems and Application, Networks and Computers.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File Print Server, IIS Web Server , IIS 5.1/6.0/7, FTP, Terminal Server, RIS, RRAS, NAT, WSUS, Microsoft Clustering, Exchange Mail Server and ISA Server
• Experience with Virtualization technologies like Installing, Configuring and administering VMware ESX/ESXi and created and managed VMs virtual server and also involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Expertise in building Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, 2008, 2003, 2000 servers using HP Smart Start, Array configurations, diagnosing server, Updating Firmware and PSP, Application Software under multi-platform environments, deployment monitoring physical Servers.
• Experience in managing multiple Windows systems with Microsoft SCCM 2007 providing patch management, remote control, software distribution and OS deployment.
• Worked on ESX and ESXi 3, 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1.
• Worked on vCenter Server 4.1 and 5.1 for managing multiple ESXi Servers.
• Build and troubleshooting experience with ESX Servers and ESXi Servers, vSphere and vCenter manager.
• Troubleshooting using PowerCLI.
• Worked extensively on Templates and clones.
• Implemented and managed HA and DRS clusters.
• Knowledge on iSCSI SAN, NAS, NFS storage and RAID concept.
• Strong knowledge on Server, Desktop and Application Virtualization.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, IE. Configuration of networks, TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel virtual networking, wireless networks Cloud computing concepts
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Responsible production support of Active directory AD , GPO, GPP, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Administrating, creating and modifying DNS records, DHCP scope and reservation, DFS link, Web servers including record/scope creation, troubleshooting and WINS and DNS and managing user and group accounts Administration.
• Expertise in the area of Virtualization with vSphere 5.0/4.x, VMware ESXi 5, 4 and 3.x hosts and Virtual Center server.
• Involved in upgrading ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.0.
• Strong knowledge and hands on experience in data center Migration.
• Implementation of View 5.0, View 4.5, Desktop Virtualization View 4.6, VDI on Cisco UCS.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Visio, Outlook, Printing, and Windows networking.
• Extensive experience with Windows 2008 clustering services.
• Experience in Migration from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003/2007.
• P2V and V2V conversions using VMware Converter Enterprise 3 and 4 and PlateSpin.
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of vSwitches, different types of port groups, NIC Teaming and VLAN Problem management on VMware ESX 4.X and Virtual Center and vMotion.
• Familiar with Data Center/Server Farm environment like Servers deployment, Cabling labeling, maintaining AC cooling, Environmental Sensing Devices, power and UPS monitoring.
• Knowledge in EMC Clarion SAN Storage, HP EVA 8400 and NAS storage environment
• ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities and Cloning and snapshots.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Role: VMware and Windows Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Managing ESX and ESXi servers on HP, DELL and Cisco hardware, and installation of vCenter Server, vCenter Components and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Migration of ESXi host and Vm's across datacenters.
• Upgrading from vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.0.
• Creating licenses and deploying vMA.
• Configured syslog server and dump collector.
• Creating and managing resource pools and adding the VM's into the pools.
• Updated Firmware and Proliant Support Pack for Windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Used tools such as VMware Converter, PlateSpin PowerConvert, and Veeam FastSCP to work on ESXi Environment for the P2V conversions.
• Implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and Network fundamentals, protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS , Group Policy and Profile Management.
• Expertise in remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory using System Center Configuration Manager SCCM .
• Created Snapshots according to user's requests and requirement.
• Maintained Web Servers by installing IIS 6, FTP Sites and creating Virtual Directories in IIS 6.
• Involved in Managing, Installing, and Supporting Windows 2003/2008 Servers, and VMware ESX Servers 4.0/4.1.
• Building ESXi 4.0/5.0 Hosts and maintain those ESXi servers through vSphere Client.
• Taking care of capacity planning for new clusters, ESXi and VM storage issues.
• Configured HA, DRS clusters, FT for important VM's.
• Analyzing and implementing OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates using Blade Logic Patch Management tool.
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3, 4 and 5.
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore vfoglight.
• Presenting FC SAN LUN's, RDM's iSCSI LUN's and NFS mounts.
• Created vSwitches and different ports groups for different purposes.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESX server level for redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using vCenter update manager.
• Performing tasks such as vMotion and Storage vMotion.
• Performed troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP, IIS and Active directory.
• Successfully Migrated Win XP users to Windows 7 using USMT.Provide Level 2 support to end-users.
• Performed technical expertise for windows systems environments on issues related to servers, local services, data centers, and server configuration.
• Maintained records for event, audit and application logs.
• Monitor all windows backup and perform fine-tuning every 15 days.

Environment:

VMware ESX 5.1/5.0/4.0, vSphere 4.0, 5.0, Windows Server 2008 R2/2003, Windows 7/XP, Active Directory, HP Proliant DL and Blade Servers and Cisco UCS blade servers.

Confidential

Role: VMware and Windows Administrator.

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and administering Microsoft Windows 2003/2000 servers.
• Involved in the VMware implementation and expansion work.
• Add 50 hosts bringing total to 105 managed hosts and administered more than 1500 VMs.
• Created and managed separate VMware clusters like QA, Development and Production.
• Perform capacity analysis of existing physical production environment using VMware Capacity Planner.
• VMware tools upgrading and Windows patch updates.
• Migrated datacenters and converted physical servers to virtual servers using VMware convertor and HP Blade servers resulting in a reduction of racks and power usage, decrease downtime during maintenance and upgrades and improved monitoring.
• Created and managed resource pools for Virtual Machines.
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines using Virtual Center Server for HA, DRS.
• Involved in live migration of Virtual Machines and Virtual machines files using the vMotion and Storage vMotion.
• Handled the VMware solutions to support multiple storage connectivity options such as FC-SAN, iSCSI, NFS NAS and internal storage.
• Administered and setup print servers in Windows 2003/2000 server.
• Creation Troubleshooting of Virtual Network, ESXi Virtual Machines.
• Creation of templates from VMs and deploying VMs from templates.
• Administer for windows server 2003-2008 and all related server services including FTP, AD, DNS, DHCP and VPN.
• Created Virtual environment by using VMware ESX Server.
• Creating a test Environment in VM Machines for Production Team to test their applications.
• Used WDS and Acronis to deploy operating systems.
• Monitor around 600 physical servers with SCOM and SCCM 2007 and HP insight manager.
• Experience with data center hosting web sites maintaining application servers.
• Perform regular maintenance of Server 2008 and 2003, which consist of adding users, editing user login scripts and granting permission to directories and shared files.
• Monitor Sonic wall CDP Continues data protection 6.0 services for offsite backup.
• Provide Active Directory, Group policy and user profile maintenance.
• Maintain Symantec Endpoint protection management console.
• Provided technical support to troubleshoot network connectivity, network printing and user access issue.
• Troubleshoot windows infrastructure by resolving trouble tickets assigned by the users.
• Maintained and track hardware and software inventory and documents.
• Maintaining documentation and process for supported systems and applications.

Environment:

VMware ESX 4.0/3.5, VSphere 4.0, Windows Server 2008/2003, Active Directory 2003, HP Proliant Servers and Dell Hardware.

Confidential

Role: Windows Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring administering Windows 2003 Enterprise Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2003/2000 Domains.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server DNS and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP .
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Created User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service RIS .
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Routing via EIGRP, OSPF and BGP and network addressing.
• Provided looping for connectivity in case of major physical media breakdowns.
• Planning and scheduling the network down time for various upgrades and maintenance check.
• Involved in troubleshooting the physical layer issues.

Environment:

Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Active Directory, Network Printers, Windows XP.

Confidential

Role: Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for participating in providing transition support and services for the Delphi Automotive Widows servers to gather and define the processes needed for the HP global delivery teams.
• Publishing and assigning the user permissions to access the Applications in Citrix Management Console.
• Creating the load evaluators for load balance purpose while users accessing the Applications.
• Maintaining the file server, application and Print Server.
• Created User Accounts, groups and running scripts on production servers.
• Assigned local security policies on member servers and standalone servers using RDP.
• Manage and monitor Active Directory services and group policies.
• Worked elaborately on different windows environment which include Windows NT version 4.0, Work Station, Terminal, 2000 and 2003.
• Created objects like User Accounts, Computer Accounts, and Auto logon accounts.
• Assigning folder permissions to the users by gathering approval from the group owners.
• Efficiently created and managed various Groups Domain Local and Global Security .
• Worked on HP Open View Service Desk OVSD tickets.
• Raised tickets for any issues discovered during validation.
• Using Net Use command to check whether we can connect to member servers or not.
• Categorization of server in terms of complexity and effort required to complete the primary system access tasks.
• Created standard operating procedures and process documents for training off shore resources.

Environment:

Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Citrix, HP Open View, Active Directory, Network Printers, Windows XP.

Confidential

Role: Network Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in 24/7 support roles for Windows Servers, to help maintain and troubleshoot both software and hardware.
• Provided Hardware support, troubleshooting and diagnosis.
• Created the user accounts and profiles, assign permissions using Active Directory.
• Administered the Group Policy, to upgrade and repair software installations.
• Respond to and address any tickets/ work requests in the Remedy Queue.
• Provided Support for DNS/DHCP/WINS services.
• Configured the Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC for testing and development.
• Installed WSUS and configured for patch deployment.
• Backup scheduling and Restoring using Veritas Net Backup and NT Backup.
• Build Hard Drive images of various O.S using Norton Ghost.

Environment:

Windows 2000/2003 Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, Veritas Net Backup, WSUS, Virtual PC, Cisco Switches, MS Office 2000/2003, MS Visio and Norton Ghost.