SUMMARY

• Over 8+ Years of IT networking experience in the areas of Microsoft Network Administration, Server Consolidation, Active Directory Management, vSphere 5 Enterprise plus, Desktop Authority, Citrix Operations, Systems Management and Application Virtualization.
• Worked with Windows 2003 Active Directory configurations in a single forest, multiple domains infrastructure.
• Implementation and Designing of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory enabled applications.
• Implemented Patch management solution - WSUS for managing patches for windows servers. Also managed other Patch management Software’s like Shavlik.
• Implemented Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) for web services (IIS 6.0) providing High Availability (HA) and failback for the business critical web applications hosted.
• Advanced knowledge of multi-user operating systems Installation and configuration.
• Maintaining the File Server and Print Server and cloning the Desktops on Network in Windows environment.
• Followed Change Management and Problem management procedures as part of steady state tasks for any kind of change which went in to the servers or even problem tickets which needed the Change tickets using tools like Remedy and PeopleSoft.
• Demonstrated high level of responsibility for researching, purchasing, and configuring any equipment needed for IT departments with little or no supervision.
• Expertise in VMware environments 2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0/4.1/5.0 and 5.1. Installed ESX server on DL580 series Servers and familiar with VMware Virtualization. Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. Familiar with ESX clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS.
• Cleared VMware VCP 510 certification exam.
• Designed and implemented the migration of Citrix Presentation server 3.0/4.0 farms to Citrix 4.5/ XenApp5.0 farms hosting around 2000 users and 200 applications and extensively worked in Windows Active Directory environments from design, setup, and implementation to maintenance phases and attending severity calls.
• Managed all IT infrastructure support including E-mail and File servers, Desktop/Laptop, NT Administration and local area networks (LAN).
• Working on Incident Tickets while on-call 24x7 rotation basis environment
• Good knowledge on working with Incident, Problem, Change and Request Management Tickets in Remedy Ticketing Tool
• Familiar with Tools Like Norton Ghost, remote control applications like pc anywhere and vnc
• Excellent Client handling& Technical skills, which involve interactions, updating and remote transitioning of business specific applications.
• Good at Data analysis, identifying and planning strategies, which provides performance driven metrics.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities and strong written/verbal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, VB Script and SQL/PLSQL

Operating Systems: Windows NT/ 2000/20 Server, NT/2000/XP Desktop, Red hat Linux, Unix-Sun Solaris and DOS

Web Technologies: HTML, PHP, XML

VMware: VMware ESX 2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0/4.5/5.0/5.1 , vCenter

Citrix: Citrix Presentation Server 1.8/3.0/4.0/4.5 (XenApp)

Database Servers: MS SQL Server 2005

Mail Servers: MS Exchange 5.5/2000/2003

Internet/Web Servers: Microsoft IIS 5/6

Software: Active Directory, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Microsoft Operation Manager (MOM), VMware, Exchange 5.5/2000/2003 Server, Blackberry Server, RAS, WINS, DNS, DHCP MS Office Suite.

Tools: Altris, AMDT, Network Trouble Shooting Tools, SRM, Parity Performance Monitor, ADST, Mercury Win Runner, Load Runner, Test director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

VMWare Data Migration Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and supported 900+ physical servers, 1600+ virtual servers, 200+ ESXi host with about 6000+ users.
• Installation, configuration, administration and maintenance VMware ESXi 5.5, 4.1 hosts and Windows Server 2003, 2008 and Server 2012 Virtual Machines and VM templates.
• Run EMC grabs across standalone server in the network, before migrating them to new storage.
• Migrated both standalone and virtual infrastructure to a new encrypted storage.
• Implement/Manage Windows 2003, 2008 cluster environment for enterprise applications.
• Install, configure, administrate and maintain Hyper- v environment for a remote site domain controller.
• Validating the hardware requirement for new upgrade project in the pre-migration task.
• Documenting detailed architecture of existing environment configuration and underlying hardware, storage and networking configurations prior to migration.
• Create and manage Host Profiles for future usage, so the host configurations can be restored/re-build during migration.
• Upgrade vCenter server 4.1 to the latest migration version 5.5 or higher and its accompanying database along with plug-ins.
• Upgrade the underling hardware and database from 32 bit to 64 bit to better accommodate future growth and scalability.
• Configure the management network on new hosts using ESXi Direct console User Interface, after configuring the new password, host name.
• Mapping all the existing datastores and new datastores with standard same naming conventions on to the new migration environment hosts.
• Reconfigure the iSCSI and NAS storage devices for each host on the new migrating environment though vCenter server.
• Use a combination of Storage vMotion and/or cold migration to complete virtual machine and VM templates from existing host/datastores to new environment.
• Configuring VMware HA/ VMware DRS cluster once the pre-migration and migration tasks are completed.
• Creating and managing Active Directory and Group Policy environment.
• Monitoring physical and virtual server’s alerts andperformance.
• Support windows update process with security hotfixes for servers & clients.
• Managing and supporting physical and virtual server’s backups and restores.
• Administering domain trusts, and changing the domain mode using Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
• Administering and Maintaining Active Directory group policies for the environment through Group policy editor
• Implement two nodes clustering with windows 2003 STD R2 serves and windows 2008 Ent R2.
• Setup and configured Resource manager for alerts and health monitoring.
• Working experience in the top level domain with Windows 2003 Active Directory configurations in a single forest, multiple domains infrastructure.
• Worked along with SAN administrators in configuring FC/iSCSI SAN for the Intel/VMWare environment.
• Expertise in VMware environments 4 and vSphere 5.i. Installed ESX server on DL580 series Servers and familiar with VMWare Virtualization. Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. Familiar with ESX clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS.
• Provided feedback to the management with suggestions for upgrades in Technical assessments or Hardware.

Environment: Windows XP/Vista/7/NT/ 2000/20, SQL 2008-Ent, ESX 3.0/ 4.0/ 4.5/ 5.0/ 5.1 / 5.5 , Virtual Center, VMware converter, Hyper-V, SCCM, Microsoft Clustering, Active Directory, HP Blade servers, HP System Insight Manager, Power Shell, VB scripting, SAN, NAS, iSCSI.

Confidential, Durham, NC

Data Center Service Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and supported 200+ physical servers, 200+ virtual servers with about 5000+ users.
• Installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 on Dell Power Edge Servers 1950, 610, 620, 710, 720 and 810.
• Management/monitoring of servers using Open Manager Essentials default MS tools and third party tools.
• Security Administration of Windows Servers, user accounts and security groups
• Created AD users, groups, Policies, printer mapping and login scripting.
• Implement/Manage Windows 2008 cluster environment for Lotus notes, SQL, and Cad application servers.
• Install, configure, administrate and maintain Hyper- v environment for a remote site domain controller.
• Managed and maintained file server running Windows 2003 Advanced server and managed file and NTFS permissions for local users and groups.
• Dell Power Edge server build configuration, cable management and server installation in data-center.
• Administrating and troubleshooting all the issues related toWindows 2003, 2008, Active directory, VMware, Desktop Authority, SCCOM, Dell Open-manger Deployment toolkit, Windows clustering and SQL clustering.
• Creating and managing Active Directory and Group Policy environment.
• Monitoring physical and virtual server’s alerts andperformance.
• Support windows update process with security hotfixes for servers & clients.
• Managing and supporting physical and virtual server’s backups and restores.
• Support 2000+ users’ daily issues, related to network drive mapping, NTFSpermissions, special access, and departmental project/personal driveaccess.
• Creating users and assigning the roles depending on the privileges and restricts the user access.
• Administering domain trusts, and changing the domain mode using Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
• Administering and Maintaining Active Directory group policies for the environment through Group policy editor
• Implement two nodes clustering with windows 2003 STD R2 serves and windows 2008 Ent R2.
• Setup and configured Resource manager for alerts and health monitoring.
• Working experience in the top level domain with Windows 2003 Active Directory configurations in a single forest, multiple domains infrastructure.
• Helped in the server build process of the 100 IBM Blade servers.
• Install Tivoli storage manager, ITM6/Tivoli Endpoint, Remotely anywhere, Tivoli license Manger, Server Resource monitor, Fusion, parity, Symantec/MacAfee Antivirus Endpoint installation, Mega Raid.
• Worked with Microsoft Hyper-v to building a cluster environment for an offsite office.
• Worked along with SAN administrators in configuring FC/iSCSI SAN for the Intel/VMWare environment.
• Expertise in VMware environments 4 and vSphere 5.i. Installed ESX server on DL580 series Servers and familiar with VMWare Virtualization. Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. Familiar with ESX clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS.
• Provided feedback to the management with suggestions for upgrades in Technical assessments or Hardware.
• Experienced with Hyper-v environment. Installed windows 2008 Re enterprises on Dell power edge server and virtualized active directory and a fileserver for an off-site project.
• Handled windows offshore team and managed the offshore team knowledge transfer project.

Environment: Windows XP/Vista/7/NT/ 2000/20, SQL 2008-Ent, ESX 3.0/ 4.0/ 4.5/ 5.0/5.1/5.5 , Virtual Center, VMware converter, Citrix, NetBackup, Hyper-V, SCCM, Open Manager Essential, Microsoft Clustering, Active Directory, HP Blade servers, HP System Insight Manager, WhatsUp Golde, Power Shell, VB scripting, SAN, NAS, iSCSI.

Confidential, Raymond, OH

Windows/VMware/ Active Directory Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and supported 200+ physical servers, 200+ virtual servers with about 5000+ users.
• Installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 on Dell Power Edge Servers 1950, 610, 620, 710, 720 and 810.
• Management/monitoring of servers using Open Manager Essentials default MS tools and third party tools.
• Security Administration of Windows Servers, user accounts and security groups
• Created AD users, groups, Policies, printer mapping and login scripting.
• Implement/Manage Windows 2008 cluster environment for Lotus notes, SQL, and Cad application servers.
• Install, configure, administrate and maintain Hyper- v environment for a remote site domain controller.
• Managed and maintained file server running Windows 2003 Advanced server and managed file and NTFS permissions for local users and groups.
• Responsible for administering and troubleshooting all the issues related to VMWare, Active Directory, Windows 2003 and 2008 R2 Servers.
• Dell Power Edge server build configuration, cable management and server installation in data-center.
• Administrating and troubleshooting all the issues related toWindows 2003, 2008, Active directory, VMware, Desktop Authority, SCCOM, Dell Open-manger Deployment toolkit, Windows clustering and SQL clustering.
• Creating and managing Active Directory and Group Policy environment.
• Monitoring physical and virtual server’s alerts andperformance.
• Support windows update process for clients.
• Managing and supporting physical and virtual server’s backups and restores.
• Support 2000+ users’ daily issues, related to network drive mapping, NTFSpermissions, special access, and departmental project/personal driveaccess.
• Creating users and assigning the roles depending on the privileges and restricts the user access.
• Administering domain trusts, and changing the domain mode using Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
• Administering and Maintaining Active Directory group policies for the environment through Group policy editor
• Implement two nodes clustering with windows 2003 STD R2 serves and windows 2008 Ent R2.
• Setup and configured Resource manager for alerts and health monitoring.
• Helped in the server build process of the 100 IBM Blade servers.
• Install Tivoli storage manager, ITM6/Tivoli Endpoint, Remotely anywhere, Tivoli license Manger, Server Resource monitor, Fusion, parity, Symantec/MacAfee Antivirus Endpoint installation, Mega Raid.
• Worked with Microsoft Hyper-v to building a cluster environment for an offsite office.
• Worked along with SAN administrators in configuring FC/iSCSI SAN for the Intel/VMWare environment.
• Expertise in VMware environments 4 and vSphere 5.i. Installed ESX server on DL580 series Servers and familiar with VMWare Virtualization. Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. Familiar with ESX clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS.
• Provided feedback to the management with suggestions for upgrades in technology or Hardware.
• Experienced with Hyper-v environment. Installed windows 2008 Re enterprises on Dell power edge server and virtualized active directory and a fileserver for an off-site project.
• Handled windows offshore team and managed the offshore team knowledge transfer project.

Environment: Windows XP/Vista/7/NT/ 2000/20, SQL 2008-Ent, ESX 3.0/ 4.0/ 4.5/ 5.0/ 5.1 , Virtual Center, VMware converter, Citrix, Desktop Authority, Veeam, Hyper-V, SCCM, Open Manager Essential, Microsoft Clustering, Active Directory, IBM Blade servers, Tivoli storage manager, Power Shell, VB scripting, SAN, NAS, iSCSI.

Confidential

Windows/Citrix/VMWare Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Install Tivoli storage manager, ITM6/Tivoli Endpoint, Remotely anywhere, Tivoli license Manger, Server Resource monitor, Fusion, parity, Symantec/MacAfee Antivirus Endpoint installation, MegaRaid.
• Maintained and supported 1000+ physical servers, 1000+ virtual servers with about 10000+ users.
• Building Windows 2003 and 2008 R2 Servers on IBM XSeries 346, 3650, 3650m2 and 3650m3 servers. Also on IBM P series, E series Servers and Dell Power Edge Servers.
• Designing and building the new servers and install all applications according to the department requirements.
• Responsible for administering and troubleshooting all the issues related to Citrix, VMWare, Active Directory, Windows 2003 and 2008 R2 Servers.
• Creating users and assigning the roles depending on the privileges and restricts the user access.
• Administering domain trusts, and changing the domain mode using Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
• Administering and Maintaining Active Directory group policies for the environment through Group policy editor
• Implement two nodes clustering with windows 2003 STD R2 serves and windows 2008 Ent R2.
• Used System Central Configuration Manager for software upgrades and patch management.
• Used System Central Configuration Manager to address system changes and configurations.
• Managed the existing Citrix (PS 4.5 & XenApp5) server farm, helped troubleshoot Citrix farm and application issues
• Designed and implemented a new Citrix XenApp 5.0 farm according to the best practices. The farm consisted of 100 IBM Blade servers and around 2000 concurrent users, upgrading the existing 4.5 farm.
• Setup and configured Resource manager for alerts and health monitoring.
• Helped in the server build process of the 100 IBM Blade servers.
• Created a Network Load Balanced (NLB) cluster for the Citric Web servers and configured it for the installation of Citrix Web Interface 5.0
• Expertise in VMware environments 2.5 and 3.0/3.5/4.i. Installed ESX server on DL580 series Servers and familiar with VMWare Virtualization. Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. Familiar with ESX clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS.
• Implemented Citrix policies to centrally manage Citrix users and application settings and applied Load Balancing to increase application availability and efficiency. Also implemented load evaluators and resource manager for monitoring the heath of the servers.
• Created Roaming Profiles for the Citrix Users to reduce server load and increase performance.
• Worked with Microsoft Hyper-v for building a cluster environment for remote office.
• Worked with Microsoft and IBM engineers for issues pertaining to the new environment and the application.
• Worked with utilities like XenApp Prep and Sys Prep to help clone the XenApp servers for future deployment and expansion.
• Worked with the application Admin with the installation, migration and troubleshooting application issues (namely Nextgen EMR and Medlinks) on the new environment.
• Created Documentation for the entire installation and design process and performed a warm handoff to the company management.

Environment: Windows XP/Vista/NT/ 2000/2003/2008 , SQL 2008-Ent, ESX 3.0/4.0/4.5, Virtual Center, Oracle, VMWare, Citrix XenApp, VMware converter, Hyper-V, SCCM, Open Manager Essential, MSCS, Active Directory, IBM Blade servers, Tivoli storage manager, Open filer, IIS 6.0.

Confidential

Wintel Server Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed farms with Citrix Metaframe presentation Server for Windows consisting of 5,000 users and 300 servers (physical & Virtual).
• Supported Production Metaframe presentation Server 4.0/4.5 farms comprised of 60 physical servers.
• Managed Development Metaframe presentation Server 4.0/4.5 farm comprised of 50 virtual servers hosted on VMWare ESX 3.5.
• Implemented Citrix policies to centrally manage Citrix users and application settings and applied Load Balancing to increase application availability and efficiency.
• Planned the consolidation and migration of Production Metaframe 4.0 farms to single 4.5 farm and also implemented Citrix Printing.
• Managed multiple ESX-host clusters, VMWare VMotion, VMWare DRS and HA clusters, VMWare Consolidated Backup, and optimizing resource utilization and access control through the use of Resource Pools.
• Implemented Windows Server Clusters for Web Service (IIS 6.0).
• Brought about server consolidation using by application virtualization on Citrix environment and also Streamed application packaged for servers and desktops.
• Performed steady state tasks including Change Management, Problem Management (Remedy) and has extensively documented the resolutions to issues or RCA’s or even Project Executions.
• Published several Excalibur Billing and Customer Care applications for over 2000 Customer Care Operators. Published Medical Tools and applications, Field Scheduling and Routing applications on laptops to Mobile Maintenance Teams. Also implemented HOT DESKTOPS for institutions and used Password manager.
• Worked along with SAN administrators in configuring FC/iSCSI SAN for the Intel/VMWare environment.
• Participated in Internal/External Auditing (Sox) through effective scripting for automation to query the various audit related values on the servers using VB scripts, shell and Perl.
• Also participated in the HIPPA compliance auditing.
• Have participated in the On-Call process for the Intel team for OS/Hardware issues.
• Worked with other administrative teams to help troubleshoot Application/OS/Hardware related issues.

Environment: Windows XP/NT/2000/2003, SQL 2003, ESX 3.0/3.5, Virtual Center, VMware converter, Citrix, Microsoft Clustering, Active Directory, IIS 6.0, Remedy, SAN, iSCSI .

Confidential, Hollywood, FL

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed backend functionalities - form validations, Database connections, Registrations/subscribe functionalities, migrate complete existing site content/database to a new website, week updating Fixed Point Chart and maintenance of website.

Environment: WordPress, PHP5, MSQL5, Apache, Windows, HTML, CSS.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed both frontend and backend functionalities - form validations, Database connections, Registrations and Feedback functionalities, week updating Fixed Point Chart and maintenance of website.

Environment: WordPress, PHP5, MSQL5, Apache, Windows, HTML, CSS.