SUMMARY

• Upto 8+ years of IT experience primarily in Virtual infrastructure resources specializing in VMware 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0; VMware vCenter server 4.0, 4.1,5.0.
• Extensive experience in working with ESXi servers - configuration, Installation, management and maintenance.
• Experience in administrating and managing a 200 node VMware ESXi environment with multiple clusters.
• Experience in implementing ESXi servers with efficient virtualization strategies by creating clones, templates, task scheduling, prioritizing VMs, creating and managing snap shots.
• Knowledge of managing, maintaining, administering, troubleshooting high end network devices such as cisco routers, switches and ASA firewalls a PLUS
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft server technologies, such as Microsoft server 2003/2008, Exchange 2003/2007, Office Communicator 2007, and how they interact on the network.
• Advanced knowledge of backup server technologies such as Symantec Backup Exec versions 11d, 12 and 2012.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Server technologies, such as Microsoft server 2003/2008, Exchange 2003/2007, Active Directory, Windows Update Server (WSUS), and Windows Deployment Server (WDS) and how they interact on the network.
• Excellent knowledge in creating and managing users, permission settings, roles and responsibility assignments and VM resource allocations on ESXi hosts.
• Experience in upgrading ESX/ESXi host, vCenter Servers from 3.5 to 4.0 to 5.0
• Experience with VMware view 5.1/4.6/4.5/4.0 and Virtual desktops deployments.
• Vblock hardware, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project requirements using VMware vSphere & vCenter related products.
• Hands on experience with HP Proliant Servers, Confidential Blade HS20P Servers / and Dell Power Edge rack mount servers.
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of vSwitches, with different types of port groups. Good understanding of Cisco USC manager.
• Good understanding about SAN, iSCSI, NAS Configuration and Implementation including attached storages, SAN Switches, HBA,
• VM creation capable file systems including VMFS and NFS.
• Experience in Network LAN/WAN deployment,
• Extensive experience in working with the vMotion technology and Storage vMotion technology.
• Strong experience in configuring HA and DRS clusters, using EVC on as needed basis.
• Configured, Monitored and Maintained Virtual server farms consisting VMWARE, and Hyper V
• Experience in P2V and V2V conversions using VMware vConverter.
• Good expertise in Patch Management of ESX Hosts using VMware Update Manager.
• Experience with DNS/DFS/DHCP/WINS Standardizations and Implementations.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, File & Print Server, FTP, Terminal Server, NAT, and Exchange Mail Server.
• Experience with HP Blade System C-class enclosure (7000) and Confidential iSeries chassis using Onboard Administrator and virtual Connect.
• Planning, deploying, and managing System Center Configuration Manager 2007/2012 (SCCM).
• Experience in Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008R2 server architecture and administration.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio and Outlook.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: VMwarevSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0, vCenter Server 4.0/4.1/5.0, ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1/5.0 , VMware Update Manager, HA, DRS, FT, vMotion, Storage vMotion, VMware Capacity Planner, VMware Workstation

Windows Administration: Configuration of DHCP and DNS, installation and configuration of VPN client, Windows Server 2003/2008 - installation and configuration, installation and configuration of Active Directory creating users and groups, setting user access controls, domains creation and setup.

Networking: OSI Reference Model, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting, Ethernet LAN, TCP/IP, UDP, switches, routing concepts, virtual network concepts including vSwitches, VLANs, dvSwitch, TCP/IP stack for virtualization, configuration of printers and, scanners.

Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380 G5/G6 Intel Xeon, HP EVA, HP ProLiant DL385 G6/G7 AMD Opteron, Dell PowerEdge 2850, 2950, R710, HP BL 460c G5/G6 blade servers, C7000 HP Chassis. NetApp V6000 Series.

Operating Systems: Windows Server OS - 2003/2008/2008 R2, Windows 7/XP/NT.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Malvern, PA

Windows and vmware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated physical SQL database servers to the virtual environment using double take and vmware vsphere 5.5.
• Implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and Network fundamentals, protocols (such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), Group Policy and Profile Management.
• Provided remote phone support and onsite support for the datacenter migration from physical environment to virtual environment.
• Conducted tests to determine the best strategy and methodology for the migration process to occur on windows 2003/2008 servers.
• Maintained an updated version of issues log for the test results and test process.
• Virtualized physical windows servers usng vmware converter and double-take.
• Added additional hard disks using NetApp V6000 Series, vsphere 5.5 and reconfigured the network settings of the target virtual machines.
• Experience with an Enterprise Backup Environment.
• Scripted the vmdk disk creation using Power shell scripting and implemented it in Power CLI.
• Rebuild existing Vblock hardware, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project requirements using VMware vSphere & vCenter related products.
• Coordinated server downtimes and application downtimes with the customers and other teams during migrations.
• Documented the migration process in detail and initiated the migration tasks.
• Monitored the migration activity during nights and provided onsite and remote phone support to the migration team. Updated management about the progress of migration.
• Installed VMware tools on the virtual machines after the P2V migration.
• Added the virtual network adapters (VNICs), updated the MAC address using vshpere 5.5.
• Configured the IPV4 properties, IP settings, DNS configuration and WINS configuration.
• Configured VMDKs and added them to the virtual machines after the migration.
• Performed file level backups using HP EVA, EMC networker backups.
• Created new hard disks for the vms using vsphere 5.5 and brought them online using the windows disk management and veritas storage manager.
• Uninstalled the hardware specific drivers from the virtual machines after the P2V migration.
• Reconfigured the vCPU and the Memory setting of the virtual machines after the P2V migration.
• Ran powershell scripts to reconfigure the SQL databases for the TempDB, MaxDOP and memory comfigurations.

Confidential, Raleigh/RTP, NC

Windows and VMware administrator

Responsibilities:

• Designing, maintaining, recovering and supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010.
• Tier 1 & 2 onsite and remote phone support.
• Remediated windows servers according to the security standards of ITSAS. Operating system reconfiguration. Applied patches to the operating system and performed operating system health checks. Scanned the servers for TCP/IP vulnerabilities. Replaced SSL certificates. Remediated the servers from the vulnerabilities.
• Migrated several LINUX and windows servers to a different network, changed their NICs and reconfigured their network adapters.
• Deployed patches on windows systems and installed latest version of Java on windows and Linux systems.
• Migrated P2P, P2V and V2V Servers using VMware Converter and PlateSpin.
• Deployed vmware VCO workflows and created new building blocks for workflows and deployed Vcloud director.
• Involved in the maintenance and up gradation of DNS and DHCP servers.
• Performed P2V conversions using converter enterprise 4 and 5 and also P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Involved in Installation, Configuration, and Maintaining of Microsoft Windows 2008/2003 Servers on Confidential iSeries Servers. Supported multiple instances of AIX,Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows 2000 andWindows Server 2003 .
• Scheduled daily and weekly tasks on the windows servers. And also scheduled daily, weekly and monthly backups to the tape libraries using NetApp, Symantec NetBackup, HP EVA, HP ESL LTO.
• Worked on configuring the servers with Raid Configuration on HP Proliant DL585, DL380 Servers.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware ESX 5.0, Virtual Center 4.0 Servers and also patching, management and troubleshooting of VMware ESX 4.X and 5.X, and ESX Servers and Vcloud director.
• Performed the day to day administration of Windows Server 2008/2008R2/2012.
• Builds hosts boot From SAN / SAN attached storage, created new disk volumes for database teams by coordinating with the SAN team.
• Created User Accounts, Domain Accounts, and Distribution Groups with Active Directory.
• Used Remedy Tool for Incident Reports/Tickets, Change Management, and Request Management in Remedy by meeting the SLA requirements.
• Participated in Installation and configuration of VCenter Server, and VSphere licensing.
• Rebuild existing Vblock hardware, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. using VMware vSphere & vCenter related products.
• Administered user accounts, domain accounts, administrative rights, security, and distribution groups with Active Directory.
• Administered and scheduled dialy, weekly and monthly backups using Symantec Backup exec.
• Build and configure new Windows Servers to include Clusters w2k3, w2k8 and w2k12 OS deployments, windows 2003, Windows 2008 R2 and windows 2012 servers.
• Managed, maintained, and administered high end network devices such as cisco routers, switches and ASA firewalls.
• Participated in creating the security policies in Active Directory.
• Used VM Convertor for converting Physical Servers to virtual mode.
• Extensively worked with Active Directory Services, IIS Servers, DNS, and DHCP.
• Supported ESX and VM storage issues and also coordinated with the Storage Admin Team.
• Installed and Configured WIN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IIS and Terminal Services.
• Configured and maintained new VM’s and Installed Microsoft Windows 2008/2003 Servers, managing VM’s and ESX servers by using VIC, Putty and Web Access and installing the VMware Tools on the VM.
• Participated in Weekly Status meetings and created weekly status reports with the current status, Incident Reports and Change Management for managing the applications.
• Actively involved in planning the disaster recovery and responsible in understanding the BCP requirements and coordinating BCP (Business Continuity Planning) activities.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Windows and Vmware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Managing ESX and ESXi servers on Symantec NetBackup, HP, DELL and Installation of vCenter Server, vCenter Components and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Updated Firmware and Proliant Support Pack for Windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Having good experience with an Enterprise Backup Environment.
• Used tools such as VMware Converter, PlateSpin Power Convert, and Veeam FastSCP to work on ESX 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.
• Created Snapshots according to user’s requirement.
• Administered Microsoft Cluster Server with SQL server 2008/2005.
• Maintained Web Servers by installing IIS 6 and 7, FTP Sites and creating Virtual Directories in IIS6 and IIS7.
• Involved in Managing, Installing, and Supporting Windows 2008/2003 Servers, and VMware ESXi Servers 3.0/3.5/4.0/5.0
• Building ESXi /4.0/5.0 Host and maintain those ESXi servers through VI 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.
• Implemented Windows 2003 WSUS Server for client and server patches using GPO, Blades/Chassis, virtual deployments, SAN attached storage/BFS.
• Designed and built an HP Blade Center using Confidential SAN storage with VMWare ESX, deploying hosts using Boot from SAN / SAN attached storage assigned to given builds.
• Involved in configuring the new HP Servers with Windows 2008/2003/2000 by 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.
• 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 ESXi server level for redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using vCenter update manager.
• VMotion according to the requirement.
• Storage vMotion according to the requirement.
• Worked on Ticket process in receiving Incident tickets in Remedy Tool in 24x7 environments.
• Creating technical notes and user guides for new software and database for end users.
• Performed technical expertise for windows systems environments on issues related to servers, local services, data centers, and server configuration.
• Performed installation and management of NAS and SAN storage solutions.
• Maintained records for event, audit and application logs.
• Implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and protocols (such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), Group Policy and Profile Management.
• Creating User Accounts and Groups in Active Directory.
• Installed and Configured Windows 2008/2003 Servers.
• 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 Vcenter4.0 .Windows Server 2008 R2/2003, Windows 7/XP, Active Directory, HP Proliant DL and Blade Servers.

Confidential, New York NY

Widows and Vmware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with all related VMware issues including the regional ESXi servers refresh.
• Responsible for updating and patching all ESXi servers.
• Responsible for maintaining Virtual Center for the Test and Development environments.
• Administered and maintained the vSphere V5.0 infrastructure.
• Developed the VMware V5.0 Standard Operating Procedures document, which included the security hoarding process.
• Modified the Standard Operating Procedures document for the installation and configuration of ESXi server V.5.0
• Maintained, implemented and optimized operating systems/software utilizing VMware virtualization technologies for vSphere 4.0 including configuration of VMware HA and DRS.
• Administered a corporate VMware ESXi Server infrastructure with capacity for 100 servers across 3 separate environments.
• Configured, Monitored and Maintained Virtual server farms consisting VMWARE and Hyper V
• Defined and documented Backup & Recovery plans, as well as robust disaster recovery strategies
• Assisted with VMware planning, consolidation and upgrades
• Performed cost analysis supporting consolidation of physical servers into VMware
• Responsible for the planning, testing and implementation of server software patches and upgrades as scheduled
• Monitored and maintained all global systems operating in the Data Center, encompassing Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, VMware, and Active Directory. Installed windows operating system remotely over the network using WDS.
• Administering DHCP Server creation of reservation and under reservation options,configuring of router IP address.
• Monitoring and basic troubleshooting of storage devices
• Created, developed, and tested preventative procedures and software to improve efficiency of overall Data Center operations.
• Collaborated with multiple support teams to resolve critical time-sensitive issues, and responded to system emergencies
• Worked closely with Storage and Networking teams to ensure allocated SAN, Fiber and networking infrastructure reflects specifications laid out in the initial VMware farm design to ensure successful deployment
• Performed troubleshooting of operating system and software infrastructure issues on Domain Controllers, Member Servers, Server Clusters, and Virtual Machine Farms
• Performed server incident root cause, service, and crash dump analysis.

Environment: VMWare ESX Server 3.5/4.0, vCenter 2.5/4.0, vSphere 4.0,VI 3.5, Active Directory, Windows 2003/2008, SAN, Fiber, HyperV.

Confidential

Windows Server Support

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility was to maintain availability of the corporate LAN consisting of servers, client workstations, laptops, printers.
• Maintained a Windows 2000 and NT LAN of 5 servers, 100+ clients and 100+ users
• Implemented and maintained corporate Intranet sites.
• Implemented, administered and monitored NAT server/firewall providing Internet access to client computers through the corporate LAN.
• Administered and maintained Microsoft Exchange Server and mailboxes.
• Provided end user application software and operating system software support.
• Day to day Backup of file server with windows backup tool.
• Maintenance Lotus Domino server R5 installation, configuring Lotus notes and troubleshooting.
• Installation, Configure and Maintenance of F&O Application Applications and other Stock Exchange related Applications.
• Software Deployment from server to several clients.
• Installation and Configuring WINS, DNS, DHCP.
• Maintaining Branded clients Confidential, Compaq, and HP.
• Installation of SQL 2000 and creating databases and roles and taking backup
• Maintenance of Antivirus corporate edition.
• Installation and configuration of Network printers such as HP LaserJet 2200DN, 4050N
• Installation and configuring HP Branded systems preloaded software.
• Software Installations and Printers.
• Installation and configuring HP, Compaq Laptops preloaded software.
• Trouble shooting HP desktops and laptops.
• McAfee Antivirus and updating Antivirus Patches

Environment: WindowsXP/VISTA/2000, VMWARE ESX Server, Windows Active Directory, Cisco Network

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responding to the system generated action items and resolve them depending on the contract level of the customer.
• Co-coordinating with the customers vendors for any system up gradation and giving the exact procedure to follow up.
• Providing the monthly Management reports/statistics.
• Scheduling the daily/weekly/monthly backups.
• Patching up the system to the latest version as per the recommendations.
• Monitor the health of the servers, Operating system, database and the network.
• Maintenance of Hard disks (Formatting and Setup, Repair from crashes)
• Create and maintain user accounts administering file systems and recognizing file access problems.
• Granting the required access codes to various groups Performance tuning, Maintaining disks through Veritas Volume Manager, Crontab, Growing/shrinking VxFS file systems
• Taking disks out of VxVM, Veritas Cluster support.
• Performing patches research, patches installation and packages installation on Sun Solaris
• Fine tuning of servers and configuring networks for optimum performance
• Planning and implementing system upgrades including hardware, operating system and periodical patch upgrades
• Setting up RAID levels on Sun Storage Equipments using Veritas Volume Manager and Solstice Disksuite on new/existing production/development systems for reliability, fault tolerance, and availability
• Adding/expanding new storage to existing/new systems using Veritas Volume Manager
• Writing shell scripts as per requirements
• Creating, Scheduling and Managing cron jobs
• Handling Support cases based on priority and SLA

Environment: Sun Solaris 8, Sun Enterprise servers E4500, E3500, SunFire V480, sun Ultra Sparc 5/10, Sun Blade servers, Oracle 8i/9i, NFS, BMC patrol and HP OpenView.