SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of IT experience with 14 Years in the US and 7 years in India
• Advanced knowledge of Installation and configuration of Multi - user Operating Systems, which included Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008/2012 , Sun Solaris UNIX, Linux (SuSE/Ubuntu/RedHat) and Novell NetWare
• Configured, Administered Active Directory, Clustering Services on Windows. Migrations / Upgrades from NT 2008 R2 / 2012 R2, XP - Windows7 / Windows 8
• Administered MS SQL, IIS, Exchange Servers, SCCM, SCOM
• Strong Experience in Virtualization with VMWare ESXi, vSphere and VMWare VDI
• Data Center Setup, Consolidation and Migration Experience
• Hands-on with Server Hardware integration, Design Networks, Monitoring and Troubleshooting in Datacenter. Hardware include HP, Dell, Cisco UCS, Switches, Routers, Firewall, VPN and Load Balancers
• Setup and Administered SAN and NAS including NetApp, NUTANIX, EMC with Enterprise Data Protection and Information Management
• Good team player and work in association with team members for successful implementation of projects utilizing my technical, functional and managerial skills
• Excellent Communication, presentation skills and values of teamwork

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Virtualization Administration: Installed and Administered VMWare vCenter Server / Client, VMWare ESXi in Production with Power CLI. Done creating VMs, Provisioned Storage, Networking, VMotion, Storage VMotion, DRS, HA, vCenter, Veeam Backup. Worked with Snapshots, Templates, Clones, Monitored Performance, automated migrations, capacity management etc. Monitored with vROps. DR with SRM. Used VMWare Converter and PlateSpin.

Windows System Administration: Extensively worked with Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008/2012 Server installs, Hot fixes and Security patch installs, Active Directory Forest, ADFS, GPOs, IIS, SMS, MOM,SCCM,SCOM, MS SQL Server and MS Exchange. MS Clustering, DNS, DHCP, Upgraded Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008/2012 and Windows XP/ Windows 7 / 8.

UNIX / Linux System Administration: Administered Sun Solaris, HP-UX, RedHat/SuSE/Ubuntu Linux Servers with Installs. Created, mounted and reorganized file systems. Administered File systems using VERITAS File system, Volume Manager and LVMs. Performed backup and recovery. Performed Account, Device, Print, Security administration. Configured NFS, bind, Apache WS.

Network Administration: Worked on Cisco Nexus, Nortel Baystack/Passport switches, Cisco / SnapGear VPN/Firewall, terminal servers and Wi-Fi equipment . Monitored Networks using HPOV, Nagios. Performed Port mirroring and hardware tapping for packet analysis. Configured DNS,DHCP,3DNS and Big IP etc. Troubleshot Routing issues.

Storage and Hardware ( Datacenter ) Administration: Involved in Design and implementing Datacenters. Helped Stacking, Racking including cabling of all types of Servers, Storage and Networking equipment. Servers including HP, Dell, IBM. Storage include Cisco UCS, EMC, NetApp, NUTANIX with Cisco and Brocade Fabric with Zoning and LUN Masking. Enterprise Data Protection with Commvault. Troubleshot all types of Hardware and Networking related issues.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Hillsboro, OR

Datacenter Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administered Windows Server ( / 2012 ), SLES ( ), UNIX, Ubuntu Linux ( .04 and 14.04) and RedHat Linux 6 for DNS, DHCP, Apache HTTP, Samba, SNMP etc…;
• Managing Datacenter with VMWare environment in Production;
• Administered VMWare 6.0 with ESXi with Power CLI, Host and vCenter Installation, Cluster creation and Configuration;
• Deployed VMs from Templates, Done Cloning, Snapshots. Implemented HA, DRS, Clustering. Cluster capacity management. Managed Tasks, events and alarms;
• Performed Vlan administration and networking including vSwitch, dvSwitch and VMkernel ports;
• Created Datastores with provisioned LUNs. Datastore copies between clusters. Performed capacity management, Done Health checks for VMs and ESX Host;
• Update Manager for Upgrades, Patches and VMWare Tools;
• Monitored Health, Performance and State with vROPs;
• Designed and Deployed Windows Server 2008 in Multi Forest environment including Requirements gathering, Planning, assessing existing Infrastructure, Logical Structure, Sites, Domain Controller’s;
• Wintel Administration included users, Active directory, Domain, space, GPOs in co-ordination with Domain specific admins and Developers/DBAs in cloud computing environment. Terminal Services and Clustering on windows Servers included;
• Upgraded from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 Datacenter;
• Supported services included DHCP, DNS, WINS, ADFS, IIS 7, Printers, File Servers, TS, Application Servers, Web, Middleware and FTP Servers;
• Managed Users, Groups and Access Permissions with Server, OS Hardening;
• Troubleshooting Server Hardware. Hardware include HP Blade enclosures and DELL, Troubleshooting Networking issues with Switches and Routers;
• Configuring monitor events with Nagios XI, Monitoring Servers, Applications and Services with Nagios XI, SCOM including upgrades, performance tuning agents and clients;
• Maintained Sharepoint, documented procedures in Sharepoint;
• TCP/UDP Networking protocols include SSH, SSL, Telnet, FTP. Worked with Network admin in installing CISCO UCS with FEX, FIs, HP Blades, CISCO switches, routers configuration;
• Build agents include Teamcity, Artifactory and Jenkins on Linux Servers;
• SCCM administration including managements of different NOS proving remote control, patch mgmt, s/w distribution, OS deployment etc;
• Manage NetApp storage and disk space cleanups;
• Adding, decommissioning servers from inventory and monitoring;
• Inventory management with Alice.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured Cisco UCS and Installed configured VMWare ESXi 5.1, Implemented HA, DRS, Clustering. Cluster capacity management;
• Deployed VMs, Did Health checks for VMs and ESX Host. Worked on snapshots, clones and Templates. Managed Tasks, events and alarms;
• Performed Vlan administration and networking including vSwitch, dvSwitch and VMkernel ports;
• Created data stores with provisioned LUNs on SAN storage. Data store copies between clusters, Performed capacity management;
• Administered Windows and installed configured 2012. Done AD administration, Created GPOs, AD FS, managed TCP/IP Network;
• Configured SCCM and Managed SCOM;
• SCCM administration including managements of different NOS proving remote control, patch mgmt s/w distribution, OS deployment etc;
• SCOM administration include health and performance information of systems and security alerts;
• Administered, UNIX and SuSE / Ubuntu Linux machines;
• Helped with H/W data center move, Rack and stack, provisioning servers and Storage;
• Done Track it tickets management.

Confidential, Richfield, MN

Wintel VMWare Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and Managed VMWare ESXi 5.1 Hosts, vCenter Server and VI Client in PRODUCTION Datacenter;
• Managed SRM for Production Primary and DR Centers;
• Performed ESX and VM firmware upgrades, used Power CLI. Upgraded from ESXi 5.1 to 5.5;
• Implemented HA, DRS, Clustering. Cluster capacity management. Managed Tasks, events and alarms;
• Performed Vlan administration and networking including vSwitch and VMkernel ports;
• Created datastores with provisioned LUNs. Datastore copies between clusters;
• Performed capacity management, Worked on snapshots, clones and Templates. Done Health checks for VMs and ESX Host;
• Server consolidation - P2V, P2P, V2V W/ Plate spin and VMWare converter;
• Dealt with Storage and other resource allocation including hot allocation;
• IP allocations and DNS entries for new VMs interacting w/ AD Team;
• Administered Windows, UNIX and Linux Servers for internal Network;
• Designed and Deployed Windows 2008 Server Forest. Administration of Active Directory 2003/2008 AD Domain Controller’s;
• Installation, Configuration and administration of Windows 2003 and 2008 operating Systems on HP Blade Servers;
• Responding to incidents/server tickets and resolving the issues using the SLA guidelines;
• Managed Cisco UCS and HP g1-g8 H/W iLO w/ Server profiles and worked on NUTANIX storage;
• Worked on Storage Refresh Project, Bad LUNs un-allocation and decommission. Decommissioned HP Servers (G1 - G6). Configured and Managed Server Hardware;
• Firmware upgrades to HP Servers, HP iLO, Cisco UCS;
• Vendor interaction W/ Microsoft, HP, VMWare and NUTANIX;
• Interacted with Network, DB, Storage and Datacenter Teams;
• Configuring Remote Logins using NetSupport Manager, iLO and RDP;
• Storage include NUTANIX, NetApp and EMC Storage;
• Supported windows servers when storage team is migrating SAN storage from Clariion to VMAX migration;
• Worked on Storage Refresh, bad LUNs un-allocation. Decommissioned HP Servers (G1 - G6).

Confidential, Tallahassee, FL

Data Centers Migration / Consolidation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• VMWare vSphere 5.1 administration included vMotion and Storage vMotion;
• Implemented HA, DRS, Consolidated Backup and Recourse pools;
• Automated Migrations, Monitored System State, performance, added resources to VMs;
• Worked in Datacenters Migration environment in PRODUCTION;
• Administered Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, worked on GPOs. Administered DNS, DHCP, Cluster load balancing;
• Provisioned Storage and created data stores with NetApp and EMC Symmetrix;
• Configured RAID. Installed 2008 R2, migrated applications;
• Worked with SCCM and WSUS for patching, OS deployment and updates;
• Data Backup and restore with NetBackup and migrated to new Datacenter. Maintained tape libraries with incremental, differential and full backups on SAN;
• Migrated Applications and Databases with Developers and DBAs;
• Worked with Network team on 2G MAN, firewalls and routers;
• Helped move Datacenter equipment.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• VMware Administration using ESX/ESXi versions 4.x. Backup and Replication for virtual system backups, replicas, VM copies, and restores;
• Monitored and managed ESXi hosts and VMs using vCenter Server for HA and DRS;
• Used vMotion and Storage vMotion. Set policies for dynamic vMotion. Used Update Manager for patching and upgrading ESXi hosts;
• Windows 2000 and 2003 Server Administration included users, Active directory, Domain, space, GPOs in co-ordination with Domain specific admins and Developers/DBAs. Terminal Services and Clustering on windows Servers included;
• Supported services included DHCP, DNS, WINS, Printers, File Servers, Lotus Notes, Application Servers Web and FTP Servers;
• Migrated client machines from windows XP to Windows 7 and web Applications migrated / upgraded;
• SCCM for Windows updates and patching. Scripting with PowerShell. Worked with SCOM;
• SCOM Administration includes monitoring windows and UNIX environments for System state, performance, Configured for system alerts;
• Deployed Web applications in different environments and monitored performance;
• Worked on Server build requests, design and capacity planning with Network team. Worked with H/W team for Hardware failures. Storage includes EMC SAN. Storage technologies include FC SAN and iSCSI;
• Worked on Commvault for Data and Information management. Done Backups and recovery, maintained tape libraries with incremental, differential and full backups;
• Built, configured and administered servers in UAT, Testing, and Staging environments. Installed and configured applications, performed patch installs. Monitored for Server Health checks like Memory usage, CPU usage etc;
• Application monitoring, testing and health checks with Sentenel and eBizCenter;
• Co-Ordinated with Developers on applications design issues, code deployment and another App related;
• Building app kits and code deployment in UAT and Staging environment, Release management with Confidential ’s custom CMMC and VZRCM. Did Production Code drops on approved TSWRs (Work Requests);
• Co-Ordinated with DBAs on Database issues;
• Raised Crisis Management Calls (CMC’s) on production issues and work with all responsible teams until the issue is resolved. Raising and participating conference bridges on vendor related issues to resolve.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with Parent company Confidential on all Application related issues;
• Windows Administration include users, Active directory, Domain, space, GPOs in co-ordination with Domain specific admins and Developers/DBAs in cloud computing environment on HP Prolient Blade and Dell Blade / Rack Servers;
• Performed Terminal Services management and cluster administration. Installed, configured and administered IIS Web Servers on Windows 2003/2008. Maintained servers, Windows XP, Windows 7 desktops;
• Built, configured and administered servers in UAT, Testing, and Staging environments;
• Applications monitored with Sentenel. Application Probe monitoring, testing done with eBizCenter;
• Co-Ordinate with Developers on applications issues, code deployment and another App related. Co- Ordinate with DBAs on Database issues, Networking and Datacenter Team.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Systems Administrator / Virtualization Administrator

Responsibilities:

• VMware Administration using ESX/ESXi versions 3.x. Backup and Replication for virtual system backups, replicas, VM copies, and restores;
• Used Plate Spin tools to manage VMWare;
• Physical Server Room management which includes purchasing, initial setup, maintenance, hotfixes, security patches, application installs, troubleshooting, migration and disposal;
• Worked with SCCM and SCOM;
• Supported services included DHCP, DNS, WINS, Printers, File Servers, Web and FTP Servers, Application Servers;
• Operating Systems included Windows / XP, RH Linux, Solaris UNIX;

Confidential, Kalamazoo, MI

Systems and Security Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively on 1700+ (900+ DelphiAuto.Net and 800+ Non - DelphiAuto.Net) Windows 2000/2003 Servers and thousands of users;
• Managed escalations of HP OVSD and guided the team to resolve the tickets within the given SLA;
• As a member of the Security Delivery Team, responsible for periodical audit of the servers and to maintain them as per the corporate standards was utmost necessary;
• Validating the Confidential servers which are added as in scope by Confidential Configuration Management Team by verified the server access using different connecting methods;
• Documented the standard procedures to follow and work on how to make the repeated tasks automated to improve the ticket resolution time;
• Actively verified access on all Confidential Windows Servers (Active Directory, NT, and Stand Alone) using Remote Desktop connection, VNC Viewer and PC Anywhere;
• Centralized Server inventory management of all the servers located globally with up-to-date server and security information with local site codes for support from local Administrators;
• Created centralized documentation and procedures to follow for the security teams & created Templates for repetitive common tasks resulting in enhanced productivity, improved work environment and reduced TAT (Turn Around Time) of Security Tickets affecting users globally;
• Managed Failures & Gap analysis of errors generated by automated applications & scripts and came out with solutions to fill in the gaps or resolve the errors and issues for a reduction in total failures for future runs;
• Participated technical group discussions and Open meetings to help improve team performance and general business awareness amongst team members.

Confidential, Evansville, IN

Server migration Owner

Responsibilities:

• Got to upgrade windows 2000 Servers to Windows 2003;
• Migrated all servers to a new DC with Active Directory;
• NetApp Storage provisioned with Filers;
• Upgraded H/W, RAID5 configured;
• Applications migrated to 2003;
• Installed, configured AppWorx job scheduler;
• Monitored servers for performance issues;
• Documentation of old and New Servers for load tests.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

First Level (FLS) Production support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Got to support 280+ Applications on 4,000+ Windows 2000/2003 Servers (Production) in clustered Datacenter environment for Confidential ;
• 24/7 support on three different shifts on rotation by-weekly;
• Monitoring for Server Health checks like Memory usage, CPU usage, Crash Dump Analysis;
• Windows Administration includes users, Active directory, Domain, space, GPOs in co-ordination with Domain specific admins and Developers/DBAs. Administered IIS 6.0 Web Servers on Windows 2003, Terminal Services and Cluster administration included;
• Installed and configured applications, performed patch installs. Monitoring for Server Health checks like Memory usage, CPU usage. Crash dump analysis in the event of System failure with MS;
• Work on Server build requests and capacity planning with Sysadmin team;
• Application monitoring with Sentenel, Application Probe monitoring, testing with eBizCenter;
• Responding to tickets and creating tickets on RII Portal. Responding and creating Incident Records (IR’s - Other kind of trouble tickets);
• Co-Ordinate with Developers on applications issues, code deployment and another App related. Co-Ordinate with DBAs on Database issues, Networking Teams and Datacenter Team for Server issues;
• Raising Crisis Management Calls (CMC’s) on production issues and work with all responsible teams until the issue is resolved. Raising and participating conference bridges on vendor related issues to resolve;
• Production Code drops on approved TSWRs (Work Requests);
• Work with H/W team for Hard Ware failures. Health checks for Applications that FLS support.

Confidential, Dallas TX

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered Windows 2000 servers with LAN/WAN environment;
• Administered Windows Active Directory, created DNS Zones, Administered users, groups and security; Installed, configured and administered IIS, SQL Server and Exchange Server with email archiving;
• Maintained AS/400 Server with Medical Billing Application, Kredo;
• Managed existing infrastructure, hardware like memory and CPU upgrades, adding additional disk arrays, backup tape drives, software, and solutions for web;
• Administered NetApp storage Netcache C2300;
• Supported Cisco Firewall, SnapGear VPN, and connectivity through T1 lines;
• Provided Desktop support.

Confidential

Systems/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted to Sr. Network Engineer in Design, Implement and Manage Large Network with Windows Servers, HP-UX Servers, Cisco Routers, Switches, Nortel Switches, Terminal Concentrators for Sun Cluster, and other IT infrastructure include VSAT, Video Conferencing equipment, EPABX Programming in the Datacenter;
• Tuned kernel parameters. Monitored network with HP Open View;
• Installed & Maintained Sun Solaris 8 on Spark servers having root disk mirrored using Solstice Disk Suit;
• Administered User accounts including setting up of access permissions;
• Administered Windows 2000 Servers and workstations. Maintained windows NT/98/XP Machines;
• Remote connectivity and administering with VNC. Chatting with Same time connect;
• Configured Network & connectivity of Windows to UNIX Server;
• Prepared network layout, supervision of network installation. CAT 5 UTP cabling with 100-baseT Ethernet network. Maintained Cisco Routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches and Nortel Bay Stack Switches;
• Programmed EPABX and Telephone troubleshooting. Troubleshot V-Sat connectivity issues. Managed Polycom Video Conferencing Equipment;
• Performed Asset Data Maintenance and tracking of Asset Data including Network Equipment, Telephones etc;
• Technical and Administrative documentation of roles and responsibilities. Supported Engineers at 7 MCN (Media Convergent Nodes, Fiber Network) locations;
• Being part of Network team, LAYER 4/7 Switching Installed, configured, upgraded, downgraded, maintained and troubleshot Alteon (Nortel Networks) 184-class layer4 Switches across the network;
• Installed modules to connect optical fiber cables. Installed and configured Cisco terminal servers to provide out-of-band access to the remote equipment using 3Com 56K external modems and octopus cables; Configured line and auxiliary ports.

Confidential

Network/Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Servers and Desktops at the Development center. Configured WINS, DNS & DHCP;
• Responsible for backups and data recovery. Installed, Configured & Trained proxy server 2.0. Tested developed websites by hosting them on IIS;
• Performed Site monitoring using Site server express;\ Supported all Desktop issues. Installed and maintained accounting and financial applications;
• Implemented RAID1 and 5. Responsible for Network management, Performance monitoring and fine-tuning. Installed and maintained networking applications. Configured Network printing & trouble shot Network problems;
• Contacted product vendors for technical support.

Confidential

Node engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained an E-mail Node Based on X.400 standard;
• Managed NFS, GFS & TCP/IP connectivity between BSD UNIX & WINDOWS with Internetworking (LAN);
• Installed and maintained BSD-UNIX and Windows 3.11 operating systems;
• Installation and configuration of Terminals, TCP/IP, dialup connectivity & troubleshooting;
• Contacted product vendors for technical support.
• Installed and configured X.400 standard e-mail client software (RUA) at Remote User Places;
• Troubleshot Modem dialing problems;
• Trained users on RUA;
• Resolved Connectivity issues with Mail Server, MS.

Confidential

Service engineer

Responsibilities:

• Planned and installed small sized local area networks;
• Designed and rolled out of network systems with Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Novell NetWare and BSD-UNIX;
• Installed and configured, TCP/IP, dialup connectivity & troubleshooting;
• Assembled and Troubleshot IBM 286/386 PC’s;
• Hardware and Software support for various clients;
• On-site Design and Development. Trained Clients (Product Awareness Program for Clients).