SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of experience in Citrix, VMware and Windows System Administration.
• Experience deploying AppLayering 4.7/4.8 and Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
• Experience with XenDesktop 7.x, 7.1x, PVS 7.6, 7.13/7.15 LTSR.
• Expertise in installation, configuration and administration Citrix XenApp 6/6.5 and 7.5 on HP Blade Servers.
• Good exposure to Enterprise level Hardware and tool framework (HP, DELL, and IBM).
• Ability to conduct efficient and effective work with IT teams and cross functional groups and can maintain good working relationships with all user groups.
• Installing and Configuring NetScaler ADC 10.5/11.0/11.1.
• Configuring NetScaler Gateway on VPX/SDX instance.
• Experience in customizing Receiver for web in Citrix and NetScaler Login pages.
• Hands on experience on creating and cloning Virtual machines.
• Experience in configuring HA for NetScaler instances.
• Good experience in migrating virtual machines that is VMotion.
• Well versed using Vcenter web client.
• Hands on experience on working with monitoring tools like Citrix Director, eGInnovations, NetScaler Management and Analytics System (MAS).
• Hands on experience on complete lifecycle (Deployment, Engineering the solution and Support)
• Experience in Implementation of Citrix Director 7.6 for Help Desk delegated tasks for troubleshooting end user issues and daily VDI monitoring
• Extensive experience in Implementation of different services such as A.D, DNS, DHCP, GPO and DFS.
• Managed or assisted all phases of project - scoping, design, development, testing, rollout, user support and documentation.
• Hands on experience on VMware ESX, XenServer, Hyper-V and XenDesktop.
• Extensive experience with Citrix XenApp, Edge sight, NetScaler, Microsoft Server OS, Microsoft AppV, and Citrix Provisioning Services.
• Experience in administrating and managing a VMware ESX environment with multiple clusters.
• Experience in implementing ESX servers with efficient virtualization strategies by creating clones, templates, task scheduling, prioritizing VMs, creating and managing snap shots.
• Excellent knowledge in creating and managing users, permission settings, roles and responsibility assignments and VM resource allocations on ESX hosts.
• Good understanding on storage types including iSCSI, NAS and SAN, VM creation capable file systems including VMFS and NFS.
• Extensive experience in working with the vMotion and Storage vMotion technology.
• Good understanding of Thin and Thick Provisioning concepts
• Highly motivated in seeing results and delivering timely solutions to meet customer expectations. Excellent communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OS (Client): Windows Xp, Vista, 7, 8 and 10.

OS (Server): Windows Server 2008 R2 server, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016

Software: Confidential Ghost, VERITAS Backup Exec-NetBackup, MS Office XP, Confidential Antivirus (Corporate)/Endpoint Protection, Visio Professional.

Citrix/Xen: AppLayering 4.7/4.8, XenApp 6.0/6.5/7.0/7.5/7.9 &7.14 XenDesktop 4.0/5.5/5.6/7.0/7.5/7.9 & 7.14 Provisioning Server 5.6/6.18/7.X & 7.1X. Citrix VDI. Citrix access gateway 4.5/4.6, NetScaler, Edgesight 4.5/5.3, XenServer 5.6/6/7.1/7.2. StoreFront 2.0/3.0/3.11

Tools: Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, AppV-PowerShell

Hardware: HP/COMPAQ ProLiant servers, HP/, IBM X-series Servers, IBM Blade Centers, DLT/DAT Tape backup, HP Procurve Switches, Dell PowerEdge, Server Cisco route: Sonic Firewall, DLT Tape Library, Tablet PCs, Cabling/Patch panels, UPS (APC), PC/Laptop Hardware:

Servers: Dell PowerEdge: 2900, 2950, 2650, R510, R710 IBM. Blade center: HS JS, e325, e326Xseries 335, 336, 365, 440, 445,3250,3550,3620 HP Blade.

System: BL20p and BL30p, DL360, DL370, DL380, DL385, DL560, DL310, DL510 and DL580.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Reston VA

Citrix/VMware Administrator/Windows Admin

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively with VMware, Nutanix, Citrix Suite, Linux and AppLayering.
• Decommissioned old VDI’s and creating new VDI’s using MCS and PVS including configuring Personal vDisk.
• Update and patch Vdisks using versions method as well as copy method.
• Provide L3 support for complex issues in XenApp and XenDesktop.
• Manage Citrix farm with more than 900 Windows 7 and Windows 10 VDIs and XenApp environment with more than 300 applications
• Responsible in building Citrix XenApp 7.6 and upgraded to 7.7, 7.8, 7.9,7.13 Infrastructure
• Successfully performed upgrade of more than 20 PVS servers from 7.6 to 7.15 LTSR.
• Deploying Delivery controllers and provisioning services, deploying VDI.Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Citrix Provisioning Services7.0
• Managing user accounts, networking and connectivity for Citrix connectivity
• Managing Backups & Storage devices for Remote datacentre, Expertise on Veritas&Arcserve Backup solution to provide 24x7 uptime of Critical Server's backups for the client on daily basis Administering Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment, networking issues, User accounts, Computer Accounts, connectivity, TCP/IP connectivity, configuration of DHCP, DNS, WINS.
• Installed VMware vSphere ESXi 4/4.1/5.0 and ESX server 4.1/4/5 in a total of 500+, 12000+ Virtual Servers and 15 virtual centers.
• Provide daily user support using director, studio, RDP and other tools to troubleshoot login, print, VDI and Apps etc. issues.
• Configured and managed VPN service on NetScaler for more than 10000 users.
• Publish Apps in XenApp 6.5 and 7.13 environment and load balance them.
• Successfully upgraded more than 200 servers from 2008 R2 to 2016.
• Extensively used VMWare 6.0/6.5 to manage and configure VM’s/datastores.
• Creating documentation, resource monitoring. Suggest upgrades and optimizations to environment.
• Security settings and permission assignments through Active Directory in domain controllers.
• SQL 2008/2012 database management, backup and optimization.
• Defined disaster recovery plans and security guidelines for Windows 2008 R2, 2012, 2016.

Environment: Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, 2012, 2016, DNS, Citrix, XenApp, Sccm, VMware ESXi 6.0/6.5, SSL/TLS, IIS, VC server. SQL 2008/2012

Confidential, Birmingham AL

Citrix/VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Client’s environment, existing infrastructure and proposing a solution.
• Deploying and configuring Citrix Access Gateway to leverage connectivity for external users.
• Deploying Web interface/XenApp sites for thick, thin and mobile clients.
• Configured Citrix /TS license servers in enterprise.
• Deployed different farms for different verticals according to the business requirements.
• Assessing the possible scope for virtualization and planning the virtualization.
• Installing and configuring XenServer, planning the storage and network.
• Configuring HA, fail over with Xen Motion and setting DR environment in backup site for primary XenServer pool.
• Configuring template for XenApp 6.0.
• Configure Storefront servers.
• Configuring XenDesktop farm and provisioning server farm.
• Planning HA and DR for XenApp and XenDesktop.
• Deploying DDC and provisioning services, deploying VDI.
• Configuring golden image for Windows7 and optimizing VDisks.
• Streaming application using Citrix profiler/App-V.
• Deploying Citrix clients with SCCM 2005 and GPO.
• Printer configurations on Citrix servers.
• Configuring Citrix policies, Configuring load evaluator and configuring Edgesight monitoring.
• Migrating XP farm to PS 4.0.
• Participating in the Load test and sanity testing.
• Analyzing the application candidates for Citrix environment.
• Documenting the standard operational process for support groups.
• Documenting play books for help desk.
• Attending and resolving escalated issues
• Consolidating physical servers to virtual infrastructure.
• Installation of VSphere/ESX 4.0/3.5,VC server, VI client and SQL Database connectivity.
• Performed day-to-day activities of remote maintenance / troubleshooting of Windows Server and VMware ESX servers’ in production / lab environment.
• Troubleshooting of VMware ESX server 3.x, online/Offline sVmotion data store migration activity
• Creating Host profiles on VSphere 4.0 hosts
• Configuring DRS.
• Server build for physical server on HP hardware DL380 and DL580 for Windows 2000/2003
• Installation, troubleshooting and performance issues related to VM
• Making templates for different servers as per business requirements.
• Monitoring ESX hosts and resolving critical alerts reported.
• Installing windows server 2008 R2 for different roles.
• Deploying GPO for user and computer objects.
• Post installation configurations.
• Creating websites on IIS 7.x
• Creating host records on DNS for websites.
• Managing CA servers.
• Configuring SSL/TLS on web servers.

Environment: Microsoft Windows 2008 R2/03/ DNS, Citrix, Xen App, StoreFont, Sccm,VMware ESXserver3.x SSL/TLS, IIS 7, ESX 4.0/3.5, VC server

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Citrix/ VMware Admin

Responsibilities:

• Created VM Session for Test Environment for testing Application before deploying to Production
• Used Virtual Infrastructure Client for managing VM Machines.
• Installed and configured XenApp 5.5 server with published apps.
• Administration of existing XenServer 5.5, XenDesktop 5, XenApp 6.0 infrastructure.
• Resolved various issues such as Windows Policies, Application licensing through RDP, Net - meeting. Coordinating with Vendors regarding production issues and solving problems.
• Created a test Environment in Citrix or VMware for Production Team to test their applications.
• Providing users with access rights and permissions for accessing the applications.
• Planning and testing the application Virtualization for various new application releases using Citrix Streaming Profiler and publishing it to the Citrix farms.
• Installation of Citrix servers and administration Publishing application.
• Deploying ICA client, printer driver mapping, shadowing users, checking sessions, managing server load and CPU utilization.
• Installation of new tested and certified OS and Citrix hotfixes on the servers.
• Publishing of different standard applications for Integration Testing.

Environment: XenApp 5.5 server,ICA client, VMware ESX server 3.x SSL/TLS, IIS 7, ESX 4.0/3.5, VC server

Confidential, Irving, TX

Sr. Windows Engineer/Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Systems administration including Windows Server 2003/2008, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Black berry enterprise server, Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp,XenServeretc.
• Responsible for server sizing, ordering, procurement, and deployment.
• Installed and configured XenApp 5.5 server with published apps.
• Administration of existing XenServer 5.5, XenDesktop 5, XenApp 6.0 infrastructure.
• Fallow standard operating procedures while maintaining validated servers.
• Developed and updates documentation.
• Lead Desktop support team.
• Installed, Configured, Support and maintain VoIP ShoreTelPhone systems.
• Installed, configured and maintain application like Minitab, Total Lab, Lab ware, Sigma Plot, Lims, eRoom Server.
• Developing and Implementing Software and Hardware as per company standards.
• Maintain SOP documentation (integration, deployment, guidelines, policies and standards)
• Manage vender relationship.
• Installed, Configured and maintain Confidential Endpoint Protection on server and clients.
• Installed, configured and maintain MS hypervisor Windows 2008 R2 Server with virtual servers.
• Installed and configured SCVMM on Hyper V server. Create P2V and V2V.

Environment: Windows Server 2003/2008, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Black berry enterprise server, Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp,XenServer,Hyper V server.