SUMMARY

• A competent professional with nearly 8 years of rich experience in Infrastructure Management, Virtualization, DBA & System Administration.
• Deploying and Supporting Enterprise scale VMware VSphere based virtual infrastructures.
• Experience with Cisco UCS Unified Fabric and Vblock SAN /VMware implementations.
• Proficiency in managing VSphere environments including Installations and upgrades of ESXI 5.5, VSphere standard switch, Distributed switch, Distributed resource scheduler(DRS) storage DRS, High Availabity and Fault tolerance, Update manager, patch management, virtual storage, Host profiles etc..
• Experience with F5 (BigIP and BigIQ) and Citrix NetScaler
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012.
• EMC VNX (5300,5500,5700,7500) Storage Implementation and Administration in VSphere and XEN server environments.
• Also experienced in Cisco UCS implementation and configuration specific to VSphere, for compute platform high availability, redundancy and elasticity.
• Done the NetApp, EMC, VMware, Microsoft and or Cisco professional certifications
• Done Data Center resiliency, recovery and high availability.
• Advanced troubleshooting and Performance analysis of all aspects of virtualized environments.
• Deploying and supporting VCenter Operations Manager and vFoglight based enterprise monitoring solutions for Infrastructure Monitoring.
• VCenter Operations Manager Integration with EMC VNX for Backend Storage Performance Management.
• VCenter Operations Manager Custom Dashboard Development per Network Operations and Virtualization Team requirements.
• Development of a Super Metric in VCOPS for various Application specific KPI’s.
• Integrating VMwarewith VCenter Operations Manager for Application performance monitoring.
• Highly experienced in provisioning using VCAC (VCloud automation center) which includes automating the process of deploying Virtual machines, cloning from templates etc..
• Cisco MDS 9148 installation and configuration for Fiber channel connectivity between UCS and VNX
• Implementing and Managing VMware Site Recovery Manager for highly automated and accelerated disaster recovery in virtualized environments.
• Design of VSphere as foundation for VCloud infrastructure..
• Network security services using VMware VShield for cloud multi - tenancy support.
• Deployment of VMware V Center Orchestrator as the cloud orchestration engine for service delivery automation and operational process automation.
• Red hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 and Windows server 2003/2008 administration.
• Proficiency with Cisco UCS Power tool, V Sphere Power Cli, VCli and EMC NaviCli for routine tasks automation.
• P2V(Physical to Virtual) and V2V(Virtual to Virtual) conversion using VMware Converter, Plate spin and Double Take.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• CommVault
• Exagrid
• Overland Storage
• Citrix
• Exchange Server 5.5/2003/2007/2010
• ISA firewall
• Sophos
• CheckPoint
• ITSM
• Terminal Server.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Seattle,WA

Sr.VMware network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of VDI infrastructure from the ground up, including vCenter Server, External vCenter MSSQL Database server, vCenter Update Manager server, automated ESXi hosts installation and configurations.
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012 and VMWare.
• Implementation of stateless Cisco UCS service profiles with boot from SAN policy for ESXi hosts.
• Deploy and manage EMC VNX 5700 array as the shared storage for frontend vSphere..
• Deployment of vApp Templates and Catalogue Publishing..
• Provisioning ESXi Clusters and Infrastructure services across the platform using and its integration with vCloud Director and vCenter Orchestrator.
• This boils down to scripting in various languages like UC4, PowerShell, BASH, Python, Perl, Java for a wide spectrum of integration points, most rely on web services(SOAP/REST) or CLI ticket tracking (HPSM,Jira,Remedy), application servers (TomCat/WebSphere/IIS), database servers (MSSQL/MySQL/Oracle) load balancers (F5/NetScaler), build systems (Jenkins/Maven)
• Automated BizTalk application deployment from TFS using build templates that trigger Powershell scripts.
• Microsoft App-V 5.0 application packager for Citrix Xenapp upgrade project. Accountabilities
• Sequencing of third party and internally developed applications for delivery to global Citrix XenDesktop environment for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
• Managing system and user acceptance testing.
• Publishing of App-V 5.0 applications as seamless applications via Citrix XenApp.
• Microsoft PowerShell 3.0 scripting.
• Conversion of Microsoft SCCM packages to App-V sequences. and Documentation and training
• Developed Powershell modules in C# and Powershell featuring command lets to interface with Secret Server, Lync, and SQL.
• Automated in-house hedging system utilizing Powershell and BMC’s Control-M scheduler. (>1k jobs, 9 software environments
• Virtual Port Channel configuration on the Cisco Nexus 5K series.
• Configuring Cisco UCS uplink port channels for upstream LAN/SAN connectivity with Cisco Nexus/MDS switches.
• Deployment and integration of VMware Horizon View with EMC VNX for comprehensive performance monitoring
• Configuring vSANs, Zones and Zonesets on the MDS switches for ESXi HBA connectivity with VNX frontend ports
• Provision and configure EMC VNX Storage Pools, Raidgroups, LUNs, Fully automated Storage Tiering ( FAST)Cache.
• Performing large scale vSphere and Cisco UCS upgrades
• Development of a custom script to post EMC VNX performance data onto vCenter Operations customized dashboard.
• Implementation and management of Cisco Nexus 1000v for ESXi 5.0 hosts.
• Configure SNMP based monitoring on all infrastructure components (ESXi hosts, vcenter, UCS, nexus switches) and integration with HP Openview used by Network Operations Center.
• Troubleshoot and Resolve configuration related VMware issues.
• Development of moderately complex scripts using VMware Powercli to automate various vSphere related administrative tasks.
• Advanced Monitoring and Performance Analysis of vSphere Environment using native tools as well as vCenter Operations Manager.
• Fine tuning VM’s configurations to achieve best performance/resource consumption depending on Application characteristics and requirements.
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations of production and development servers.
• Configuring and managing Cisco UCS Service Profiles, vNIC/vHBA interfaces, MAC/UUID/WWPN/WWNN identity pools, various Server, Network and Storage related policies.
• Design and development of workflows to orchestrate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure elements across distinct domains, cloud-wide health and compliance checks, capacity management, performance management and alerting.

Confidential, St Louis, MO

VMware storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Planning, Design and Implementation of Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for 900 users on Cisco UCS and EMC VNX 5700 platform.
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012.
• Installing all VMware ESXI5.5 View components including Connection server, Replica Server, Security Server, Transfer Server, View Composer Server, External Composer Database and View agents.
• Implementing and configuring the backend vSphere infrastructure for View Deployment.
• Installing, Configuring and Managing Cisco Unified Computing System(UCS) platform for VDI VMware Deployment.
• Implementing EMC VNX based tiered storage configurations to effectively handle intensive I/O scenarios in VDI.
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations of production and development servers
• Performance testing for determining Virtual desktops per ESXi node, Virtual desktops per datastore, Virtual Desktop resource configuration based on User Workload characteristics, required Network and Storage bandwidth for optimal performance.
• Deploying View Connection server in Replica mode for High Availability and Load Balancing.
• Integration of View Connection Server with vCenter server, View Composer, Active Directory as well as Microsoft Terminal services.
• Planning and deploying different types of virtual desktops pools based on end user O.S and application workload.
• Establishing guidelines for Virtual desktop Parent Image, View agent install, View client install, desktop pool settings, desktop refresh and desktop recomposition.
• Deployment of VMware ThinApp for application virtualization for efficient Application installation and maintenance in VDI environment.
• Establishing ESXi/vSphere deployment guidelines based on VDI best practices for vSphere.
• Routine health check of the VDI environment to make sure all set configurations adhere to the Implementation guidelines.
• Leveraging View Management server for User authentication/entitlement to virtual desktops and pools, deploying Thin App packaged application, Managing local and remote desktop sessions and Single sign-on enablement.
• Deploying SSD based data stores for hosting replica virtual machines for high read performance, and traditional SAS based data stores for linked clones to provide higher storage capacity in large desktop pools.
• Using View Rebalance feature to apply Operating System software Updates, Patches, Service Packs, adding Applications, adding virtual devices and changing Virtual machine settings.
• Virtual Desktop CPU, Memory, Network and Storage sizing based on the worker type and the application profile.
• View Connection Server cluster design and implementation.
• Creating SQL server database for View Composer and Installing the View Composer service on vCenter.
• Configuring the vSphere environment and backend EMC VNX per View Composer requirements/best practices.
• Creating a MSSQL based event database to record View Manager for event reporting.
• Configuring and Managing Windows Active Directory specific to VMware View.
• Using Active directory Group Policy Objects to manage Users and Desktops.
• Implementing Best practices for Virtual Desktop Parent image optimization.
• Provisioning and Configuring different types of desktop pools including Floating Linked Clone and Dedicated Full clone based.
• Rebalancing Virtual desktop to evenly distribute linked clones across configured datastores to balance IO load and even space utilization
• Advanced Monitoring and Performance Analysis of the VDI environment using native tools as well as vCenter Operations Manager.
• Administration of various network infrastructure components including Nexus 1000v, UCS Fabric Interconnect 6120/6140, Nexus 5548.
• VNX Storage Array monitoring and advanced performance analysis using Unisphere Analyzer.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Power Path in ESXi for SAN Storage Path optimization.
• Leveraging the N1K Virtual Supervisor Modules control plane for centralized configuration and management of all the distributed ESXi virtual Ethernet modules.
• VNX Block Storage Provisioning and Management and integration with vSphere.
• Comprehensive Administration of V+C+E(VMware, Cisco, EMC) based VDI environment using View Management Server, vCenter, Cisco UCS manager, UIM, Unisphere, Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Nexus CLI.

Confidential

VMware netapp Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation of VMware5.5 Virtual Infrastructure environment
• Cisco UCS Deployment and Implementation for Virtual Environment of VDI.
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012 and VMWare
• P2V conversions of Windows servers using VMware converter
• Large Scale Migration of existing VMs from HP Blades to Cisco UCS
• Performing upgrade of the Virtual Infrastructure.
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations of production and development servers
• Configuring and Managing VMware ESXI 5.0 cluster with High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduling
• Monitoring and managing performances of ESX/ESXi 5.0servers and virtual machines
• Design and Implementations of VMware ESX server infrastructure in multisite/multi Datacenter Environments
• Configuring and managing Cisco UCS Service Profiles, vNIC/vHBA interfaces, MAC/UUID/
• WWPN/WWNN identity pools various Server, Network and Storage related policies
• Configuring Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect upstream connectivity for LAN with Cisco Nexus 5548 and upstream connectivity for SAN with Cisco MDS switches
• Configuring and Managing Virtual Port Channel based clustering on the Cisco Nexus 5K series
• Managing and Configuring VSAN, NPIV, Zones and Zonesets on the Cisco MDS 9148 for Fibre Channel connectivity between CiscoUCS and EMC VNX array
• Administering Cisco Nexus 1000v Distributed switch using Virtual Supervisor Module
• Health check on VMware Infrastructure using VMware Health check tool and custom scripts
• Installation and configuring of Windows 2008 environment
• Support day-today issues in VMware Virtual Infrastructure, EMC CX, Cisco Nexus and Cisco UCS/HP Blade environments

Confidential

VMware emc engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architecting and Implementing Development Cloud based on VMware virtual Desktop infrastructure suite and a customized Lab Manager implementation.
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012 and VMWare
• Executing a Proof of Concept for the newly proposed cloud system design.
• Performance testing for determining VM performance benchmarks and optimal consolidation ratios
• Setting up the VMware virtual Desktop infrastructure 5.0 and 5.5 environment on HP DL580G series servers.
• Work with Storage Team for setting up the EMC CX480 Clariion array, MDS Storage Switch for integration with the HP Blade Environment.
• Drafting and executing the implementation plan for rolling out the new design for the Dev/QA user community comprising of 1500+ users.
• Development of a customized self-service portal built on top of Lab Manager based on business service automation usecases (pre-provisioning designated virtual machines once templates are published and make them available to developers for fast access).
• Managing Self-Service Portal development mainly with defining and capturing different business requirements, use cases, integration points with Lab Manager, Acceptance criteria and UAT plan.
• Designing Template publishing system to streamline publishing of new certified Templates every week to Lab-Manager Template Library.
• Deploying Microsoft Clustering services for vCenter High Availability and Failover.
• Hands on management on different Lab Managers features such as rapid provisioning, Template publishing, Configuration management, Linked clones, Storage Leases, Deployment Leases, Image Library, Auto archive, Media store, Organizations and workspaces, Live-Link, Network Spanning, Host spanning, roles and privileges, IP Pools, Storage and Deployment Quotas.
• Handling different aspects of the project mainly Capacity planning, Performance Monitoring, Storage optimization, Automated Provisioning process, Virtual infrastructure management & automation.
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations of production and development servers

Confidential

Vmware admin

Responsibilities:

• Installing and configuring ESX 4.5, and VDI.
• Implemented Strong administration skills in Windows 2008, Windows 2012 and VMWare
• Installing & Configured Virtual Center Server 4.5 and vCenter 4.5
• Creating and Configuration virtual machines, installing VM Tools into VM’s and allocating for end user
• Creating and Deployed Templates and Snapshots for Virtual Machines
• Creating and configuring VNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch) and Distributed Virtual Switch (dvSwitch).
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations of production and development servers
• Configuration different type of Port Groups Policies, Applying Security policies and Traffic Shaping
• Configuration ISCSI LUN in virtual storage Have Knowledge in Fiber channel and ISCSI in SAN architecture
• Migrated Physical Machines to Virtual Machines (P2V) and Virtual Machines to Virtual Machines (V2V) using VMware converter and vCenter Guided Consolidation
• Migrated Linux based machines and Power off Machines to virtual machines using VMware converter boot CD
• Performed Hot Cloning, Cold Cloning, Classic VMotion and Storage VMotion. In depth Knowledge in vMotion
• Security hardening and Monitoring of VM’s & ESX servers (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization) for Security Compliance
• Configuration, Administration and Monitoring HA, Fault Tolerance and DRS Clusters in Virtual center Server 2.5 and 4.0
• Training users in best practices for efficient utility of resources
• Designing and Deploying Active Directory Domain
• Installing and Configuring DNS Servers, DHCP Server and DFS Server
• Configuration Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS)
• Implementing Active Directory Sites and Services for optimizing the Replication and logon traffic.
• Managing Servers Remotely through Integrated Lights on in case of Server Failure
• Ensuring that the change management process is followed for any changes to the environment
• Installation RHEL 5.X Linux O/S and Sun Solaris 9, 10 Unix O/S.