SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of professional experience on VMware Virtualization, RHEL, Suse Linux and Windows 2008/2003 Operating Systems.
• Professional experience with VMware VSphere 5.5,6.0 ESX 3.5,4.1, ESXi 5.0,5.1, 5.5,6.0 and VMware VCenter 5.0, 5.5,6.0 vMotion, Storage vMotion, HA, DRS, FT, Host Profiles, VApp, VMware VCenter Converter.
• Extensive knowledge and experience as VMware Administrator. Experience in storage performance and Application testing on VMware Virtual Machines.
• Extensive experience with Windows 2012/2008/2003/2000. Servers on single or multi domain platforms.
• Experience in installing, configuring, administering Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 familiar with Database Replication/ Migration, Database Performance Monitoring, User Management, Database Backup/Restoration.
• Experience on software applications, operating systems Hyper - V, VMware, SCCM, and SCOM.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, WINS, IIS (Web Server), FTP, SSO, Terminal Server, WSUS, Microsoft Clustering, Exchange Server (2003, 2007, 2010) and SharePoint (2010, 2013).
• Experience on Configuring Networking on Standard vSwitch, Distributed vSwitch.
• Experience in the V2V and P2V migration of Physical servers to Virtual Machines.
• Advance Knowledge in Cloning, Snapshots and OVF Templates Technology.
• Experience in Implementing VMware vCops & vROps monitoring environment.
• Knowledge in OpenStack that enables self-service provisioning.
• Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery (DR) using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Good understanding of windows and VMware server automation using scripting language Powershell, Perl, VB Script, Power CLI.
• Experience with VCE vBlock, Cisco UCS and EMC technologies.
• Experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades for Patching.
• Experienced in Configuring FC, SAN, Iscsi SAN, NAS and VMFS Storage with Different Vendors like EMC, NetApp.
• Experience in using ITSM management tools like Service Now and Jira (Ticketing Tools).
• Knowledge on Installation/Troubleshooting on NetBackup servers/ NetBackup appliances.
• Knowledge in design and implementation of VMware Virtualization, VMware Horizon view (VDI).
• Experience in creating Raid Groups, Storage Groups, LUNs and assigned LUNs to Windows and VMware hosts.
• Knowledge in using Microsoft App for app sequencing and using Microsoft App-V Management.
• Experience in installing and configuring Microsoft Windows 2008 Servers from ILO management tool on Rack servers and blades.
• Experience with x86 / x64 Confidential, HP, IBM, HITACHI & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Experience in installation, Configuration and Administration of Citrix.
• Experience in View and ThinApps deployments in production environment.
• Experience in Python based project environments.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, (i.e. Configuration of networks, router configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.)
• Knowledge of application requirements (such as persistence), understand SSL offload and implementation of SSL certificate and key.
• Strong interpersonal communication and technical skills in software, hardware and networking which help me to quickly identify and resolve issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization: ESX 4.1/3.5, ESXi 6.0/5.5/5.1/5.0 VMware vSphere 6.0/5.5/5.1/5.0 , Virtual Center Server 6.0/5.5/5.1/5.0 , VMware HA, DRS and FT, ThinApp, vMotion, Storage vMotion, VMware Converter 5.5/ 5.

Operating System: Windows 2012R2/2008R2/2003/2000 Servers, Windows 7/XP, Ubuntu Linux, RedHat Linux.

Servers: IBM x3850/x3950 Servers, HP Blade c7000, HP Proliant ML & DL series 580, 380, 360, Compaq Proliant 3000/5500 Series Servers, Hitachi compute blade 500, Wintel Servers.

Storage: IBM XIV, EMC Centerra.

Backup Software: Symantec NetBackup and Backup exec, Vranger Pro, Veeam tools and VMware.

Systems Mgmt: Microsoft SCCM 2012 and 2007, HP iLO, IBM XIV Management studio and EMC Management.

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2005.

Documentation Apps: MS Visio, MS Project, MS Office 2010/ 2007/2003.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Diego, CA

VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported VMware infrastructure environment that supports virtual machines across distributed Development, Test and Production environments.
• Created Virtual Machines as per user requirement and performed Cloning on Virtual Machines.
• Migrated P2V and V2V Servers using VMware Standalone Converter.
• Built and manage virtual servers on VMware ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 5.5.
• Installed, Configured and Maintained Windows 2012-R2, 2008-R2 Servers and Ubuntu 14.04(Linux).
• Configured virtual machines, that two data stores see the common .vmdk files.
• Worked on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration.
• Configuring Hyper-V hosts virtual networking, storage, cluster and Hyper-V VM's high availability.
• Worked with NAS, Iscsi storage and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (Fcoe).
• Configured and Installed ESXi hosts and performed upgrades from 5.x and 6.x.
• Configured HA, DRS, Resource Pool and Managed the Cluster Level.
• Creating and managing user accounts and the groups in Active Directory users and computers.
• Involved in Installation, Configuration and Managing SharePoint 2013 Server.
• Providing a seamless navigation experience by enabling Single Sign on (SSO) for Web applications.
• Implemented VMware vROps monitoring environment.
• Modifying scripts to configure and automate common tasks with esxcli or PowerCLI and the common scripting languages (Python/Perl/PowerShell).
• Working with automation script maintenance (VBScript and Phyton).
• Work with the Storage team to add storage to the ESXI host in vcenter.
• Plan, implement and configure Fault Tolerance (FT) solutions for business critical servers.
• Implementing and checking security baselines on vBlock devices.
• Configuring and troubleshooting the virtual network. (Standard vSwitch & Distributed vSwitch, design network Load balancing).
• Perform maintenance actions on Cisco UCS hardware using UCS manager.
• Patch management usingVMwareUpdate Manager for ESXi server.
• Involved in the administration and management of Citrix Infrastructure Solutions, design & implementations of Citrix XenApp.
• Implemented FIREWALLS, DNS, SMTP, FTP Services.
• Manage snapshots and file clones in a simplified manner using Hitachi NAS.
• Installing, and configuring the HP and EMC Storage infrastructure.
• Worked with iSCSI SAN, NAS, and NFS/VMFS storage strategies for performance and optimization and RAID concept.
• Used VMWare Horizon View (VDI) Composer to provision desktop pools using manual provisioning methods.
• Created linked clones and full clones for VDI's and connected to the parent template across both the datacenter's.
• Built Thinapp packages by capturing MSI/legacy setup applications using VMware Thinapp.
• Installed patches and software upgrades recommended by security scan (windows servers).
• Responsible for the monitoring and troubleshooting server issues with Manage Engine Event Log Analyzer.
• Used Veeam tool to backup physical server.
• Manual installation of a server using ILO for remote connection to a server.
• Using ITSM management tool like Jira (Ticketing Tool).
• Configure & support VMware Backups independently for Veritas NetBackup.
• Clustering expert using Veritas or Microsoft Failover Clustered Server nodes.
• Worked briefly on vSwitch properties like Security, Traffic Shaping and NIC Teaming.
• Implementing, administrating and troubleshooting common TCP/IP based services, including NTP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SSL, SSH, services.
• Migrating configuration files and virtual disks of Virtual Machine from one Data store to different Data store.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot any issues related to resource pools and high availability.

Environment: VMWARE VSPHERE 6.0/5.5, VMOTION, HA, VBLOCK, DRS, VM STANDALONE CONVERTER, EMC, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, VEEAM TOOLS, VDI, VMWARE UPDATE MANAGER, PATCHES, CISCO UCS, NAS, FCOE

Confidential, PA

VMware Consultant/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Basic troubleshooting of hardware and software on Windows/PC network.
• Installed, Configured and Maintained Windows 2000, 2003, 2008-R2, 2012-R2 Servers.
• Applied patches on Windows servers and workstations with Company standards.
• Involved in daily Performance monitoring and Active Directory troubleshooting with the ability to analyze server performance and make recommendations for improvement.
• Assist in adding users and groups in the vcenter.
• Maintained user provisioning and de-provisioning using SSO LDAP for SSO backend.
• Managing SRM, installing Storage Replication Adapters, connecting the sites, installing the SRM license key.
• Managing and Configuring VMware vSphere (5.5) and Hyper-V servers.
• Connecting and configuring SAN and NAS storage into the ESXi and Hyper-V servers.
• Creating NTFS shares on Windows Servers and provide permissions to users.
• Deployed SQL server 2012 by upgrading existing instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 using installation wizard.
• Handled hardware issues dealing with RAID, SCSI controllers & Host Bus Adapters (HBA).
• Experience in View and ThinApps deployments in production environment.
• Installing and configuring Microsoft Windows 2008 Servers from ILO management tool on Rack servers and blades.
• Managed OpenStack that simplifies networking by detecting the vSwitches connected to authorized resources, and mapping them to networks in OpenStack.
• IP Addresses are allocated from a defined pool that is managed by OpenStack.
• Created custom Integrations to VMware VcOps and VrOps.
• Designed and implemented a VMware Horizon View solution and installed and configured Persona Management.
• Implementation and support of LAN/WAN networks, configuring and supporting Cisco UCS.
• Resolved VDI system issues during implementation phase.
• Responsible for the implementation of VMware View VDI upgrades, Change Management, Problem Management, and ITIL related process.
• Used VB, Perl and PowerShell scripts to Automate Tasks in the Guest VMs like migrating VMs, creating snapshots.
• Performed primary administrative tasks for Microsoft Exchange (2007&2010) messaging system.
• OS patching and Exchange server patching (using WSUS).
• Knowledge in using Microsoft App for app sequencing and using Microsoft App-V Management Console.
• Involved in Configuration of SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010.
• Involved in the Migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 project that is migrating Internal Applications, Internal Portals, and External Applications.
• Built Thinapp packages for components of Microsoft office 2010/2007.
• Creating a test Environment in Citrix and VMware for Production Team to test their applications.
• Management of Citrix Infrastructure Solutions, design & implementation of Citrix XenApp.
• Worked with x86 / x64 Confidential, HP, IBM,HITACHI & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Used Hitachi NAS for file sharing and file server consolidation.
• Using ITSM management tool like Service Now (Ticketing Tool).
• Provisioning ESXi Clusters and Infrastructure services across vBlock platform.
• Planned, analyzed and implemented multiple enterprise level EMC and IBM SAN projects.
• Modifying Python packages to help our analysts connect to various data sources.
• Troubleshoot Image deployment related issues using SCCM log file.
• Responsible for troubleshooting SCCM 2012 server issues and SCCM 2012 operational issues, including disaster recovery, server performance and software deployments.
• Implemented shared iSCSI storage to perform live migration from one host to another host.
• Responsible to manage the data migration tasks lists and keep the plan updated.
• Supported Linux engineers in the use of the company's Puppet infrastructure.
• Worked with NetApp SAN management & storage administration activities, in a FC-SAN or NAS configuration.
• Configure FC/iSCSI storage LUNs as RDMs, VMFS and DataStores, VM Kernel Ports and vSwitch.
• Created custom monitoring, views, dashboards and reports for all customers of SCOM.
• Providing secure sessions over internet using SSL encryption.
• Configured HA, DRS clusters, FT for important VM's in the clusters.

Environment: VMWARE VSPHERE 5.0, 5.5, VMWARE VCENTER, HP BLADE/RACK SERVERS, CISCO UCS, CLONING, P2V, V2V, MIGRATION, TEMPLATES, SNAPSHOT’S, PATCH MANAGEMENT TOOL, VDI, VMWARESITE RECOVERY MANAGER (SRM), VMWARE HA AND DRS, VMWARE VCENTER STANDALONE CONVERTER, PLATESPIN, NETAPP SAN/NAS

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Main role is to provision Virtual Machines and physical as per client requirements.
• Installed & Configured Networks, & Wireless Access Point/Router with security, TCP/IP, VPN.
• Extensively managed Active Directory like all the problems related to user accounts, domain accounts, managing permissions etc.
• Provide VMware support creating VM's, updating Hosts, and managing the environment using vCenter.
• Configuring SSL for different webservers.
• Strong knowledge on WINTEL servers and Installing updates to the Windows patches.
• Was Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users & groups & given appropriate permissions & privilege to access our LAN & Domain environment.
• Set-up Horizon dash board using self-signed SSL certificates.
• Maintained and administered WSUS environment.
• Managed user email accounts through Exchange Server (2007).
• Configuring, maintaining, and administrating clustering with Windows and Exchange Server.
• Maintained Linux servers in production and development environments.
• Worked with Linux file system types and volume management.
• Creating Virtual machines, Templates, Cloning and Deploying Virtual Machines.
• Configured Domain Name Server (DNS) and created forward/reverse lookup zones with associated pointer records.
• Involved in installation and configuration of SQL Server 2008.
• Performed Troubleshooting on Hosts, VMs, Windows servers and virtual Switches in the Datacenter.
• Worked with all components of HP (Smart Start, Insight Manager, Diagnostics, and Network Configuration Utility etc.
• Perform on-call support for the IIS runtime issues, browser issues and user authentications issues in the production environment.
• Setting up VM Kernel Network and Enable vMotion and also performed storage vMotion.
• Involved in operational support of Active Directory, WINS, DNS, DHCP and AD enabled applications.
• Maintain high installation and commissioning standards within the data center and at customer sites.
• Experience in configuring VMware DRS Rules and VMware HA on Clusters in Virtual Center.
• Experience in creating and monitoring Resource pool for Virtual Machines Resource Reservation and Limits.
• Helped in auditing Datacenter Inventory in the process of Data center Migration.

Environment: DELL POWER EDGE SERVERS, VMWARE VSPHERE, VMWARE VCENTER, WINS, VMWARE DRS AND HA, VMOTION, PATCH MANAGEMENT, STORAGE VMOTION, MIGRATION

Confidential

VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Managing ESX/ESXi servers on HP, DELL and Installation of vCenter Server, vCenter Components and upgradingVMwareTools.
• Expertise in creating Datacenter Environment by creatingVMwareClusters, adding ESX(i) hosts in the Clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
• Configure Shared Storage for vSphere and create VMFS and Datastores.
• Installed patches and software upgrades recommended by security scan (windows servers).
• Hands on experience in implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and Network fundamentals, protocols (such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), Group Policy (GPO) and Profile Management.
• VMwareStandalone Converter, PlateSpin tools are utilized for the P2V conversions.
• Administered Microsoft Cluster Server with SQL server 2005.
• Troubleshooting of backup failures and issues by analyzing NetBackup logs on multiple platforms with varied configurations.
• Troubleshooting & testing of VDI instances and implemented different VDI environments.
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware View.
• Experience in Clones and Templates of Virtual Machines.
• Installing monthly Security patches and hot fixes on windows servers’ platform.
• Involved in a team while deploying of Switches, Firewall and VPN.
• Prepared Exchange server (2003) for hybrid set up by applying all patches and updates to servers.
• Involved in troubleshooting of Virtual Networks and vSwitches.
• Was Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users & groups & given appropriate permissions & privilege to access our LAN & Domain environment.
• Installed, configured, administered Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server & SQL Database Server.
• Creating a backup job and also took backup of data center on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Customized Windows 2008 R2 servers in terms of Registry, Audit/Account/Security policy, patching to sustain Company Standard Operating Environment.
• Responsible for deploying, managing, and maintaining HP ProLiant BL-series C-class blade servers and DL-series servers.
• Presenting Fiber channel SAN LUN's, iSCSI LUN's and NFS mounts.
• Hands on experience in creating vSwitches and different ports groups for different purposes.
• Managed NIC teaming at ESXi server level for redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using vCenter Update Manager.
• Performed vMotion and Storage vMotion in the day-to-day activities.

Environment: HP PROLIANT BL-SERIES C-CLASS BLADE SERVERS, DL-SERIES SERVERS, VDI, VMWARESTANDALONE CONVERTER, PLATESPIN, SQL SERVER 2005, VMWARE VIEW, VSWITCHES, VMOTION, STORAGE VMOTION, CLONE, TEMPLATES, NETBACKUP, VMWARE HA AND DRS