PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Innovative, results oriented System Engineer with over 12 + years of total experience and a passion for building relationships and exceeding client and management expectations.
• Adept at assessing needs, generating options, and implementing solutions in collaboration with clients and stakeholders. Extensive exposer and hands - on experience in VMware virtualization
• Microsoft technologies, storage and network infrastructure. I bring an innovative and pragmatic approach to analyzing complex business needs, enabling me to conceptualize, design and implement cutting edge solutions based on the latest virtualization, storage, and cloud technologies. Strong skills in team building, communication and presentation, as well as inter-department and executive client relations and account management.
• Leadership - Adept at leading/managing cross-functional programs.
• Microsoft Technologies and VMware Technologies
• Datacenter migration planning and implementation.
• Capable of leading high performing teams under tough deadlines, to meet expectations of multiple customers.
• Strong communicator skills (verbal and written).
• Problem solver - Creativity and forethought in solving complex project issues.
• Organizational ability and multi-tasking skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2008/2012 R2, ESX 5.x

Server Hardware: HP C7000, Dell PowerEdge

Remote Management: ILO, DRAC, RDP, KVM Console

Virtual Tools: VMware, vSphere, Virtual Center

DBMS: Oracle, SQL-Server, MS Access

Automation Tools: HPOO (Operation Orchestration), (HPSA) HP Server Automation

Miscellaneous: IIS, ADS, DNS, DHCP etc.

Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 & Visual Studio.Net

Web Designing Tools: HTML, DHTML, JAVA, Java Script, VB Script, ASP, FRONT-PAGE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, install, configure new virtual Windows 2008/2012 R2 servers, Linux using VMware ESX, vSphere 5.x environments. Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates.
• Experience with Virtual Infrastructure on VMware, Installation, Upgrades and Patching.
• Working knowledge of Cisco UCS converged technology.
• Installation, Configuration, administration of HP/Dell/ VMware ESX Servers to provide multiple virtual hardware platforms while keeping hardware costs and energy consumption down.
• Replace physical systems with Virtual machines utilizing VMware vSphere with great success.
• Installed configured Red Hat Linux / UNIX OS on physical/virtual environment.
• Building a test infrastructure environment for test / trial VMs as a service. Customize VMs per client requirement, adding CPU, memory OR disk space etc.
• Managed Virtualization Lab environment using VMware Server and maintained VMware virtual servers used by consultants/ staff. Conduct online on virtualization technology such as ESXi installation, configuration, provisioning and configuring VMs using vSphere, vMotion, storage motion, configuration & troubleshooting, cloning of virtual server per requirement and delete it as needed for lab. Created virtual machine templates to frequently deploy as needed.
• Participated in planning, designing of SOP documents and conducting for enhancing the knowledge of employees and trainees, thus improving overall skill. Increased productivity of 20+ employees through web based classroom on virtualization.
• Managed and patched ESX hosts using VMware update manager server.
• Managing Active Directory (AD) for centralized domain management, users, groups and file system rights and permissions etc. Process termination of user accounts according to company policy.
• Working knowledge of Quest One Active role for AD administration.
• Installation/ configuration and maintenance of IIS, DHCP, DNS.
• Troubleshooting servers, hard drives, multifunction printer’s setup.
• Installed configured SQL servers on clustered and standalone server environments.
• Researched and resolved problems on workstations and LAN, including IP resolution, cabling problems, and peripheral malfunctions.
• Performed hardware and account setups for new employees.
• Implementing new technologies tools, latest security patches, Antivirus patches and establishes and maintains the technical standards, Policies and procedures.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Active Member of Data Center migration team.
• Successfully completed migration of Data Centers in Greater New York Area.
• Migrations include physical as well as virtual servers across the NA.
• Coordinated with PM & App/Dev team to migrate applications in virtualized environment.
• Knowledge transfer / transition to onsite/off-shore.
• Active member of server patch management team using WSUS.
• Manage Online Print Servers
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware VSphere, ESXi 5.0
• ESXi Upgrade from version 4.1 to 5.
• Server Consolidation with VMware Converter (P2P and P2V Conversions)
• Experience in VMware ESXi 5.0 and Virtualization Technology, HA/DRS, vMotion, vSwitches, Datastores, Configure LUNS of ESX Clusters.
• Storage allocation/configuration and validation ESX clusters as per project requirements.
• Installed and configured IIS, supported web application / application pools.
• Provisioning of Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise server on HP Blade as well as virtual machine.
• Installed configured Red Hat Linux / UNIX OS on physical/virtual environment.
• Upgradation of Enterprise level servers and applications.
• Supporting and coordinating SAN / NAS environment with storage team.
• Handled hardware tech refresh project.

Environment: Tools Used: VMware, Dell KVM, RDP, DHCP, ADS, etc.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Management of technical staff schedules/ shifts as per course requirements.
• Member of recruitment/ selection board for technical staff.
• Interacted with supplier resources to ensure infrastructure decommissioning activities were properly planned, managed and executed to achieve cost savings.
• Worked with higher management for making requirement list for the equipment’s needed for installing new computer labs.
• Active member of purchase committee for client/server equipment’s, compared the quotations of different suppliers to get best deal in minimum budget.
• Managed supplier relationships to successfully solve complex technical issues resulting in minimal business impact and increased customer satisfaction.
• Worked as OSD for investigations of purchase and delivery done for sister concern by supplier.
• Manage programs for technical/ lab team thereby improving their skills as per latest courses.
• Coordinate with higher management for of Professors of Non-IT background to update IT skills to aid in their teaching.
• Design and implement Computer Appreciation course for B.Arch., B.D.S and B. Pharma first year students which included working with technical staff to setup the Schedule and clients/server.
• Responsible for Architecture and setting up Project based Production Servers like domain controllers, share point servers, DNS, DHCP, Print Servers and managing them on day to day basis.
• Worked on planning, designing and setup of library computer center for giving browsing privilege to students/staff during library hours within specified time.
• Monitoring of daily status report of the computer lab and equipment’s.

Lab In-charge / Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and administration of an internal 200+ nodes network that integrates four Windows NT/2000 Servers and SCO Unix Server connecting Windows NT/2000 Workstation, Windows 9x Clients, Printers and Terminals, Managing Internet connection over 200+ nodes through Proxy Server, Network Designing. Overall administration, Support of Hardware setup and configuration, File system and logical volume planning and configuration, Performance monitoring, I/O tuning, User and printer management, Asynchronous and Serial communication configuration, System backup and restore, Daily security checks, Third party software installation and upgrades, scheduled system health checks, System related problem determination and resolution.
• Install, configure and Manage technical services of Windows network infrastructure, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP Server routing, DNS, fault tolerance, and optimization of server and network resources.
• Installed, configured and managed network file servers, print servers and maintaining various logs.
• Administration and configuration of Windows 2003 Servers.
• Performed systems configuration, troubleshooting, application installation, database configuration and administration, batch files scripting, backups and recovery.
• Schedule backup and supervise the technical staff to restore the backup in-case of system failure.
• Deploy and monitor latest patches and service packs on servers.
• Installed and configured SQL DB server on windows environment, Oracle8i, IIS, FTP
• Coordinate with lab staff and teachers to check software and packages needed on nodes to make sure successful scheduled running of practical sessions MCA, MBA, B. Tech courses.
• Responsible for Managing Windows Based Servers for security patches updates
• Responsible for Taking care of Hot fixes/Patching Servers & Desktops as per Service Level Agreements of third party vendors.
• Coordinating with head of dept. in scheduling staff shifts and Practical Schedules for students in enrolled in different streams/courses.
• Troubleshooting hardware and software issues of clients/nodes assigned to heads of different departments, maintaining the software and security updates on same.
• Communicating to head of the department for daily updated and status of the servers.
• Guiding engineering students in preparing their projects.
• Worked on designing of the library management system.

Environment: & Tools Used: SCO UNIX, Windows 2000 Server, ADS, DHCP, DNS, RDP, IIS, FTP, SQL Server 7.0, Oracle 8i, Proxy Server etc.