SUMMARY:

• I have 15+ Years of experience as System Administrator, expertise areas like VMware, Windows Servers, Altiris/SMS, & Novell Netware.
• 15+ years of experience and skills in the areas of Windows Systems Administration, Cloud Computing Datacenter migration/consolidation architecture, networking and security
• Design, install, and configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with Virtual Center management, Lab Manager (i.e. VMware, vCenter, vSphere, vCAC vCD, vCO, vSRM). P2V, V2V, HA, vMotion, DRS. Experience with EMC, NetApp or equivalent storage devices.
• Project Management: Project lifecycle management, project definition, scoping/sizing, technical alternatives, plus the presentation and proposal of results.
• Experience in Core build engineering, standard desktop/servers build, groups policies, active directory administration, IIS, MS - SQL and imaging terminology.
• Successful in building, expanding and optimizing operational structures, services, technologies, teams and processes to improve performance, minimize risk and enable competitive growth.
• Experienced in performing installation, configuration, up grading & maintenance of operating systems and administration activities like capacity planning, performance management, day-to-day monitoring, troubleshooting, problem determination and resolution, Release and Configuration Management and/or SDCL process, user account management & security, backups & restore.
• Experience with monitoring and backup tools like HP-Data Protector/Open view Operations, Nagios, MOM and Cricket.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008 and Linux.

Hardware: HP, Dell, IBM and Blade centre

Directory Services: Active Directory, LDAP, GPO design, Role Based Services rights delegation

Server Consolidation: VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Center, P2V, V2P, Plate spin

Systems Monitor: Installing, Configuring, troubleshooting servers Workstations, Network monitoring, fine tuning, upgrading systems.

Terminal Services: Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix Meta frame Server (4.x)

Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NYC

Virtualization Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• VMware Infrastructure 5.x /4.x Installation & Configuration, Virtual Networking (Virtual Switches, VM Kernel Ports), DRA, HA, VDI - Managed through Citrix DDC, High availability, Clustering, Vmotion, Storage Vmotion.
• Responsible for providing cloud service development, implementation, operations, and advanced troubleshooting.
• Develop cloud operational improvement delivery plans, manage and lead the cloud operational improvement team and own the issue/risk
• Datacenter Migration: Designed and migrated a datacenter virtual machines, including all the disks types.
• Using HP Confidential Control server provisioning to provision operating systems to the HP-ProLiant servers.
• Working on a VDI datacenter Migration with layered with Citrix Zen app

Environment: Windows 2012/2008/2003 , 3Par/Pure, MS-SQL, Windows 7/X, ICSP, Open View, VMware, vSphere, Plate spin, Double take, VERITAS and VDI

VMware Architect

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and supporting VMware vSphere (5.x), VDI desktops and Servers.
• Maintaining and supporting the VMware Environment on day-to-day operations: VMware vCenter 4.x/5.x, Update Manager, Converter, Heartbeat, View and Site Recovery Manager
• Develop, plan, design and Build VMware DRS, VMware HA, System Fault Tolerance, Business continuity and Disaster recovery planning for Physical and Virtual Machines in Production and Non Production.
• Unidesk: Manage setup & configure and personalize the Virtual desktops, application layers and profile management.
• Server Management: Operation level of management on the Servers, monthly patching, health management, clusters, Active Directory, DNS, WINS, logon scripts, IIS etc.

Environment: Windows 2012/2008/2003 /2000, IIS, MS-SQL, Windows 7/X, VMware and vSphere, Plate spin, Double take, Veritas, Unidesk, and VDI

Confidential, Houston

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Working in the Virtualization environment to maintain the Servers/Workstations. Design, implementation and supporting VMware vSphere ESX 4.1/5.1 environment
• Create, validate / review solutions and effort estimates for data center transformation opportunities (Wintel, Virtualization and Servers) across the globe.
• Responsible for VMware system design and implementation and supporting VMware vSphere ESX environments as well as VMware View and Virtual desktops.
• Creating enterprise-grade solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability providing realistic implementation schedules while adhering to company's architectural standards and principles.
• Designing the solution to ensure that it best leverages and fits into the overall Client architecture. Perform installations, conduct on-site and remote operations, create documentation and provide knowledge transfer for projects.
• Providing architectural guidance and oversight into integration of VMware products with third party products within the customer’s IT environment: storage, networking, systems management capacity management and monitoring, high availability solutions, security infrastructures.

Environment: Windows 2003/2008, Windows 7/X, VMware and vSphere, Plate spin, RS-232, SCSI,GPIB, ProfiBus Visio

Confidential, Boston

Datacenter Consolidation Architect

Responsibilities:

• Involved in server consolidation, datacenter migration from various agencies, server architecture and application dependency Discovery
• Draft and maintain design documentation for virtualization server environments. Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) server migrations, V2V migrations using VMware converter and plate spin.
• Enabled utilization of VMware resources by consolidating them into Virtual Center. Designed and implemented Windows/Unix/Linux Servers to improve utilization of assets and support shared access for clusters and VMware and support the virtual center on a daily basis. Migration of shared web farm and external farms
• Performed virtualization server analysis, capacity planning and implementation for the enterprise environment. Consulted by other agencies and departments on a regular basis regarding virtualization (servers and storage), systems management, performance, engaged in customer issues on an as-needed basis and design issues.

Environment: Windows 2003/2008, VMware and vSphere, vCD, vCO, vSRM, Plate spin, Visio, Unix, Linux

Confidential, Boston

Sr. VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in 2 datacenter migrations, designed VMware environment and storage allocation.
• Experience managing AD Forest with multiple trusts, DNS, WINS, and DHCP, configuring Group Policy Objects.
• Design, install, configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with VirtualCenter management, LabManager, Consolidated Backup, DRS, HA, DPM, vMotion and VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration of Windows 2003 & 2008, using VMware native conversation tool and Plate spin
• Performed a VMware Capacity Planner assessment on the in-scope environment. Evaluated the VMware tools vCenter Operations Capacity IQ and 3rd party tools such as Veeam, Embotics, vKernel, Akorri, Vizioncore (vFoglight) and VmTurbo
• Managing Windows 2008/2003 file servers, Active Directory, WINS, PDC, DHCP, DNS & storage servers maintaining the datacenter inventory, asset management in remedy. Support the ADFS and Directory Synchronization between the cloud and local premise security system

Environment: Windows 03/08, Vsphere vCD, vCO, vSRM, Perl, HP /Dell servers and blades, Remedy, WSUS, Linux

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing windows and UNIX flavor servers at datacenter, consists of 3500+ Virtual servers 3.x environment and more than 5000 physical servers.
• Creating Windows server templates on VMware and physical build images. Applying the templates to create VMs on different farms. Setting up new VMware hosts and vMotion
• Deploying the in-house packaged applications through CA DSM explorer. Install, build, configure and administer MicrosoftIISWeb servers. Configuring load balancing, apply patches, host headers, deployments, deploying source code, and SSL.
• Integrate various web based applications with NetegritySite Minder, deploying OS through Blade Logic and distributing software using CA DSM. Troubleshooting application integration issues in Windows environment.

Environment: Windows 2003/2000/2008 , IIS, MS-SQL, VMware and VSphere, HP and dell servers and blades

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing windows/Linux based 1400+ servers, including 450+ Virtual servers 3.x environment, with knowledge of DRS, HA and vMotion at the datacenter.
• Virtualized 250+ servers onWindows NT/2000/2003 using VM Converter. Working on SAN (Emc-Clarion) for the storing Vm’s. Scheduling and monitoring the backup on SAN, executing the manual backup missed if any.
• Created technical documents, derived the procedures on day-today operation and taking care of the escalations. Coordinating with Clients for resource allocation, availability of services as mentioned and deliverables.
• Initiating projects via cross-organizational channels, assign resources to manage cost, schedule and performance of component projects, while working to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the Infrastructure Deployment program.

Environment: Windows 2003/2000/2008 , VMware, HP and dell servers and blades, Nagios, cricket, SharePoint

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed, implemented and maintained VMware VI3 infrastructure from the ground up, that will save $10K annually in power savings and $80k+ in server hardware refresh in the production datacenter.
• Managed about 900+ Servers at client’s datacenter. Converting the physical Servers to Virtual servers using VMware Environment. Good understanding in HA, DRS, clustering, load balancing. Server Consolidation using VMware Infrastructure 3, Virtual Center, P2V Tool.
• Created the ESX test environment and plans, and handled communication with the business units. The project also included the upgrade of multiple mission critical NT4 member servers using ESX server and P2V to prevent downtime and production outage.
• Designed and administrated server consolidation program through use of VMware ESX server and VMware Virtual Center. Migrated over 75 physical servers to virtualization and managed the ESX 2.x to VI3 migration as well.

Environment: Windows NT/2000/2003 and VMware

Confidential

IT Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Servers & Desktop Core Builds in all end markets across the globe, facilitates the client, by providing Network Build solutions.
• Experienced with Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory design, installation and design and deployment of enterprise-wide Group Policies using Active Directory components.
• Create, design and develop Unattended Installation of Windows 2000/XP, design user migration process, implement roaming profiles, Windows 2000/XP group policies, implement Active Directory software distribution method, architect remote network client software installation and maintenance.
• Created the VMware template along with builds to use VMware workstations to the clients.
• Working with the Altiris Client Management Suite, Altiris Patch Management and Server Management Suite in a large-scale enterprise environment. Facilitating Desktop engineering, windows engineering, information security and many other groups in software deployment, application metering, custom report building and all other areas of the Client Management Suite.
• Testing hot fixes, security patches, new customization, add on features before deployment to desktops in Test Lab using VMware. Worked on Setting up Altiris environment for Global logistics leader.