SUMMARY:

• 9 years of experience in IT industry with demonstrated expertise in the installation, configuration, and administration of Windows server 2003/2008/2012 , VMware ESX 3.5,4.0, 4.1, 5.x and 6.x VMware vCenter server, Hyper - V, System Center 2012 R2 and other software products.
• Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed Physical-to- Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to- Virtual (V2V) migration of Windows NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 as well as Linux servers from VMware, Hyper-V, Xen and legacy hardware.
• Experience in working with FC/FCoE/iSCSI and NFS storage technology and troubleshooting SAN related issues in VMware environments.
• Experienced in deploying and maintaining business critical technology VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) across versions 6.0, 5.x and 4.x.
• Automate manual tasks using PowerShell, python and PowerCLI.
• Experience with vRealize Suite and APIs to create automated workflows and the delivery of full management application stacks.
• Strong experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Confidential /Compellent and NetApp Storage.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, Print Server, IIS Web Server, SSL, FTP, Terminal Server, WSUS, NT Backup, SNMP/WMI and Microsoft Clustering.
• Experience in production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Experience in Creating and maintaining user accounts, profiles, security, rights, disk space and process monitoring.
• Experience in Package management using RPM and YUM in Red Hat Linux.
• Experienced working with VMware vSphere API’s using Java/PowerCLI for automation.
• Experience with infrastructure automation/configuration management using Puppet, Foreman, Java, Jenkins, Maven, and TestNG.
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware View Composer and View Connection Manager to make Virtual Desktop Infrastructure efficient and to simplify desktop administrative management tasks.
• Good knowledge in migrating workloads to Cloud like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform to gain business agility, unlimited workload scalability and DR.
• Motivated self-starter with exceptional team building, strong leadership, and project management, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Works closely and effectively with all levels of management to satisfy project and productivity requirements. Offers logical, forthright thinking and able to provide effective solutions to solve difficult problems.
• Solid record of delivering programs and services that meet organizational goals and remain in budget guidelines.
• Short learning/conversion curve in case of different technologies and methodologies to be used and implemented.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ESX Server 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x: Design, Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

VMware vSphere/vCenter Server: Design, installation, and implementation including Licensing, HA/DRS Clusters, Networking including VLAN tagging, FC/iSCSI/FCoE configuration, VM creation and management including Resource Pooling.

vRealize Suite: vRealize Automation (vRA/vCAC), vRealize Orchestrator (vRO/vCO), vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Log Insight

Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server, 2003 Standard, Enterprise R2, and Web Edition: Installation, configuration and troubleshooting including OS build, IIS 5.0/6.0, NLB, Microsoft Clustering Services, NT Backup, SNMP/WMI, and Security Configuration (SCW).

TCP/IP and Networking: Design, configuration, troubleshooting.

Hardware and Application: Installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and upgrade.

2000 Mixed/2000 Native/ 2003/2008/2012 Active Directory Domains: Design, installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting including DNS, WINS, Group Policy, and WSUS 3.

Corporate Anti-Virus: Deploying, definition updates, Spyware and Malware detection and removal.

Operating Systems: VMware ESX/ESXi, Hyper-V, System Center 2012 R2, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 , Windows10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, Linux, UNIX.

Databases: SQL Server 2012/2008/2005/2000 ,MS-Access,Oracle7.x/8.x/9i/10i.

Programming and Scripting: . NET, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, Shell, Java, C#.

Others: TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, Nagios, Jenkins, Maven, Subversion, JIRA, Test Link, Bugzilla, TestNG, Microsoft Sharepoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NJ

Sr. VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Planning, designing and developing Infrastructure related Automation Solutions SDDC using VMware cloud suite such as vRO and vRA.
• Setting up the Linux build servers for various versions to keep track of the scripts. Used git for version controlling.
• CI/CD methodologies are implemented.
• Developed complex Powershell and shell scripts as per the customer requirements.
• Developed sustainable automation solutions for varied kind of Infrastructure requirements.
• Designed many blueprints and configured entitlements as part of vRA administration.
• Writing scripts and codes using Native vRA/vRO consoles, SDK, Java, JSON, Rest API& Shell Scripts, Power Shell, Command Line Interface.
• Deploy multiple automation workflows/use cases in the Infrastructure space on Linux, Windows Database platforms (RHEL, Windows, Oracle, MS SQL, SAP Basis etc.).
• Automated Day1 and Day2 requests such as adding CPU, Memory and file system changes. Worked on integration with Service Now requests feeding the data using JSON.
• End to end designing, planning, implementation & deployment of VMware vRealize product covering products like vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations, vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Business Suite, vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Business Standard & Business Advanced, vSphere, vCenter etc.
• Plan & design upgrades of vRealize stack - vRA, vRO, vRB, vCO etc.
• Configure and maintain Windows servers 2008R2/2012R2 and related infrastructure systems for the company using the Chef for configuration management.
• Working in an agile methodology closing out the stories in regular sprints.
• Extensive use of VMware Realize suite for IaaS, SaaS, PaaS.
• Working in a GxP qualified environment.
• Performing VMware vSphere 6 installation, configuration and firmware updates on HP Proliant Servers.
• Installed patches and updates on ESX Hosts and Virtual machines using VMware Update Manager.

Confidential, NH 

Sr. VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design, deployment, maintenance of virtualization infrastructure utilizing Dell rackmount servers, Confidential and Compellent SAN storage technologies.
• Experienced in configuring from scratch, managing and troubleshooting storage issues using Confidential and Dell Compellent.
• Experience working in vSphere 6.0 includes providing host access via protocol endpoints, creating and managing VVol storage containers and VVol VM’s.
• Worked with the VMware and opened artifacts to come up with solutions for the issues at the client place.
• Develop Test Plans (HLTP and LLTP) to see how Confidential /Compellent products interact with other applications such as VMware, Microsoft etc.
• Develop, Review and improve existing test cases to improve functional coverage, gaps in prior testing and regressions using testtrack.
• Execute manual testing on applications; Track and communicate testing status.
• Used to Jira to report, track and verify defects found in testing and participated in process improvement efforts.
• Partner with Engineering to plan for new functionality, resolve defects, and incorporate fault isolation test methodologies.
• Setting up and testing VMware Cluster solutions using HA/DRS.
• Testing with VMware Virtual Desktop infrastructure; configuring View Connection servers, View Manager, View Security servers, View Composer, View Pools.
• Automate most of the functionality developing the testcases consuming the REST API’s using Java, TestNG framework; configured Jenkins to run unit/integration tests continuously and full functional regression nightly.
• Implemented automated bare-metal/VM provision using Foreman and configuration management using Puppet.
• Performed VMware vSphere 5.x, 6.x installation, configuration and firmware updates on Dell Blade Servers, PowerEdge R610 and R720 Servers.
• VMware APAC Upgrade ESX/ESXi servers were upgraded from 4.x/5.x to vSphere 6.x. Virtual center was also upgraded from 5.x to vCenter Server 6.x.
• Developed automated solutions to install, test the performance/scalability of the environment using PowerShell and PowerCLI.
• Installed patches and updates on ESX Hosts and Virtual machines using VMware Update Manager.
• Configured Windows server 2008R2/2012R2, RHEL and Solaris based VMs for the automated and manual testing.
• Extensive experience working with VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) implementation for Confidential /Compellent. Involved with VVols from the design phase until it releases. Automated majority of the manual work that is being done by QA.
• Experienced in troubleshooting majority of the issues related to datastore, network problems in Confidential /Compellent storage.
• Experience with vSphere custom plugins such as Dell Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) which can be deployed in vCenter Server as an appliance to manage storage. Tested the functionality end to end to make sure it is complaint with VMware guidelines.
• Recommended and implemented systems design modifications as part of project completion to ensure compliance.
• Involved in the deployment and implementation of VMware’s business critical technology VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager).
• Tested and documented the process for SRM implementation. Involved in SRA software testing in the labs as well.
• Worked with vSphere API’s directly using java in eclipse environment and created custom PowerCLI scripts to automate manual tasks.

Confidential, NH

Sr. VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Performed VMware vSphere 4.1 installation, configuration and firmware updates on HP DL 380 G6, 580 G7 Proliant Servers.
• Installed patches and updates on ESX Hosts and Virtual machines using VMware Update Manager.
• Configured VEM and VSM also did the troubleshooting while configuring Cisco nexus 1000V.
• Designed and Implemented VMware Backup Products and disaster recovery solutions.
• Discover hosts using HP SIM (Insight Manager) monitoring tool. Configured WBEM/SNMP traps.
• Responsible for installing configuring and troubleshooting on Windows NT/Windows 2000/2003 and 2008 servers using enterprise standards.
• Design and build the core converged datacenter infrastructure using Vblock and VMware services to support the production environment. Administration of Vblock 100/200 families.
• Worked assigned work orders as they came into the queue.
• Configure and maintain Windows servers 2008 and related infrastructure systems for the company.
• Troubleshooting majority of the issues related to datastore problems in NetApp Storage. Also, Worked with storage team to enable dedupe feature.
• Monitor system performance and alerts using tools Spectrum, BPPM, DCNM, Insight Manager and SCCM.
• Recommend and implemented systems design modifications as part of project completion to ensure compliance.
• Used tools for data backup, mirroring and recovery such as Commvault, Vizioncore, VRanger, Vizioncore VFoglight and Microsoft System Center.
• Creation of standard Virtual Machines and templates for VMware ESX, Lab Manager & Workstation.
• Worked on configuring Clusters (HA & DRS), vMotion and Enhanced vMotion.
• P2V, V2V migration was completed using Converter and PlateSpin tools.
• Configured and deployed patches, upgrades, bug fixes on both physical and virtual Red Hat Linux servers.
• Installing and updating packages using YUM (custom YUM servers/repositories)
• Performing Linux automated installations - Kickstart, PXE installations.
• Supported virtual Infrastructure comprising of 50+ VMware ESX/ESXi servers.
• VMware APAC Upgrade ESX/ESXi servers were upgraded from 3.0.2 & 3.5 to VSphere 4.1. Virtual center was also upgraded from 2.5 to vCentre Server 4.0.
• Deployment of business critical technologies - vSphere View and VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager).

Confidential, MD

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Capacity planning of existing infrastructure (Server, workstation & desktop) in labs was done.
• 8 ESX/ESXi servers, 5 Hyper V servers and 10 File server's storage migration were done with zero downtime. The entire server's storage is now on 4GB/s active-active connection.
• IBM Build Forge servers at various Adobe offices were consolidated to virtual machines in a 3:1 ratio. VMware convertor was used for physical to virtual consolidation.
• 180 servers (HP, DELL & IBM) from different labs and data centre were moved to central managed engineering server room. Thorough planning was done for downtime, knowing each server usage & there placement in racks.
• Ensures application and databases high availability using Veritas Cluster Server.
• POC for imaging solution was done for global image deployment solution. Supported hardware servers, workstation and desktops were tested.
• Creation of standard Virtual Machines and templates for VMware ESX, Lab Manager & Workstation.
• Automated many tasks by scripting with VBScript, perl.
• Consolidation and Capacity planning of physical hardware servers, workstation and desktops.
• Supporting services like IIS, File Servers, FTP Server, Print Server running on servers in Data Center and Engineering Labs.
• P2V and V2V migration was done using VMware Converter and PlateSpin Migrate.
• Creation of standard images using Power Quest and Microsoft ImageX tools.

  Managed build replications from various offices.

Confidential, MD 

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing Hardware and Troubleshooting on Compaq PCs hardware such as installing modem, soundcard, network card, hard drive, and troubleshooting on IBM laptops.
• Resolving day-to-day trouble tickets for operating systems, applications, printers, and network problems.
• Design & Implementation of LAN & WAN connectivity.
• Identification of the physical servers to implement VMware virtualization.
• Identifying the application for VMware virtualization fitment.
• Gathering inventory information.
• To gather data on performance analysis of the servers.
• To prepare the document checklist for P2V process.
• To prepare the server and install OS (Linux) and virtualization software (P2V assistant) onto the server
• To migrate the physical server to virtual server using P2V assistant tool.

Confidential, MD

Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installing, configuring, troubleshooting on Windows 95/NT/2000 and associate applications such as MS Office, Visio, project, Lotus Notes, Frames Maker, and re-imaging 95/NT PCs and laptops using GHOST Software Installing, configuring Palm Pilots on PCs and laptops.
• Troubleshooting configuration of Windows NT workstation, 95/98 on Laptops and PCs.
• Setup software RAID-1 disks for mirroring data for integrity and redundancy.
• Used LVM for dynamically extending and reducing partition sizes when there is a need.
• System support to Rigs and interior locations either remotely via VNC or by visit.
• Co-ordination with call centre based Helpdesk for the fast resolution to meet SLA.
• Handling the escalations from the first level desktop support team and help desk.
• Hardware support and Upgradation of servers and desktops.
• Maintaining windows 2000 file server
• Supporting the mail client like ms outlook, outlook express, Netscape
• Re-imaging PC and Laptops using GHOST software and installing applications such as Visio, Project, Exceed, Frame Maker and setting up the new PCs and Laptops for end-users, Creating users, User’s groups, group’s profiles, group’s policies on NT server.