SUMMARY:

• Information Technology Professional with more than 12 years experience providing LAN/WAN network administration, Microsoft Hyper - visor virtualization, Private/Public Clouds, Windows Azure Clusters administration, hardware/software installation and configurations support in Production Network environment utilizing ITIL’s best practices and cutting edge technologies

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SPROTOCOLS: TCP/IP, IPX, ISCSI, NFS, SNA, SNMP, DHCP, WINS, CIFS,DNS, LDAP, Ethernet Broadband, FDDI, Fractional T1, Gig

OPERATING SYSTEMS /SOFTWARES: Windows NT 4.0, 2000, 2003 & 2008R2,Win8,Win10,Win2012/2016, Windows Azure, Active Directory FSMO, Visio Studio 2013, Team Foundation Server, Group Policy Object, Red Hat ES Linux, Check point NG/Nokia Firewall/VPN, Rational Clear Quest/Clear case, VMWARE ESXi4.0, BrightStor Enterprise Backup, Veritas Net backup, Stat Guardian VMS, Volume Manager, Patch Link, Symantec Ghost/Norton Anti-Virus

HARDWARES: Compaq ProLiant/HP Servers: DL380, 3000, 6000, IBM HS20/HS21 Blade Servers, DELL Power Edge 1400, 1600, 2650, 2850, 6650.R300.R900 Network Appliances FAS 270,EMC, SAN, Quantum LTO-3 Tape Library, RAID Level 0,1,5,10 configurations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Windows Azure Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Led Chevy Chase team of the Fairfax project to Microsoft Campus in Seattle to be trained on Windows Azure Cloud Services.
• Utilized knowledge gained to drive incidents resolution on Faulty Nodes/issues discovered on the Windows Azure Compute/Storage Clusters.
• Worked on classified US-Govt. Cloud Data Center operations.
• Managing Microsoft Windows Azure Platform as a Service and provision applications as a services through subscriptions.
• Responsible for Windows Azure Live site monitoring and deep application insight combined with a service-centric approach to ensure the smooth operation of production peripherals.
• Utilized Microsoft Team Foundation Server to; Create, track tickets, Triage, investigate/escalate and manage all customers related Incidents through the adherence of Classification, Notification and Escalation procedures stipulated within SLA to maintain efficient KPI
• Continuing to improve skill sets executing PowerShell scripts to perform deployments to the following platforms: WADE (Windows Azure Deployment Engine}; WALS {Windows Azure Live site}. Enterprise cluster health monitoring; and most importantly WASU. {Windows Azure Support) An extensive customer support-related processes serving internal customers as well as US-government customers thru Infrastructure as a Service/PaaS/SaaS and Office 365 cloud.

Confidential

MD. Sr. Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Windows Web Server Administration, Application support configuration/migration of IIS 6.0/7.0, ColdFusion installation/CF Data source configurations, and utilizes Serena Version Manager to manage Production changes through release process on DEV / Test/ PROD to include the implementation of SSL certificates to GSFC websites.
• Teamed to perform migration of the GSFC Patch Link servers to DELL KACE Systems Management Appliance to provide efficient Assets Management, Comprehensive Reporting, and Security Policy Management as well as package deployment.
• This project Involved: The establishment of LDAP server for Users authentication, deployment of KBOX agents, defining of the GSFC Organizations for manageability and the integration of the IDAMS project to report all GSFC devices to EDW
• Assisted with the design/implementation of NASA's GSFC server consolidation project through the use of Windows 2008 R2 Hypervisor server.
• The ongoing project involved: The Installation of rack mountable DELL R900, R805 servers and Equal Logic PS6500 Storage Area Network to include:
• Configuration of servers Disk utilizing RAID 0+1, 5, 10/50
• Installation and configuration of VM Virtual Management Console
• Provisioning of Virtual Host Servers and LUN management allocation on Equal Logic PS6500 SAN storage
• Performed migration of Physical Servers to Virtual Servers e.g: Domain Controllers, Application and Web servers and managed the administration of Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise Active Directory services to include the management users account, organization units, group permissions and implemented Group Policies to conform with the organizations SLA’s

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided mission critical support on a wide variety of multi-tiered architectures for the U.S Environmental Protection Agencies’ Central Data Exchange network centers at the CSC facility in Hyattsville, Maryland; and Research Triangle Park in the North Carolinas.
• Designed/Implemented the installation and configuration of the EPA’s Central Data Exchange LAN/WAN network architecture, COT deployments, disaster recovery and patch management of Windows-based solutions management to include migration f Windows NT4.0 servers to Windows 2000/2003/2008 Active Directory.
• Implemented enterprise Service Desk solutions with IBMs’ Rational Clear quest; facilitating ITIL’s best practices to align business needs; and acted inprimary support role to liaise with software/hardware vendors to ensure extended warranties are in place for all computer peripherals.
• Increased data access uptime to 99% by implementing a Microsoft active/active cluster over Netapp Appliance fiber channel storage and build a team of seasoned Systems administrators to Virtualize all servers in the clients network environment utilizing VMware ESXi4.0.
• Managed the administration of the EPA’s classified Central Data Exchange Infrastructure including the oversight of all user requests, account establishment, implementation of Network policies, Checkpoint Secure Remote VPN accessibility, SAN and NAS storage administration.
• Managed the Enterprise Backup Solution of the EPA’s Central Data Exchange insuring Data Integrity, Storage Administration, troubleshooting, capacity planning, consolidations and accurate implementation of VERITAS/BrightStor Disaster Recovery Procedures.
• Recommended and designed a Ghost Image solution to reduce restoration of Production critical servers e.g. Oracle 10g, application and Web Servers in the event of a catastrophe. Implementation of the critical servers restoration reduced the time it takes for servers restore by two(2) hours.
• Performs LAN/WAN network vulnerability analysis utilizing Harris Stat Guardian 6.0 and Implements processes to insure the stability of the CDX production network environment.
• Demonstrates excellent troubleshooting and analytical abilities on Windows 2000/2003/2008 Servers, Active Directory, integrated DNS Server DHCP as well as WINS Servers Sprint PCS Herndon, VA Network Technical Analyst. 2000 - 2002
• Managed the administration of Sprint Pcs NOC Infrastructure including the versight of Clients requests, account establishment and implementation of Network policies
• Provided Tier II technical support, Tier II support included but not limited to establish wireless access, Dial-up connections, RAS connectivity to corporate servers as well as various Internet service providers via SPRINTPCS CDMA network.
• Installed, configured and troubleshot Operating Systems such as Windows 95/98/ME, NT4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Apple Macintosh OS 8.6/ 9.0.
• Performed remote system administration functions on Windows 95/98/ME, NT4.0 Windows 2000, Windows XP and Apple Macintosh OS 8.6/ 9.0 in a Data Center to resolve data connectivity issues between Sprintpcs wireless modems/cellularphones.
• Determined appropriate escalation steps to insure proper and effective resolution of customer data connectivity issues with outstanding telephone and customer service skills.