SUMMARY:

• I am a highly skilled Linux Administrator, and VMware System Administrator with exceptional deployment ability and experience.
• I have excellent analytical and problem - solving skills and a strong ability to work with minimal supervision.
• I have five years’ experience as a Windows Server Administrator and I am also certified in Linux Administration, Ansible Administration, VMware Administration and Windows Server Administration
• I’ve successfully performed disaster recovery, data migration, and service level agreement management, IT Infrastructure Library .
• I am proficient with hands-on multi-tasking experience handling enterprise environments, including installation, upgrade, and configuration.

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS:

• Linux: Red Hat / CentOS, Ubuntu
• Window Server Active Directory
• Linux, APACHE, Mariadb, MySql, PHP
• LAMP Stack Developer
• Windows Server Certification
• Virtual Box Installations vSphere 6.5
• VMware ESXi 5/5.1/5.5/6.0
• VMware vCenter / HA DRS
• Python Scripting
• PowerShell Scripting
• Ansible Certification
• San Storage EMC /EVA 4000
• GitHub
• Cisco /Brocade Routers
• ILO
• MSI packaging
• Citrix XenServer
• Network Bonding/Teaming

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey

Linux Systems Administrator / LampStack Developer

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Linux System Administration, installing Ubuntu, Red Hat and CentOS in a virtualization environment, by downloading CentOS /Red Hat Software, and configuring ram size, dynamic disk configurations, network connectivity, adding users, scripting changes using bash shell, administering, software upgrades, providing permissions, and access to needed disk and files. I am experienced in automation settings deploying servers in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with Web Server deployment and configurations using Linux, Apache, Mariadb, MySql, PHP, (LAMP Stack). I’m experienced with building monitoring tools from Mariadb for icinga front end web databases. I’ve connected to a Mariadb server using the MySql client. The following are the areas I’ve monitored on each server; httpd, mail, load, swap, disk, ssh, mysqld, rsyslogd.
• Experience installing packages, and identifying repositories, versions. Using sudo, I was able to identify which package was needed, along with the dependencies that were required with each package.
• Built Web application using Python
• When installing Mariadb /MySql, I changed over to the root user with sudo - s and proceeded to install this package. Once Mariadb-server was installed, I started the package and enabled using systemctl. I am familiar with loading repositories from yum and Epel releases.
• Detail ed documentation of all events, deployment, repairs, upgrades, and patches .

VMware Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed and Configured ESXi Host and ESXi with vCenter installations.
• I’m familiar with vSphere version 6.5 server configurations
• I have experience with VMware vCenter setting. This eliminates application downtime from planned server maintenance by migrating running virtual machines between hosts.
• I’ve automated settings to allow for migrating VMs across hosts with DRS and HA settings.
• Created clones from existing VMs (both live and powered-off)
• I have six years working knowledge and experience with ESX Hypervisor, which I’ve installed on bare metal DELL PowerEdge servers and created VM’s via direct ESXi server. As well as installed ESXi on Windows Servers.
• Deployed several VMs from Templates and customized their configurations as-needed.
• Familiar with the upgrade paths for ESX\ESXi Host servers\Virtual Center Server & the setting up of networking on Linux 5 servers.
• Experienced in an enterprise environment, deploying multiple servers, using Ansible, along with configuring, and administering virtualization technologies such as VMware ESX/ESXi.

Windows Server Administration

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in Windows Server administration, with over 6+ years of hands-on and multi-tasking enterprise experience. Adept at handling multiple operations, including but not limited to deploying, upgrade, configuration, administration and maintenance, and troubleshoot of windows servers. I’ve installed Window Servers on VMware Servers and Oracle VM Virtual Box by downloading the software and installing Windows 2012, and configuring the required server settings, users, and admin accounts. I’ve managed and configured policy updates, permissions, forest creations, disk space, and, upgraded software.
• Experience with Network Bonding to allow for increased bandwidth, and redundancy security, availability and backup, utilizing the 6 bonding /teaming profiles.
• Experience with Citrix XenServer for alter virtualization purposes to allow for finding my nic card.
• On 2012 Window Server, I’ve created GPO’s in OU’s with specific policy settings for specific users and groups as well as cluster environments
• I’ve performed server migrations of Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012 R2.
• Using Server Manager in Windows Server 2012, configured roles and features to create Domain Controller.
• Extensive experience with Active Directory, Directory Services, creating accounts, group policy, and setting access and permission for users.
• Knowledge of MSI packaging techniques using EMCO MSI Package builder creating custom installations
• Compellent SAN Manager
• Carried out Failover and Disaster Recovery procedures: Using StorageWorks presented all Windows disk requested servers to alternate location. Ensured all TCPIP settings were accurate, and configured DNS to point to the alternate location. Ensured all gateway and domain settings were accurate. Tested each server to validate user access.

San Storage Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Daily Health Check to all the SAN Arrays/Disk, for the multiple accounts.
• Handled day to day activities (Health Check, Storage allocations, Troubleshooting and performance issue on storage.)
• Configured required changes for disaster recovery failover to alternate sites to ensure all network IP's DNS, and Host servers were able to see the network.
• Replaced failed Arrays, and DIMMS, and also, populated all replaced Arrays.
• Was liaison for vendors and all onsite repair techs.
• Configured and Presented all disk arrays as instructed by the Engineers
• Worked on disaster recovery team to maximize failover procedures.
• Lead my team in all failover practices and carried out all S.O.P. regarding company practices.
• Performed Brocade Fabric Configuration and Management.
• Configured SNMP alerts on Storage and Switch side for any failures.
• Supporting On-Call 24x7 for multiple accounts and working as escalation point of contact for many accounts.
• Coordination with Vendors Like EMC and Brocade.
• Mentoring members on Storage updates.
• Maintaining up to date asset details of StorageWorks.
• Performing audits on storage frames and SAN fabric.
• Working in Fabric/Storage refresh and Migration project.

Confidential, Somerset, NJ

VMS Systems Administrator Consultant

Responsibilities:

• OpenVMS Systems Administrator.
• Built and configured gateway between VAX and IBM servers.
• Configured software to handle site specific data processing.
• Configured VMS Internals for site specific software functionality.
• Modified and configured system security set up on OpenVMS Vax platform.
• Assembled data interface connection with IBM platform for data conversion.
• Performed daily tests on server and evaluates new systems software.
• Ensured daily backups were successful
• Worked with vendors on HP server service.
• Performed Disaster Recovery drills
• Introduction to Solaris / Maintenance / upgrades / patches

Confidential, New York

Open VMS System Administrator/Data Processing Manager

Responsibilities:

• As Systems Manager, managed team of six on night shift data.
• VMS Crash Dump Analysis.
• Increased production by 60% compared to the previous years of data management results.
• Trained as well as managed all night shift functions to maximize daily objectives.
• 24 x 7 global support of Foreign Exchange, Money Transfer and SWIFT applications.
• Supervised and trained staff operators for 24-hour Data Center Designed and documented.
• Provided after hours technical support for operations and communication problems.

Confidential, Hanover, NJ

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered plans to resolve cluster environment issues, in OpenVMS environment.
• Performed system tuning and measurement to improve performance of the operating system and other software systems to achieve optimum utilization of the computer hardware.
• Bring Vax Servers current in software and hardware requirements..
• Evaluated OpenVMS diagnostics and recommendations for processing enhancement.
• Enhanced OpenVMS software on all outdated software packages.
• Provided technical support for the Research and Confidential .