SUMMARY:

• Highly accomplished Network/ System Administrator with a verifiable track record of managing complex IT Projects and exceeding expectations.
• Extensive experience in Design, Planning and Implementation of Network Infrastructure management
• Strong interpersonal skills, wide range of corporate experience in computer technology and staff leadership, to effectively manage organizational view.
• Strong ability to infuse idea for challenging assignment.
• Recognized project management skills, consistently deliver complex, large - scale projects on time and within budget.
• Worked in Designing, Implementing & Managing Cisco Routers / Switches/ VPN’s.
• Securing experience on resolving security issues and developing Information Security frameworks including policies, standards and procedures.
• A Quick learner, Self-starter, highly motivated individual possessing strong analytical power, Trouble shooting abilities.
• Ability to manage the technical teams to deliver the quality and meet the corporate goals with optimum time and resources.
• Experienced on Cisco Routers, Switches with knowledge on RIP V2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, SIP.
• Experience configuring and supporting all Cisco IP Phone.
• Experience in Installation, maintenance, troubleshooting & administration of IBM RS/6000, IBM x & e series servers, IBM netfinity servers, COMPAQ Proliant, 800/1600/ML 370G3 servers, HP net servers, ACER ALTOS server, DELL Power edge servers, Novell & AIX & SCO servers and Windows 95/98/2000/XP clients - LAN & WAN.
• High degree of knowledge in QoS theory, planning, deployment, and configurations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MSDOS, MS: Windows95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 prof. & server, Windows XP prof & server, Antivirus Server, Linux

Networking Environments: Client Server with TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Switches, Hubs, Cisco Routers, Ethernet, ISDN, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, SNMP, Network Cabling, primarily using Ethernet (Coaxial and Twisted pair CAT5) cables. Installation and configuration of 10 BaseT, 100 BaseT 1000 base T Network, Diagnostic tools like Performance monitor and Network monitor, Switching technology, ISO s OSI model, peer to peer networking, FIREWALLS.

Servers: IBM Netfinity, IBM e series, IBM x series, COMPAQ Proliant 800/1600/ML370G3, ACER ALTOS series, HP Net server series, DELL POWER EDGE 2400.

Personal Computers: IBM PC300GL/ NETVISTA/THINKCENTRE A30, COMPAQ Deskpro EP/EN/EVO, WIPRO SUPER Genius, HP Vectra/BRIO/d320, ACER PC, HCL infinity & IBM/COMPAQ/ACER/DELL laptops.

Hardware & Peripherals: Installation, Troubleshooting & Maintenance of Monitors, Motherboards, Keyboard, Mouse, HDD, FDD, CD ROM Drive, DAT & TAPE Drives, SMPS, Hub, Modems, Switches, Routers, HP Scanners, HP Printers, LIPI Printers, EPSON Printers, PANASONIC Printers, WIPRO Printers, TVS & OLIVATIVE Printers.

Software: C, C++, Visual Basic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibility:

• Ensuring that Network infrastructure is up and running.
• Trouble shooting of any Network/System Problem reported.
• Network System performance tuning.
• Answering technical queries.
• Responsibility for documenting the configuration of the system.
• Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords etc.
• Performing backups, routine audit of system and software.
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer and Network systems.
• Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
• Provide pre sales & post sales technical support.
• Optimized performance of the WAN network consisting of Cisco switches by configuring VLANs.
• Designed and Configuring the WAN infrastructure, consisting of multiple lines, Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Load balancers.
• Created and deployed desktop images using Symantec Ghost software.
• Extensive experience in installation & administration of Windows NT,, Windows 2000 Domain Controllers, Active Directory Design & Architecture, File/Print/Database Servers.
• Responsible for providing Network diagram using Visio, excel and Word.
• Protecting Network data, monitoring network performance management and optimization. Filtering users rights according to their need. Implementing Login security, File system. Planning and configuring Remote printing.
• Installation and Configuration of various types of Personal Computers and Printers. Installation of different operating systems on Intel based PC's.
• Installed Hard disks, Floppy drives, CD Drives, Sound Blaster cards, CPU, Memory, Power supply unit, Network card, Video graphics card, Hard disk controller card on PC systems.
• Troubleshooting of personal computers. On line Support to customers concerning their computer problems.
• Fighting for the IT budget and setting standardized installs packages up so that all end user desktops are identical.
• Download and install current Anti-Virus signature files and Scan all hard-drives using current Anti-Virus signature files
• Visually check the equipment for amber lights, alarms, etc
• Work on VOIP Technology to install IP Telephone in office and customer locations.
• Planning, designing and approving cabling maps and accomplishes its installation.
• Determining type and model of network devices like servers, router, switches and SIP gateways based on the organizational requirements that could accommodate the support for actual number of users without degrading user experience.
• Actively participated in vendor meetings, making right negotiations and alerting vendor about new expansion launch timeline and achieving the launch on required dates by management levels.
• Created project plans that included goals and objectives, scope, schedule, budget, staff resources, risk and success factors.
• Prepared estimates, reviewed performance, monitored progress, variances, established contingencies, provided status and progress reports to key team members and resolved issues in a timely manner.

Confidential, NY

System Administrator

Responsibility:

• Established security policies for systems and designed and managed secure network for clients.
• Configured and managed AD, Exchange, DHCP, Antivirus and backup servers.
• Configured servers to meet specific requirements, including hard drives, memory, video cards and load software.
• Leveraged expertise in Win 2000 and Win 2003 Servers to install operating system.
• Check application log for warning and error messages for service startup errors, application or database errors and unauthorized application installs.
• Check security log for warning and error messages for invalid logons, unauthorized user creating, opening or deleting files.
• Check system log for warning and error messages for hardware and network failures.
• Check web/database/application logs for warning and error messages
• Check directory services log on domain controllers
• Verify that a successful backup of system and data files has completed.
• Verify that a successful backup of Active Directory files has completed on at least one Domain Controller.
• Check for memory usage, CPU usage, System paging
• Check all drives for adequate free space
• Visually check the equipment for amber lights, alarms, etc
• Archive audit logs to a media device with one year retention.
• Run or verify that a successful backup of system and data files has been completed.
• Download and install current Anti-Virus signature files and Scan all hard-drives using current Anti-Virus signature files
• Check vendor websites such as Microsoft, Sun, HP, Oracle, etc for new vulnerability information including patches and hot fixes.
• Compare system configuration files, application executables & database stored procedures against the baseline.
• Run diagnostic tools to detect any system problems.
• Check system services for any unnecessary services running.

Confidential

IT Engineer-Customer Services

Responsibilities:

• Network Planning & Implementation in LAN & WAN Environment using various network devices like Hubs, Switches, Modems, Routers, Leased lines, ISDN Lines etc.
• Implementing & supporting Of Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5.x with all the client connectivity, Administration & configurations, especially Novell NetWare various fault tolerance Environment.
• Implementation & supporting of Windows NT in single Domain & Enterprise Environment with various fault tolerance configurations.
• Implementation, Planning & Supporting of Windows NT with various Database server & Messaging servers like Microsoft exchange Server, MS-Proxy Server with all the client configurations.
• Implementation & Configuration of connecting various network Operating system like Novell NetWare, Windows NT.
• Implementation, Configurations & Troubleshooting Of various Notebook PCs & also various Desktop PCs.
• To identify and solve the problems regarding Personal Computers like Acer & Wipro & also third party Personal computers like Compaq, Digital, IBM, etc.
• To look after the installation of the new Personal Computers with all the respective softwares and full configurations.
• To identify, maintain and solve the problems in Dot Matrix, Inkjet, and also all the computer peripherals like storage devices (like DAT, CTD, CD-Writers, etc.), Multimedia devices, scanners etc.
• Installation, maintenance, troubleshooting & administration of IBM RS/6000 servers, IBM x & e series servers, IBM Netfinity servers, COMPAQ Proliant 800/1600/ML 370G3 servers, HP net servers, ACER ALTOS server, DELL Power edge servers, Novell & AIX & SCO servers and Windows 95/98/2000/XP clients - LAN & WAN.