SUMMARY:

• More than Thirteen years of experience in engineering, implementing and administering Windows 2019,2016, 2012, 2008, 2003, NT, VMware, and Linux.
• Bring strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to Systems Engineering, System Administration, and User support team.
• Have solid experience with installation and configuration of VMware Products, Linux Servers and Windows Server as Domain Controllers and Application Servers, as well as Implementing and Configuring ADS and Group Policies, Microsoft family products like FTP, IIS, Net, DHCP, DNS, MS Clusters, WDS, Hyper - V, and MS SQL.
• Have solid experience with Server, Patch Management tools, Server Monitoring tools, SAN/NAS technologies, HP MSAs, NetScaler, F5 Load Balancers, Data Center Management, Backup & Disaster Recovery Solutions, and Server Hardware.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2019/2016/2012/2012R2, 2008/2008R2, 2003, 2000, WIN NT 4.0, and Linux (Cent OS and RHEL)

Hypervisor Technologies / Tools: VMware ESX / ESXi (6.x, 5.x, 4.x, 3.5), vCenter Server 6.x, 5.x and,4,x vCloud Director, VMware SRM, vRelaize Suite (vROps, Log Insight, vRNI), Zerto and Windows Hyper-V (2012)

Cloud Technologies: - Microsoft Azure

Networking: TCP/IP, VLAN, PVLAN, VMware NSX 6.x

Services: DNS, DHCP, WINS, Active Directory, ADFS, LDAP, Terminal Services, VPN, FTP, MS Cluster, IIS, Net

Scripting Technologies: PowerShell, WMI, Power CLI, and Batch Script

Monitoring Tools: Nagios 2.0, HP SIM 5.3, Site Scope 8.2, Geneos, SolarWinds 6.0, OpsView, HP IRS, SCOM, and VMware vROPS 6.x

Antivirus Tools: Symantec, MacAfee

Ticketing Tools: Peregrine, Remedy, SNOW (ServiceNow)

Patching Tools: Shavlik, BigFix, WSUS

Databases: MS Access, MS SQL 7/2000/2005/2008/2012/2014/2016

Applications: MS Office suite, Visio, SCCM2007, Citrix XenApp

Backup Software: Backup Exec 10d, NetBackup 6.5, 7.x Backup Express and Avamar

Hardware: HP ProLiant Servers, HP Blade, Dell PowerEdge, IBM X-series, Cisco UCS Servers, HP MSA and EMC / HP SAN technologies, Brocade Switches, Fusion I/O, Nexus 5000 10Gb Switches, Data Domain ( DD860/640), Infoblox

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York City, New York

Systems Engineer

Environment: VMware vSphere 6.x /5.x/vRelize Suite (vROps 7.x),Windows 2019/2016/2012 R2/2008R2AD/DHCP/DNS/SCOM,Microsoft Azure,SEPM 14.1,Symantec NetBackup 7.7.3, Data Domain 640, Cisco Blades / FIs, EMC VNX 5500, SRM 6.5/Recover Point/HP ProLiant Servers/Cisco UCS Servers

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement VMware Upgrade project. This involved vCenter and host upgrade
• Built vCenter appliance 6.0 and upgraded ESXi 5.1 to 6.0, and then 6.5/6.7 ( vCenter appliance VCSA+PSC) and host(s)
• Troubleshoot ESXi host and VMs issue and provide RCA
• SRM configuration, RecoverPoint configuration, protection group management, plan and implement SRM test plan
• Create and support VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS), HA, DRS, Datastore, and Datastore Cluster
• Handled performance issue for the host, guest by using vROps, and Kiwi Syslog for troubleshooting host/VM issues
• Research, recommend and implement host hardening process and update patches recommended by VMware
• Perform vMotion, Cloning, Snapshot, FT, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates and Multipathing
• Automate daily tasks using Powercli, PowerShell
• Remediate Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities on VMware / Windows and Hardware level
• Handle performance issue for the host, guest by using vROps
• Involved VMware related discussion with the vendor and designed the environment
• Handle Data Domain and EMC VNX issues and provide solutions
• Support Active Directory, Support GPO issues, review GOPs and modify to meet the company’s security standard and AD DNS support
• Design and implemented failover DHCP on Windows 2016 and migrated all single point of scopes to redundant scopes
• Windows server upgrade ( In-place upgrade 2008R2 to 2012R2 /2016)
• Troubleshooting AD replication issue, DNS sync issues, AD cleanup activity, DHCP issues, and Support Windows server issues ( 2008, 2012 and 2016 and 2019)
• Working as Cloud Administrator on Microsoft Azure, involved in configuring virtual machines, storage accounts, resource groups.
• Remote login to Virtual Machines to troubleshoot, monitor and deploy applications.
• Managing Windows 2012/2016 servers, troubleshooting IP issues and working with different support teams.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
• Migrate on-perm VMs to Azure using Azure Site Recovery ( ASR)
• Configured and managing Azure AD Connect sync with on-perm AD
• Creating Labs, Virtual Machines along with setting up policies and using Formulas and Custom Images to deploy the network.
• Managing the ticketing system of Warburg to resolve issues on the cloud environment with the cloud management third party team.
• Upgraded Symantec NetBackup 7.5 to 7.7.3, and provide support for a backup solution along with DD640/Tape backups
• Basic Support for SQL servers such as backups, restore log shrink, review of jobs and setup.
• Design and Configured FI 6248,2.2(8g), Creating and Managing Service Profiles, Policies and Server Pools, VLAN, SAN Boot, SAN/LAN uplinks/port-channel configuration in UCSM, and Server firmware upgrade
• Recommend, develop, and improve policies, procedures, and Standards relevant to the technology Infrastructure. Create Run book for all new deployments, hypervisor upgrades, and application upgrades
• On-going review of systems design; work with the team to constantly improve service offerings, service “up Time” and the overall customer experience
• Adherence to committed deliverables, and regular communication of progress to management, and New Technologies: Evaluations & Proof of Concepts
• Worked with Network/Security team to resolve Network/Security related issues and Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues for servers and application
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management and follow ITIL Process
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, UAT and Production environment)

Confidential, New York City, New York

Systems Engineer

Environment: VMware ESXi 5.5/6.0 vSphere 5.5 /6.0, NSX 6.3/vRelize Suite (vROps 6.6.1, Log Insight 4.5.1,vRNI 3.6)/ Windows 2008 R2 AD/DHCP/DNS/ 2012 R2/Linux, SCOM,SCCM 1706,SEPM 14.1,Cisco Blades / FIs and BMC Remedy (Cloud)

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implement VMware vSphere 6.0 ( vCenter, ESXi) in multiple datacenter; Built 300 + ESXi 6.0
• Host across 4 data centers and PSCs.Support hypervisor 5.5 environments upgrade 5.5 to 6.0
• Create and support VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS), HA, DRS, Datastore and Datastore Cluster
• Handled performance issue for the host, guest by using vROps, and Log Insight for troubleshooting host/VM issues
• Research, recommend and implement host hardening process and update patches recommended by VMware
• Perform vMotion, Cloning, Snapshot, FT, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates and Multipathing
• Design and implement VMware NSX (6.3) DFW/Universal DFW for East-West traffic and Plan micro-segmentation and accelerate deployment with firewall rules recommendations
• Utilize vRNI, BMC discovery, Live Flow and ARM to identify application flows for east-west traffic and create appropriate firewall rules as a draft, and review with app /security team to implement
• Create IPSet, SG, SP and apply policies to appropriate applications/SG group
• Scale across multiple NSX Managers with powerful visualizations for topology and health, and avoid
• Configuration issues through an in-product best practices checklist
• Involved Datacenter migration project(s) and consolidated ESXi hosts
• Managed Windows 2008 R2 AD environment, DHCP, DNS
• Support GPO issues, review GOPs and modify to meet the company’s security standard
• Support 10000+ computer /account objects in AD
• Troubleshooting AD replication issue, DNS sync issues, and DHCP issues, and Support Windows server issues ( 2008, 2012 and 2016)
• Supported SEPM 14.1 and troubleshooting communication issue between client and SEP server. Also, create SEP policies for SEP group
• Supported SCCM 1706 environment; Patch management via SCCM, application installation, uninstall tasks
• Used Power CLI and Power Shell scripts to manage VMs/Hosts and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts, VMs and Windows servers
• Monitor infrastructure performance, anticipating and proactively responding to capacity, recovery, and Business continuance issues
• Worked on Cisco UCS Manager 2.1 (3a/3d) / 3.0(1c) to Manage Cisco Chassis and Blades
• Design and Configured FI 6324/6248/6296UP, Creating and Managing Service Profiles, Policies and Server Pools, VLAN, SAN Boot, SAN/LAN uplinks/port channel configuration in UCSM
• Recommend, develop, and improve policies, procedures, and Standards relevant to the technology Infrastructure. Create Run book for all new deployments, hypervisor upgrades, and application upgrades
• On-going review of systems design; work with the team to constantly improve service offerings, service “up Time” and the overall customer experience
• Adherence to committed deliverables, and regular communication of progress to management, and New Technologies: Evaluations & Proof of Concepts
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on Cisco blades and FIs
• Worked with Network/Security team to resolve Network/Security related issues and Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues for servers and application issues
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management and follow ITIL Process
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, Staging and Production environment) and 24*7 on-call support for production environment/critical application.

Confidential, Raritan, NJ

Sr. Consultant

Environment: VMware ESXi 5.5/6.0 vSphere 5.5 /6.0, NSX 6.2/vRelize Suite (vROPS, Log Insight)/ SRM 5.8/ 6.1/Windows 2008 R2 / 2012 R2/Linux, HP 3PAR SAN, HP OneView, HP Blade Servers and ServiceNow

Responsibilities:

• Design, Implement and Supported VMware 5.5, 6.0 /vCenter 5.5, 6.0 and 900+ ESXi hosts, 17 vCenters across globe and Support 25000+ VMs across platform such as Windows, RHEL, CentOS
• Handled Performance & Capacity Issues using VRealize Ops Manager 6.2 & Managing the entire suite of SDDC Stack Components - Log Insight /VROPS/ vSphere 5.5/6.0
• Created and Managed Data Stores (Fiber Channel, NFS), HA/DRS, SDRS/vStandard Switch/vDS, PortGroups, NIC-Teaming, Portchannel in ESXi hosts
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, Snapshot, FT, UpdateManger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates, and Multipathing
• Managed NSX network components such as controller,edge gateway and distributed routers
• Create and Manage VXLAN and Manage the ESXi cluster in NSX
• Plan and applying ESXi patches, upgrades using VUM
• Troubleshooting ESXi host and VMs performance issues ( Example: esxtop, realtime performance,etc.,)
• Involved VMware / Windows servers / Application upgrade projects and create design/process (Run Book) documents
• Applied VMware best practices to ESXi/vCenter environment and MS best practices to Windows environment and Capacity planning for VMware / Windows Servers
• Used Power CLI and Power Shell scripts to manage VMs/Hosts and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts, VMs and Windows servers
• Responsible for developing and administering capabilities that enable, availability, performance and capacity monitoring in Confidential ’s OPCx environment
• Design and Implemented SRM 5.8 /6.1 with Array-based ( SRA)
• Setup Network Mappings, Folder Mappings, Resource mappings, and Placeholder Datastores
• Design and Prepare SRM protection group and recovery plans and participate DR event using SRM Plans
• Testing Recovery plans before executing DR solutions
• Respond to vROPS/HP IRS monitoring tools for server hardware and operating system level issues
• Support P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 6
• Supported vROPs 6.2 and Log Insight 3.3
• Installed, configured and managing HP 3PAR (7400,8440) environment in multiple locations and Installed, configured and managing HP SAN switches with 24 ports ( brocade model)
• Perform periodic firmware/software updates on 3PAR environment
• Create and manage Alias, Zones and Zone config in HP SAN switches and Created CPGs, Virtual Volumes and provisioning SAN volumes to VMware ESXi servers
• Capacity planning in HP 3PAR environment such as AO configuration, disk layout, CPGs and using Systems Reporter 3.1
• Design and build new Windows Servers ( 2008, 2012) and Linux ( RHEL and Centos) on Virtual environment
• Troubleshoot Windows Server performance and Application issue.(example: perfmon tool)
• Use vROPS monitoring tool to monitor servers, disks,CPU, memory, services and other necessary components
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on HP blade servers ( BL 460 C G8 and G9)
• Worked with Network/Security team to resolve Network/Security related issues and Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues for servers and application issues
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management and follow ITIL Process
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environment) and 24*7 on-call support for production environment/ critical application.

Confidential, Livingston, NJ

VMware / Windows Consultant

Environment: Windows 2008 R2 / 2012 R2, VMware ESXi 4.1 / 5.5/6.0 vSphere 4.1 / 5.5 /6.0 NSX 6.1/SRM 5.8 ,EMC XtremIO, Nagios/OpsView,Infoblox, MS SQL 2012, Big Fix, SEP 12.1, NetBackup 7.6, Cisco UCS / Dell Servers

Responsibilities:

• Involved Data Centers design and Implementation. Designed and implemented VMware 5.5 /Vcenter 5.5 and SRM 5.8, Zerto 4.0.8 / Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 2008 R2 on Cisco UCSM with 6 domains/34 Chassis/200+ Cisco UCS B 200 M3 blades with Vblock (VCE)
• Designed, Implemented and Supporting VMware NSX 6.1.on VMware environment
• Completed NSX upgrade 6.1.3 to 6.1.5
• Manage NSX firewall, network components such as controller,edgegateway and distributed routers
• Created and Managed Logical Switches and vDS, VXLAN in NSX and Manage ESXi cluster in NSX
• Created and Managed NSX IP sets, Security Group, and Security Policies
• Led VMware / Windows servers / Application upgrade projects and create design / process(Run Book) documents
• Apply VMware best practices to ESXi/vSphere environment and MS best practices to Windows environment and Capacity planning for VMware / Windows Servers
• Managed ESXi 5.5 clustering hosts (8 cluster group,200+ hosts and 3500+ VMs) in multiple data centers
• Create and Managed Data Stores (Fiber Channel, NFS), HA/DRS, SDRS/vStandard Switch/vDS, PortGroups, NIC-Teaming, Portchannel in ESXi hosts
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, Snapshot, FT, UpdateManger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates, and Multipathing
• Setup VDI environment in VMware environment ( ESXi 5.5)
• Setup a VMware 6 environment in a Test lab
• Troubleshooting ESXi Host and VMs performance issues ( Example: esxtop, realtime performance,etc.,)
• Using Power CLI and Power Shell scripts to manage VMs/Hosts and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts, VMs and Windows servers
• Design and Implemented SRM 5.8 and participated DR event using SRM Plans
• Perform enterprise-level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site, and Services, DNS/DHCP
• Support two Domains and Several domain controllers in multiple sites and Manage domain controller roles
• Support 10000+ users and computer objects in AD
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS/DCHP issues (dcdiag,repmon/repadmin,ntdsutil,netdom ADSIEdit,netdiag,etc.,)and perform AD,DNS, DHCP backup
• Design and Implemented Infoblox and DNS /DHCP migrated to Infoblox from MS DNS/DHCP
• Handled Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Print and File Server
• Configured Windows 2012 Failover Clustering and SQL Clustering in VM and Physical environment
• Design and build new Windows Servers ( 2008, 2012) on physical and Virtual environment
• Configured and Managed Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server for SQL environment (GUI mode and PowerShell)
• Completed POC for “SQL Always On” in Windows 2012 environment
• Completed POC for EMC Xtrem IO SAN environment for VMware
• Installed and Configured Applications ( such as IIS, Security Server) on Windows Environment
• Troubleshoot Windows Server performance and Application issue.(example: perfmon tool)
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using IBM BigFix 9.1
• Configured and Managed Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Configured and Managed Symantec Netbackup 7.6 Server and Clients and VMDK level backup for VMs
• Used Nagios/OpsView monitoring tool to monitor servers, disks,CPU, memory, services and other necessary components
• Rack and Stack Dell Servers, Cisco UCS blade B200 M3 including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations & ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Worked on Cisco UCS Manager 2.1 (3a/3d) / 3.0(1c) to Manage Cisco Chassis and Blades
• Design and Configured FI 6324/6248/6296UP, Creating and Managing Service Profiles, Policies and Server Pools, VLAN, SAN Boot, SAN/LAN uplinks/port channel configuration in UCSM
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on Cisco UCS and Dell servers
• Worked with Network/Security/Storage team to resolve Network/Security/Storage-related issues
• Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues for servers and application issues
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly and Responsible for attending review meeting with management and follow ITIL process
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environment) and 24*7 on-call support for production environment

Confidential, Newark, CA

VMware / Windows / Linux Consultant

Environment: Windows 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2,VMware ESXi 5.1/5.5 vSphere 5.1/5.5 Windows 2012 Hyper-V,IIS 7.5/ 8.0, Zenoss, Solarwinds,MS SQL 2012, Cisco UCS Servers / HP Servers,WSUS,SEP,Linux (Cent OS and RHEL)

Responsibilities:

• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi Servers 5.1 /5.5 and vSphere 5.1 /5.5
• Handled ESXi server upgradation from 4.1 to 5.1 / 5.5
• SSO Configuration in vCenter level
• Create and Managed Data Stores (Fiber Channel), SDRS/vSwitch/vDS, PortGroups, NIC-Teaming in ESXi Host
• Managed HA clustering hosts (15 Clusters,250+ hosts and 5000+ VMs in each VC) and standard alone hosts in multiple data centers
• Create Virtual Machines, installing guest operating systems and installation of VMware tools
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, FT, UpdateManger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates, DRS and Multipathing
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 5.1
• Taking virtual machine snapshots before testing the software, managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Troubleshoot ESXi Host and VMs performance issues
• Used Jenkins Tools(Tool Chain) to deploy VMs
• Used vCloud director 5.1 to manage VCenter Servers/VMs
• Used Power CLI and Power Shell to manage VMs and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts and VMs to management
• Write admin scripts to collect server configuration information as and when needed for Windows / VMware environment
• Used Infoblox Grid Manager for DNS management
• Performed Enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site, and Services, DNS/DHCP
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS and DCHP issues and perform AD, DNS, DHCP backup
• Handled Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Print and File Server
• Configured Windows 2012 Failover Clustering and SQL Clustering in VM and Physical environment
• Design, implement and support Windows / Linux Servers (such as Server Hardware, RAID, OS, configuration, and Hardening) in multiple data centers
• Built new Windows Servers ( 2008, 2012) based upon business requirements
• Built Linux ( CentOS 6.4) with PV, VG and LV and LDAP configuration with AD
• Configured and Managed Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server for SQL environment (GUI mode and PowerShell)
• Installed and Configured Applications ( such as IIS, Security Server) on Windows Environment
• Troubleshoot Windows Server / Linux Server performance and Application issue
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 4.0
• Configured and Managed Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Rack and Stack HP ProLiant DL servers (DL580s), Cisco UCS blade B200 M3 including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations & ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Worked on Cisco UCS Manager 2.1 (3a) to Manage Cisco Chassis and Blades
• Configured KVM Console in Cisco UCS blades. Creating and Managing Service Profiles and Server Pools
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on Cisco UCS and HP servers
• Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues on servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly
• Responsible for attending review meeting with management and follow ITIL process
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environment) and 24*7 on-call support for production environment

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr.Systems Engineer

Environment: Windows 2003/2008/2012,VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1/5.1 vSphere 4.1 /5.1/SRM5.1, Windows 2012 Hyper-V,IIS 7.5/ 8.0, Geneos, Solarwinds,MS SQL 2012, F5 Load Balancers, HP Rack Mount/Blade Servers, HP 3PAR SAN Technologies, Brocade Switches, Nexus 5000 10G Switches,WSUS,Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1

Responsibilities:

• Performed Enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site, and Services, DNS/DHCP
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS and DCHP issues and perform AD, DNS, DHCP backup
• Handled Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Active Directory, Print and File Server
• Design, implement and support Windows Servers (such as Server Hardware, RAID, OS, Fusion I/O configuration and Hardening) in multiple data centers
• Built new Windows servers (2003, 2008, 2012) based upon business requirements.
• Worked on DFS Management for File Server
• Configured and Supporting ADFS 2.0 for Single-Sign ON
• Configured and Managing Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server and supporting Multisite Clustering Environment for Hyper-V and SQL environment ( GUI mode and PowerCLI)
• Helped to set up SQL servers and SQL server backups
• Supported IIS Web servers
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 4.0
• Remediate Security vulnerabilities using by Qualys scan
• Supported Windows Terminal Server in Windows 2003 and Citrix Servers
• Configured and Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Configured and Managing Hyper-V clustered environment in Windows 2012 with 100+ VMs
• Designed, deployed and supporting VMware ESXi Servers 4.1 /5.x and vSphere 4.1/ 5.x
• Handled ESXi server upgradae from 4.1 to 5.1
• Created and Managed Data Stores (Fiber Channel,iSCSI),vSwitch/vDS, PortGroups, NIC-Teaming in ESX/ESXi Servers.
• Managed HA clustering hosts (10 HAs,50+ hosts and 400+ VMs in each DC) and standard alone hosts in multiple data centers
• Creating Virtual Machines, installing guest operating systems and installation of VMware tools
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, FT, UpdateManger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates, DRS and Multipathing
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 5.1
• Taking virtual machine snapshots before testing the software, managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Troubleshooting ESX/ESXi and VMs performance issues
• Implemented and Supporting SRM 5.1 for VMs failover in ESXi 5.1 ( managing sites, SRA, resource mappings, network mappings, recovery plan)
• Installed, configured and managing HP 3PAR (7400) environment in multiple locations
• Installed, configured and managing HP SAN switches with 24 ports ( brocade 300 model)
• Perform periodic firmware/software updates on 3PAR environment
• Create and manage Alias, Zones and Zone config in HP SAN switches
• Created CPGs, Virtual Volumes, and provisioning SAN volumes to Windows servers
• Capacity planning in HP 3PAR environment such as AO configuration, disk layout, CPGs and using Systems Reporter 3.1
• Respond to Geneos/Solarwinds monitoring tools for server hardware and operating system level issues
• Rack and installed HP Proliant DL servers (DL360's DL580's, DL 980s ), HP Chassis c7000 and BL 460c including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations & ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on servers and Worked with Network/Security team to resolve network/security related issues and Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues on servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly and Responsible for attending review meeting with management
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environment) and 24*7 on-call support for production environment

Confidential, NJ

Systems Engineer

Environment: Win2003/2008 Server, VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1, vSphere 4.1, IIS 6.0/7.5, SiteScope, MS SQL 2008, NetScaler/F5 Load Balancers, HP Servers (Rackmount, Blade)

Responsibilities:

• Provided L2 and L3 support to Windows Servers,VMs
• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy functions
• Administered Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Configuring server framework / pre-requisites for application loading
• Build new Windows servers based upon business requirements and Configured HBA FC on Windows Server and Disk Management in Windows Servers ( Provisioning SAN disks)
• Configured and maintained Windows clustering on Windows 2008 and managing SQL clustering and File Server clustering
• Installed, Configured and Managed SQL 2008 R2 (creating DBs,user management,backup and restoration)
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESX/ESXi and vSphere environment
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter
• Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, and worked with Update Manger
• Created and Managed Data Stores in ESX/ESXi servers
• Responded to SiteScope alerts and other system monitoring tools for server hardware and operating system level issues
• Performed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches using BigFix
• Troubleshooting origin of server errors, website, appservers, network, database, etc.
• IIS configurations (IIS 6.0 / 7.5) / Application configurations (.NET Framework) and SSL certificate installation and maintenance and Managed App Servers in Netscaler /F5 load balancers
• Troubleshooting Windows server issues, IIS 6.0 and 7.x, database connectivity, issues with Active Directory, component services and ASP Net applications
• Notified stakeholders (Customer Service, project team, tech leadership) about system status and providing resolution for environment and application related issues
• Performed production software package deployments in both VMs and physical boxes using automated CM tools (eg.CA Client Manager, Install Xpress) and Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment)
• Responsible for attending review meetings with management and Provided 24*7 on-call support for Infrastructure and Application

Confidential, IL

Windows/IIS Administrator

Environment: Windows 2008 Server, VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.0, vSphere 4.1, 5.0, IIS 6.0, 7.0, WSUS, SiteScope and Backup Exec

Responsibilities:

• Provided L2 and L3 support to Windows Server issues in Datacenter Supporting Wintel Servers
• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy functions
• Administered Windows Server 2003 and 2008.Configured server framework / pre-requisites for application loading
• Designed, created and managed VMware Datacenter ( ESX/ESXi and vSphere Servers)
• Worked on IIS configurations (IIS6.0/7.0/7.5)/Application configurations (.NET Framework) and SSL certificate maintenance
• Responsible for File/Directory permissions / performance counter monitoring and analysis
• Configured and maintained Windows clustering on Windows 2008 and Managed application-level monitors for website and middle tier services
• Handled Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
• Responded to SiteScope alerts and other system monitoring tools
• Performed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches using WSUS 3.0
• Troubleshot origin of server errors, website, appservers, network, database, etc.
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi and vSphere environment
• Worked on network load balancing, firewall, DNS and server routing
• Troubleshot application errors / issues and closely worked with development team, DBAs, network team on resolving those issues
• Notified stakeholders (Customer service, Project team, Tech leadership) about system status and provided resolution for environment/application related issues
• Performed production software package deployments in both VMs and Physical boxes using automated CM tools (e.g. Anthil Pro, SVN, Cruise Control)
• Provided multi-tier environment support (Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment) and provided 24*7 on-call support for production environment

Confidential, Macomb, IL

Sr. Windows / VMware Administrator

Environment: Windows 2003/2008 Server, VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.0, vSphere 4.1, 5.0, IIS 7.0, SCCM, WSUS, Backup Express

Responsibilities:

• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy and desktop design functions
• Designed, created, and managed VMware Data Center virtualization environments
• Designed and implemented Windows servers (such as server Hardware, RAID, OS and Hardening) in Data Centre. Built new Windows servers based upon business requirements.
• Worked on DFS Management for File Server
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi Servers 4.1 and vSphere 4.1 and 5.0 environment
• Upgraded ESXi 4.1 to 5.0 and vSphere 4.1 to 5.0
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter and Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, and worked with Update Manger
• Created and Managed DataStores in ESX/ESXi servers and SDRS
• Handled business continuity and disaster recovery functions
• Designed, performed, and documented Microsoft Server security functions and Configured Windows Failover Clustering on 2K8 Server
• Configured and Managed Hyper-V environment on Windows 2k8 with failover clustering
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 3.0
• Configured and Managed SCCM 2007
• Managed file server backups and helped to set up SQL server and Supported IIS server
• Assisted, as needed, on various projects and support issues and Provided Tier 2 and 3 supports for the technology support center
• Managed DSView 3.0 environment and Configured and managed print servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly and responsible for attending review meeting with management

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Project Lead Consultant - Windows/VMware

Environment: Win 2000/2003/2008 Server, VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5, 4.0, vSphere client 4.0, 4.1, IIS 6.0, NetBackup 6.5, IBM WebSphere 6.1, Cisco UCS server products,HP Servers ( Rack mount and Blade)

Responsibilities:

• Provided L3 support to Windows Server issues in Datacenter Supporting Wintel Servers Including VMs
• Led team in upgrading from Windows Server 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003 and Led a 3 member team and project management for various project
• Designed and Implemented Windows servers (such as server Hardware, RAID, OS and Hardening) in Data Centre
• Acted as a final point of escalation and resolution for technical support for Directory Services, including Active Directory design and implementation, maintenance, upgrades and software inter-compatibility
• Configured and supported IIS 6.0 with Dev, Stage and Production Environment and troubleshoot IIS performance issue
• Worked with network team to configure IIS server load balance using Cisco CSM. Supported Windows servers in DMZ environment.
• Installed and administered all .Net frameworks in IIS, including ASP.Net v1.1, v2.0, v3.5 and v4.0
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESX and ESXi Servers 3.5 & 4.0 and Virtual Server 2.5 and vSphere 4 environment
• Supported P2V,V2V using VMware vCenter Converter and Involved vSphere Migration 4.0 to 4.1
• Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, Update Manger
• Configured and, maintained Windows Clustering (Active-Passive-Active)on Windows 2003
• Built new Windows servers based upon business requirements and Configured HP MSA FC Series (2324FC) and HBA FC on Windows Server
• Provided first level support to application such as Symphony, VLTrader, Qlikview
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fixing using Windows WSUS 2.0 and BigFix
• Troubleshot Active Directory issues, resolved file and system replication conflicts, added servers into the environment, utilized support tools to solve various issues
• Planned and implemented network backup solution using Veritas NetBackup 6.5 and Avamar EMC backup client
• Responsible for Data center backup and restoration using Avamar EMC backup and Net Backup 6.5
• Worked on Cisco UCS servers ( Rack mount servers C250,Blade servers B250)
• Troubleshot file server issues using Symantec storage exec 5.3 and Troubleshot print server issues and monitored print queues
• Handled periodic Firmware upgrade on server hardware and Resolved network related issues with help of Network Team
• Used management tool (eman) to maintain Windows host and IP and Monitored servers and services using HP SIM 5.3 and Nagios 2.0
• Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems
• Used VNC, Dsview3, ILO and RDP for resolving issues via remotely
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submit reports to Management
• Implemented COB plan periodically and Provided 24*7 on-call support for production environment

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Senior System Engineer / Analyst

Environment: Windows 2000/2003 Server, IIS 5.0, Backup Exec10d, DSView3.0, HP Servers

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Data center running in a 2000 Active Directory domain on HP ProLiant Servers
• Provided L3 support to Windows Server issues and led team to upgrade from Windows Server 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003. Troubleshot Active Directory including Users and Computer and Sites and Services (Replication), DDNS, DHCP,
• Acted as final point of escalation and resolution for technical support for Directory Services, including Active Directory design and implementation, maintenance, upgrades and software inter-compatibility
• Designed, deployed and supported company-wide Single-Forest Active Directory
• Deployed new Windows based servers and SQL application databases
• Installed periodic updates of software and security patches and bug fixing using Shavlik.
• Troubleshot Active Directory issues, resolved file and system replication conflicts, added servers into the environment, utilized support tools to solve various issues.
• Ability to use tools and packages required to maintain system application and maintenance, such as Remedy, FTP
• Planned and implemented encrypted network backup solution using Veritas Backup Exec and Responsible for data center backup and restoration using Backup Exec
• Troubleshot file server issues using Symantec Storage Exec 5.3 and Maintained and troubleshot data replication using Symantec Replication Exec 3.1
• Troubleshot print server issues and monitored Print queues and Supported HP server hardware, MSA SAN storage arrays, MSL robotic tape libraries, fiber and gigabit switches
• Handled periodic Firmware upgrade on Servers and Installed and configured applications based on user requirements and Monitored Servers using HP SIM Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems using VNC, Dsview3, ILO and RDP for resolving issues