SUMMARY

Highly - knowledgeable of virtual management technologies and processes. IT leader with expertise in systems engineering, project management, network security, and system administration. Record of optimizing performance. Implemented and maintained systems spanning multiple locations. Resourceful problem solver. Adept at identifying technologies to advance corporate goals. Analytical, diligent, and conscientious.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• VMware
• Cisco
• Citrix
• Windows W2K10 and WK12R2 Active Directory
• Exchange 2012 &2013Domino 5X/6X
• Novell 5.1
• MS Windows 7.Windows 8
• RHEL 6X.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. VMWare Administrator

Confidential, Tallahassee FL.

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Entire VMWare Infrastructure from 4.X to 6.5.
• Installed and configured (vROM) vRealie-Operations-Manager-Appliance 6.2.
• Set-up and configure Cisco UCS Blades and connectivity to storage NETAPP.
• Planning, preparation and implementing data ontap upgrades.
• Setup and configure a NetApp FAS8040 2 Node Cluster Data on Tap (CDOT) with external disk shelves 1.2 TB Drives per DS2246 total of (216) Drives.
• Perform tasks necessary to fulfil service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability
• Managing VIF, VLAN, RAID, WAFL and NVRAM
• Physical Storage Management: Assigning disk ownership,
• aggregate, Flexible Volume, qtree, RAID-DP, Disk Scrubbing etc.,
• Snapshot, Snapmirror, Snaprestore, Vol Copy, ncopy, Deduplication, etc.
• Nondisruptive hardware changes, Controller failover and single point of failure.
• Successfully Migrated VMware Infrastructure from HP to Cisco UCS and NetApp FAS8040
• Managing VMs using Storage VMotion, VMotion and HA.
• Resource adjustments on VMs.
• Running Scripts to upgrade servers and manage Resource Adjustments.

Sr. VMware Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Part of the team managing 53,000+VMs with 8000+hosts in Clustered Environment on World Wide Confidential networks.
• Set-up VLANs using virtual switches.
• Supported multiple virtual and Physical data centers with HP, IBM and DELL Blades.Blade Servers.
• Managed VMs using VMotion and HA.
• Running Scripts on xCAT server to upgrade servers and manage Resource Adjustments.
• Upgrading ESXi hosts from 3.X,4.0x to 6.
• Managing Multiple VCenter. Working with Netapps SAN Team.
• Upgrading patches on ESXi hosts
• Supporting World wide Data Centers.
• Resource adjustments on VMs.

Sr. VMware Engineer

Confidential, Tallahassee FL

Responsibilities:

• Deployment and management of storage for VDI installations by integrating with VMware vSphere®, VMware vCenter™ Server, and Manage EMC storage, addresses the complexity and challenges related to configuring and deploying virtual desktops. Managing, and calibrating VDI.
• Consolidated Backup, DRS, HA, DPM, Vmotion and VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Experience with VMware View desktop virtualization (VDI).
• Managing VMware Infrastructure VMs Backup with Networker (EMC) backup solution.

Sr. Systems Engineer

Confidential, Fort Belvoir VA

Responsibilities:

• Design, install, configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with Virtual Center management,
• Consolidated Backup, DRS, HA, DPM, Vmotion and VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Experience with VMware View desktop virtualization (VDI).
• Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed X to X migration of Windows NT, 2000, 2003, & 2008, as well as Linux servers from VMware, Hyper-V and legacy hardware.
• Architect, Design and implement EMC Clariion (CX, CX3, and CX4) SAN environments to ensure high availability and acceptable performance characteristics for VMware vSphere and SAN-backed applications.
• Working with HP EVA SAN 4400 connectivity with ESXi Hosts with HBA.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Network Manager

Responsibilities:

• Planned and controlled department budget of $1 million. Deployed, maintained, and supported all IT-related equipment to foster corporate success. Controlled and documented hardware and software inventory. Ensured acceptable and consistent levels of performance through ongoing optimization. Coached, supervised, trained, and evaluated employees. Maintained Multiple ESX 3.5 servers.
• Set-up VLANs using virtual switches.
• Supported multiple virtual and Physical data centers with Rack mount Servers
• Maintained VMware Enterprise Licensing server, Update Manager, VMVew Connection Server.
• Installed Configured and administered MS Windows 2k, 2k3 and 2k8 with Active directory.
• Maintained Windows 2003 Clustering environment.
• Management and Maintenance of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy & Security.
• Create and manage business continuity and disaster recovery plan, including enterprise level data back-up, data capacity analysis, back-up reconfiguration, and conduct periodic testing.
• Created and managed business continuity and disaster recovery plan, including enterprise level data back-up, data capacity analysis, back-up reconfiguration, conducting periodic testing.
• Maintained Blackberry (RIM) server and handhelds.
• Maintained Lotus notes Cluster for 850 users with multiple Locations, Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007.
• Provided preventive maintenance for servers/storage systems, including anti-virus, system performance, and security measures.
• Conducted and oversaw all details of MS Windows user administration and Active Directory maintenance with share point maintanence.
• Performed Citrix server farm maintenance and remote user setup, login scripts, and host applications.