SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in VMware virtualization and Windows Server Administrator.
• Extensive experience in Windows 20012/2008/2003 Servers at single/multi domain environment.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File Print Server, IIS Web Server , FTP, Terminal Server, RIS/WDS, RRAS, NAT, WSUS, Microsoft Clustering, Exchange Mail Server and ISA Server
• Experience in P2V, V2V MIGRATION using VMware vCenter Converter / Plate Spin PowerConvert and Creating host and client VM templates and cloning.
• Extensive knowledge in advance features of VMware VMotion, SVMotion, HA and DRS including vSphere Update Manager, VMware Data Recovery, vCenter Lab Manager and vCenter Orchestrator.
• Experience in Networking and Security Configurations on ESX/ESXi Host.
• Moderate testing experience in Microsoft HyperV and Citrix XenServer.
• Experience in consolidation, management, administration and maintenance of virtual servers and clients.
• Experience in installation and configuration of vSphere 5.0/5.1, and vSphere 5.5 products.
• Experience in iSCSI SAN, NAS, NFS storage and RAID 0, 1, 10, 01, and 5 concepts.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, IE. Configuration of networks, router configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.
• Experienced in installation, configuration, design and ongoing maintenance of Cisco router and switches.
• Excellent understanding of networking fundamentals and network security.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Visio, Outlook, Printing, and Windows networking.
• Experience with 32 bits/64 bits X86 server products of HP, IBM, and Dell.
• HP Proliant DL and BL series servers.
• Citrix Xen App installation and configuration build knowledge of new Windows servers with 2008 2012.
• Installation of Citrix Presentation server /Xen app 5.0 Citrix Client Tools.
• Used Power Shell to automate the tasks and schedule backup, maintenance jobs.
• Using command system manager and cluster shell on command tools to create new vservers, aggregates, volumes and provisioning new storage.
• Pro-actively monitor ticketing system Remedy and resolve tickets within specified SLA
• Familiar with Data Center/Server Farm environment like Servers deployment, Cabling labeling maintaining AC cooling, Environmental Sensing Devices, power and UPS monitoring.
• Strong communication and people skills, both written and verbal. Able to assess and resolve client issues quickly. A proven record of reliability, the ability to perform under time constraints, and good judgment under pressure.
• Ability to maintain a reliable and methodical approach to support and Documentation. Quick learner, highly motivated team player with excellent organizational and analytical skills.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

VMware / Windows Server Administrator

Project Description:

The Confidential Corporation is one of the largest global paint coatings manufacturers in the world, providing coatings and coating intermediates to a wide variety of customers. Valspar offers a breadth of quality products and services designed for industrial coating applications. Responsibilities to build, rebuild, configure, migrate, decommission and troubleshoot Windows, Linux virtual machines. Responsible in building physical Windows, Linux, ESX host, creating clusters, adding ESX hosts to clusters, adding storage and performing QA at cluster level. Responsible for P2V and V2V.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Implemented the migrations of existing ESX servers from ESXi5.1 to ESXi5.5.
• Designed and configured ESXi 5.5 infrastructure environment for huge Data Center migration.
• Performed physical to virtual VMware Migrations for over 180 servers using VMware Converter Standalone.
• Managed and maintained virtual computing environment based on VMware and administers computer systems with windows and Linux operation systems.
• Job also includes creating templates and deploying Virtual Machines through templates, cloning Virtual Machines and managing Virtual Center permissions.
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA and DRS.
• Creating and Managing resource pools for Virtual Machines.
• Upgrade windows server operating system from 2003 to 2008 and 2008 to 2012.
• HP onboard administration OA on HP blade models C7000/C3000.
• Perform Life Cycle Management for ESXi hosts. Worked on capacity planning and management of Virtual machines in VMware environment.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows 2008 and 2012 Servers.
• Used Power Shell to automate the tasks and schedule backup, maintenance jobs.
• Conducted VMware Virtualization Assessments to recommend consolidation scenarios and project cost savings associated with virtualization for clients.
• Focused on client values and satisfaction while balancing corporate objectives, feasibility and scalability of solutions.
• Assisted with technical and stakeholder requirements and overall project plan including cost, scope, portability, compatibility and usability.

Confidential

VMware / Windows Server Administrator

Project Description: Confidential Corporation is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Installing ESX and ESXi hosts.
• Configuring vCenter server and Update manager.
• Installing operating systems like Windows 2008, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and ESXi 5.1 on to physical servers across data centres.
• Deal with hardware venders for fixing hardware issues.
• Installing, configuring, migrating new virtual machine build as per EURC ticket.
• Adding Storage and converting storage LUN to VMFS data store.
• Creating a cluster with HA and DRS and passing rules on to HA and DRS.
• Adding ESX Hosts on to cluster.
• Validating and testing Cluster before moving into production.
• Looking after high priority incident tickets both on virtual machine and ESX host level.
• Server decommissions and IP decommissions as per company process.
• Monitoring virtual infrastructure and troubleshooting when required.
• Reconfiguring virtual machines Increases and decreases virtual hardware as per EURC ticket.
• Performance monitoring of the VM's
• Using command system manager and cluster shell on command tools to create new vservers, aggregates, volumes and provisioning new storage

Confidential

VMware / Windows Server Administrator

Project Description: Confidential is the leading Health Insurance Provider for Medicare, individual or group health insurance. Flexible Insurance Marketing, Management and Administration system is a health care product, Carefirst do the daily business Data from Life Support System LSP and Health Benefit Management Systems HBMS ,

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Windows 2008R2 Active Directory, which consists of Windows 2008/2008 R2/2012 Servers.
• Installing, configuring and maintaining VMware vSphere ESXi Servers on HP Blades, Proliant Servers and also configured vCluster with HA DRS.
• Configuring and maintaining VMware View VDI environment.
• Configuring and maintaining DNS, DHCP, File Print Servers.
• Creating security groups, user accounts and maintaining them.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining Sophos as an anti-virus solution.
• Participate in the design and review of new technologies for Windows/VMware systems and Windows application deployments as part of the system procurement and long term strategic goals.
• Providing server administrations support for operating system upgrade and well as system patch management and maintenance.
• Providing Server Monitoring with the system tools that are in place proactively monitoring the performance of the Windows Server environment. This includes monitoring server performance for both the physical and Virtual server environment.
• Project management support execution of enterprise level and support of departmental projects.
• Execute modifications to Windows systems in order to improve efficiency, reliability, performance System Security.
• Designing and implementing enterprise wide Group Policies.
• Installing and Administration of SCCM 2012 for applying latest windows and security patches to all the servers.
• Creating and Closing SBM/Lotus Service Requests Tickets such as Change/Incident/Task.
• Installing and configuring various applications in Citrix environment.
• Installing, configuring and supporting SQL 2008/2008 R2 Databases.

Confidential

VMware/Windows Administrator

Roles and responsibilities:

• Main role is to provision virtual machines and physical as per client requirements.
• Extensively managed Active Directory like all the problems related to user accounts, domain accounts, managing permissions etc.
• Involved in operational support of Active Directory, WINS, DNS, and AD enabled applications.
• Installing and updating the windows patches.
• Creating NTFSshares on Windows Servers and provide permissions to users.
• Setting up windows servers to analyze performance issues.
• Built and manage Virtual servers on VMwareESXServer4.0/4.1.
• Experience in creating Clusters in Virtual Center and adding ESXHosts to Virtual Center Cluster.
• Experience in setting up VMKernel Network and Enable VMotion.
• Worked on Migrating Virtual Machines with VMotion.
• Experience in configuring VMware DRS Rules and VMwareHA on Clusters in Virtual Center.
• Experience in creating and monitoring ResourcePool for Virtual Machines Resource Reservation and Limits.
• Troubleshoot computer/network, Internet and email problems for users.
• Creating and managing user accounts and the groups in Active Directory users and computers.
• Involved in daily Performance monitoring and Active Directory troubleshooting with the ability to analyze server performance and make recommendations for improvement.
• Helped in auditing Datacenter Inventory in the process of Data center migration

Confidential

System/Network Administrator

Roles and responsibilities:

• Resolved Microsoft desktop applications Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook issues.
• Experience with solar winds monitoring tools for servers and network devices.
• Performed hands-on administration and monitoring of Local Area network LAN .
• Provided technical support for the users and resolving software/hardware issues.
• Management of Active directory and windows server infrastructure.
• Assembled, configured, installed, tested and repaired computer hardware and software.
• Managed the installation and configuration of Windows 2003 Server/Workstations.
• Created user and computer accounts on the Active directory users and computers.
• Configured servers for DHCP, WINS and DNS services.
• Installation, configuration and Administration of IIS web servers.
• Provided Norton Antivirus support for virus security.
• Installation and configuration of Domain Controllers and implementation of trusts.
• Administration of print servers and troubleshooting print jobs.
• Troubleshot and resolve computer problems built and upgrade systems install software and perform general troubleshooting.
• Handled multiple tasks to meet project deadlines.
• Develop and update the required network/system administration documentation.

Confidential

System/Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Successfully migrated Windows 2000 domains to Windows 2003 Active Directory using Active Directory Migration Tool and maintained the same.
• Installed and configured DNS, DHCP, Routing and Remote Access servers.
• Designed and implemented Domain wide group policy and deployed the applications using group policy.
• Successfully upgraded an Exchange 5.5 organization in a Windows 2000 Domain to an Exchange 2003 organization in Windows 2003 Active Directory and maintained the same.
• Successfully installed, configured, and maintained Trend Micro ScanMail Exchange 2003 as an anti-virus solution.
• Provided and supported users with Virtual Private Network VPN connectivity, implemented Terminal Services to provide telecommuting employees the ability to perform their duties effectively, while minimizing the bandwidth and connectivity limitations.
• Provided internal support by developing and maintaining a fully functional internal intranet site in which all the employees had access to on-line web forms to submit technical assistance, hardware requests, and Internet website requests.
• Installed Windows service pack upgrades and security patches by using SUS.
• Evaluated, tested, and recommended the applications to be deployed in the corporate enterprise.