SUMMARY:

• Results driven professional, with 15+ years of proven success in the areas of Technology, Project Management and Customer Relations. Worked with cross - functional teams and senior management to implement strategic visions into operational results.
• Deployed, administered and monitored Confidential EC2 instances like general purpose, memory optimized, storage optimized.
• Experience with IAM users, groups, security groups, roles, EBS volumes, VPC, snapshots, AMIs, Key pairs, load balances, auto scaling groups, VPC peering, Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), Confidential Management portal for vSphere, Route 53 and Direct Connect.
• Experience with various types of instances like reserve instance, Spot instances, dedicated host.
• Experience with CloudTrail, CloudWatch, CloudFormationActive Directory:
• Knowledge in Active Directory in Windows 2008 R2/2102 R2/2016.
• Knowledge and through understanding in Forests, domains, domain trusts, site and services, Group Policies,
• Creation and management of computer, user and group accounts. Knowledge of security and distribution groups.
• ADFS (SSO), AD LDS, DFSR, AD Recycling Bin, Microsoft PKI.
• Various Active Directory tools to manage AD like ADUC, Site and Services, Active Directory Administrative center, domain trust, PowerShell, ADSI Edit, DHCP-DNS management, GPO Management console, RSAT, RSOP, IPAM
• Various command line tools like repadmin, dcdiag, nltest, ntdsutil, netdom, dsquery
• Experience with Versions 4.1, 5.5, 6.0 thick client and web client.
• Creating, editing and managing virtual machines.
• Creating templates, provisioning VMs, assigning VLANs to VMs, editing settings on VMs.
• Experience in SCCM 2012 R2 environment with CAS, Primary and secondary sites in hierarchy.
• Deployment of regular monthly Software and service packs Updates, Applications like Java, Office 2013, Lync 2013, compliance setting, software hardware inventorying, Operating System Deployment, Support for MAC computers. SCCM Queries and collections.
• Managing and monitoring SCCM deployments, troubleshooting clients, monitoring clients and server logs.
• Upgraded SCCM 2012 R2 server to CU3 with clients upgraded to newer version
• Deployment of MSI and EXE Applications. Troubleshooting client related issues.

SUMMARY OF MAJOR AREAS OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING:

Cloud service

Windows Servers

Management

DHCP/DNS/WINS

Technical Lead

IIS/MS Exchange

Change Management

VMWare ESX/ESXi

SCCM/SCOM/SCVMM

Hyper-V

Project Management

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Level 3 support for G Suite, Client facing SSO enabled applications, mobile apps, frequent user lockout issues and much more.
• Restructured entire DFSR from scratch and resolve the long standing DFSR related issues for the company.
• Removed ADLDS role from 8 domain controllers to 8 member servers resolving issues causing for revenue generating application.
• Redesigned current domain in to a new domain and prepared for domain merge on new parent child domain on Windows 2016 servers in Confidential across 4 regions.
• Installed and configured Confidential Management portal for vSphere 6.0 and Migrated VMs from Citrix Xen Hypervisor to Confidential cloud and upgraded the Xen to VMWare vSphere 6.0 in 3 major data centers in Sydney. Netherlands and Virginia.
• Upgraded print server to Windows 2012 R2 and all domain controllers from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2.
• Merged multiple Active Directory Sites and reduced the number of domain controllers from 26 to 16 and process is still continued.
• Managing 400 VMs on VMWare vSphere 6.0
• Managed, monitored and configure Confidential environment day to day bases.
• Replaced old PKI infrastructure with new one using SHA256 hash and 4096 key length.
• Migrated ADFS 2.0 to ADFS 3.0 from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2.

Confidential

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed their Active Directory and Windows environment
• Managed VMWare vSphere 6.0 infrastructure
• Managed DNS servers in Infoblox, not on Domain Controllers
• Removed domain trust s and removed unwanted, unused old domains from active directory.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Cleaned Active Directory environment by removing old disabled user and computer accounts, GPOs not linked, Empty OUs, empty and unused Groups. Reduced GPOs from 250 counts to 40 counts by consolidating redundant GPOs.
• Consolidation of Active Directory Sites from 27 count to 7 count. Reducing the numbers of Domain Controllers from 46 to 16. Raised Domain and Forest Functional level from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2. Upgrading Domain Controllers from Windows 2008 R2 to windows 2012 R2.
• Removing of DHCP servers off Domain Controllers and deploy them on Windows 2012 R2 servers in load balance/Failover cluster. Cleaning DNS servers’ stale records and set up of aging/scavenging.
• Prepared for six external forests to merge with main domain using ADMT 3.2 and AD Smart Migrator from Binary Tree.
• Day to day resolving issues related to Active Directory, monitoring replication, Domain Controllers DNS, DHCP etc.
• PowerShell scripting experience.
• Migrated FRS services on Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controllers to DFSR.
• Managing, monitoring and troubleshooting including but not limited to various Windows Servers 2003, 2008 R2 and 2012 R2. Server roles like DFSR, File and Print services, MS SQL servers, various application servers. File Shares, drive mapping, GPO management etc.
• Level 2 support skills for O365 environment.
• Initially managed SCCM 2012 environment with CAS, Primary and three secondary sites in hierarchy. Upgraded the environment to SCCM 2012 R2 with one standalone Primary Site and few distribution points.
• Deployment of regular monthly Software and service packs Updates, Applications like Java, Office 2013, Lync 2013, compliance setting, software hardware inventorying, Operating System Deployment, Support for MAC computers. Created queries and collections to meet company’s various requirement. Managing and monitoring SCCM deployments, troubleshooting clients, monitoring clients and server logs.
• Upgraded SCCM 2012 R2 server to CU3 with clients upgraded to newer version from 5.00.7958. .7958.1401.
• Deployment of MSI and EXE Applications. Troubleshooting client related issues.
• Active participation in data center migration from Los Angeles to Las Vegas Data Center on VMWare 5.5 HP ProLiant BL480C Gen 8 hosts and 3PAR HP Storage managed.
• Expertise in creating templates, provisioning VMs, assigning VLANs to VMs, editing settings on VMs.
• Expert usage of web based client as well as traditional VMWare thick client.
• Creating LUNs on HP storage using 3PAR Management Console.
• Creating VDI desktop pools for departments using Horizon View.

Confidential, West Los Angeles, CA

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported the company’s VMWare vSphere 5.0 environment supporting the developers.
• Actively involved in migration of developers from Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida.

Confidential, Gardena, CA

Sr. Lead

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed several projects involving Microsoft technologies on time, within budget and to the customer’s satisfaction.
• Implemented vPro activation (Out of Band Management) on Intel computers at various clients using desktop management software like Altiris 7.1Sp2, SCS/RCS, SCCM and Bomgar.
• Prepared, documented and submitted SCCM projects for few clients to implement projects in their multi-Domain environment with System Center Hierarchy like CAS, Primary Child and secondary sites.
• Collaborated with sales team to identify and understand client requirements and scope of work. Initiated client discussions to educate client for implementation and/or enhancement of projects for a win/win for both client and Allied Digital.
• Responsible for working with various clients throughout the US remotely and travelled onsite to client on an as needed basis.
• Installed Intel Anti-Theft software, Secure Disable in company’s cloud and demonstrated the features to clients.
• Supported Melinda and Bill Gates foundation for the implementation of SCOM 2007 R2 for Level 4 support.

Confidential, Chatsworth, CA

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing, monitoring, upgrading and troubleshooting of mixed mode single forest single domain with Windows 2003/Windows 2008 R2 standard and enterprise editions servers, DNS and DHCP.
• Installed, configured, deployed and maintained System Center Operations Manage (SCOM) 2007 R2 on a single management server and a single management group on Windows server 2008 R2, MS SQL Server 2008 R2 and IIS 7.5
• Implemented System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) in test lab for production roll out on single primary site server and a single site on Windows 2008 R2 standard server edition with MS SQL 2008 server and IIS 7.5.
• Upgraded company’s existing Bare Metal Hyper-V implementation to service pack 1, and configured VMs to use Dynamic Memory. Upgraded the hardware with more physical memory and more CPUs.
• Managed Hyper-V environment with Hyper-V manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).
• Managed VMWare 4.1 ESXi hosts, installed VMs and conducted V2P and P2V machine management.
• Monitored and optimized Windows server 2003/2008 R2 using iPmonitor, LAN Sweeper and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2. Installed various Management Packs for SQL Servers, Exchange Servers, SCVMM, Hyper-V, Active Directory, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 R2 servers etc.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing Active Directory, Windows2003/2008 servers, general network performance monitoring. Some user support on L3 level for various clients. Installed SCOM and Hyper-V at client site.

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

Sr. Active Directory Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing Active Directory for 3 Domains spread globally with 56 Domain Controllers on Windows 2003 Enterprise and 2000 member servers including Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 under strict regulatory control (SOX, HIPPA, FDA). Also managed separate 5 forests for extranet, test and development environment.
• Expert usage of ADRAP, ADPREP, Federation Services, AD DS, AD LDS, ADAM, GPO, RepAdmin, Server Manager, ntdsutil, Performance Monitoring, Active Directory Sites, subnets and OUs, Domains and Users, WINs servers, DNS/DHCP Servers, DFS and DFSR, SCOM, SCCM.
• Successfully deployed Varonis DatAdvantage product from beginning to end in a test, development and production environment. This allows monitoring the data access by users in company’s high regulatory environment. I installed all the components of it like Primary IDU server, Secondary and Reporting servers, MS SQL Server 2008, Probe Servers and attached NetApp filers with fPolicies on it.
• Successfully Deployed ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode) on SiteMinder servers in a test, development and production environment.
• Successfully completed over 330 various “Learning Management System” modules various SOPs, various regulatory manuals (SOX, HIPPA, FDA) doing business in Confidential .

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Sr. Site Administrator

Responsibilities:

• A hands-on Lead Sr. Site Administrator managing a team of 4 Site Administrators and 8 Technicians. Point of contact managing the IT needs for 32 Airlines at LAX International Airport including management of cross functional projects, providing effective solutions with the international team in Europe and Africa.
• As a hands-on Sr. Site Administrator the turnaround time to solve issues with the system increased by 90%.
• Duties included managing and maintaining VMWare ESXi Host (IBM Blade Center HS21) with 14-blade case, IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Model for backup.
• Managed VMWare with NetApp FAS3100 Series of Storage System and VMWare Fail Over.
• Maintaining, updating and troubleshooting the customized Airport related applications like Airport Resource Management (ARM), Airport Handling Manager (AHM), Baggage Message Broker(BRS), Baggage Handling System(BHS), Flight Information Display System (FIDS), Airport Vision Servers, Business Objects,
• Configuring and troubleshooting of Hand Held Scanners (MC9090) for scanning customers bags at the airport.
• Troubleshooting Confidential ’s Bag Manager with Siemens’s BSS (Baggage Sortation System).

Confidential, Virginia, Florida and Los Angeles

Principal

Responsibilities:

• Associated with IT Solution Providers like ASI Inc. and Confidential, Inc. as a Consultant and continued doing technical work in Microsoft Active Directory on Windows 2000/2003/2008, Novell NetWare, and environment for various clients.
• Utilized all areas of Active Directory i.e. ADRAP, ADPREP, Federation Services, AD DS, AD LDS, ADAM, GPO, RepAdmin, Server Manager, ntdsutil, Performance Monitoring, Active Directory Sites, subnets and OUs, Domains and Users, WINs servers, DNS/DHCP Servers, FRS and DFSR, SCOM, SCCM.
• Supported nationwide networks for Dentrix in various Dentists offices in Los Angeles, Virginia and Florida.
• Managed, maintain and troubleshooting of DNS/DHCP/WINS servers in Novell and Microsoft