EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Microsoft Certified Engineer wif over 20+ years of total working experience in the areas of Project Management, Systems designing, developing, administration, Monitoring, Networking and troubleshooting
• Extensively worked on System Architecture, cloud computing, Migration to cloud, developing project plan, cost cutting of IT support, involved in developing IT Infrastructure Strategy and Roadmap
• Currently working at Confidential Raleigh, NC. As a Cloud Architect
• Architecture, POC, Analysis, project management, implementation
• Designed and implemented solutions on multi cloud environment
• Integrated AWS, Azure and SnowFlake clouds wif on - prem datacenter
• Working as a SME for AWS cloud infrastructure
• Designed cloud infrastructure to be IaaC from end to end using Terraform code
• Performed Migrations of Windows to Linux and DC to DC and on-prem to cloud
• Migrated 2000+ servers from on-prem to cloud
• Implemented Docker and Microservices in AWS cloud
• Conducted a POC wif Kubernetes on RedHat OpenShift cloud
• Worked on DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub, Ansible, etc.
• Worked wif Amazon CloudEndure
• Hands on experience wif large VMWare farms
• Migrated MySQL on Windows to MySQL on Linux
• Worked on MS-SQL 2008 R2, 2012, 2014 and 2016
• Implemented New Relic monitoring wif AWS, Azure, Snowflake clouds and on-prem datacenter
• Performed AWS Well Architected review wifin the organization
• Developed “Adapt to Scale” environments
• Good noledge of ITIL documentation process in depth
• Good noledge about IT Service Delivery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Newark, NJ

Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created a migration factory to migrate thousands of servers to AWS Gov cloud
• Used CloudEndure Band Azure migrate heavily
• Used 6 R’s migration patterns, Migrated in 5 phase approach
• Application discovery, rapid migration using cloud endure and application modernization
• Automated server migration / replication using CloudEndure
• Migrated database servers (Ms SQL, Oracle, DB2 and Redis) to cloud
• Migrated various on-prem workloads (QA, analytics, application) to cloud
• Created migration project plan template to help business teams
• Developed a cloud security and auditing process
• Using DevOps model, created one-stop solution for internal clients to take a cloud journey
• Designed cloud infrastructure to host 1000+ applications wif the push of a button
• Re-architected legacy applications to be containerized
• Migrated applications from on-prem to cloud (Lift & Shift model) and re-write model
• Developed a blue-green deployment, server less technology, Infrastructure as a Code (Iaac)
• Create a policies and procedures to stand-up a new account on cloud quickly
• Integrated on-prem and cloud wif Direct connect and Firewall policies
• Developed an AWS TAG policy to track and automate resources

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Multi-cloud Heavy migration from on-prem to cloud (thousands of servers)
• Transit gateways Monitoring Track cost from multi-cloud
• Automation (IaaC) using Terraform
• Source code repositories DevOps tools, alerts
• Data-Lake and Datawarehouse QA automation tools
• Logs management (Splunk & Elk)
• Integration of multiple clouds
• Integration of various tools as a single solution
• Implemented New Relic for enterprise monitoring
• Implemented PagerDuty for on-call escalation
• Worked as on-call team member
• Migration of on-prem VM and physical servers to AWS
• Implemented Windows 10 WorkSpaces in AWS
• DevOps tools, alerts (CI/CD) Collaboration tools
• Integration of CI/CD wif QA automation tools (end to end) etc…
• Implemented New Relic monitoring across multi cloud
• Worked wif Integrated PowerBI wif Snowflakes to develop and host large reports
• Implemented AWS scheduler to start and stop instances during business hours automatically
• Built DataLake to hold 30TB+ data from different vendors
• Heavily used AWS Lambda to automate the job processing and automate
• Developed CI/CD pipelines for various projects / applications
• Implemented CDN tools Like Akamai to improve external applications
• Implemented API gateway using MuleSoft Runtime Fabric tool.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Director Cloud and Infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• Led a team and supporting health care applications across all over US.
• Providing system architecture and system support for all homegrown applications
• Delivered Solutions to improve Cloud architecture, deployment for AWS Private and Public Cloud.
• Configured Azure and AWS cloud from scratch to run production and non-production applications
• Migrated hundreds of servers from on-prem to Azure cloud
• Migrated Office online to Office 365 (cloud to cloud migration)
• Managed multiple AWS accounts wif multiple VPC's for both production and non-prod where primary objectives included automation, build out, integration and cost control
• Design EC2 instance architecture to meet high availability application architecture and security parameters
• Creating S3 buckets and also managing policies for S3 buckets and Utilized S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS
• Provided support for AWS EC2, S3, Cloud Watch, Cloud Front, IAM, Security Groups, Auto-Scaling AWS CLI Auto Scaling and Cloud Watch Monitoring creation and update
• Creating CloudWatch alerts for instances and using them in Autoscaling launch configurations
• Implemented Docker and Microservices in AWS cloud
• Done POC wif Kubernetes in Google cloud
• Worked on DevOps, Jenkins, BitBucket, GitHub, etc..
• Worked wif GitHub and BitBucket to Jenkins to have automated builds
• Created and maintained documentation of build and release processes and application configuration to comply wif audit requirements and Industry best practices
• Implemented Java, Microservices, Docker in AWS cloud from scratch
• Migrated all servers (Windows & Linux) from local datacenter to AWS cloud
• Designed and developed AWS RDS for back-end MySQL
• Administration if Amazon Linux and CentOS
• Migrated MySQL on Windows to MySQL on Linux
• Automated server-side jobs
• Developed Zabbix monitoring on Amazon Linux
• Configured primary and DR locations
• Implemented Zabbix tool for monitoring all infrastructure
• Used visualization tool Tableau
• Customized Tableau to organization needs
• Wrote shell scripts (Bash and PowerShell) to automate tasks
• Migrated SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016
• Integrated SharePoint on-premises and SharePoint online
• Migrated Office 365 from GoDaddy to Microsoft Office 365.
• Implemented and supporting VMWare ESX servers in-house for development
• VMWare P2V, migrating to different ESX host
• Managing vendors for IT infrastructure (Firewalls, VPN, desktops, etc..)
• Experience of handling HIPPA and PHI data

Confidential Washington, DC

Systems Architect & SME for MS Project Server and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Providing system architecture at department of USDA Washington D.C. for Microsoft Office products (Project Server, Portfolio Server and SharePoint) platforms
• Implementation and Deployment of Project server and SharePoint in enterprises
• Working on doing a proof of concept of SharePoint and Project server 2016
• Provide solution to Portfolio Analysis
• Migrating core applications to cloud
• Worked heavily on AWS Government cloud
• Designed high available RDS in GOV cloud
• Used visualization tool Tableau & Grafana
• Customized Tableau to organization needs
• Migrating all SharePoint farms to Microsoft cloud (Office 365)
• Working Integrating enterprise data for USDA across the US on agriculture crops
• Developed cloud migration plan
• Develop an enterprise project plan for new projects and support projects
• Architected enterprise disaster recovery plan for USDA wide
• Work wif PMO and do assessment
• Provide solution to Resource Management
• Customization of Project server 2013 as per client needs
• Migration of data from previous versions
• Project server and ERP Integration
• Reporting and Dashboard Creation Process and Workflow Creation
• Training Support Responsible for maintaining current infrastructure, providing architecture to future enhancements
• Migrated project server and SharePoint from 2010 to 2013
• Migrated USDA nationwide portal from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint Online (Office 365)

Solution architect

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

Responsibilities:

• Providing system architecture at Confidential for Microsoft Office products (Project Server, Portfolio Server and SharePoint) platforms
• Responsible for maintaining current infrastructure, providing architecture to future enhancements
• Migrated project server and SharePoint from 2010 to 2013 online (office 365)
• Migrated 10,000 team site from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint Online (Office 365) using 3rd party tools
• Working wif developers in developing custom add-on to project server 2010
• Working wif developers in developing custom s/w package for SharePoint 2010
• Working as escalation engineer (Level3) for Project server and SharePoint 2010
• Total responsibility of Support and escalations at Confidential
• Provided Enterprise Project Management solution to Confidential world wide
• Developed Architecture for Project Server 2010Farm from scratch in coordination wif Microsoft Premier Support team & Microsoft Consulting Services
• Initially started wif proof of concept of wif project server 2010 and finally implemented RTM version of the tool on MOSS 2010
• Implemented security scheme in between multiple Project Server Applications (PWA)
• Integrated SQL Analysis and Reporting Services 2008 wif PS2010
• Developed BIC reports, XL reports in place of DA views
• Deployed Project Server & Windows SharePoint Services on Load balanced environment
• Developed custom installation Guide (dis is very much customized for client environment)
• Developed infrastructure test cases
• Developed Project Server Applications deployment Guide
• Developed & customized Project Server Admin Guide for EPM 2010 to support
• Worked on AWS to store data in low tier storages S3 & Glacier buckets
• Worked wif Azure to implement high available web applications

Project Manager

Confidential, Groton, CT

Environment: Project Server 2010, SharePoint 2010, Project Portfolio Server 2010, SQL Analysis Services 2008, SharePoint 2010, SQL Reporting Services 2008, Windows 2008 and IIS7

Responsibilities:

• Total responsibility of EPM Farm at Pfizer
• Provided Enterprise Project Management solution to Pfizer world wide
• Developed Architecture for Project Server 2010Farm from scratch in coordination wif Microsoft Premier Support team & Microsoft Consulting Services
• Initially started wif proof of concept of wif project server 2010 and finally implemented RTM version of the tool on MOSS 2010
• Implemented security scheme in between multiple Project Server Applications (PWA)
• Integrated SQL Analysis and Reporting Services 2008 wif PS2010
• Developed BIC reports, XL reports in place of DA views
• Upgraded Project Server 2007 to 2010
• Migrated 10,000 project plans from Project Server 2007 to 2010
• Deployed Project Server & Windows SharePoint Services on Load balanced environment
• Developed custom installation Guide (dis is very much customized for client environment)
• Developed infrastructure test cases
• Developed Project Server Applications deployment Guide
• Developed & customized Project Server Admin Guide for EPM 2010 to support production environment and end-users
• Configured monitoring in all aspects of the Farm and enabled alerts to send automatic pagers messages in case of any service failure or server crashes
• Installed and Configured SharePoint 2010 (MOSS 2010) to deploy PS2010
• Configured SharePoint 2010 search, XL and BIC services and configured for EPM farm
• Trained Project Managers wif new Project Server 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Project Professional 2010 client
• Integrated Citrix server to for Project client
• Developed new reports for management using BIC and Portfolio Server
• Configured Microsoft Project Portfolio Server 2010 wif Project Server 2010 to show current and forecasted budget and high level management reports
• Manages team onsite and offshore
• Approve time sheets, billable hours
• Review RFPs and participate and preparing response for RFP
• Managing projects at client location (Project activities, resource management, invoicing, managing profitability, etc..)
• Conduct team learning activities for Cognizant employees and contractors
• Screening / interviewing new resources
• Helping wif technical issues

Confidential, Groton, CT

Environment: Windows 2003, IIS6, IIS7, Project Server 2003 & 2007, Project Portfolio Server 2007, SQL Analysis Services 2005, WSS, MOSS 2007, SQL Reporting Services 2005, DOTNET, SQL 2000, IE browser, HP DL580 servers, VMWare ESX server, SAN, NAS and Cisco CSS

Responsibilities:

• Provided Enterprise Project Management solution to Pfizer world wide
• Developed Architecture for Project Server 2007 Farm from scratch in coordination wif Microsoft Premier Support team & Microsoft Consulting Services
• Implemented Project Server on MOSS 2007
• Implemented security scheme in between multiple Project Server Applications (PWA)
• Integrated Project Server 2007 and Project Portfolio Server 2007
• Integrated SQL Analysis and Reporting Services 2005 wif PS2007
• Integrated wif Clarity and PeopleSoft
• Migrated 30,000 project plans from Project Server 2003 to 2007
• Upgraded Project Server 2003 to 2007
• Customized Project Installation to host multiple Project Server Applications on same server (Server consolidation)
• Deployed Project Server & Windows SharePoint Services on Load balanced environment
• Offloaded View Processing & session manager to improve the performance
• Developed custom installation Guide (dis is very much customized for dis client)
• Applied patch to OLAP cube build to bring down the cube build time to 50% (dis patch is not available for public from Microsoft)
• Developed infrastructure test cases
• Developed Project Server Applications deployment Guide
• Developed & customized Project Server Admin Guide for EPM 2007 to support production environment and end-users
• Configured monitoring in all aspects of the Farm and enabled alerts to send automatic pagers messages in case of any service failure or server crashes
• Designed, developed and supporting Microsoft Office Project Server Project Server 2003 & Project Server 2007 Farm. Production level project server farm designed to host multiple customized project server front-end applications; each customized application ca host hundreds of projects wifin.

Confidential, Groton, CT

Senior Platform & Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated close to 50,000 project plans and 100,000 users from project server 2003 to 2007; used Microsoft suggested method to migrate the data from one environment to another using project server migration tool; which involves lot of cleaning and updating of project plans before it goes for migration
• Migrated WSS sites, data, permissions and data access so that end user can get same level of access
• Developed design documents, developed ISLC (SDLC) documentation from end to end; ordering hardware, software and piloting solution, developing solution, training support teams and transition to support team; Used Windows 2003 (in load balanced environment), IIS6Dot Net Farm:
• Designed dot net server farm, from scratch to migrate 5000 Windows NT, IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0 and client server based applications to Windows 2003, IIS 6.0 & IIS7.0farms
• Designed enterprise level server farm which can be hosted wif different types applications (web apps, client server apps, server apps, etc…) used NAT, Cisco CSS for load balancing and failover of websites / web servers, User Microsoft Application Center (MAC), used Topaz, Sitescope for monitoring environment 24/7, integrated SAN to production server to provide higher level of protection to data, configured NAS for production server logfiles
• Contributing lot to Pfizer in designing sever consolidation project plan and executing. Part of the responsibility I have migrated & retired 1200 NT servers to 50 Windows 2003 based servers. dis process includes auditing of servers worldwide using scripting, SMS, and conducting meeting wif other project leaders, migrating physical machine to Virtual machine using VMware ESX server & IBM Blade servers. In migration project I migrated web servers, fileservers, print servers, database servers, etc.

Confidential, Canton, OH

Senior EPM LEAD Systems Engineer

Environment: Windows 2003, Active Directory, Project Server 2003 & 2000 IIS 5.0 & 6.0, ASP, DOTNET, Outlook, SQL 2000, DB2, IE browser and IBM servers

Responsibilities:

• Implemented security scheme in between multiple Project Server Applications (PWA)
• Integrated SQL Analysis and Reporting Services 2005 wif PS2003
• Migrated 30,000 project plans from Project Server 2000 to 2003
• Customized Project Installation to host multiple Project Server Applications on same server (Server consolidation)
• Deployed Project Server & Windows SharePoint Services on Load balanced environment
• Offloaded View Processing & session manager to improve the performance
• Developed custom installation Guide (dis is very much customized for dis client)
• Applied patch to OLAP cube build to bring down the cube build time to 50% (dis patch is not available for public from Microsoft)
• Developed infrastructure test cases
• Developed Project Server Applications deployment Guide
• Developed customized Project Server Admin Guide to support production environment and end-users
• Configured monitoring in all aspects of the Farm and enabled alerts to send automatic pagers messages in case of any service failure or server crashes
• Lead the development and testing teams at Onsite & offshore
• Provided end-user support based on SLA to resolve the issues regarding production applications (personnel visit, Net-meeting, phone)
• Re-designed network of server for improving performance
• Re-designed Security system wif Windows 2003 for making more secure applications
• Designed and developed variety of authentication methods for web applications
• Developed complete documentation from scratch
• Created policies and procedures for s/w development team
• Developed version controlling for source code and conducted auditing on production servers
• Experience in installing, configuring, and performance tuning of SQL Server
• Extensively done migration from SQL6.5 & 7 to 2000
• Extensively performed tuning, performance monitoring of SQL servers
• Multi-database platform experience for comparative analysis capabilities
• Database modeling experience wif associate documentation standards (Erwin)
• Knowledge and experience in transactional and business intelligence environments, replicating and clustering data to achieve high availability
• Knowledge and experience in relational databases and relational theory
• Experience in automated database health monitoring and notification methodologies
• Experienced in data objects including (but not limited to) stored procedures, DTS packages, constraints, triggers, views, indexes, derived tables, dynamic SQL, and the noledge of when to utilize each type of object
• Extensively worked on database clustering, replication, and fail-over

Environment: Windows 2003, Project Server 2003, IIS6, ASP, DOTNET, Outlook, SQL 2000, DB2, IE browser and IBM servers

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Server Hardware: HP Blade Servers, DL series), IBM (Blade server, e-series), Dell (PowerEdge series), Sun (Enterprise 10000 range), HP and IBM Compatibles

Virtualization: VMWare, XenApp, Oracle VirtualBox

Server OS: Windows Server 2012, Enterprise Servers 2008, 2003, 2000 and Windows NT 4.0, 3.51

Desktop OS: Windows XP, 95, 98 Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x,5.x and Ms-DOS (Ver3.x.x to 6.) Linux and UNIX

Mail Servers: MS-Exchange server 2000 / 2003, Lotus Domino R5 / R6

Database Servers: Ms SQL 2012, 2008, 2005, 2000, 7.0, Oracle 8, 8i, 9x, Mysql, DB2 and its clients/tools

MS Project Server: 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 & 2000 (Project Central Server)

Security (Firewalls): Zone Alarm, Personal Firewall, Ms ISA server and other security devices like HP wireless router, Linux Box

Monitoring Systems: SCOM, Sitescope, Topaz, Di-data, HP Openview, NetIQ

Tools: WebTrends, 123Log Analyzer, PC Anywhere, VNC, GoTomyPC, Network Associate Sniffers, Various Protocol Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Norton Tools, Ghost, RIS, McAfee/ Multiple Virus Scanners, VMware, Microsoft SMS, Windows Terminal server, Windows remote desktop, third party VPN servers tools, Rational Enterprise suit

LAN/WAN Technology: PPP, ISDN, ATM, TCP/IP, IPX, Ethernet, Net Bios, Token Ring, DS1, DS3, Virtual Private Network (VPN), AppleTalk, Network Address Translation (NAT), Bridging, DSL, FTP, Serial, Gigabit, Fiber Optic, Cat 5, Wi-Fi

Hardware: Cisco Hubs, and Switches, Cabletron Hubs, and Switches, Nortel/Bay/Wellfleet/Synoptics Networks, Hubs and Switches, 3Com Hubs and switches, Various Terminal Servers, CSU/DSU, Bridges, MAU/CAU, Modems, Network Cabling, UPS, and Network print servers, printers and scanners.