SUMMARY

• 10+ years' experience as a VMware and System Administrator.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration, Troubleshoot (Server Build) of all type of Windows Server Operating Systems (2003, 2008, 2012 R2 server/2016), VMware and Application software under multi - platform environments, deployment & monitoring servers, disk quota management & distributed file systems.
• Hands on Experience on VMware ESX 4.0/5.1/5.5/6.0 Servers.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration, Troubleshoot Windows Exchange Server (2003, 2010, 2013, O365 Office).
• Proficient in Migrating Window Server r2/2016, Windows Exchange Server 2013 to Office 365 and VMware VM to Azure Cloud VM.
• Experience working in complex directory environments with experience supporting Windows 2003/2008/2012 R2 Active Directory (AD).
• Hands-on Experience in managing Azure Active Directory for hybrid server authentication.
• Expert in Windows DNS, Group Policy, NPS, DFS, DHCP, DC, FSMO, LDAP, KCC, WINS, FRS, AD FS.
• Experience in Windows clustering configuration, patching, update and troubleshooting windows server (2012, 2012 R2).
• Skilled in Patching, Deployment using System Center Configuration Manager 2012
• Experience in configuring Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment.
• Improved team productivity and automated repetitive tasks by using Batch Files, Power shell, JavaScript.
• Hand-on Experience in storage types including iSCSI, NAS and SAN, VM creation capable file systems including VMFS and NFS.
• Experience in administrating and managing a VMware ESX environment with multiple clusters.
• Experience in implementing ESX servers with efficient virtualization strategies by creating clones, templates, task scheduling, prioritizing VMs, creating and managing snap shots.
• Excellent knowledge in creating and managing users, permission settings, roles and responsibility assignments and VM resource allocations on ESX hosts.
• Extensive experience in working with the vMotion and Storage vMotion technology.
• Good understanding of Thin and Thick Provisioning concepts.
• Strong experience in configuring HA and DRS clusters, using EVC on as needed basis.
• Knowledge of implementation and support of Symantec Endpoint Protection management.
• Excellent knowledge in SQL Server 2014 - Database Design, Queries, Reporting, Security, SSIS-based Integrations.
• Expert in Installing, Configuring, and Patching updates for Infor EAM Application with SQL Server 2008 and Reporting Tools.
• Experience in IBM COGNOS and BIRT Report Designing with SQL Server Database.
• Experience in Configuring VOIP Communicator Technology Using Cisco, Avaya System.
• Experience in configuring Cisco Switches Layer2 and Layer 3 with routing protocols STP, RIPv2, BGP, EIGRP, IGRP including load balancing metrics.
• Hands on Experience in configuring Cisco ASA 5500 Access-list policy, VPN-Tunnel, Rules, Monitor.
• Familiar with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) methodologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

VMware/ Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administering windows server 2008 R2/2012/2016, Ubuntu Servers.
• Involved in Migrating domain controller into new windows server 2012
• Migrated Existing Exchange Server 2013 to Office O365 Exchange
• Installed VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0/5.5/6.0 and ESX server 4/5.0/5.5/6.0 in a total of 500+, 12000+ Virtual Servers and 15 virtual centers.
• Test/deploy monthly Microsoft patches via SCCM 2012 patch management to all servers & Workstations.
• Manage Symantec Endpoint Protection for all servers & workstations. Perform routine upgrades of the environment perform audit and produce reports to make sure all systems have the latest definitions.
• Manage VM Environment for 8 different VCenters for sites
• Working on ESX architecture, Storage, Architecture/Design /Detailing of Processes
• Upgrade and Setup Host and Clusters for the Vmware esxi 6.0 Environment. Upgrade to the latest version of Vsphere Client.
• Up gradation of ESX server from 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 to 5.5, 6.0 environments.
• Configure ESXI server with Hardening documentation.
• Deploying VM's using PowerCli.
• Creating and managing VM Ware cluster. Enabling HA and DRS features in a cluster
• Performing Snapshots, Cloning, cold migrations and hot migrations
• Creating templates from VM’s and deploy VM’s from templates and allocate resources
• Moving VM’s from one LUN to another LUN using Storage Vmotion.
• Managing Backups & Storage devices for Remote datacentre, Expertise on Veritas&Arcserve Backup solution to provide 24x7 uptime of Critical Server's backups for the client on daily basis Administering Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment, networking issues, User accounts, Computer Accounts, connectivity, TCP/IP connectivity, configuration of DHCP, DNS, WINS
• Datacenter move
• Specialize in obtaining optimal Performance in virtual environment

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Server Administrator/ VMware Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managing 500+ servers on an oncall/rotational in a team of 5 Server administrators
• Build and setup VM Clusters and Hosts. Setup VMs for different Sites
• Troubleshoot Active Directory,VPN, DNS and Everyday Support for Citrix related issues
• Upgrade Host, build Vcenter, setup VUM server
• Setup Disaster Recovery Site and Network monitoring using Vcops, Solarwinds and IBM Tivoli
• Analyzing Client’s environment, existing infrastructure and proposing a solution.
• Deployed different farms for different verticals according to the business requirements.
• Assessing the possible scope for virtualization and planning the virtualization.
• Deploying DDC and provisioning services, deploying VDI.
• Configuring golden image for windows7 and optimizing VDisks.
• Migrated servers from multiple decentralized farms to a centralized global farm
• Installed and configured new Web Interface servers.
• Build application servers based on the business requirements and assisted various test teams in pre-production environments to validate the application functionality
• Installed and configured edge sight 5.3 for end to end monitoring. Generated alerts and reports on edge sight to monitor health of server farm.
• Installing and Managing ESX and ESXi servers on HP, DELL and Cisco hardware, and installation of vCenter Server, vCenter Components and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Migration of ESXi host and Vm’s across datacentres.
• Upgrading from vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.0.
• Creating licenses and deploying vMA.
• Configured syslog server and dump collector.
• Creating and managing resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Updated Firmware and Proliant Support Pack for Windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Used tools such as VMware Converter, PlateSpin PowerConvert, and Veeam FastSCP to work on ESXi Environment for the P2V conversions.
• Implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and Network fundamentals, protocols (such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), Group Policy and Profile Management.
• Expertise in remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Created Snapshots according to user’s requests and requirement.
• Maintained Web Servers by installing IIS 6, FTP Sites and creating Virtual Directories in IIS 6.
• Involved in Managing, Installing, and Supporting Windows 2003/2008 Servers, and VMware ESX Servers 4.0/4.1/5.
• Building ESXi 4.0/5.0 Hosts and maintain those ESXi servers through vSphere Client.
• Taking care of capacity planning for new clusters, ESXi and VM storage issues.
• Configured HA, DRS clusters, FT for important VM’s.
• Analyzing and implementing OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates using Blade Logic Patch Management tool.
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3, 4 and 5.
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore vfoglight.
• Presenting FC SAN LUN’s, RDM’s iSCSI LUN’s and NFS mounts.
• Created vSwitches and different ports groups for different purposes.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESX server level for redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using vCenter update manager.

Confidential, Westerville, OH

Virtualization Specialist / Sr. Server Admin

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded VM environment from 4.0 to 5.0
• Managed over 500 servers on an oncall/rotational in a team of 5 Server administrators.
• Converting Physical server to Virtual, help build a new datacenter concentrating on a virtual environment
• Managing day to day issues related to servers, Vmware using VSM manager
• Managing day to day System Admin issues with the rollout of a new building adding 1300 users
• Built and maintained SharePoint, Exchange, File/Print, Clusters.
• 6 month contract for Active Directory Migration
• Handled operations Issues with team of 6 server admins to provide 24/7 coverage for 500 servers IBM, ranging from Domain Controllers, Application Servers, Exchange using Active Directory and VMWare.
• Virtualization project to virtualize all physical blades to virtual.
• Managed patching, maintenance, virus and firewall protection on all 500+ servers

Confidential, Austin, TX

Server Admin

Responsibilities:

• Converted over 150 physical servers to Virtual including Print, Domain, SQL and clustered servers
• Built and maintained ESX hosts, virtual servers and clusters
• Using netbackup, backup exec and Tivoli Server Manager to backup servers.
• Storage Vmotioned and worked with T1/T2/T3 SAN
• Managed server operations including File/Print and Domain Servers built on Win 2003/2008 server.
• Analyze existing customer environment and helping them in migrating to virtual environment using various VMware products like VMware converter / Physical 2 Virtual, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
• Installed patches and upgrades to the operating systems.
• Decommissioning Physical & Virtual Machines according to Service Request.
• Migration of Windows 2003 Server/ Active Directory Domain Infrastructure Security Administration of File Server, user accounts and security groups on a multiple Active directory and 2003.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Windows NT/2000/2003 servers and XP Clients running on HP Servers &IBM Workstations.
• Enabling Web Access and Securing the Published Applications and Content.
• Configuring Metaframe Presentation Server Policies, Load Management and Printers.
• Maintained technical documentation for security compliance and performance tuning which was set as the global standard by the Corporate Security Group for all Terminal Server and Citrix environments.
• Monitor, optimize and troubleshoot published applications.
• Monitor, optimize and troubleshoot printing and printing policies.
• Defragment of active directory database and troubleshooting active directory. Backup and Restore Active directory.
• Installing and integrating DNS and Active Directory.
• Implemented RAID 5 for Fault Tolerance on Domain Controllers.

Confidential

Server Admin

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of Win2003,2008R2 Clients running on HP &IBM Workstations
• Administering Active directory and applying Group policies to users and groups.
• Backup and Restore Active directory.
• Enabling Web Access and Securing the Published Applications and Content.
• Successfully migrated 2 Node Windows 2000 Print Server Cluster with 800+ print queues to 4 node Windows 2003 server on VMware host.
• Installation, configuration and administration of print server / print queues.
• Involved in live migration of Virtual Machines and Virtual machines files using the vMotion.
• Configuring Metaframe Presentation Server Policies, Load Management and Printers
• Problem resolution details from escalated issues submitted to availability Manager for outages affecting server environments.
• Published technical documentation for security compliance and performance tuning which was set as the global standard by the Corporate Security Group for all future Terminal Server environment.
• Handle operations Issues with team of 8 server admins to provide support for windows servers ranging from Domain Controllers to Application Servers.
• Configured Cisco L2 and L3 switches using RIP.
• Managed Symantec Endpoint Production Manager for Servers and Clients
• Built and maintained Citrix, SharePoint, Exchange, File/Print, Application, Cluster
• Backup Servers on daily and weekly basic using Netbackup