SUMMARY:

• Citrix administrator with 7+ years of experience with Citrix & VMWare, Microsoft App - V, Appsense (Environment Manager),Windows Systems Administration, Application Packaging, andTechnical Support.
• Installation ofCitrix Presentation server 4.0/ XenApp 4.5/5.0/6.5/7.6 , XenDesktop 5.6 & 7.6 &Citrix Client Tools
• Administration of Citrix XenApp Farms & XenDesktop sites
• Configuration ofCitrix server policies,Load ManagementandPrintersin the Farm.
• Expertise in creatingCitrix Streaming ProfilesandPublishing Applicationsto users inCitrix XenApp 4.5/5.0/6.5/7.6
• Experience in administering Windows Terminal Server, Group Policy management and Active Directory environment.
• In-depth knowledge in dealing with WindowsRegistry and FileSystems.
• Extensive experience with troubleshootingWindows Installer (MSI) & Windows Installer Transforms (MST)installation and runtime errors.
• Expertise inSQL Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS2007).
• Installation and Configuration ofVMware ESX/VSphere 4.x/5.x.
• Experienced with hands on Tech Lead (Wintel/Citrix/VMWare) and supporting a large Media & Entertainment company’s Wintel Servers, VMWare ESX 4.0, Citrix XenApp 4.5 farms.
• Configured hypervisors Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper V
• Extensive experience with Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Server OS (2000,2003, 2008R2, 2012), Citrix Provisioning Services 5.6/6.1 and XenDesktop 5
• Implemented XenApp 6.5/7.6 and XenDesktop 5.0/5.6/7.6 using Citrix Provisioning Service 6.1
• Extensive experience with Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, Edgesight, Splunk, Netscaler, Microsoft Server OS, Microsoft AppV, and Citrix Provisioning Services, .
• Sharp hands over Configuration and Installation of Citrix Edge Site Server and Edge Sight Monitoring.
• Extensive experience in Network Protocols, managing VLANs / DNS with QIP and implementation / troubleshooting of Layer II ACLs
• Monitored, planned and coordinated the distribution of client/server software and service packs through SCCM.
• Microsoft VB Scripting and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials - Microsoft WMI Scripting.
• SQL configuration, backup and tuning experience for multiple products including Citrix, Logcaster, WebSense and AppSense.
• Created & updated application packages using App-V 5.0 SP2 & published the same through App-V management console; configured streaming App-V apps to delivery groups in XenDesktop 7.6
• Installing Netscalar Virtual appliances on XenServer, VMWare ESX & Microsoft server 2008 R2.
• Installing Netscalar VPX on AWS & configuring the basic system settings.
• Installation of Appsense Environment Manager & management of user virtualization by creating policy or personalization configs & applying it through membership rules.
• Experience configuring SAN, NAS, raw device mapping, configuring iscsi, Fibre channel & Fibre channel over Ethernet protocols.
• Preparing Remedy processes after assessment of risks in case of VM or host failovers.

TECHINICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Operating systems: Windows Server NT 4.0/ 2000/2003/2008 R2/2012, Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux and Centos, Apple Mac OS, VM Ware ESX/ESXI server.

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, IIS, AJAX, SharePoint Server 2007(MOSS 2007)

Programming Languages: Java (OOAD), SQL, PL/SQL, UML, VBA (MS Excel), HTML, BPMN

Terminal Service Application Servers: Citrix Metaframe PS 4.0, XenApp 4.5/5.0

Databases: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 R2/2012, Oracle 10g

Hardware: Hubs, Switches, Printer, Modem, Assembling, Installation, Networking (LAN), Maintenance of PC

Software: MS Windows 2000/2003/2008 R2 2012 Server, MS Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010 , Symantec Ghost, VERITAS Backup Exec-Netback up, MS Office XP,2003,2007,2010, MS Windows XP professional, Windows Vista/7,Symantec Antivirus (Corporate)/Endpoint Protection, Visio Professional.

Hardware: HP/COMPAQ ProLiant servers, HP/IBM Blade Centres, IBM X-series Servers, Dell Power Edge Server, DLT/DAT Tape backup, HP Procurve Switches, Sonic Firewall, DLT Tape Library, Tablet PCs, Cabling/Patch panels, UPS (APC), PC/Laptop Hardware, HP/IBM Blade Centres, Cisco routers.

VMWare: VMware VSphere 3.5/4.1/5.0, Workstation 6/7, ESX Server 3.5, VMware DRS, HA and FT, VMware Standalone Converter 3.0, VMware Update Manager 1, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI, VMware View.

Citrix: XenApp 4.0/5.0/6.5/7.6 , XenDesktop 5.6/7.6, PVS 6.1

App-V: 4.5 SP3, 5.0 SP2

Appsense: Environment Manager 8.1

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, TN

Senior Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Developed Citrix Xenapp images in Xenapp 6.5 architecture with maintenance device, target device worker groups & provisioned the apps to user groups both as hosted & streamed to server types.
• Created streamed apps using Citrix Streaming Profiler.
• Developed Citrix Xendesktop images in XenDesktop 5.6 architecture with maintenance device, created machine catalogs, desktop groups & provisioned the same to user groups in both pooled & persistent mode.
• Administered and supported 600Citrix serverenvironment on Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Administered and supported 2500 Xendesktops on Windows 7.
• Patch management of Citrix Xenapp images & Xendesktop images & resolving patch related issues.
• Configured vdisk stores, device collections & write cache for target devices in PVS.
• Developed application packages using App-V 5.0 SP2 & published the same through App-V management console; configured streaming App-V apps to delivery groups in XenDesktop 7.6
• Creation of pools in VMWare vcenter 5.5 & assigned VMs to pools as per provisioning mode & target device types.
• Support for 4 Provisioning Server 6.1 hosts for 8 Xendesktop & 32 Xenapp images streaming from it.
• Support for 600 Citrix terminal XenApp 6.5 servers and 5 Provisioning Server 6.1 hosts & 2500 Xendesktops in an environment of 450 virtualized apps.
• Creation of configurations (registry settings, files & folders, local profile) for user virtualization through creating policy/personalization config in Appsense Environment manager & pushing the same to user groups or membership groups as per the required membership rules.
• Configuration & management of citrix receiver installation from Web Interface.
• Xendesktop 5.6 to 7.6 migration & the associated installation of infrastructure including Storefront, Studio, Delivery controller, Director, SQL 2012 database install, clustering & mirroring.
• Troubleshooted xenapp hung session issues & printer & scanner issues relating to multistream ICA.
• Monitored xenapp & xendesktop session usage trends, events & errors & server health stats using Splunk.
• Provided 24/7 Production support for Citrix environment on call.
• Printer configuration & managing policies within the Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop infrastructure
• Installed system patches & firmware upgrades to Wyse Thin Clients.

Environment: Citrix XenApp 6.5, Xendesktop 5.6/7.6, Windows server 2008 R2, Citrix Streaming Profiler 6.5/6.0/5.2, SQL 2008/2012, Appsense Environment Manager 8.1, Splunk, Wyse, App-V 4.5 SP3.

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Senior Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• DevelopedVirtual appsfor in-house client server applications throughCitrix Streaming profiler 6.5/6.0/5.2.
• Responsible for administering and supporting 350Citrix serverenvironment on Windows Server 2003/2008.
• Responsible for Terminal server builds and Citrix XenApp server deployments in both Physical and virtual environments
• Systems administration including Windows Server 2003/2008, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Black berry enterprise server, Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp, XenServer etc.
• Support for 250 Citrix terminal XenApp 6.0 servers and 16 Provisioning Server 5.6 host for VDI application servers
• Changing the registry key settings for Citrix issues
• Installation of Citrix plugins for Access denied issues on Citrix
• Installed, configured and maintain MS hypervisor Windows 20008 R2 Server with virtual servers.
• Installed and configured SCVMM on Hyper V server. Create P2V and V2V.
• Installation, Configure and Maintenance of F&O Application, Citrix Applications and other Stock Exchange related Applications.
• Installed and configured XenApp 6.0 server with published apps.
• Administration of existing XenServer 5.5, XenDesktop 5, XenApp 6.0 infrastructure.
• Virtualization implementation using VMware, Citrix XenServer.
• Installation of SQL 2000 and creating databases and roles and taking backup.
• Supporting in-house application management in Citrix environment throughCitrix Streaming.
• Troubleshooted various issues related toCitrix resource manager,Printersetc.
• Monitored Citrix server’s health by usingCitrix Edge Sight.
• Prepared & edited application packages using App-V 4.5 SP3 sequencer, published the same through App-V management console to be streamed to VDI using App-V client.
• Provided 24/7 Production support for Citrix environment.
• Responsible production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, GPP, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Managing load balancing traffic on Citrix Netscalar.
• Accelerated Load balancing traffic in Netscalar using compression.
• Performing Cisco Internetworking (Routers, Switches), Cisco IOS, Access-lists, Cisco WLC

Environment: Citrix XenApp 5.0/4.5, Windows server 20 & X64, Citrix Streaming Profiler 6.5/6.0/5.2, SQL 2005/2008.

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• CreatedMSI packagesusing Citrix Installation packager inCitrix 4.0/4.5/5.0
• AddingCustomActionstoMSI InstallSequenceusing embeddedVBScriptsto customize MSI install behavior.
• UsingOrcaTool for creatingWindows Installer Transform (MST)files for customizing vendor providedMSIinstalls.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining Windows and Citrix Servers which includes10,000user base and more than 100 plus applications.
• PublishingApplications, Content and Desktopsto users in Citrix Management Console
• Interacting with business users for gathering the requirements for on boarding the applications to Citrix Servers
• Creating a test Environmentin Citrix or VMwarefor Production Team to test their applications.
• Virtualization implementation using VMware, Citrix XenServer.
• Implement VMWare and XenServer Virtual Servers for Virtual App delivery.
• Experience withApplicationStreamingand publishing Streaming profiles for user access.
• Resolving user connections to theCitrixWeb Interface serverby recycling theIIS services.
• Supporting CitrixPassword ManagerandAccess Gateway.
• Working on XenApp 5.0 in test environment for migration of the current farm from Xen App 4.5 to 5.0.
• Installation & Configuration of new Production Citrix Server using automated scripts.
• Installation of Citrix servers and administration publishing application.
• Installation of new tested and certified OS & Citrix hotfixes on the servers.
• Installation & Configuration of new Production Citrix Server using automated scripts.
• Citrix & Terminal Server license management.
• Setting up remedy processes & documenting the same for troubleshooting relating to HA, FT & DRS.
• Securing load balanced traffic in Citrix Netscalar using SSL
• To test and apply Citrix & Microsoft patches with proper approval of clients.

Environment: Citrix XenApp 5/4.5, Windows server 2003/2008, SQL Server 2005/2008, Citrix Streaming Profiler 5.2/1.3/1.2, Netscalar

Confidential, Las Vegas

Senior System /VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and deployment of VMware products such as VMware Workstation, VMware converter, VMware View, VCB and more in virtual environment.
• Installed, configured, administered Windows R2 2012 servers, Active Directory Services, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server.
• Using VMware vCenter, created Datacenter Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESX hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
• Installed and configured ESX 4.0 Servers on Blade Servers.
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware View Composer and View Connection Manager to make Virtual Desktop Infrastructure efficient and to simplify desktop administrative management tasks. Responsible for successfully upgrading all hosts and vCenter servers to vSphere 4.1
• Experience of FC SAN/iSCSI SAN/NAS (EMC (CX3), NetApp, Dell MD3000i, Dell MD1000) storage technology and work with SANs in VMware environments
• Support Multiple (PSM and Core) VMware 3x and vSphere4 farm.
• Actively involved in PSM VMware vSphere4/ESX4, Win2003/2008R2 Server deployment in DR environment
• Test and recommend Replication/Backup solutions for VMware, SAN and Disaster Recovery.
• Configured laptops for RAS and local connections on the VLAN (DHCP or Static TCP/IP) configuration.
• Wireless Services & Support.
• Provision VMware Datastore and configure storage for Virtual Machines
• Configured the Security Policies /group policies and changing the registry to meet the required security for the Organization.
• Installed following servers Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003, Win 2008 etc.
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware View.
• Coordinated with the Risk management team to come up with remedy processes in case of network or storage failure.

Environment: Windows 2000/2003/2008 R2, Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, VMware ESX 4.0 Server, Open filer iSCSI SAN/NAS, HP Proliant Blade Servers, Remote desktop services

Confidential

Citrix Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the planning, design, and operation of the firm's remote access infrastructure.
• Managed and troubleshoot multiple Citrix farms.
• Developed and maintained Citrix-related standards, policies and procedures.
• Installed, configured, and managed the firm's Citrix.
• Access Gateway appliances and Netscaler 8.0., RSA two factor authentication.
• Assist in Planning, design, implementation, and continuously improve disaster recovery procedures for Citrix systems.
• Continuously monitor the firm's remote access requirements to ensure that the IT Department can consistently provide the optimum services to users.
• Provided 24 hr. Citrix coverage on scheduled nights and off-hour support for maintenance.
• Implement VMWare and XenServer Virtual Servers for Virtual App delivery.
• Provided troubleshooting instructions to Tier-1 support staff.
• Communicated with vendors as may be required for installation, configuration, technical support, and purchasing issues.
• Conducted ongoing Citrix technology assessment, research new Citrix related products and features and develop cost effective recommendations.
• Detailed understanding and implementation of XenApp Streaming Technology and components to include web Interface, Citrix Access Gateway and Netscaler configuration.
• Virtualization implementation using VMware, Citrix XenServer.
• Responsible for design, implementation and managing firm remote access portal and resource.
• Build and manage HP blade server cluster for Exchange 2003 environment. Utilize Hyena to provide daily drive space, system and application reports.
• Implementing (Cisco PIX/ASA), DNS and IP Address Management/DHCP.

Environment: Windows XP/NT/2000/2003, My SQL 2000, Exchange NT/2000, Citrix Meta frame Presentation 3/4, Wise Package Studio 5.6.