SUMMARY:

• Proven Success in Systems Optimization and Strategic IT Solutions
• Accomplished systems administrator with 6+ years of experience managing server infrastructures and data - center operations both physical and virtual across multiple platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows (Wintel), VMware ESX, SAN). Effectively plan, install, configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and performance.
• Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, organizational development and systems/network optimization.
• Skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter comfortable managing systems, projects and teams in a range of IT environments. Vmware ESX administration and deployment.

HIGHLIGHTS OF IT SKILLS:

• LAN/WAN/NOC Administration
• Cisco USC Server, SAN Switching
• NetApp & EMC SAN Storage
• Cisco FC, FCOE Switch config
• Enterprise Backup Solutions
• Microsoft Windows Server Administration, SCCM
• Productivity Improvement
• Technical Support
• Systems Installation, Configuration & Upgrading
• Security Solutions
• Windows 2003,2008 R2,2012
• Information Storage and Management
• Database Design & Management
• NOS Patches & Updates
• VMware Vsphere, ESX, Citrix XenApp, VDI
• Lifelong learner
• Time management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage the infrastructure running production, Lab, and Corp infrastructure making sure the virtualization platform meets or exceeds organization goals for availability, capacity, efficiency, scalability and performance by engineering reliability into software and systems.
• Maintain infrastructure health and hygiene.
• Maintain Service Level Targets for the services provided.
• Work with Capacity Management team for proper forcast and planning of virtual environment capacity.
• Implement VMTurbo with VMware environment for capacity planning and management. Setup automation to reclaim the dead space periodically on the Netapp and EMC XIO arrays.
• Deploy vMA appliances in each environment.
• Deployed and manage multiple UCS Chassis, Cisco UCS B200 M3, M4 Blades, and 62XX FIs.
• Designed and built out resilient VMware environment for compute, network, and storage. Design a redundant vCenter 6.0 infrastructure to upgrade from vCenter 5.5. Performed test and verification of new UCS Blade hardware with vCenter workload.
• Participated in a infrastructure wide POC test of new VMAX3 array, tested virtual workload resiliency, and UCS Fabric connection.
• Worked with various project mangers on multiple projects for new deployments.
• Represented the Virtualisation and Cloud Engineering team on esxecutive team meetings. Designed and Engineered new environments for internal customers on new project deployments. Wrote various Powershell/PowerCLI scripts to automate many task, as well for troubleshooting various errors. Performed POC for vRA and vRO, and worked with VMware personnel to perfect design to meet environment requirements. hcl america/disney- Feb 2015-June 2015

VMware Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage the infrastructure running production infrastructure making sure the virtualization platform meets or exceeds organization goals for availability, capacity, efficiency, scalability and performance by engineering reliability into software and systems. Maintain infrastructure health and hygiene.
• Maintain Service Level Targets for the services provided. Supported both ESX1 5.0 and 5.5 environment.
• Wrote various script to gather information in the environment, as well as to execute task. Configured HP C7000 blade chassis to host ESX.
• Configured Cisco FEX for ESX network connection. Worked with Storage for the assignment of LUNs to ESX for Datastores.
• Provide Wintel Support for Windows Server 2000-2012r2. Worked with Windows Terminal Server, AD, DNS, and DHCP services.
• Configured new GPO policies, and modified existing ones to meet environmental guidelines.
• Utilized vRops/vRealize for efficient look into resource utilization to better respond to clients request for additional vm resources due to low performance.

Confidential

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Hired to support client in migration effort from Windows (Wintel) 2003 to 2008&2012, as well as their migration from ESX 5.0 to 5.5.
• Configured virtual environment to meet or exceed organization goals for availability, capacity, efficiency, scalability and performance by engineering reliability into software and systems.
• Built configured and troubleshoot multiple windows 2008 & 2012 servers. Adhered to ITIL procedures.
• Configured multiple HA & DRS enabled ESXi cluster and Data Store clusters. Troubleshoot ESXi purple screen and failed HA and vMotion.
• Interact with network and storage team for proper configuration of ESXi host and VDS and Data Stores. Automate Install of ESXi host using Auto Deploy and Host profiles.
• Install and configured multiple Linux Virtual Servers on clients request.
• Configured virtual environment to meet or exceed organization goals for availability, capacity, efficiency, scalability and performance by engineering reliability into software and systems.

Confidential

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported client virtual infrastructure of over 15,000 virtual servers and 700 host.
• Attended client meetings to discuss and plan for various VMware related projects including P2V migration. ESX1 4.X to 5.5 upgrade.
• Served as an interface to the project team to troubleshoot and identify any sever/performance issues.
• Build systems to end Client baseline standards. Support the maintenance and troubleshooting of vCenter, ESX environment daily.
• Perform Change Management tickets and procedure for changes.
• Plan and design the virtualized environment based on site system needs.
• Baseline Systems Performance prior to virtualization/relocation.
• Served as an interface to the site team to troubleshoot and identify any sever/performance issues.
• Analyze system performance after virtualization/relocation. Deployed, manage, and troubleshoot Windows 2003, 2008, 2012 server.
• Virtualization Engineering & Management
• VMWare Configuration, Troubleshooting
• VMWare Automation, Optimization
• VMWare Disaster Recovery and High Availability vCops/vRealize, VUM, DVS
• Design & Build vCenter Clusters and Datacenters
• VMWare vMotion, DRS, DPM, SRM
• Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates.
• VMWare Security / Roles, Networking
• SAN Management, Window Server Support
• PowerShell (PowerCLI)Scripting for Automation, and Troubleshooting
• SAN Planning and Design, V2V, P2V

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Data Center/VMware System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Support Daily Data Center Operations including server rack mounting, cabling, network switch port failures, documentation
• Support and manage EMC NS120 SAN, Netapp SAN with over 500 TB of storage. Worked with Cisco Nexus 5000, 2000 Fiber channel switches.
• Participated on a On Call rotation with other members of the team
• Supported Solarwinds for enterprise information technology infrastructure management
• Worked with various departments and vendors on multiple projects often times as a lead, from conception to conclusion
• Provided L2 network support and troubleshooting to the Network Admin on multiple occasions.
• Worked with various Windows (Wintel) Servers and server roles, including 2003, 2008, 2008r2, 2012. Active Directory, DNS, Web Services, File Services, Print Services, SQL server, Exchange AD integration.
• Provide support for many vendor software to support clinical activities. Experience troubleshooting HL7 connection issues.
• Work with many VMware vCenter technologies, including ESX, HA, DRS, vMotion, Cisco Nexus v1000, SRM, dvSwitch, vSwitch, iScsi, Fiber channel Data stores.
• Plan and design clusters and Datacenters. Design Backup and recovery plan for VMware.
• Deployed over 5 VDI using VMware View 5. Troubleshoot connections in View. Create Master images. Created non-persistent & persistent VDI. Deployed and worked with WYSE ThinApp Clients.
• VDI deployment in various clinics and hospitals, for use as training machines, and general purpose machines.
• Capacity planning and design for VMware infrastructure. VM backup using Commvault technology.
• Support Commvault Backup solution for use in tape backup, and disk backup. Maintain documentation of ownership of backups, and backup rotation and retention.
• Worked with Microsoft SCCM for server patches and updates, Software deployments.
• Worked with Operations Team on a wide scale deployment of Windows 7 using SCCM as a distribution source.