SUMMARY

• 8+ years of System Administration and IT experience in multiplatform VMware, Windows with hands - on expertise in networking and system integration.
• Prepared Power shell, and Power CLI Automation scripts for Windows and VMware Administration and reporting tasks.
• Extensive experience in installing, configuring and Upgrading VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere (Infrastructure Virtualization suite), ESX/ESXi Server, Virtual Machines and Vsphere Clients(Both c# and Webclient) and migrated all physical servers to virtual instances at various data centers.
• Extensive experience in performing System Integration/Administration for Microsoft Windows (both x64 & x 86) 2000/ 2003/2008/2008 r2/2012 Server, Windows XP/Vista/7/8
• Remotely monitoring and managing servers using utilities like VMware Vsphere Clients, VCOPs, Veeam MP Terminal Services, RDP, HP-ILO, HP Insight Manager, PC anywhere, and maintained Cisco LANs and WAN devices (Cisco Routers and Switches).
• Managing Access Control through vCenter server, Optimizing Resource Utilization, Load Balancing (VMware DRS), Load balancing for storage (sDRS), Power Management (DPM) and ensuring High Availability (VMware HA).
• Upgraded, patched ESX/ESXi servers, upgraded Virtual Machines hardware, Installed/Upgraded VMware tools using VMware Update Manager (VUM)
• Migrated physical servers to virtual instances using P2V tools like VMWARE converter, Platespin and built MS cluster on VMWARE, deployed Virtual Machines (VM’s) through Templates.
• Part of VMware migration team in implementing and updating teh latest versions of VMware as well as building new VM instances as per teh business requirement.
• Built, managed and monitored all classes of HP Blade System.
• Experience with Cisco UCS Server Platforms
• Supporting high end production servers for operating system issues and vendor coordination with various hardware vendors like HP, DELL, and IBM for hardware failures.
• Experience with SAN and NAS configurations, networking and Storage related issues and CIFS.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Hands on wide experience in upgrading VMware Vsphere 4.X to VMware Vsphere 5.X.
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007 and 2010.
• Experience working with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment.
• Experience with installing and configuring teh Windows server update services (WSUS).
• Experienced working with HP3PAR and IBM XIV storage.
• Experience with applying patches, distributing software, and installing applications using SCCM 2007/2012
• Administration of Active Directory Windows 2003/2008 environment. Managing Active Directory issues such as: Logon Failures, Account Lockouts, Group Policies, FSMO, Network Connectivity, DNS and WINS Name Resolution, Authentication Problems, File and Printer Permissions etc.
• Experience with managing teh Antivirus server and software like SEP
• Familiar with VMware Orchestrator Architecture and Orchestrator Deployment Basis.
• Familiar with monitoring servers using SCOM
• Patched/upgraded VMware vsphere hosts, VMs, Hyper-v Virtual Machines.
• Automated teh process of report generation daily/weekly of VMware, Hyper-v, physical servers, exchange, environments.
• Experienced working with Symantec, MacAfee antivirus solutions
• Experience in ITIL Driven controlled environments.
• Experience in managing, implementing, configuring, and integrating DNS architecture.
• Creating, Accessing and Managing various databases under SQL Instance using SQL Management Console.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization Skills: VSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 , ESX/ESXi server 3.5/ 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 , VSphere Client, Vsphere Web Client, VCenter Server, VMotion, Storage VMotion, DRS, sDRS, VMware Update Manager(VUM), VCenter SRM, VMware Tools, VMware Converter, VCO, VCOPS, VCM, vSphere Data Protection, vSphere Replication, vSphere FT, vSphere DS, vSphere Host Profiles, VMAX, vFabric, vsphere storage I/O control, vSphere APP HA, Vblock, VCAC, vCloud

Operating Systems: MS Windows Server ( 2000/ 2003/2008/2008 r2/2012), Windows XP/Vista/7/8 both x64 & x86,Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Programming skills: Powershell, PowerCLI, Ms-Build, Ms-Visual Studio, C,C++, C#, Python, Java, Ruby, Shell, VB Script and Bash

Monitoring Tools: VCenter Operations Manager(vCOPS), Vsphere Alarms, Veeam Monitoring Tool, HP SIM, Nagios XI, SCOM, SCCM, Remedy IT service management

Storage: Netapp, EMC,VMAX, VNX, NAS (NFS,CIFS,ZFS), IBM XIV, SAN and iSCSI, HP-3PAR SAN

Database: MS-SQL Server 2005/2008 R2 and Oracle

Backups: CommVault System, vSphere Data Protection, Veeam Backup, EMC Networker, VERITAS Netback up and Windows NT Backup

Networking: Cisco 25xx, 35xx Routers and 35xx Switches, virtual switches, vmkernal adapters, physical adapters

NetworkProtocols: TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, DNS, NTP, WINS, FTP, SSH, WinSCP and Telnet

Terminal Services: Remote Desktop Services, VNC, Putty and Terminal Services

Remote Management Tools: RDP, HP-ILO, IDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller), RILO (Remote Insight Lights-Out), Terminal Services, vSphere Launch Console

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT): Feature Administration Tools, Role Administration Tools, Server Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential, South Deerfield, MA

Responsibilities:

• Administration of vSphere 4.1/5.1/5.5/, and Windows 2000/ 2003/2008/2008 r2 AD environments.
• Deployed, configured, and administrated Wintel and Hp blades on various chassis.
• Supported L1 through L4 ticket calls on daily basis using Heat Call Logging.
• Upgraded Vcenter Server 4.1 to 5.5 along with its database upgraded from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008
• Migrated ESXi hosts from Vcenter Server 4.1 to 5.5 and Upgraded ESXi 4.1 hosts to ESXi 5.5
• Migrated all virtual machines, VAPPs, VAs, and Data Stores from Vcenter Server 4.1 to 5.5
• Installed Vcenter Update Manager (VUM) and used it to remediate hosts and VMs for host upgrade, VM hardware Upgrade, VMware tools upgrade, and for applying patches.
• Installed Vcenter Operation Manager (VCOPS) VAPP and configured it for monitoring Vsphere Infrastructure.
• Hands on experience on CIAC and VCAC
• Installed vSphere Data Protection and configured it to backup critical VMs routinely.
• Installed and configured ESX/ESXi 4.1/5.0/5.1 servers.
• Managing & monitoring teh ESX/ESXi servers, farms and Virtual Servers over VM Infrastructure client and VMware vSphere client 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.5
• P2V migrationand V2V conversionsusingVMware converter, Plate Spin and Double-Take.
• VMware toolsupgrading and Windows patch updates, creatingtemplates and deploying Virtual Machinesthroughtemplates and Cloning VMs.
• Installed and configured vCenter SRM for disaster Recovery.
• Monitored physical and virtual servers using SCOM and VEEAM integrated with SCOM for VMs health monitoring and performance troubleshooting.
• Created powershell and powerCLI scripts for automation.
• Hands on experience with Microsoft Azure environment
• Managed Company’s Active Directory Domain using best tools like Active Directory Modules for windows powershell, Quest tool, Power GUI editor, ADAC, ADUC, GPM tool, etc.
• Build and configured new Windows 2003/2008/2008 r2/2012 & Linux VMs and physical servers with both x64 and x86 architecture.
• Managed Microsoft 2003/2008 active directory servers.
• Managed Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2010.
• Worked on Microsoft SQL Servers as well as created, configured, backup, and restored various databases.
• Experienced with supporting Intel based hardware.
• Managed various data center components including monitoring tools.
• Installed and configured WSUS, SCCM, and SCOM.
• Used SCCM for patching, creating/distributing software, and installing software.
• Experienced using Remedy ITSM tool to solve IT problems.
• Allocated and unallocated storage capacity to servers.
• Patched Infrastructure and Citrix servers on monthly basis after teh Microsoft’s patch release day using WSUS and SCCM.
• Performance tuning and monitoring as well as performed upgrading and backups and recovery.
• Hands on wide experience in upgrading Vcenter 4.0 to Vcenter 5.0 including teh Vcenter Update Manager (VUM) and configuring teh same version of Vcenters in teh linked mode.
• Migrated teh VM’s using teh SAN to SAN replication using recovery point.
• Provided support for DNS/DHCP/WINS services.
• Installing and configuring teh VMware VSphere and creating clusters, creating and managingresource pools with High availability and Dynamic Resource Scheduling(HA/DRS).
• Involved in backing up teh entire physical machine which has bad blocks or hardware issues and restoring teh server on new hardware and scheduling teh regular backs for both physical and virtual machines using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR).
• Provided teh backup and recovery of teh files and data, worked on Windows Firewall, Terminal Server.
• Experienced working with McAfee and Symantec Antivirus.
• Teamed NIC’s using HP Teaming software and Broadcom for redundancy during failures.
• Configuration and administration of NIS, NFS & DNS environment
• Managed Commmvault BackUP Software, IBM XIV SAN and HP-3PAR storage.

Environment: vSphere 4.1/5.1/5.5, vCenter server,VMware converter,VDP, vSphere Infrastructure Client, Vsphere SRM, vSphere Webclient/4.1/5.5, VUM, VCO, Host Profiles, Host Auto Deploy, vFabric, vCenter operations Manager, VMware view, powerCLI, VMAX, Vblock, Powershell, ADDS, Windows 2000/2003/08/12 , VCAC, DNS, Compellent SAN, VMware ESX 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 , Remedy ITSM,NetApp filers, CommVault System, HP-3PAR, IBM XIV, HPSIM, MS SQL, Oracle, Heat, Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft SCOM, WSUS, Cisco IOS, Cisco UC phone, Nagios

Senior VMware Engineer

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of ESX/ESXi 4.1/5.0/5.1 servers.
• Managing & monitoring teh ESX/ESXi servers, farms and Virtual Servers over VM Infrastructure client and VMware vSphere web client 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.5
• P2V migrationand V2V conversionsusingVMware converter, Plate Spin and Double-Take.
• VMware toolsupgrading and Windows patch updates, creatingtemplates and deploying Virtual Machinesthroughtemplates and Cloning VMs.
• Experienced with vCenter SRM for disaster Recovery.
• Experienced using powerCLI commands.
• Building and configuring new Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 R2 servers.
• Configured Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Managed Microsoft 2003/2008 active directory server.
• Managed Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
• Worked on Microsoft SQL Servers.
• Experienced with Orchestrator design and deployment.
• Experienced with supporting Intel based hardware.
• Managed various data center components including monitoring tools.
• Worked with SCOM, SCCM,WSUS and IIS as well.
• Worked as WinTel server administrator.
• Experienced managing Microsoft Hyper-V Servers.
• Performance tuning and monitoring, firmware updates as well as performed upgrading and backups and recovery.
• Hands on wide experience in upgrading Vcenter 4.0 to Vcenter 5.0 including teh Vcenter Update Manager (VUM) and configuring teh same version of Vcenters in teh linked mode.
• Migrated teh VM’s using teh SAN to SAN replication using recovery point.
• Provided support for DNS/DHCP/WINS services.
• Installing and configuring teh VMware VSphere and creating clusters, creating and managingresource pools with High availability and Dynamic Resource Scheduling(HA/DRS).
• Involved in backing up teh entire physical machine which has bad blocks or hardware issues and restoring teh server on new hardware and scheduling teh regular backs for both physical and virtual machines using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR).
• Provided teh backup and recovery of teh files and data, worked on Windows Firewall, Terminal Server.
• Teamed NIC’s using HP Teaming software and Broadcom for redundancy during failures.
• Configuration and administration of NIS, NFS & DNS environment
• Managed Commmvault BackUP Software.

Environment: vSphere 4.1/5.1/5.5, vCenter server, VMware converter,VDP, vSphere Infrastructure Client, vSphere Webclient/4.1/5.5, VUM, VCO, Vsphere SRM, Host Profiles, Host Auto Deploy, vCenter operations Manager, vFabric, VMAX, Vblock, VMware view, powerCLI, Powershell, ADDS, Windows 2000/2003/08/12 both x86 & x64, DNS, Compellent SAN, VMware ESX 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 , NetApp filers, CommVault System, HP-3PAR, IBM XIV, HPSIM, MS SQL, Oracle, VCAC, vCloud, Heat, Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft SCOM, WSUS, Cisco IOS, Cisco UC phone, Remedy ITS

Senior VMware Engineer

Confidential, Natick, MA

Responsibilities:

• Participated in 24/7 support roles for servers, to halp maintain and troubleshoot both software and hardware.
• Managed ESX servers and VCenter.
• Ensuring Data Protection and Disaster Recovery by using VMotion and VMware Consolidated Backup.
• Experienced in Black Berry enterprise Server Configuration.
• Installed and configured VMware Vsphere products.
• Hands on wide experience with VMware vCloud Director.
• Managed Microsoft 2003/2008 active directory server.
• Configured User accounts and groups, profiles, assigned permissions using Active Directory.
• Configured Management and Resource Cluster, add Host to a Cluster, Configure its licenses, Network configuration, DNS.
• Managed Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 Server.
• Managed and administrated windows servers with intel/AMD processors.
• Installed SQL 2005/2008 clustered and non-clustered servers and also created SQL Database.
• Day to day support and maintenance of Operating Systems.
• Migrated production applications from physical servers to virtual instances within teh downtime window.
• Migrated teh physical servers to virtual instances using VMware P2V converter and Platespin tools.
• Converted P2V and V2V using VMware Standalone Converter.
• Created Clusters for High Availability and Dynamic Resource Scheduling.
• Troubleshooting issues relating to VMotion such as compatibility issues with halp of event log
• Installing and managing Antivirus on all teh servers and desktop.
• Admin noledge of Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database.
• Provided teh backup and recovery of teh files and data, worked on Windows Firewall, Terminal Server, and troubleshooting computer related problems. Attending client calls related to computers and network problems
• 24/7 production support.

Environment: Vsphere 4.0, ESX 3.5/4.0, Virtual Sphere, VCAC, VMotion, Vsphere SRM, VMware HA, VMware DRS Clusters, VMAX, Vblock, Remedy ITSM, SCCM, SCOM, Veritas Net backup, IBM XIV, Nagios XI, Black Berry Enterprise server 3.5 Windows 2003/2008 server.

Virtualization Engineer

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Configuring, implementing and managing Virtual environment using VMware ESX 3.5 and ESXi 4.0 infrastructures.
• Performing physical servers to virtual server migration.
• Performing virtual to virtual migration.
• Implementing and managing High Availability / Clustering environments using vCenter.
• Performing installation and management of NAS and SAN storage solutions.
• Developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery protocols.
• Providing load balancing capability for teh virtual infrastructure.
• Analyzing software and hardware constraints to plan for new user requirements (capacity planning).
• Performing diagnostics on system operations to identify problems and treads and verify network performance.
• Planning and advising on implementation of revised procedures, processes, methods or approaches.
• Installed Windows 2000/2003 Server, configured AD server for teh organization with over 200 clients.
• Created teh User Accounts and Profiles, assigned permissions using Active Directory.
• Administered teh Group Policy (GPO) to automatically upgrade and repair software installations.
• Installation and support for desktops with Windows 2000/XP Operating systems.
• Provide Remote Support and administration on network for internal and external clients using tools like Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDP).
• Managed Active Directory Server.
• Managed Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Provided Support for DNS/DHCP/WINS services.
• Configured teh Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC for testing and development.
• Installed WSUS and configured for patch deployment.
• Migrated Windows XP/Vista machines to Windows 7.
• Developing standard operating procedures and documentations for teh virtualization environment.
• Documenting and communicating Project Status, Issues, Risks and Actions to project leads/managers.
• Providing day-to-day onsite support for networked systems, hardware and related infrastructure.

Senior VMware Engineer

Confidential - Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• PMO designed P2V migration project from Memphis datacenter to Chicago datacenter
• Installed and configured VMware ESX server on HP DL 380 G5 model server.
• Storage allocation and configuration through VI client for all ESX servers installed.
• P2V migrations and Swing builds of virtual instances moving from two locations
• Application and file share migration from Memphis to Chicago using various third party tools like EMC, Platespin.
• Design and implementation of replicator node architecture for site-to-site replication of virtual instances through NFS, which later moved to local storage using storage VMotion.
• Phase-by-Phase P2V migration of applications and servers from Memphis datacenter to Chicago Datacenter.
• Implemented a new setup of VMware consolidated backup proxy server and integrated with existing VERITAS net backup for backup solution of complete VMware ESX farm.
• Implemented both forklift migrations and swing builds for First Tennessee Bank infrastructure migration from Memphis data center to Chicago data center.
• Designed and migrated Active directory/DNS from Physical to Virtual and enabled site-to-site replication between teh datacenters.
• Designed and implemented teh VMware Vsphere upgrade for VMware ESX hosts and Virtual center servers.
• Supporting HP Poly server for Accenture in daily operations and mission critical changes for SQL installs and upgrades.
• Designed and implemented Cloud architecture for integrating virtual centers servers from various global client locations and automated teh VM deployment using Manage IQ.
• Supported and Transitioned new clients for FIS in migrating teh servers and applications both physical and virtual with minimum downtime.
• Taken a role of VMware architect for P2V migration to various FIS commercial and leveraged clients.
• Designed and Implemented DR architecture and successfully completed teh DR test using VMware Cloud architecture.
• Took an active role in SAN migration from EMC old model storage to teh latest VMAX for both physical and virtual servers, which included both remediation and migration.

Environment: VMWARE ESXi,HA, DRS, VMware Virtual Center Server, VMWARE vCenter Converter, VMAX, Vblock, VMWARE Consolidated Backup, Windows bit Edition, IIS6.0, SQL server 2005,Vertias Net Backup.

VMware System Engineer

Confidential, Irving, TX

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured VMware VSphere ESX/ESXi nodes, vCenter and vClient.
• Configured Management and Resource Cluster, Add Host to a Cluster, Configure its licenses, Network Configuration, DNS and NTP.
• Administration of environment running ESX/ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machines.
• Manage Virtual Machines, Installing VMware Tools, Creating Templates, Cloning, Deploy Virtual Machines using Templates, Converting Physical to Virtual Machines (P2V).
• Manage user permissions in vCenter Server.
• Manage VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), vMotion and High Availability (HA) Clusters.
• Worked closely with Storage and Networking teams to manage teh allocated SAN, Fiber and Networking Infrastructure.
• Update teh Patches for ESX Servers using VMware Update Manager in Virtual Center.
• Monitor capacity, performance and utilization across all Windows Server and its Hardware.
• Installed, configured and managed windows 2003 server and Active Directory.
• Installed SQL 2005/2008 clustered and non-clustered servers and also, Creating SQL Database.
• Day to day support and maintenance of Operating Systems.
• Created teh user accounts and profiles, assign permissions using Active Directory.
• Administered teh Group Policy(GPO), to upgrade and repair software installations.
• Respond to and address any tickets/ work requests in teh Remedy Queue.
• Coordinate/Facilitate all planned and unplanned power outages for all environments.
• Worked on Symantec Antivirus and Symantec Endpoint protection for administering updates and cleanup of a community of workstations.
• Monitored servers using SCOM.

Environment: VSphere, ESX, Virtual Center, VMotion, VMware HA, VMware DRS Clusters, Virtual Machines on Windows 2003/2008.