Summary

• VMware VCP5 and VCP4 Certified IT Professional with 8 years' experience in Systems and Network Administration with a primary focus on installation, configuration, and administration of VMware vSphere and VMware View environments.
• 4 years working experience in the area of Virtualization with VMware ESX 3.x, 4.X, and 5.0 servers and Virtual Center server and VMware View 3.5, 4.X and 5.X
• Experienced in providing technical leadership and guidence in the instalation, configuration and implementat1 ion of vmware products and technlogies and Plan, Design, Build Deliver core infrastructure solutions, specializing in virtual desktop solutions
• A sound, constructive and understanding approach to client problems, aiming to be seen as a solution provider
• Experience in designing and implementing VMware view environments for more than 15000 end users.
• Worked on different VMware products like VMware ESX server, VMware vCenter, VMware view, VMware Lab manager, VMware SRM, VMware Capacity IQ, VMware vShield, vcops, vblock.
• Good experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Good working experience with windows XP/7 imaging for VDI environments for better fun
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter and platespin
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of Vswitches, different types of port groups, NIC Teaming and VLAN Problem management in Virtual environment.
• Good experience with designing and implementing VMware backup products and distracter recovery solutions.
• Good experience with supporting an enterprise level infrastructure involving complex global interconnectivity
• Good experience with installing/configuring and troubleshooting VMware Lab Manager and working experience with vcloud director.
• Good experience with installing configuring and troubleshooting on Windows NT/Windows 2000/2003 and 2008 servers using enterprise standards.
• Excellent experience of server hardware, software, devices and protocols.
• Excellent experience with data backup, mirroring and recovery such as Commvault, Vizioncore, VRanger, Vizioncore VFoglight and Microsoft System Center.
• Experience of fiber SAN/iSCSI SAN/NAS EMC CX30, NetApp, Dell MD30001 Dell MD 1000, storage technology and work with SANs in VMware environments and troubleshooting SAN related issues and upgraded firmware of SANs in VMware and different environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills both with hardware and software in windows environment
• Good experience with all versions of Microsoft Servers including Exchange / SMS / SQL, Servers and Office products
• Strong analysis skills that include insight on successfully applying technological solutions and best practices to resolve business issues, while improving overall efficiency
• Excellent presenter, skilled in technical writing, training, documentation policy authoring skill set
• Excellent Documentation skills using Microsoft Office Visio.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Extremely self - motivated, quick learner, team player

Vmware

VSphere, ESX and ESXi 3, 3.5, 4.0, ESXi 4.1 and 5.0, Virtual center server 2.5, 4.X and 5.0,Vmware View .4.X, 5.X, VMware converter enterprise, VMware Update Manager, Thinapp, power CLI, VCOPS, vcloud Director, vShield, SRM, Workstation and player.

Operating System

Linux, Unix, windows XP, vista, windows 7 Windows Server OS - 2000, NT, 2003, R2

Hardware

DELL PowerEdge servers, Dell Laptops and DesktopsHP Blade servers, HP Proliant servers and Other HP hardware

Netgear, Cisco HP Switches, EMC SAN, VMAX, DMXEMC Clarian, NetApp SAN and Dell Equallogic

Backup Software's

Symantec backup exec and vRanger Pro. Veeam tools

Applications

MS Office suite and MS Visio, SharePoint, project

Citrix

Citrix Xenapp, Presentation server, Citrix Xenserver, Citrix Xen desktop

Third party Applications

Platespin power converter, Vizioncore Vcharter Pro, Vizioncore Replicator, VRanger, VFoglight, Platespin Power Recon Solarwinds, VERITAS Backup, Netbackup, RV tools, PowerGUI, Aternity, Liquidware labs, XengatiProfessional Experience

Confidential

VMware VMware view VDI Architect

Role:

• As VDI application architect, played key role in the design, development, and deployment of the Capital one VDI environment
• Designed overall VDI architecture, integration, and implementation strategy. Implemented Virtual Desktop infrastructure with more than 15,000 VDI machines
• Worked with business functional architects and analysts in defining business requirements. Involved in the business solution design and maintained technical direction and guidelines for implementation, and provided solutions to complex project issue.
• Provided architectural guidance, recommended solutions and performed design reviews for all VDI projects, both new and enhancements.
• Worked closely with the business teams to determine the impact of changes in systems and applications upon the VDI architecture, and makes recommendations to support release planning and implementation for applications, developers and systems administrators
• Worked with the delivery team to ensure they are able to implement the architecture through a combination of direct involvement and mentoring.
• Performed VMware view upgrade from, 4.6 to view 5.0.Implemented ESX server migrations form 3.5 to 5.0
• Worked closely with the imaging team to build and deploy window XP/ windows 7 images. Involved with thinapping the applications for VDI infrastructure.
• Did monthly release for the image updates, involving recomposing of 15,000 VDI desktops.
• Involved in design and deployment of windows 7 VDI migrations.
• Implemented monitoring tools for VDI infrastructure with Aternity, Liquidware labs.
• Created automation scripts using power shell power CLI for better management of vSphere environment and VDI environment and capacity planning.
• Involved with capacity planning and hardware procurements for capital one
• Operated as 24 hour on-call escalation point for all project effecting problems related to all Migration efforts.
• Focused on client values and satisfaction while balancing corporate objectives, feasibility and scalability of solutions.
• Assisted with technical and stakeholder requirements and overall project plan including cost, scope, portability, compatibility and usability.
• Prepared documentation and provided training for offshore resource in VMware and VDI

Confidential

VMware-Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Role:

• Designed and implemented Virtual Desktop infrastructure with more than 6000 VDI machines
• Performed VMware view upgrade from 2.5 to 4.0.1, 4.0.1 to 4.6, 4.6 to view 5.0.
• Implemented riverbed network infrastructure for better performance on VDI
• Worked as Tec lead for Virtual Desktop infrastructure implementation, provided 24 hr on call support for VDI -L3 support.
• Designed and implemented the Thinapp solutions for the VDI infrastructure.
• Worked closely with the imaging in developing the windows XP /Windows 7 VDI images and with packaging team in thinapping the applications.
• Designed, deployed and maintained HP enterprise class servers including Blade systems.
• Implemented the migrations of ESX servers from 3.5 to 4.0 and from 4.0 to ESXi 4.1
• Creation of standard images using Power Quest and Microsoft ImageX tools
• Implemented scripted installations using Perl and power CLI Scripts.
• Involved with capacity planning and hardware procurements as per PwC standards
• Involved in Data center migration more Than 400 ESX servers and large number of the windows physical servers
• Migrating Linux based machines and Power off Machines to virtual machines using VMware converter
• Security hardening and Monitoring of VM's ESX servers CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization for Security Compliance.
• Operated as 24 hour on-call escalation point for all project effecting problems related to all Migration efforts.
• Focused on client values and satisfaction while balancing corporate objectives, feasibility and scalability of solutions.
• Assisted with technical and stakeholder requirements and overall project plan including cost, scope, portability, compatibility and usability.
• Prepared documentation and provided training for offshore resource in VMware and VDI

Confidential

VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Role:

• Performed Datacenter moves and consolidation for using VMware and Physical server moves.
• Advised and executed server migration plan for data center migration SunGard to DBSI
• Involved with designing and implementing VMware backup products and disaster recovery DR solutions
• Identified, diagnosed, and repaired all issues with the VMware ESX virtual Data Center model.
• Migrated Physical Machines to Virtual Machines P2V and Virtual Machines to Virtual Machines V2V using VMware converter and platespin
• 700 servers HP, DELL from different datacenters were moved to new datacenter DBSI . Thorough planning was done for downtime, knowing each server usage
• Designed and configured DMZ environment in virtual environment
• Installed and configured ESX 4.0 in large scale installed vcenter servers
• Implemented and maintained large scale VMware ESX infrastructure
• Performed Hot Cloning, Cold Cloning, Classic Vmotion and Storage Vmotion.
• Worked with EMC VMAX storage, involved in data migration using open migrator and open replicator
• Security hardening and Monitoring of VM's ESX servers CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization for Security Compliance.
• Assisted with technical and stakeholder requirements and overall project plan including cost, scope, portability, compatibility and usability.
• Ensured design fulfilled functional and technical requirements and consistently met service level agreements SLAs.
• Monitored implementation progress in order to stay abreast of possible issues and future challenges.
• Documented Server consolidation and data center migrations.

Confidential

VMware / Windows admin

Role:

• Installed and configured VMware ESX 3.x and 4 and configured VMware Virtual Center Server.
• Managed and maintained large scale VMware ESX infrastructure
• Capacity planning using enterprise capacity planner for Data center consolidation
• Upgraded the ESX servers from Vi3 to Vsphere4
• Created standard template and deployed virtual machines through templates, deployed Virtual
• Machines in large scale from templates
• Converted physical machines to virtual machines P2V migration using VMware enterprise converter and Platespin.
• Configured fault tolerance FT for mission critical Virtual Machines, Managed VMware cluster
• With HA and DRS.
• Configured Vmotion, and performed Storage Vmotion and Monitored performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Used solar winds and Vcharter Pro for Performance monitoring
• Upgraded ESX servers using VMware Host update utility and update plugin
• Guided and involved in Performance monitoring and tuning for ESX Servers, Virtual Center Server and Virtual Machines
• Created Distributed Virtual switch, Configuring Virtual switch settings and policies
• Involved in Backup's using third party backup tools like Vizon core, Symantec and Veeam
• Documented all the server deployments and prepared SOPs for the reference