PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 7 years of total experience in IT industry.
• 4 years in the area of Virtualization with VMware ESX/ESXi 3.x, 4 and 4.1 servers and Virtual Center server.
• 4 years Hands on Experience in Windows System Administration.
• 2 years of experience in Networking and Security.
• Experienced with Unix/Linux Administration.
• Build and troubleshooting experience With VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenterServer.
• Sound knowledge on VirtualCenterserver2.5, 4.0 and 4.1 for managing multiple ESX servers.
• Experienced with building and maintenance of Windows Servers for Large Enterprise.
• Sound knowledge of Windows Servers 2000, 2003 2008 R2.
• Experienced with Migration of Windows Operating System.
• Experienced with Patching windows systems.
• Experienced with Scripting in batch, VB, Powershell and PowerCLI.
• Experienced workingwith ITCM, SCCM Marimba.
• Sound knowledge of ITIL/ITSM.
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMwareConverter, Doubletake and PlateSpin.
• Strong experience with the VMware HA and VMware DRS.
• Good understanding of Storage technologies SAN/NAS.
• Basic knowledge on Avamar, Networker, Symantec and vRangerProBackup tools
• Basic knowledge on MicrosoftHyperV.
• Documentation knowledge with Microsoft Office Visio.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Extremely self - motivated, quick learner, team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware

vSphere, VMware ESX 3, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.1

Virtual center server 2.5, 4.0 and 4.1

VMware converter enterprise, VMware Update Manager

HA, DRS, DPM, vMotion and SVMotion

VMware GSX server, SRM, Thinapp, Lab Manager

VMware Workstation, VMware capacity planner, VMware Player

Operating System

Linux, Windows 9x, 2000, XP, VISTA and 7, OSX

Server O/S

Windows NT,2000,2003, 2008 servers

Backup Software's

Avamar, Networker, Symantec backup exec and vRanger Pro. Veeam tools

Applications

MS Office 2003, 2007,2010, Macoffice 2011 and MS Visio

Third party VMware Applications

PlateSpin power convert, Vizion core, Vcharter Pro

PlateSpinPowerRecon, Veeam

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Designation: Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in a very fast paced diverse and challenging financial environment with VMware ESX/ESXi Hosts Clustered/ Non Clustered Windows Servers Virtual/Physical and Unix/Linux Servers.
• Responsible for Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of ESX/ESXi 3.5 4.0 4.1Hosts, Windows R2, Solaris, Red Hat Linux Servers.
• Patch Windows 2003 2008 servers to maintain security compliance.
• Evaluate and upgrade new Hardware for the Server lifecycle.
• Setup process for server builds maintenance decommission.
• Update ESX/ESXi servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades.
• Configure and maintain VMware Virtual Center Server
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA
• Creating and Managing resource pools for Virtual Machines
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Worked on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration
• Upgrades and updates using VMware Host update utility
• Troubleshooting ESX Virtual Machines
• Worked with Various Deployment solutions like Inhouse, Tivoli, ITCM.
• Worked on Active Directory, OU, DNS.
• Worked in an ITIL/ITSM process management.
• Implemented resource and service monitoring on the windows servers.
• Implemented hardware monitoring and remote system management using DRAC, OMSA ILO.
• Create Process documentation, troubleshooting steps
• Worked on Veritas Clustering
• Worked on Tivoli endpoint Manager, Tivoli Storage Manager.

Confidential

Designation: Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in a very diverse and challenging environment with 1200 VMware ESX/ESXi Hosts Clustered/ Non Clustered 3000 Windows Servers Virtual/Physical and 1300 Unix/Linux Servers.
• Responsible for Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of ESX/ESXi 3.5 4.0 4.1Hosts, Windows Solaris, SCO Suse Linux Servers.
• Provide solutions and engineering level support for various devices in the environment.
• Build Windows 2008 server template for deployment based on the enterprise needs.
• Write scripts batch, VB, Powershell, and PowerCLI to automate Server Builds.
• Worked on migration projects, migrating servers from windows 2000 to Windows 2008 R2.
• Build and Maintain server inventory using Active Directory CA ITCM.
• Patch Windows 2003 2008 servers to maintain security compliance.
• Worked on Motorola, Legacy SVU Handhelds for implementing DEX Communication in a virtualized environment.
• Worked on integrating Mettler Toledo Scales, Daewoo Phones, and various other devices in the environment.
• Evaluate and upgrade new Hardware for the Server lifecycle.
• Setup process for server builds, maintenance decommission.
• Update ESX/ESXi servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades.
• Configure and maintain VMware Virtual Center Server
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA
• Creating and Managing resource pools for Virtual Machines
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Experience in implementation and deploying View 4.5 VDI virtual desktops and ThinApps 4.5 Application packages with vSphere ESXi4.1 environment.
• Worked on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration
• Upgrades and updates using VMware Host update utility
• Creation Troubleshooting of Virtual Network
• Troubleshooting ESX Virtual Machines
• Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
• Performance monitoring and tuning for ESX Servers, Virtual Center Server and Virtual Machines
• Performed P2V Replication using Doubletake.
• Worked with Deployment solutions like ITCM, SCCM Marimba.
• Worked in an ITIL/ITSM process management.
• Implemented resource and service monitoring on the windows servers using SCOM.
• Implemented hardware monitoring and remote system management using DRAC, OMSA ILO.
• Create Process documentation, troubleshooting steps for Level 2/Offshore teams.
• Knowledge Share with teammembers.

Confidential

Designation: Windows/VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage network consisting of more than 1500 servers with Windows 2000/2003/2008 VMware ESX 3.5 4.x Servers.
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 3.x, 4 and 4.1
• Installation and configuration of VMware Virtual Center Server
• Creating Virtual Machine, Installation of VMware tools.
• Perform vMotion, Perform Storage VMotion
• Capacity planning, Using enterprise capacity planner for Data center migration
• Supporting Virtual Desktop environment including VDI, VMware Ace.
• Experience in updating/upgrading the HP Onboard Administrator, Virtual connects.
• Creating templates and deploying through templates
• Cloning Virtual Machines
• Taking snapshot's according to system owner's requirement
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA and DRS
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Responsible for all Windows Servers in the Corporate Data Centers, which includes Security, installing and building servers as well as required software and patches.
• Operational monitoring and error determination of applications and systems for Windows2000/2003/2008 Server system.
• Install and configure Active Directory in Windows 2003 and Server 2008 Network. Configuring TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and connectivity issues, Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Connection.
• Knowledge of clustering tools such as Microsoft Cluster server.
• Experienced in Clustering Solutions - Microsoft Cluster Services 2 - 4 node clusters for File Systems, Database, and Application clusters
• Experienced in Cluster configuring Load-Balancing and Fail over node setup.
• Configure and maintain hardware and software comprising high availability environment including IIS 6.0, SQL 2000/2005.
• Install critical OS patches including security patches and all software licensing issues. Ensure the virus protection software is up to date.
• Created and Managed User accounts, Files and Print servers in multiple Windows environment and Active Directory.
• Troubleshoot issues connected with the Citrix application services.
• Actively monitor and administer system resources, logs, disk usage, scheduling backups and restore. Set up Quotas for the user accounts limiting the disk space usage.
• Implemented resource and service monitoring on the windows servers using MOM, SCOM.
• Implemented hardware monitoring and remote system management using DRAC, OMSA ILO.
• Create scripts, packages to automate tasks.
• Knowledge transfer to new joiners

Confidential

Designation: System's Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation of Windows NT, Server2003, Workstation, Proxy Server, Configuration, implementation and maintenance.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional domain controllers.
• Symantec antivirus console management, updating antivirus definitions through centralize Symantec antivirus server.
• System Troubleshooting in case of a failure and maintain server uptime above 99.99 .
• Migration of active directory services from Win NT to Win 2k to Win 2003.
• Providing Capacity Planning review for all the servers.
• Patching all Windows servers and workstations with Company standards
• Customize the 2000/2003 servers in terms of Registry, Audit/Account/Security policy, patching,
• to sustain Company Standard Operating Environment
• configuring administering Domain Naming Server DNS, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• DHCP, Distributed File System. DFS, Internet Information Service. IIS and Remote Access
• Service RAS
• Created custom scripts using windows powershell.
• Assist staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.
• Work with vendor support contacts to resolve technical problems with desktop computing equipment and software.
• Train and orients staff on use of hardware and software
• Assist in maintaining LAN/WAN records and, as appropriate, telephone systems cable

Confidential

Designation: Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Windows 2000 2003 server environment support
• Involved in Active Directory planning, design and support
• Installed and Configured Exchange Server 2003
• Wrote Custom and adhoc scripts to automate and update Active Directory and server configuration
• Wrote custom VB scripts for automatic updates and custom utils
• Tested and implemented Group Policies
• Responsible for WINS, DNS, DHCP Troubleshooting
• Involved in Windows Server 2000 2003 OS installation and troubleshooting
• Performed Third party software evaluation, installation and troubleshooting
• Assisted in setting server standards and policies
• Virtualized the entire testing environment
• Planned and coordinated hardware upgrades
• Created custom installation scripts to automate corporate and third party software installs, updates, and patches on workstations and servers using Wise, Windows Installer and other scripting languages to be deployed via Microsoft SMS
• Created Microsoft SMS advertisements, collections, packages
• Coordinated and deployed corporate and third-party applications and updates via SMS to targeted workstations and servers.
• Used VMWare virtual systems for development and testing scripts
• Custom scripts/utilities/packaging
• Created custom scripts to update systems settings
• Created custom VB scripts for generating remote server backup reports