SUMMARY

• IT Professional with 9 years of experience in Systems Administration with a primary focus on installation, configuration, and administration of Windows server 2003/2008R2/2012, Microsoft Exchange Server, Office 365, and VMware vSphere, ESXI 4.1,5.0,5.5, 6.0, VMware VCenter 4.1, 5.0 and 5.5,6.0.
• Experience in handling more than 3000+ mix of Windows server, 200+ ESXi servers, Remote data center, multiple vCenter
• Excellent understanding on ESX/ESXI Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots
• Experience in creating and applying Host profile, Storage profiles
• Experience in cloning and creating Templates from VMs, Snapshot and using vSphere features like vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS and HA.
• Experience in building VMw are virtual servers and physical servers with Windows.
• Experience in Installing and configuring Microsoft Hyper - V and Hyper-V VMs administration
• Experience with Cisco UCS hardware like UCS chassis 5108, Blade servers and Rackmount servers.
• Experience with VMware vSphere distributed switch and Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Deploying Virtual Machines (VM’s) through Templates, Converting Physical to Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) Machines using PlateSpin, Doubletake and VMware convertor
• Experience in Managing Multiple Windows Systems with Microsoft SCCM 2007 providing Patch Management, Remote Control, Software Distribution and OS deployment
• Experience in installing Dell Power Edge M910, M710 Blade Servers on Dell Power Edge M1000e chassis and configuring the chassis using Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
• Experience in installing HP Proliant BL460c G6/G7/G8, BL465c G7, BL660c G8 and BL680c G7Blade Servers on HP c7000 chassis and configuring the chassis using Onboard Administrator (OA)
• Experience in Cisco UCS C200 M2, IBM System x3690 X5, EMC VNXe3100, VNX 5100 and EMC Data Domain DD640 Rack & Stack.
• Experience in Installing and configuring the vCloud Director (vCD) 1.5 and vShield Manager 5.0
• Good Knowledge on Microsoft Azure and Create a Virtual Network on Windows Azure to connect all the servers
• Implemented several best performance settings and group policies on VDI infrastructure for better performance ofVDI environment and better user experience
• Well experienced in Creating Templates, VDIPool creations, VDI Provisioning, VM priorities, Roles and permissions, Resource pools, VM Cloning and Knowledge of Snapshots
• Experienced in Office 365 activities
• Excellent knowledge of Administrator Exchange serverenvironment
• Experience in installing and configure the VMware NSX Appliance for setup including VMware VSphere.
• Developed strategy to migrate Dev/Test/Production from an enterprise VMware infrastructure to the IaaS Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud environment including runbook processes and procedures
• Design complex solutions which integrate AWS cloud, on premise physical & Virtual server, EC2, S3 storage, networking and security.
• Implementing and setting up Puppet Master Server for configuring and installing the modules for automatic deployment on AWS Environment.
• Strong experience in System Administration, Installation, Upgrading Patches, Migration, Configuration, Troubleshooting, Security, Backup, Disaster Recovery, Performance Monitoring and Fine-tuning on UNIX (SUN Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Linux SUSE versions) Systems.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft SQL Database, Installing Databases, taking backup of the databases etc
• Worked on various environments giving Production support 24/7 for Intel Windows System
• Experience with Veeam Backup and Replication.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VMware: VMware vSphere 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5,6.0 (ESX/ESXi), vCenter server, VMware Update Manager, VConverter, VMware vCenter Single Sign-On,VMware view 5.1, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, VMware ThinApp 3.5, VMware vCenter update Manager, VMware vCenter Converter, Plate spin, VMware Data Recovery, VMware vCloud Director 5.1/5,VMware Consolidated backup, SRM 5.0, VMware HA, FT, vMotion, Storage vMotion, vShield,VMware vCLI, SRM.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2016, 2012, 2008 R2, 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, Hyper-v

Application Services: Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, DNS and WINS Services, Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, Remote Desktop Service (RDS).

Protocols/Services: TCP/IP, SMTP, PPP, HTTP, Telnet, SSH, DNS, DHCP, FTP and IIS.

Hardware: HP Proliant DL380P gen8/gen9, BL460c, C7000, Dell R410 power edge, R630 power edge

Desktop Application: Microsoft Office 2013, Outlook 2013 and Evolution, Open Office, MS Exchange server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior VMware Systems Administrator

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware ESXI 6.0, ESXI5.5, patching, management and troubleshooting of Servers
• Systems Administration with a primary focus on installation, configuration & administration of Windows server 2008R2 /2012.
• Active Directory Group Policy Management for Windows 2003/2008R2 and Windows 2012.
• Installation and Migration of vCenter Server 6.0/5.5
• Upgrading vCenter Server from 5.5 to 6.0, installing and upgrading ESX 6.0/ 5.5/5.1 Nodes using VUM, Administering VM's across 2 Datacenters running 1100 VM's.
• Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN Storage
• Upgrading ESX host with vCentre update manager and Pushing the patches for hosts and guests.
• Developing and Deploying Virtual Machines from Templets and Creating Snapshots, Cloning and Golden Image of the Virtual Machines for future Deployments
• Creating and Configuring VM Kernel Ports, VM Ports, Service Console and NIC Teaming
• Using PowerShell scripting to find the problems and fetch the VM environment data.
• Managing EMC Fiber channel storage for VMware infrastructure
• Implementing and Managing VMotion and Storage VMotion for VM's as per the requirement.
• Install configure new/upgrade of Horizon view Connection Servers and or Security Brokers.
• Troubleshoot existing Horizon view deployments.
• Created roles and permissions for specified users to give control over the VM's
• Implemented VMware High availability and resource load balancing by configuring HA and DRS clusters.
• Responsible for installing and Configuration of VMware NSX platform
• Deployed vRealize Operations Manager (VCOPs/VROPs), leveraging its capability for proactive monitoring of health of the entire virtual environment.
• Installed, configured and managed windows servers 2012 on the VM's and on Physical machines.
• Administration of VMware ESX and ESXi Servers on HP Chassis 7000, DL380P GN8
• Build and support HP's public cloud platform including HP Storage VMware 5.5 and Openstack that is used by Fortune 100 customers.
• Knowledge on Installation, configuration, and deployment of SCCM 2007 and SCCM 2012 for imaging and deployment of applications and Operating Systems across enterprise environments
• Provided Risk Assessment and remediation guidance for SCCM 2012 infrastructures
• Deployed over 1,000 VMs in a week to support a migration from Windows 2008 to Windows 2012 R2
• Build and troubleshoot Windows 2008/2012/2016 servers, on Physical Dell PowerEdge Hardware Dell R720/730 (For SQL clusters).
• Extensive experience working with external customers in setting up the Transmissions in Windows, UNIX and Mainframe Platforms
• Experienced in Configuring WindowsServer 2012, Active Directory Domains, Configuring DNS, DHCP, Trust relationship, Permissions
• Updated all virtual machines from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Server 2016
• Coordination with the deployment team after package creation and promoted the applications to the Production environment for deployment and testing the application on various clients which consisted of Windows10, Windows 8 and Windows 7client machines.
• Performing VMotion and storage vMotions
• Performance monitoring, resource monitoring of the ESX nodes using graphs, reports and setting up alarms
• Executed and performed server system operations and support consisting of Windows 2008, 2012, IIS 7, IIS8.
• Installation and configuration of Red Hat Linux 6.x on Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant and VMware ESX
• Administered the UNIX System for clustered HP Servers with fiber attached SAN
• Good knowledge and understanding of ITIL process and ServiceNow
• Managing Disks/Filesystems using Logical Volume Manager for Red Hat Linux
• Designed and Implemented WCF services layer hosted on Windows Azure. This layer is the middle tier between SQL Azure and SharePoint online external content.
• Responsible for support Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Azure IaaS VM Backup & Hyper-V virtual machine (Windows).
• Responsible for troubleshooting technical issues related to Azure Backup & Recovery.
• Supported customers on various implementations of Windows Azure AD, MS office 365, Azure Single Sign On, On-premise, Single Sign On, Windows Azure Saas, and Iaas.
• Implemented MS Azure and Office 365 E4 to manage the environment without needing to hire a replacement Network administrator.
• Provide ongoing support to small and medium business customers for the migration from Exchange to office 365.
• Responsible for all components ofOffice 365 including One Drive for Business, Skype for Business, Share Point Online, Delve, Yammer and Exchange Online.
• Managed and Administered Microsoft Exchange/Skype for Business serverand Active Directory Infrastructure
• Was responsible in successful migration of the Microsoft Exchange2010 environment to an Exchange2013 scenario, Provided support & administration and Complete documentation.
• Installing and configuring IIS and FTP Site, and Using IIS FTP Professional software.

Environment: Vsphere5.1/5.5/6.0, HP C700, Brocad&Data switches, DNS, DHCP, File Services, SCCM 2012, SCOM 2007, Windows 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, 2016 Servers, SQL, Office365, SRM, iSCSI-SAN, NSX 6.2.2, VSAN, Host Profiles, Storage DRS, Active directory, AWS, Power shell Scripting, NetApp, Red Hat Linux 6 and 7, ServiceNow, MS Exchange server, Azure.

Windows server administrator

Confidential, Pittsburg, PA

Responsibilities:

• Implementing vRealize Operations Manager 6.x and created intuitive and customizable dashboards, views and reports for Enterprise customers in monitoring their infrastructure environment with analytics and proactive remediation.
• Service now integration with vRealize Automation
• Deploying, configuring and managing vRealize suite products vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations, vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Business Suite, vRealize Log Insight.
• Upgrading of ESXi from version 5.5 to version 6.x while keeping the VM's in maintenance mode
• Creating all application and development Administrator, as well as groups, share and NTFS, FAT, REFS permissions
• Administration of VMware ESX and ESXi Servers on Dell PowerEdge servers
• Previously administrated approximately 5000 virtualized workstations with VMware view Horizons and Zero Clients
• Creating Virtual Machines, cloning virtual machines, converting P2V VM-Provisioning taking Snapshots of virtual servers, HA, DRS, VMotion and Storage VMotion making sure that the data stores are not over provisioned within the DRS clusters.
• Designing, Architecting, configuring and troubleshooting virtual Networks within VMware involving VSS (Virtual Standard Switch) and VDs (Virtual Distributed Switch).
• Building of Windows 2016 SQL clusters in ESXi.
• Create secured master image for Windows 2012 R2 and Windows 2016 GA for deployment of future servers in VMware Vsphere.
• Setup/confirm daily backup of SQL data/Virtual Machines, upkeep DNS/DHCP.
• Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting VMware ESXi 6.0 Hosts, VMware vSphere virtual center
• Maintaining Visio drawings and SCOM for servers, routers and switches
• Performed New Flexpod operations validating with proper hypervisors, applications and software's including VMware vSphere, VMware View, NetappSnapProtect, Cisco Nexus Datacenter switches
• Provision and Administer Hyper-V hosts, Guest OS with SCVMM 2012 SP1 admin console
• Microsoft SCCM 2012 troubleshooting, installation of applications, backup, recovery & disaster recovery
• Deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on Azure
• Migrating an existing on-premises application to Azure
• Working knowledge on Azure Cloud IaaS and PaaS Services
• Knowledge on Syncing on premises Active Directory users to office 365 with Azure AD connect and ADFS to make easy to user moving.
• Experienced on creating Azure VM, Cloud Services and Storages by using Azure Power-Shell Script
• Experience in Installing and configuring Azure Active Directory, creating users, groups and Troubleshooting Azure AD
• Managing and administrating private clouds in Hyper-V infrastructure.
• Excellent Administration and troubleshooting skills in issues related to View Connection servers, View Manager, View Security servers, View Composer, View Pools, View desktops, VDI Virtual Center, Snapshot Creation.
• Migrating legacy environment from VMware to new Hyper-V 2012 dynamic datacenter
• Responsible for the implementation of VMware ViewVDI upgrades, Change Management, Problem Management, and ITIL related process.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Power Path in ESXi for SAN Storage Path optimization
• Involved in creation of virtual switches and configuration of NIC for a clustered environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve the Storage related issues generated in the production, Development and testing environments using vCops.
• Worked on VRealize Operations manager(VROPS) for monitoring the vcenter alerts.
• Used VMware VCenter, created Datacenter Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESX/ESXi hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
• Used PowerShell, PowerCLI scripts for migrating VMs, creating snapshots
• Migrated User mailboxes fromExchange2010 to Office 365.
• Worked on Deploying and Migrating Microsoft Exchange2013 to Office 365 Environment.
• Used built-inExchangeMigration tools to move data from the On-Premises to the Office 365 environment.
• Performed Pre-migration test for user fromExchange2013 to Office 365.
• Worked with various Windows Servers and server roles, including 2003, 2008, 2008r2, 2012. Active Directory, DNS, Web Services, File Services, Print Services, SQL server, Exchange AD integration.
• Certificate renewal process for vSphere 5.5 using the SSL automation tool (command line utility)

Environment: VMware ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1, ESXi 5.5/5.1/5.0, vSphere 5.5/5.1/5.0, VCenter 5.5/5.1/5.0, MS Windows Server 2016/ 2012 R2/2008 R2/2003, Office 365, Clusters, SAN, NIC, EMC, Virtual Switches, P2V, V2V, AWS, Unix Shell Scripting, Red Hat Linux 6, SQL Server, SCCM, Office 365, MS Exchange server, Azure.

VMware/ Linux System Administrator

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Managing ESX and ESXi servers on HP, DELL and Installation of vCenter Server, vCenter Components and upgrading VMware Tools
• Designed and configured ESXi 5.5 infrastructure environment for huge Data Center migration.
• Performed physical to virtual (VMware) Migrations for over 180 servers using VMware Converter Standalone
• Installation of Vcenter server and its components
• Troubleshooting IIS application based on monitoring and logs generated on the server.
• Microsoft azure administration, user access, domain configuration, and group policy maintenance
• Monitoring of Vsphere licensing
• Maintained high degree of competency across the Microsoft Application Platform, focusing on .NET Framework, WCF, Windows Azure, AppFabric, and SQL Azure
• Expert working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2, Active Directory/LDAP and Group Policy administration in a hybrid-cloud configuration (Windows Azure) with 40+ replicated sites.
• Develop PowerShell script to automate Active Directory and server tasks and Generate reports for administrators and management.
• As a member of the team, participated installing Exchange 2010 servers, created & configured DAG, installed Mailbox, HUB and CAS servers.
• Involved in Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA and DRS.
• Individually deployed and maintained the first Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Environment (VMware Horizon view) within RGA virtual environment;
• Extensively worked with Active Directory Services, IIS Servers, DNS, and DHCP
• Installation of Linux servers and creation of VM’s using the web console vcenter on VMware ESXi.
• Expertise in security hardening (iptables/selinux) major Production Servers, and compiling, building and installing web server based Linux tools.
• Scripting using Shell for Day-to-Day tasks
• Design, planning and migration of on premise applications into AWS.
• Worked on Puppet, UNIX Shell scripting to build automated deployment tools
• Worked on Microsoft Office 365 (Installed, Configured, Documented fixes and common issues).
• Working practices in a collaborative working environment with Microsoft and Logical is in migrating the AD objects its attributes and resources, VMs (VMware, Hyper-V and physical Servers) Exchange and SharePoint.
• Implementation of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions for remote global users
• Configured DHCP server and VMware View Personal Management that managed 200 floating-licensed virtual machines with 2000 roaming profiles
• Assist in troubleshoot VM performance issues with the help of Vrealize Operations.
• Packaged applications with VMware ThinApp and Citrix for deployment in virtual desktop environments
• Virtualized software applications utilizing Thin App, streaming to a zero client and fat client environment
• Expertise in installing and configuring ESXi host servers, Vcenter server, DHCP server, VMware View Persona Management and implemented FTP upgrades to enable smart card authentication on all thin clients.
• Designed a training environment for the technicians to train on building a datacenter that includes domain controller, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, and Open Filer server
• Migration of all the legacy ESX/ESXi v5.x V5.5 updates 3b, in the current environment.
• Involved in installing and configuring ESXi5.5 /Win 2008R2/Win Server2012 on HP Blade (BL460c G8) and Rackmount server (DL 580 G8) using iLO.
• Installed and configured vCenter server 5.5, created virtual Datacenters, multiple clusters and added ESXi hosts.
• Installed and configured Update Manager 5.5, patched ESXi5.5 to ESXi5.5U2.
• Installed and configured SRM 5.5 like adding Array managers, creating protection group and recovery plans, tested the recovery.
• Installed and configured Operations Manager, generated day to day reports to monitor and manage the performance of virtual environment.
• Built Windows 2008R2/2012 on Blade Servers and Rackmount Servers
• Built windows 2008R2/2012 virtual servers
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters, creating Affinity rules and configuring FT when required

Environment: vSphere 5.0, Hyper-V, Redhat Linux5, Windows 2008/2003/2008 R2, Cisco UCS 5108, HP Blade C7000 and C3000, Dell PowerEdge Servers, ESXi 4.1/5.1, VCenter server 4.1, Windows 2003/2008/2008 R2 server, HP Proliant DL580G7, HP Proliant DL360G7, AWS, Azure.

Windows administrator

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Responsibilities:

• Experience in figuring out on the SAN, principles like topologies, switch zoning (delicate & rough), LUN protecting on SAN Storage contraptions, LUN production and Storage administration.
• Configuring DRS, HA& useful resource pools in ESX 4.0
• Configuring ESX 4.0 servers to use iSCSI & NAS storage
• Configuring and managing VCB backup proxy server.
• Backup & fix management of the virtual Machines.
• Experience with tools like VMware Converter, Plate Spin, Power Convert & VeeamFastSCP to work on ESXi environment for the P2V and V2Vconversions
• Transformed end-user computing model from thick client to zero clients - VDI with VMware Horizon view
• V Center Configuration of ESX servers, which in corporate Bonds & VLANs
• Implementation of Active directory infrastructure and Vcenter Fundamentals, protocols (such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), and Profile administration.
• Knowledge in deploying VM’s, running applications, making use of System Center Configuration supervisor SCCM 2012 R2
• Participate in the verification of DNS and Exchange 2010 systems and made changes to infrastructure to better suite migration effort.
• Maintained & managed Microsoft Azure platform & its applications like cloud, app service, active directory, visual studio.
• Created Snapshots according to customer requests and requirement
• Maintained internet Servers by installing IIS 6, FTP websites and creating Virtual Directories in IIS6
• Expert on Managing, installing, and helping desktop windows 2003/2008 Servers, and VMware ESX Servers 4.0/4.1
• Building ESXi 4.0/4.1Hosts and preserve these ESXi4.0 servers via Vsphere customer.
• Taking care of potential planning for brand new clusters, ESXi and Storage problems
• Configured HA, DRS clusters, for primary VM's

Environment: VMware VCenter, SRM, VConverter, vDS, VSphere, ESX, VMware View 4.0, VMware Update Manager 5.1, EXSi 4.0, View Administrator, ThinApp Converter, SCCM 2012, IIS6, Exchange server 2010.

VMware admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating and managing Virtual machines, data stores, clusters, hosts and useful resource pools.
• Updated Firmware and Proliant aid percent for /windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Created Snapshots and reverted them back on user’s requirement.
• Maintained web Servers by using putting in IIS 6, FTP websites and Experience in managing ESX 4.0 server, installing, configuring it.
• Scheduling tasks and check alarms.
• Installed and configured windows and Linux servers on VM’s.
• Configuring excessive Availability (HA), DRS.
• Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using RPM and Compiler
• Upgrading VM tools, VM hardware versions and Datastores upgrade to VMFS 5.
• Worked on building new VMware Active directory exchange and MS Exchange 2010
• Design, Install and configure VMware vSphere 5.0 servers on Cisco UCS chassis and B250 blade servers.
• Ensured that all the software and hardware components are upgraded properly, and designed the company's networking policy.
• Co-ordination with network team for implementation and upgrade services CISCO MDS switches.
• Working experience on different planning migration strategies with SAN and NAS data
• Supported a large scale Data Center projects, including server installation, hardware maintenance and break/fix activities.
• Solved many issues considering windows and VMware performance

Environment: ESX 4.0, Vsphere 5.0, UCS chassis, B250, HA, DRS, IIS 6, FTP, VMFS 5, CLUSTERS, data stores, RPM, HP ProLiant, CISCO MDS switches.

Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure VMware vSphere 4.0 and VI 3.5 environment for hosting the servers on HP C7000 blade enclosure.
• Reconfigured all ESX network connectivity utilization VLAN tagging and teaming.
• Consolidated many smaller ESX clusters and hosts to provide optimum resource utilization
• Deploy VMs using Templates as per requirements. Clone VMs and took snapshots of VMs.
• Responsible for well organized and maintain Virtual Environment.
• Created and maintained environmental specific installation and configuration guides for P2V migrations, ESX Server, vCenter Server, vSphere Clients, VMware Tools, Patch upgrades.
• Configuring, administering, maintaining & troubleshooting of windows 2000 & Windows 2003 Servers such as DC, DNS, IIS, DHCP, and Database servers.
• Created the user accounts and profiles, assigned permissions using Active Directory
• Prepared the environment for deployment of Windows Server 2003
• Installed, configured, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2003.
• Implemented and managed IP Addressing; configured TCP/IP addressing on a server.
• Worked on troubleshooting of Virtual Network, ESX & Virtual Machines
• Locally & remotely managing Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 Server issues
• Configure and manage Symantec Enterprise Protection Manager to protect the Network from the tread attacks.
• Capacity planning with the help of HP Performance Insight Manager reporting tool

Environment: Windows 2000/2003/2008 R2, Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, VMware ESXi 4.0 Server, Open filer iSCSI SAN/NAS, HP Proliant Blade Servers BL280C G6, BL460C and 620C Series, Remote desktop services.