SUMMARY

• Over 10 Years of professional software industry experience in Windows Systems Administration and VMware virtualization using VMware Vsphere, VMware Vi3 and Microsoft Hyper V.
• Strong knowledge on Server, Desktop and Application virtualization.
• Worked on ESX and ESXi 3, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.1, 5.0, 5.1.5.5, 6.0, 6.5.
• Worked onVcenter server 4.1, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0 for managing multiple ESX servers.
• Senior Engineer performing Research, Development and Engineering Support - Operational Test and Evaluation Facility which supports Application Development, Integration/Testing, Pre-Production and Production integration in a multiplatform, highly complex mostly virtualized environment
• Architect next generation of forward deployed assets using VMware and blade server solutions.
• Testing VMware 6.0 in lab environment BETA program
• Re-engineered lab environment to support production emulation.
• Build and troubleshooting experiencewith ESX servers and Esxi servers.
• Worked extensively onTemplates and clones.
• Strong knowledge on resource management framework usingResource pools.
• Implemented and managedHA and DRS clusters.
• Worked onVMware FTfor critical VM’s.
• Experiences in managing backup and recovery systems like Veritas, CommVauIt.
• Excellent experience and understanding withVMware vSphere 4, 5and 6.
• Excellent experience and understanding withVDI -VMware View 4.x & VMware View 5.
• Excellent experience in Windows Server 2008/2003System Administration.
• Experience in storage / network protocols and connectivity likeFC, NAS, DAS, iSCSI, CIFS, NFS.
• Experience withSRM 5.0/4.5
• Hands on Experience in MicrosoftSQL Server2005, 2008 / R2 & Express for VMware Products.
• Excellent understanding on ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots
• Extensive experience inSAN / NAS storage administrationand system administration and trouble shooting in large data environments supporting multiple platforms and applications.
• Experience inRAIDconfiguring, analyzing and administrating
• Excellent experience in resource management framework like creation resource pools.
• Add VMs into resource pools,P2VandV2Vconversions by using Platespin, Doubletake, and VMware Converter.
• Patch management and upgrades usingVMware update manager.
• P2V and V2Vconversions usingVMware converter enterprise 3 and 4 Platespin.
• Extensively worked onVmotion and Storage Vmotion.
• Worked onwindows server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2, 2012 R2.
• Sound Knowledge on NTFS permissions.
• Worked on HP, Dell, Fujistu and IBM server class hardware.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, Configuration of networks, Router Configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: VMware VSphere 5.5, 4 and 5.1, 4.1 5ESX Server 3, 3.5 and 4.0, 4.1, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 Vcenter server 4.0, 4.1 5.1 5.5 and Virtual center server 2.5 3.5 4.1, VMware HA, DRS, DPM and FT, Vmotion and Svmotion.VMware converter 3, 4 and 5, VMware converter boot CD.

Automation: knowledge of VMware vRealize Operations Management 6. Experience on installing, configuring, and upgrading support for vRealize Automation & vRealize Orchestrator and Automation tools

Operating System: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2008 R2, 2012R2, Windows 2003, XP, Vista, 7, Windows 2000 servers.

Backup Software: Symantec Backup exec, Vizoncore Vranger Pro, Veeam tools and VMware CommVault.

Documentation Apps: MS Visio, MS Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and office 365.

Remote connectivity tools: VNC, Putty, Dame Ware Tree Size Professional.

Other Tools: Shavlik patching tool, WSUS, ZAM (Zen Assets Management), POB, HPOV, SEPM, MacAfee. Power shell Scripting, VB scripting.

Knowledge: GPS/GIS, Backend messaging servers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr.Vmware and Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Installing VMware VSphere 5.1, 5.5 and created virtual machines on ESX 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 Servers. Created standard images and deployed servers from the images.
• Develop procedures and tools for build of the virtualization platform, design build of virtual machines, operations of virtual machines, operations and further development of the virtualization platform.
• Currently in the testing process of upgrading to 6.5 version and implement them in the network.
• Install and maintain VMWARE infrastructure servers and their routine upgrades.
• Importing physical or virtual machines using the VMWare VCenter Agent Deployment.
• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESX hosts in the datacenter.
• Designed, installed and configured Win 2003, 2008, 2012 servers in Enterprise Environment.
• Restoration of the Physical and Virtual servers from a pre described date and configuring the servers accordingly.
• Performing hardening of the servers.
• Restoration is done through CommVault console.
• Managing the comcell server and the respective Media Agent servers.
• Trouble shooting the VM issues after the restoration of the servers.
• Managing the different V Centers across the Globe.
• Coordinating with different support teams and raising the tickets accordingly and resolving the issues.
• Coordinating with support vendors and staying with them on the calls and perform the required tasks.
• Installing McAfee and updating it to the latest EPO and adding Rules to it.
• Designed and implemented the enterprise Windows 2003, 2008 Active Directory & GPO’s. erformed system and security Audits to define system service and security levels.
• Defined and implemented system and network administration services and backup service levels
• Responsible for facilities management, liaison with vendors and training for end users on various platforms and for various applications.
• Responsible for documentation of processes and changes in the network on a day-to-day basis.
• Performing backups of data on the servers as well as network backups
• Creating resource pools and adding the VMs into the pools
• Install, configure and manage a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
• Monitor backup jobs, execute restore jobs, restart failed jobs.
• Execute vaulting process and daily tape management
• Actively participated in migration from Windows server and application updates.
• Provided documentation support and technical assistance on SCCM functions.
• Ensures that all systems and services delivered are in compliance with established policies and baselines, including IT Security and IT Control environment requirements.
• Virtualized Windows server Migration using VMware Converter, Platespin Power Convert.
• Converted many windows servers to virtual servers using Platespin .
• Installed SEPM Client in all the servers and desktops and managed through the Symantec server.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Senior VMware Automation Systems Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Installing VMware VSphere 5.1, 5.5 and created virtual machines on ESX 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 Servers. Created standard images and deployed servers from the images.
• Develop procedures and tools for build of the virtualization platform, design build of virtual machines, operations of virtual machines, operations and further development of the virtualization platform.
• Currently in the testing process of upgrading to 6.5 version and implement them in the network.
• Install and maintain VMWARE infrastructure servers and their routine upgrades.
• Importing physical or virtual machines using the VMWare VCenter Agent Deployment.
• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESX hosts in the datacenter.
• Designed, installed and configured Win 2003, 2008, 2012 servers in Enterprise Environment.
• Experience with Hyper - v Virtualization Assessment and Implementation
• Designed and implemented the enterprise Windows 2003, 2008 Active Directory & GPO’s.
• Maintained networking devices and various servers’ hardware & software.
• Performed installations and testing of upgrades and patches before final implementation in the active network.
• Performed system and security Audits to define system service and security levels.
• Defined and implemented system and network administration services and backup service levels
• Responsible for facilities management, liaison with vendors and training for end users on various platforms and for various applications.
• Responsible for documentation of processes and changes in the network on a day-to-day basis.
• Managed and Monitored availability, performance and disk/cpu usage of servers
• Performing backups of data on the servers as well as network backups
• Creating resource pools and adding the VMs into the pools
• Experience in building, monitoring and troubleshooting VMs (Virtual machines), working with VMware tools that make up the company’s Private Cloud environment.
• Install, configure and manage a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
• Provided documentation support and technical assistance on SCCM functions.
• Use automated tools or manual methods to push build and patches to remote servers and workstations.
• Ensures that all systems and services delivered are in compliance with established policies and baselines, including IT Security and IT Control environment requirements.
• Virtualized Windows server Migration using VMware Converter, Platespin Power Convert.
• Converted many windows servers to virtual servers using Platespin .
• Some of the servers were managed through Mcafee Antivirus and updated the Dat version manually and through scripts and also managed the epo server.
• Adhere to strict configurations, change, and release management procedures;
• Assisted field support technicians with server and workstation patching problems.
• Worked closely with peers in the deployment of Microsoft updates, third party patching, and application and operating system deployments.
• Troubleshooting of file system issues with remote servers via telnet and putty.
• Performed tape and library management of daily, monthly and incremental backups.
• Configuration of Active Directory, Event Pro, Outlook to desktops and laptops and mapping them to host server.

Confidential, Lorain,OH

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Active directory Services/DNS/DHCP/IIS in Windows 2003 Server environment
• Installed and configured MS Exchange 2003/IIS servers and day to day operation of the same
• Created Active directory group policies (GPOs) based on Domain, Site and OU structures to apply restriction to users, workstations and Servers
• Extensively used Active Directory Services to manage Domain controllers and domain trusts and replication.
• Documented disaster recovery procedure for Active Directory Domain Controllers and FSMO role holders.
• Worked with OVM products.
• Installed, configured and maintained32-bit and 64-bitWindows 2003 serversand 64-bit Windows 2008 servers &Windows 2008 cluster servers.
• Administered and troubleshot Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and DFS issues.
• Installing and managed VDI terminal servers, Provided isolated desktop environment via VDI.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VMs into the pools
• Configuring the App Volumes and managing them.
• Centrally manage the applications through App Volume Manager
• Excellent experience and understanding withVMware vSphere 4 & vSphere 5.
• Excellent experience and understanding withVDI -VMware View 4.x & VMware View 5.
• Excellent experience and understanding withThinApp Packaging.
• Security Administration of File Server, user accounts and security groups on multipleActive directory domains.
• Migrating Virtual Machines Using VMotion, Hot Migration and Cold Migration
• Create, Resize, Rename, Deleting the Virtual Disks and VCB.
• SAN/NAS Drive Configuration and Disk partition alignment on VM Data Drivers
• Experience with snapshot of System drives
• Installed, configured and administeredprint server / print queues.
• Worked on day on support troubleshooting client's problems.
• Built, configured and performed hardware upgrades of Windows servers
• Worked on Windows Server 2008 and worked on failover configuration on windows on Unscheduled and Scheduled Outages
• Configured Print and File Servers and allowed access to users using Group Policies
• Created Load Evaluators to apply on servers to maintain the performance of the servers.
• Configured alerts for Servers, Applications and send the alerts via email, SNMP.
• Designed and Implemented Microsoft Active Directory.
• Provided documentation support and technical assistance on SCCM functions.

Confidential, Chicago,IL

Vmware Administrator.

Responsibilities:

• Installed and AdministeredVM's across Datacenters Running 1200 VM's.
• Maintaining Performance lab machines in the datacenter.
• Installed ESXi 5.X in large environment on Cisco UCS on both protected and recovery sites.
• Implemented different Host Profiles for Multiple Clusters across Multiple Data centers
• Deployed and updated services in n-tier architecture vcloud air environment.
• Designed and implemented scalable, secure cloud architecture based on vcloud air environment.
• Maintained awareness of business needs and changing technology landscape, relative to public cloud.
• Importing physical or virtual machines using the VMWare VCenter Agent Deployment.
• Expertise in providing support for Windows 2003/2008 servers and ADS.
• Experience with Server consolidation using VMware vSphere 4.1
• Provided support per request from various constituencies, Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Applied OS Patches and Upgrades on regular basis, and upgraded administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure/add new services as per the requirements.
• Performed periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Performed ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required and Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Upgraded ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 on servers using update manager.

Confidential, MI

VMware admin and Windows Admin

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in installing VMware VSphere 5.1 5.5 and created virtual machines on ESX 5.1 5.5 Servers. Created standard images and deployed servers from the images.
• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX 5.0 servers for server consolidation.
• Responsible for the management of servers and duties include regular and proactive monitoring of servers, responding the alerts
• Good knowledge & experience on VMware vRealize Operations Management 6.x
• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESX hosts in the datacenter.
• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates. Working with snapshots of Virtual Machines.
• Installed and Tested VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 5.1/5.0) for the disaster recovery and managed recovery plans using Dell Equallogic 7500 series and EMC mirror view
• Tested recovery plans for VM’s protected using VMware SRM.
• Installed TrendMicro Antivirus and managed the servers.
• Manually installed TrendMicro Antivirus on to the servers and monitored then.
• Ran few scripts to make ensure that the servers are getting anitivirus updates correctly and make sure all the servers are up to date on the Trendmicro AV settings.
• Calculation of RPO and RTO to implement VMware SRM in the environment.
• Implementation if VMware VDP for data protection of Virtual Machines.
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, Implemented Migration of Virtual Machines using VMotion, Storage VMotion
• Virtualized Windows server Migration using VMware Converter, Platespin Power Convert.
• Hot and Cold Cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.
• Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS and Fault Tolerance in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Virtual Infrastructure
• Installing and managed VDI terminal servers, Provided isolated desktop environment via VDI.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VMs into the pools
• Performed datastore migration using VMware storage vMotion on Netapps NFS, SAN Storage
• Implementation Of different Host Profiles for Multiple Clusters across Multiple Data centers
• Have good knowledge working on vShield EndPoint installs to enhance performance, to prevent bottlenecks.
• Migration and P2V conversion Experience on many applications like SQL Server, Exchange running on Windows and some applications running on Linux Red hat and SUSE and VMkernel Linux appliances.
• Experience on Host Profiles, Distributed Switch, DRS, VMotion, SV-Motion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions, Templates, and many more…
• Database Upgrade for vCenter and update manager from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008 on 2 vCenter Servers
• Building VM’s and new Templates for new Projects and allocating them to appropriate Resource pools.
• Remote installation of ESX Hosts, Windows 2008 Servers using Raritan and Communicating with Network/Storage teams for Server Support.
• Wrote scripts to make some of the upgrade process automated and automated reboot process for servers periodically using Perl, Python and PowerShell

Confidential, Goleta, CA

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring and administering Windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Buildingthe servers as and when new hardware is installed.
• Building ESX 3.0Host and maintain thoseESX serversthrough VI Client.
• Installing and Maintaining theVC ServerandVC LicenseServer to mainESX Hosts.
• CreatingVM SessionsonESX Hostsand building the VM Servers.
• Creating and Maintaining theVM Templates.
• Clone the servers, converting the clone sessions to Templates and Converting to Templates.
• Updating the ESX servers with VMwarepatches
• Worked withActive DirectoryConfigurations.
• Administered and setup print servers inWin2000/2003 server.
• Implemented Fault Tolerance usingRAID 5.0/1.0levels on different servers.
• Implementation of Servers Buildsright from the scratch.
• Migratedmore than 300 users from Metaframe Presentation Server 1.8 to 4.0.
• Vendor Management. Responsible for setting up Windows NT/ 2000 and MS Exchange Server 2000/ 2003. Installation and configuration of Windows 2003, Active Directory. Upgraded Windows 2000 to Windows 2003.
• Created Virtual environment by usingVMware ESX Server.
• Creating a test Environment inVM Machinesfor Production Team to test their applications.
• Virtualized Windows server Migration using VMware Converter, Platespin Power Convert.
• Experience with data center hosting web sites maintaining application servers.
• Creating user rights and defining local and roaming profiles.
• Implementation of wireless networking and wireless routers configuration.
• Implementation and administration of HP server insight manager.
• Supported Corporate Blackberry service for enterprise domain.
• Involved in the VMware implementation and expansion work.
• Add 80+ hosts bringing total to 120 managed hosts and administered more than 2000+ VMs.
• Created and managed resource pools for Virtual Machines.
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines using Virtual center server for HA, DRS.
• Involved in live migration of Virtual Machines and Virtual machines files using the VMotion and Storage VMotion.

Confidential, TX

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Buildingthe servers as and when new hardware is installed.
• Building ESX 3.0Host and maintain thoseESX serversthrough VI Client.
• Installing and Maintaining theVC ServerandVC LicenseServer to mainESX Hosts.
• CreatingVM SessionsonESX Hostsand building the VM Servers.
• Creating and Maintaining theVM Templates.
• Linked Different Vcenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of Vsphere client to manage the whole Virtual environment.
• Installed Management Server (VMware VCenter Server) instance to enable centralized management of multiple hosts.
• Clone the servers, converting the clone sessions to Templates and Converting to Templates.
• Updating the ESX servers with VMwarepatches
• Assigning the Permissions to the User’s, File and Folder Permissions in the Centralized Storage Server.
• Taking Backup and Restore for Individual User Profiles and Taking the Server Incremental Backup using the Tape Drives.
• Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Exchange 5.5 clients, Outlook98, Outlook2003 outlook 2007 and Outlook express. This involves creation of PST’s,Outlook rules, Offline folder settings.
• Creation & Troubleshooting of Virtual Network, ESX & Virtual Machines.
• Creation of templates from VMs and deploying VMs from templates.
• Administer for windows server and all related server services includingFTP, AD, DNS, DHCPandVPN.
• Perform regular maintenance ofServer, which consist of adding users, editing userloginscriptsand grantingpermissionto directories and shared files.
• ProvideActive Directory, Group policyanduser profilemaintenance.
• MaintainSymantec Endpoint protectionmanagement console.
• Troubleshoot windows infrastructure by resolvingtrouble ticketsassigned by the users.
• Maintained and trackhardware and software inventoryand documents.
• Managing Windows server 2000/ 2003, NT4.0, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP.
• Addressing to user problems in the quickest time and ensuring that the problems do not reoccur.
• Coordinating with respective BU heads to avoid SLA breach.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuring operating systems and windows servers 2000,2003, 2008
• Installation and Troubleshooting of all Software Applications related issues
• Configuring Desktops, Laptops, Printers and other Network Devices.
• Managing and Maintain All application related issues
• Installing the Operating system and Troubleshooting OS related issues and various Hardware configurations
• Managing the Active Directory Configurations
• Managing printers and scanners
• Planning, installation of Windows XP on Desktops and Laptops
• Installing SQL, Oracle as per the requests
• Creating shared folders and assigns NTFS permissions.
• Installing antivirus on all workstations
• Coordinate with the Server Mangers and Vender support
• Incident management and client follow-ups on Severity 1 & 2 Issues.