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Windows System Administrator / Engineer Resume

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Newark, NJ

SUMMARY

  • VMware Windows's consultant with strong service oriented implementation and support experience on VMware ESX/ESXi, VMware Virtual Center, Windows concepts using various Enterprise Application Services technologies.
  • Have the ability to collaborate with diverse technical and non - technical teams to come up with a world class solution to real world challenges.
  • Worked on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.X/5.X, vSphere, VCenter, RHEL 6.X/7, CENTOS 6.X/7 & Windows Server.
  • Experience as SQL Server DBA in SQL Server 2016,2014,2012,2008 R2, 2008, 2005 and in Production, Development and Design Environments.
  • Extensive experience with Active Directory, GPO’s, DHCP, DNS, IP, Sub Nets, VPNs, vLAN, Network routing, firewalls, LAN/WAN switching and Backup & Recovery, File & Print Server, IIS (Web Server), FTP, Terminal Server.
  • Experienced VMware Administrator/Windows Server Administrator of experience in designing, deploying virtual networks and upgrading systems, including hardware, software, networks, servers and peripheral equipment.
  • Experience in implementing and administering VMware vSphere, HA settings, DRS settings, Cluster groups, Resource Pools, Host Profiles, Licensing, Templates, and Data Stores.
  • Installed ESXi 6 and VCenter 6 in non-production environment for testing teams and development purpose.
  • Creation, management, administration and maintenance of virtual servers and clients.
  • Experience in Networking configuration & Security Configuration on ESX Host.
  • Extensive knowledge in advance features like ESX VMOTION, SVMOTION, HA and DRS.
  • Implementing and deploying of VMs in vSphere ESXi 5.5/6.0 environments.
  • Built windows virtual servers with OS 2008R2/2012.
  • Worked with the most of the vSphere features like VMotion, storage VMotion, DRS and HA, Created Virtual Machines, templates and snapshots, and deployed VMs from the templates and created and applied host profile.
  • Co-ordinated with storage team for the data store consolidation and resize project after the vSphere migration from 4.1 to 5.5.
  • Experience with most of the VMware vSphere features like VMotion, storage VMotion, DRS and HA.
  • Administered Virtual infrastructure running with ESX and managed by vCenter and Virtual and physical servers running with OS Win NT,2000 and 2003 servers running
  • Installing and Managing Active directory and FSMO Roles Transfer in Active Directory forest. Troubleshooting replication issues in active directory.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Windows OS: XP Professional, Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 2000 Server to Windows 2008 Server.

Virtualization: vSphere3.x/ 4.0/4.1/5.0/6.0 , Workstation 6,7 and 8, ESX/ESXi Server 3.x/4.x/5, vCenter Server 3.x/4.x/5, DRS, HA and FT, VMware Capacity Planner, VMware Stand-alone Converter 3.0/4.0/5.0, VMware Update Manager, vMotion, Storage vMotion, Platespin, Microsoft Hyper-V

Change Management: Remedy, HP Open View Service Center.

Backup & Restore: NT Backup, TSM, CBMR and TBMR, Legato, VMware VCB/VDR.

Policy Implementation: Documented, recommended, altered and implemented IT procedures for Data Center (s)

Remote Access: Putty, Telnet, SSH Explorer, SSH, VNC, Terminal Server, Remote Desktop (RDP) and Remote Assistance

Users Access Rights: Active Directory, NT System Policy.

Scripting: DOS Batch, Windows Host Script (CScript, WScript and WSF), VBScript and Automation.

Database: SQL

Application: SharePoint 2007, 20013 and Azure, EOP and office 365

Hardware: HP Proliant Servers, HP Blade Servers, Dell Servers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Newark NJ

Windows System Administrator / Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Migrated 100 Physical server to Virtual servers using VMware converter 5 and Platespin 9.2. and 25 Physical to Physical using Pltespin 9.2
  • Upgraded from Windows 2000 server to windows 2003/2008 servers according to the needs and limitation of the Application.
  • Extensively worked with Active Directory Services, IIS Servers, DNS, and DHCP.
  • Involved in installation, administration and maintenance of MOSS 2007 and sharepoint 2013.
  • Expertise in creating, configuring and customizing Web Application, Team Sites including Site Collection, Lists, Document Libraries, Content Types, RSS and Custom Lists.
  • Worked on performing backup and restore of SP 2013.
  • Worked on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.X/5.X, vSphere, VCenter, RHEL 6.X/7, CENTOS 6.X/7 & Windows Server.
  • Experience as SQL Server DBA in SQL Server 2016,2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2005 and in Production, Development and Design Environments.
  • Experienced VMware Administrator/Windows Server Administrator of experience in designing, deploying virtual networks and upgrading systems, including hardware, software, networks, servers and peripheral equipment.
  • Experience in implementing and administering VMware vSphere, HA settings, DRS settings, Cluster groups, Resource Pools, Host Profiles, Licensing, Templates, and Data Stores.
  • Migrated 740 site from MOSS 2007 to Sharepoint 2013 using the Avepoint migartion tool.
  • Expertise in solving any issues related SharePoint Environment and SQL server.
  • Experienced in working with clients, gathering requirements, and translating those into system improvements.
  • Expertise in Adding/Changing/Removing users and user group permissions for various sites, updating content & changing navigation.
  • Design, implementing and managing Active Directory(AD), Internet Information Server (IIS), Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)/System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), Systems Management Server (SMS)/System Center Configuration Manager(SCCM).
  • Extensively worked for monitoring production and development server logs, troubleshooting, controlling site access, administering Search and Indexing, approving and publishing InfoPath forms
  • Worked on scripts for health reports, template creating.
  • Maintained VMware ESX4/4.1 environment of over 60+ hosts and 700+ VMware guest OS hosted on enabling SAN technologies such as EMC, HP, and NetApp SAN storage solutions. Expert in building servers 2003 and /x64 based environments.
  • Administrated server consolidation program through use of VMware ESX server and VMware Virtual Center, using Virtual Center, ESX, creating VMs, using/building VM templates and customization files, and scheduling tasks
  • Installation, configuration and management of multiple server suites (Windows 2003/2008) on VMware ESX server
  • Responsible for Backup/Disaster Recovery planning, implementation and testing
  • Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation
  • Installed VMware ESX server 4.1/4.0 and created virtual machines on ESX Servers
  • Created standard templates and deployed virtual machines from these templates
  • Installed Management Server vCenter Server to enable centralized management of multiple hosts.
  • Linked Different vCenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of vSphere client to manage the whole Virtual environment
  • Creating and managing Virtual Machines, Templates, Clones and Snapshots
  • Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure
  • Coordinate testing, upgrade and configuration of system files and services. Ensure changes are in accordance with appropriate company operating procedures
  • Expert in TCP/IP connectivity and x86/x64 OS troubleshooting, installation, configuration and support of business application software suites.
  • Work and update tickets on clarify ticketing system.
  • Quick response to the problems to meet the SLA and real time monitoring of servers and troubleshooting day to day issues

Confidential

Windows System Administrator

Responsibilities:

  • Migrated servers from Confidential to Confidential through Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual to Virtual (V2V) using Vconverter.
  • Patch management on regular intervals on ESX and ESXi servers.
  • Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of VMware ESXi Server4.0, Virtual Center Servers4.0
  • Maintained VSphere environment of over 20+ hosts and 1000+ VMware guest OS hosted
  • Build servers on Vsphere environment according to the client request.
  • Implementing and deploying of VMs in vSphere ESXi 5.5/6.0 environments.
  • Built windows virtual servers with OS 2008R2/2012.
  • Worked with the most of the vSphere features like VMotion, storage VMotion, DRS and HA, Created Virtual Machines, templates and snapshots, and deployed VMs from the templates and created and applied host profile.
  • Co-ordinated with storage team for the data store consolidation and resize project after the vSphere migration from 4.1 to 5.5.
  • Experience with most of the VMware vSphere features like VMotion, storage VMotion, DRS and HA.
  • Administered Virtual infrastructure running with ESX and managed by vCenter and Virtual and physical servers running with OS Win NT,2000 and 2003 servers running
  • Maintained VMware Vsphere4 environment for over 20 Hosts
  • Experience in building servers 2003 and /x64 based environments.
  • Worked on administering IIS 6 and 7.
  • Building DR site for the existing Production environment.
  • Involved in DAG balancing, User mailbox moving and VIP implementation in Exchange 2010
  • Involved in decommissioning the old servers in Legacy environment.
  • Involved in AD Migration to change Host and Domain Name change. Quest Migration tool is used to migrate users and share drive permissions.
  • Worked on Planning, Designing and implementing all the process related to migration.
  • Coordinate with Application team to prepare integrated wave analysis, cutover plan, Infrastructure and Application Analysis document and Migration Approach documents.

Confidential

Windows System Administrator

Responsibilities:

  • By taking a proactive approach, maintained over 3500 virtual/physical servers across ten sites (viz., Great Valley, Collegeville (PA), Pearl River (NY) Andover, Cambridge (MA), Montreal, Markham, Princeton and Madison (NJ)). 24X7 Windows Incident Resolution and Implement 24X7 Change Management.
  • Maintained VMware 3i environment of over 100+ hosts and 1600+ VMware guest OS hosted on enabling SAN technologies such as EMC, HP, and NetApp SAN storage solutions.
  • Expert in building servers 2003 and /x64 based environments.
  • Co-coordinated with my virtual team to deploy OS patches using BigFix for 3500 physical/virtual servers and maintained the security and functionality of Intel/AMD based server environments.
  • Proven history of implementing, deploying, and administrating a secure and healthy server environment.
  • Participated in IT systems Disaster Recovery and high availability planning for business clients.
  • Supported Active Directory users, groups, and computers including delegating authority and applying permissions to various member servers.
  • Proposed OS patch schedule for the year after conducting meetings with the application owners and co-coordinating with the Microsoft monthly patch releases.
  • Periodically assisted in execution of large scale migrations and consolidations of legacy technology and Datacenter facilities using physical to virtualization (P2V) and other technical data centralization best practices where needed.
  • Detail Knowledge in Windows Server, VMware, x86/x64 hardware qualifications, and proof of concept testing to include Windows DFS, Clustering technologies, and McAfee ePolicy agent deployments and file exclusions, and immense TSM/CBMR Backup troubleshooting skills.
  • Expert in providing server reimaging/data restoration (viz., system state and file level restoration) using TSM, TBMR, CBMR and in critical situations - restored servers via Redbook.
  • Expert in TCP/IP connectivity and x86/x64 OS troubleshooting, installation, configuration and support of business application software suites.
  • Provision remote access to servers via Avocent's DSVIEW, iLO, iLO2, and pcAnywhere when required.
  • Collaborated with internal Compliance and Quality Assurance personnel to Qualify application and infrastructure servers hosting Validated Systems regulated by the FDA.
  • Executed live and on-site production disaster recovery tests to verify the company's ability to rapidly restore business services to a remote location (application specific).

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