SUMMARY

• IT Professional with 7+ years of experience in VMware Virtualization environment, Server environment
• Experience in Windows 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, VMware virtualization (4.x, 5.x, 6.x) implementation and ongoing management with early and current versions of VMware solutions, vCenter Operations.
• Microsoft applications including WINS, DNS, DHCP, SQL, printing, Proxy, IIS, Active Directory, SMTP, FTP, and Domain Controllers.
• Application Support like Business Objects, PeopleSoft, Remedy, Interest Claims.
• Publishing applications and providing access to the users using PS console.
• Administration and Maintenance of Windows Patches by using Blade Logic and SCCM Tools
• Supporting and Maintaining vSphere 5.0/5.5/6.0/6.5 environment.
• Extensive knowledge on ESXi Architecture, guest OS installation, setting Configure, monitor and upgrade of VMware Infrastructure.
• Maintaining the File Server and Print Server and cloning the Desktops on Network in Windows environment.
• Implement Management server (vCenter Server) instances to enable centralized management of multiple hosts.
• Implement VMware High Availability, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling, Enhanced vMotion (EVC), VMware Fault tolerance.
• Implement and troubleshoot solutions to allow provisioning of legacy applications in a VDI environment.
• Implement virtualization on ESXi 5.5 and 6.0,6.5, vSphere, vCenter, and vMotion.
• Experienced in performing Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations and taking Snapshots.
• Experienced in creating Virtual Machine Templates and deploy virtual machines from templates and allocate resources.
• Worked with the infrastructure team in support of the vCenter hosting the VDI environment.
• Design, implement and deliver applications to virtual desktops using App volumes.
• Test, troubleshoot and deploy applications, upgrades and operating system security updates in the virtual desktop environment while working with application teams to minimize user impact.
• Creating Virtual machines, installing operating systems inside VM's and installing tools and configure these VM's based on customer requirements.
• Experienced in performing Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations and taking Snapshots.
• Experienced in creating Virtual Machine Templates and deploy virtual machines from templates and allocate resources.
• Implemented Management server (vCenter Server) instances to enable centralized management of multiple hosts.
• Maintained VMware virtual infrastructure using vCenter/vSphere web client.
• Configure, manage, test, troubleshoot and deploy thin client devices for use with VMware View virtual desktops.
• Handled Multiple Executive level escalations for vRA, vCloud, vROPS, VIO and vSphere products.
• Extensive experience of file level migration in multi domain environment.
• Sound knowledge of NetApp hardware architecture and its different tools from Worked on Change Management and Disaster Recovery management.
• Data Migration using Snapmirrors and Qtree Snapmirror across same and different domains within the Enterprise, as well as Virtual Storage Console in the migration of VMs. Configuration and administration of Business Copy and Continuous Access.
• Involved in installation, configuration, upgrading, patching and administration of Linux, UNIX and Windows Servers.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting & reporting daily backup status for all critical production servers’ enterprise - wide.
• Worked on Configuration and administration of NetApp Filers, and Storage Arrays.
• Knowledge of NFS and CIFS share creation using Filer view/OCI and CLI interface on FAS filers and Isilon GUI and on CLI.
• Proficient in implementing scripts and procedures to automate and enhance the monitoring and failure recovery for system services.
• Administration of GPOs, Domain Users and groups, and Computers on Active Directory 2008, 2012, 2016.
• Developed organizational units in Active Directory (AD) and managed user security with group policies.
• Managed Group Policy Objects (GPOs) throughout the Active Directory (AD).
• Extensive knowledge in advance features of VMware VMotion, SVMotion, HA and DRS including vSphere Update Manager, VMware Data Recovery, vCenter Lab Manager and vCenter Orchestrator.
• Experience in P2V, V2V MIGRATION using VMware vCenter Converter / Plate Spin Power Convert and Creating host and client VM templates and cloning.
• Experience in iSCSI SAN, NAS, NFS storage and RAID (0, 1, 3, 10, 01, and 5) concepts.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, (IE. 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.)
• Implemented Crontabs, Shell Scripts (Korn/Bourne) for automatic back-up.
• Backup monitoring and reviewing backup policies through Data Protector S/W.
• Worked on Cloud environment to manage Virtual Machines, vApps. Able to create scripts for system administration languages such as Power Shell.
• Delivering the packaged applications for Desktops and Servers through SCCM.
• Managed and supported SCOM 2012 and monitoring systems. Established Operating System Deployment, images, and Task Sequences via SCCM.
• Highly recognized for SCCM documentation, network diagrams, and Troubleshooting flowcharts.
• Expertise in Implementing, Troubleshooting and Administering NFS, NIS based network.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: Virtual Infrastructure 4/5/6 with Virtual Center, ESXi 4.x, ESXi 5.x, 6.x, vMotion, HA, DRS, Resource pools, VMware Converter, Virtual Center, ESXi Patch management (VUM) VMware Converter.

Microsoft: Windows Server (2016, 2012, 2008 and 2003), ADDS, DNS, DHCP, Windows 7,8,10, Windows XP, SCCM, SCOM, WSUS, IIS, MSSQL 2008.

Storage: iSCSI SAN, FC SAN, NAS, NetApp 6240, 6040. Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware Update Manager, Plate spin migrator, Quest Vconvertor, vCloud director, vOPS, and vShield Edge., Remote Management: ILO/DRAC/IMM/RIB/OBA/ UCSM/Vcenter/UniSphere.

Hardware: Dell PowerEdge R710’s, Cisco UCS B200’s B250’s M1’s M2’s HP BL460C, C-7000, DL580’s.

Racks and Cabling: Installation of Hardware, Cable Management.

Network: Cisco Catalyst switches, L3 and L2 switches, Checkpoint, Net gear, HP Switches (Flex switches), NSX 6.1, Cisco switches GB, 710 1 GB, Cisco 2960 series.

Storage: Dell Power Vault, Equal Logic PS Series, NetApp, EMC Clarions, LUNs, Storage arrays, Hitachi Storage HUS 150, Storage EMC VNX 5300, 5400, SAS, Dell EMC Xtreme IO, Omni cube, Dell EMC Unity.

Servers: UCS cisco servers, Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant DL Series, ML Series, ACP Thin Clients, IBM servers, Air watch console, Dell Blades M1000e, Power Edge R610 blades, power edge M 620, Power Edge R710, Power edge R730.

Backup Tools: Symantec Backup, VEEAM Backup, Commvault.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Sr. System (Windows/Wintel/VMware)

Responsibilities:

• Worked on installation of VMware ESX 6.x environment.
• Build Windows 2k8, 2k8R2, 2k12, 2k12R2 & 2016 OS and deployment of 2k8R2, 2k12, 2k12R2 & 2016 servers.
• Upgrades VMware environment 5.1/5.5 to 6.0/6.5 and upgrades all operating systems from windows 2k3 to 2k12.
• Determining customer requirements and designing VMware-based solutions architectures spanning VMware's product portfolio from the vCloud Suite to the Horizon Suite to meet the functional and business requirements of a range clients of many sizes and across verticals.
• Supported and Implementation of FAS2000, FAS3000 and FAS6000 Filer's
• Migrated Standalone servers using converters like Platespin and VMware converter. P2V and V2V migrations.
• Installed software, patching, upgrading and maintenance of Windows 2008,2012 R2 & 2016 operating system.
• Configured Mailboxes, Active Sync, Microsoft Anti-spam, OWA
• Planning, Design and Implementation of VDI's using Vmware Horizon.
• Virtualized around 1200 VM's, Data center migrations. Used Zerto Tool.
• Implementation of Public/Private cloud infrastructure using VMware vCloud Director.
• Automation of many task using Vmware Vrealize Automation center VCAC and implemented many custom workflows using VRealize Orchestrator vRO.
• Experience in handling more than 3000+ mix of Windows server, 200+ ESXi servers, Remote data center, multiple vCenter.
• Hands-On experience on VMware vSphere 6.x/5.x, VMware vCenter6/5.x, vCloud suite, vCenter Operations(vCOPS), VSAN, NSX and vRealize Operations(vROPS).
• Excellent understanding on ESX/ESXI Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots.
• Proficiency in usingV Sphere, vCloud Suite /vRealize suite - vRealize Operations Manager (vRops), Log Insight, vRealize Orchestration(vRO), and vRealize Automation (vRA/ vCAC), VMware Virtual SAN (vSAN).
• Experience in creating PowerShell & VB scripts for various custom requirements.
• Used scripts like VB scripting, Powershell Scripting and Batch scripting to write all the custom actions and perform Install actions.
• Experience in cloning and creating Templates from VMs, Snapshot and using vSphere features like vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS and HA.
• Experience in building VMs are virtual servers and physical servers with Windows.
• Maintaining the File Server and Print Server and cloning the desktops on network in Windows

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

System Admin, Wintel/Windows and VMware

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Configuring vSphere vCenter (Creating Clusters, adding the ESXi hosts and configuring DRS/HA and networking).
• Manage the implementation, configuration, deployment and ongoing support of the VMware vSphere server infrastructure consisted of ESXi 5.x and 6.x
• Administration of windows, 2008R2, 2012, 2016.
• Worked with creation of resource pools, adding the Virtual Machines into resource pools, P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter.
• Building the Virtual machines and Physical Servers with Windows 2003, 2008/R2, 2012 &2012/R2.
• Sound knowledge on Hyper-V, ESX and ESXI Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots.
• Experienced in authoring and building Azure Logic apps, Logic App integration, Publishing and monitoring Logic Apps and Logic App diagnostics.
• Provide support installation, configuration, and support of Microsoft Office 365 on various platforms - Update O365
• Working on Disaster recovery of VMware ESXI and Windows Physical Servers.
• Working on HP iLO s Firmware upgrade and O/S installations. Deployment/Installation/Up gradation of VMware ESX server & VC server.
• Configuration of VMware HA & DRS cluster along with VMware networking. Using VM converter converting Physical machines in VMware VMs.
• Updating/patching Linux, Windows Virtual Machine in VMware clusters.
• Performance Reports, troubleshooting Performance Issue (Memory, CPU, Disk Space).
• Installation / Uninstallation, Firmware, Hotfix installation of VMs and Physical machines. Working Experience with VMware ESXi 5.1 and 6.0 and 6.5.
• Direct point of contact for EMC Support related change management (Avamar/Data Domain change/installs)
• Managed and monitored multiple backup technologies within the environment, including EMC Avamar, EMC Networker, Veritas Netbackup,
• Creating and Configuration virtual machines, installing VM Tools into VMs and allocating for end user.
• Creating and Deployed Templates and Snapshots for Virtual Machines.
• Configuring and administrating DNS, DHCP, web servers and other Active Directory Services.
• Experience in working with resource and performance monitoring tools for VMs, Servers and VMware infrastructure.
• Working Experience with Active Directory Components (AD Users and Computers, DNS, DHCP and WINS etc.)
• Maintaining the Physical servers using the iLO and ID rack Consoles.
• Migrating the servers 2008/R2 and 2012/R2 using SCM.
• Upgrading the ESXi 5.x to 6.x using VMware Update manager (VUM).
• Working on core VMware products vRealize operations Manager to monitor the environment and take precautionary measures to keep the Virtual Infrastructure healthy and effective. Following the ITIL process like change, incident, and problem management.
• Creation/Maintenance ofSCCMpackages, Applications and Task sequences is performed by solutions engineering team.
• Supporting an Exchange 2013/Office 365 hybrid environment.
• Experience with Cisco UCS blades and HP C7000 chassis and its components.
• Managed 900+ virtualized Wintel environment, including Linux, Citrix and Vmware.
• Strong experience with the VMware HA (High Availability), Fault Tolerance, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware Distributed Power Management. Took Escalations related to Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Firewall and Enterprise Server issues.
• Worked with VMware vSphere Update manager on the vcenter server as well as on an individual server component for a linked mode vcenter configuration. Support included voicemail, email, and phone, desktop and laptop.
• Worked with multiple vCenter servers and several data centers in an organization.
• Locally & remotely managing Microsoft Windows 2008/2012/2016 Server issues fixing the same with in defined SLA.
• Configure and manage Symantec Enterprise Protection Manager to protect the Network from the tread attacks.
• Experience with Configuration Management Tools likeChefand responsible for managing thechefclient nodes and upload the cookbooks tochef-server from workstation.Migrated servers from physical to virtual using Plate Spin & VMware Converter and using Avamar restore from P2V.
• Installed/Configured/ManagedPuppetMaster/Agent. Wrote custom Modules and Manifests, downloaded pre-written modules frompuppet-forge. Upgradation or Migration ofPuppetCommunity and Enterprise.New Server Build request, Decommission, Server Provision 2008R2, 2012R2 and 2016.
• Working on Commvault Back up Recovery, and BMR. Working on Server O/S, Hardening and Antivirus.
• Working on adding new malware rules to McAfee antivirus. Test and recommend Replication/Backup solutions for VMware, SAN and Disaster Recovery.
• Provision VMware Datastore’s and configure storage for Virtual Machines.

Confidential, Englewood, CO

VMware, Windows Sys Admin

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and administration of Microsoft Windows 2008/R2 server systems, both virtual and physical.
• Completed ESX 5.1 server up-gradation to ESXi 5.5 and 6.0 and upgraded 1700+ VMs hardware version, deployed and supporting VMware vSphere 5.1 to 5.5
• Build Windows 2k3, 2k8, 2k8R2 and 2k12, 2k12R2 OS and deployment of 2k3, 2k8, 2k8R2 and 2k12, 2k12R2 servers.
• UpgradesVMwareenvironment 5.1/5.5 to 6.0 and upgrades all operating systems from windows 2k3 to 2k12.
• Involved in Data Centers activities.
• Implemented VMware 5.5 /VCenter 5.5 and SRM 5.8, Zero 4.0.8 / Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 2008 R2 on Cisco UCSM with 6 domains/34 Chassis/200+ Cisco UCS B 200 M3 blades.
• Performing vMotion, Cloning, Snapshot, FT, Update Manger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates and Multi-pathing.
• Installed ESX VMware 5.0/5.5, configure, and maintain server and data store storage systems.
• Setup VDI environment in VMware environment (ESXi 5.5).
• Centralized distribution of packages usingSCCMcreating user groups, distribution packages and advertisements.
• Ran reports usingSCCMto determine successful pushes.
• Implanted Citrix resource manager to better monitor and load balance the Citrix systems
• Hands on wide experience in Upgrading vCenter 4.1 to including the vCenter Update Manager (VUM) and configuring the same Version of vCenter in the linked Mode.
• Creating the load evaluators for load balance purpose while users accessing the Applications.
• Maintaining the file server, application and Print Server. Created User Accounts, groups and running scripts on production servers.
• Assigned local security policies on member servers and standalone servers using RDP.
• Built Windows 2003/2008/2012 Wintel Servers on standalone and blade servers based on application design and deployed stack on these servers.
• Worked on Configuration of Internal load balancer, load balanced sets and Azure Traffic manager.
• Migrated SQL Server 2008 database to Windows Azure SQL Database and updating the Connection Strings based on this
• MS Exchange Server Administrator Support for Archiving in the Cloud via Office 365
• ESX upgrade for in-house and remote sites, Storage upgrade and troubleshooting ESX environment. Host and Guest migration between datacenters.
• Implemented and managed IP Addressing; configured TCP/IP addressing on a server.
• Used Duding, Netting techniques for troubleshooting.
• Worked on EMC Avamar audit for multiple companies to verify Backups/Restores and if they are meeting the standards.
• Worked on troubleshooting of Virtual Network, ESX & Virtual Machines
• WSUS server implementation and manage the Windows Network with latest updates and patches.
• Capacity planning with the help of HP Performance Insight Manager reporting tool.
• Working for facilitating new deployments\upgrade for internal and external customer’s application environment.
• Lead escalation for Enterprise data migration project responsible for Documenting existing environment, Remediation, migration and tracking data migration.
• Configuring HP and IBM physical servers DL/BL Gen8 & Gen 9 for the deployment, hardware compatibility check, upgrading and configuring the server environment for storage migration from VMAX2 to VMAX3 storage.
• Building and configuring the physical and virtual environment for various projects and providing support and troubleshooting deployment or release issues for customers. Closing gaps and vulnerability assessment and hardening of Windows platform for every engagement with SCCM and Manual.
• Deployed ADFS infrastructure in Azure VMs, using ExpressRoute to on-premises Datacenter.
• Implemented HA deployment models with Azure Classic and Azure Resource Manager.
• Configured Azure Active Directory and managed users and groups.
• Configuring Network Printers (Store)Coordinating with helpdesk leads and SMEs to ensure consistent user/store support on high severity issues.
• Supported 5000+ Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange users on Wintel server environment.
• Configuring Windows 2012 Failover Clustering and SQL Clustering in VM and Physical environment.
• Worked extensively on live migrations Using Double Take by taking minimum downtime for P2V and V2V Migrations.
• Migrated the VM's using the SAN to SAN replication using Recovery point.
• Installed IIS 6 using configured server wizard and verified that the requirements for installation have been met.
• Using Power CLI and Power Shell scripts to manage VMs/Hosts and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts, VMs and Windows servers.
• Perform enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site and Services, DNS/DHCP.
• Installing and configuring the VMware VSphere and creating clusters for High Availability (HA) and Dynamic Resource Scheduling (DRS).
• Diagnose and troubleshoot system and application issues including server hardware, storage hardware, virtual servers, network connectivity, and system logs / alerts, as appropriate.
• Provide on-call support for server and network systems as necessary.

Confidential, Springfield, NJ

Windows, VMware System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to build, rebuild, configure, migrate, decommission and troubleshoot Windows virtual machines.
• Responsible in building physical Windows, ESXi host, creating clusters, adding ESXi hosts to clusters, adding storage and performing QA at cluster level.
• Responsible for P2V and V2V. Installed and upgraded VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0, 5.1. 5.5
• Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates and Creating, managing multiple snapshots.
• Build Windows 2008/2003 Servers on standalone and blade servers based on application design.
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, Implemented vMotion, DRS, HA.
• Performed P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 4, 5 and the P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Reconfigured all ESX network connectivity utilization VLAN tagging and teaming.
• Consolidated many smaller ESX clusters and hosts to provide optimum resource utilization.
• Created the user accounts and profiles, assigned permissions using Active Directory.
• Administered the Group Policy, also used group policy to automatically upgrade, repair software installation online.
• Deploy VMs using Templates as per requirements. Clone VMs and took snapshots of VMs.
• Responsible for well-organized and maintain Virtual Environment. Worked on Capacity Planning for the environment.
• Worked on Building the Virtual Servers in different environment according to the requirement.
• Created and maintained environmental specific installation and configuration guides for P2V conversions, ESX Server, vCenter Server, vSphere Clients, VMware Tools, Patch upgrades.
• Configuring, administering, maintaining & troubleshooting of windows 2003 & Windows 2008 Servers such as DC, DNS, IIS, DHCP, and Database servers.
• Installed, configured and administered windows Server 2008/2008R2 with various roles and features including AD DS, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Web server and SQL database server.
• Completed Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration of Windows NT, 2000, 2003, & 2008.
• Upgraded Citrix servers to the newest release and fixed network glitches.
• Responsible for Citrix server installation, configuration management, security, monitoring and tuning, troubleshooting and related vendor interfacing
• Configured, administered and troubleshooted some platforms with ISA Server 2004/2006 & TMG Forefront 2010, VPN site-to-site for integration into a single domain and with a single Active Directory.Was troubleshooting of Active Directory, MS Exchange, AD, and IIS issues.
• Upgraded VMware ESXi servers 5.0 and updated patches for VSphere 5.0.
• Analyzed and Implemented OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates using Blade Logic Patch Management tool and also deploy patches using vCenter update manager. Assigning LUN's from storage array to ESX Server.
• Configuring vNetwork Distributed switches and migrating the networks from vNetwork standard switches to vNetwork Distributed switches.
• Managing the Critical Server's CPU Performance using predefined utilities and Power shell scripting to ensure the production continuity Administrating production servers/network infrastructure that includes Windows administration of Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, Exchange 2010/2007 Mail Servers, NAS, File and print Servers, and Terminal Servers on Windows 2010/2008/2003.

Confidential, Conway, AR

System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring Resource Utilization on Production servers using various tools.
• Installing Windows, Linux Operating System.
• Implement, Troubleshoot and Administer NFS, NIS based network.
• User & Network administration. Configure and manage Business Copy and Continuous Access.
• Data backup and restore administration. LVM administration & Management.
• Manage M/C Service guard cluster & packages. Hardening Windows servers.
• Configured ESX host clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS for high availability.
• Troubleshooting issues related to ESX host, VC, VCB, HA, DRS, Vpxa, VMware tools VMware update manager.
• Coordinating with the App owners for install all the missing Patches in Server.
• Firmware hardware drivers install Upgraded HP and IBM servers with the latest firmware.
• Maintained and supported physical servers, virtual servers with about several thousand users.
• Building Windows 2003 and 2008 R2 Servers on Dell R610, R710, R810 hardware.
• Built Windows 2008 R2 domain controller and join to the existing domain.
• Administering domain trusts and changing the domain mode using Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
• Administering and Maintaining Active Directory group policies for the environment through Group policy editor.
• Implement two nodes clustering with windows 2003 STD R2 serves and windows 2008 Ent R2.
• Install Tivoli storage manager, ITM6/Tivoli Endpoint, Remotely anywhere, Tivoli license Manager, Server Resource monitor, Fusion, parity, Symantec/MacAfee Antivirus Endpoint installation.
• Expertise in VMware environments 4 and 5.0/5.5/ Installed ESX server on DL580 series servers and familiar with Vmware Virtualization.
• Managed virtual machines on ESX servers. configuring clustering, VMotion, HA & DRS in vCenter Server.
• Backup monitor and review backup policies through Data Protector S/W.
• Carry out Helpdesk calls logged in CCM call management system. Maintain minimum downtime and resolve calls within SLA.
• Developing agreed solutions and implementing new systems.
• Presenting solutions in written or oral reports. Installing and monitoring new systems.
• Preparing documentation and presenting progress reports. Implementing web server for Dev Teams.
• Providing databases recommendations and database tuning for Dev Teams.
• Ensure that network devices and solutions were aligned with the company's global policy (i.e. network polices, Security policies etc.)
• Part of a global team that maintains Corporate Enterprise Storage systems and Backups.
• Installed and configuring MS SQL servers for Development, QA, and PRODUCTION environments.
• Supporting windows servers for production and Development environment includes.
• MS SQL servers, IIS servers and third-party applications.
• Day to day SQL Server duties as well as major projects including hardware migration, replication, and upgrades.
• Maintained Management Server for R&D, Development and QA environments.
• Installation, configuration Active directory. System performance Monitoring and Management.
• Installing and Configuring Terminal Server for Remote desktop. Updating Security patches for Operating system and all other Applications.
• Installing and Configured access rules on Kaspersky Antivirus Corporate edition.
• Creating Disk cloning for servers with help of Ghost software. Troubleshooting Windows time related issues.
• Configuring and managing Domain Naming System (DNS).