OBJECTIVE

• To pursue a challenging and competitive career in an environment which is rapidly expanding and offers good advancement potential where I can prove myself by constantly delivering solutions.

SUMMARY:

• 7 years of IT experience includes Citrix XenApp 7.15,7.6, 6.5, 6.0, 5.0, 4.5, Presentation Server 4.x/CITRIX Metaframe, Application packaging, App - V 5.0, VB Script, Powershell Scripting, VMware ESXi 5.x, 4.x 3.x servers technologies, Windows 2012/ 2008/2003/2000 , Citrix VDI desktop environment Xendesktop 7.6, 7.1 & 5.6.
• Administration and implementation of Xendesktop 7.6, VDI Director, Storefront 2.5/2.6/3.0,/3.9, Citrix PVS 7.1 & 7.6 & Deployed, Managing vDisk Master images and create new versions and implement teh master image changes.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Citrix Presentation Server 4.5/4.0/XPe on Windows 2003 & 2000. Experience in Installation, Configuration Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Citrix Access Management Console.
• Citrix Web Interface, Packaging and Publishing applications thru Citrix Installation Manager/Packager.
• Experience in Migrating PS 4.0 to Xenapp 4.5 & Xenapp4.5 to 5.0 on Windows 2003 physical and virtual machines. Experience in Migrating Citrix Metaframe XPe Windows 2000/2003 to Citrix PS 4.5 /Xenapp 4.5. Extensive experience in Installation & Administration of Windows 2008, 2003, Windows 2000.
• SQL Server 2014/2012/2008 R2/2005 & SQL Server 2000 in OLTP and OLAP environment.
• DNS, DHCP, Active Directory Group policies, Veritas Netbackup, Backup Exec and ARCserve Backup Technologies.
• Experience in Installation & Administration of Oracle 8/9/10, SQL Server, Sybase on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003.
• Experience with VMware / Virtual Center, Virtual machines, XP, PS4, PS4.5, Xenapp5, Xenapp6 and Xen Desktops. Knowledge of Citrix Access Gateway CAG and Netscaler CAG with GSLB.
• Experience in Networking, TCP/IP, Ethernet, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Active Directory & GPO.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, South Brunswick, NJ

Citrix Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting, Configure, maintaining teh Citrix farm Xenapp 7.15/7.6/6.5 servers for 300 plus of Windows based servers 2008 r2/2012/2016, Administered 500 Citrix VDI based on XenDesktop 7.6 infrastructure, Citrix PVS 7.6/7.1, Citrix Profile management & Citrix printers management, Supporting MS VDI based on Hyper-V around 500 MS based VDI.
• Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Windows servers, Citrix Xenapp 7.15/7.6 and Xenapp 6.5 infrastructure including application deployments for various teams.
• Citrix Storefront 3.0/2.6/2.5, Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution to Citrix issues. Perform application deployment on Citrix servers and VDI master image, perform test, and oversee upgrades/migrations to new Citrix platforms.
• Manage Global group policy and Citrix policy for teh Citrix VDI and Xenapp users.
• Applications Deployment for Citrix infrastructure related to Xenapp published applications and applications for Master images and sealing teh Master images vdisk for various pooled and static Pvdisk images. Configured SSON Citrix receiver for VDI users.
• Deployed Netscaler 12.1 VPX 200 Active-Passive node, Involved into creating s, troubleshooting of Netscaler VPX 200 for 7.15 Xendesktop/Xenapp farm.
• Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of Windows 2008/2012/2016 Servers.
• Deployments of Citrix storefront servers and customize teh look and feel of web interface, Involved into creating s for https request and binding teh s to teh webs through IIS.
• Responsible for working on trouble tickets created by users from various locations, working closely with users and coordinating with teh various applications teams.
• Troubleshooting and deployment of Citrix profile management, Roaming profiles, Home drives folder redirection & Mandatory profiles for VDI users and XenApp published application & Desktops users. Configured teh Citrix receiver for teh Master image vdisk. Manages all activities within teh Application Delivery group using standardized
• Installing and Configuring teh Client System for Web Server Logging for teh Netscaler.
• Responsible for creating new Citrix groups & users for new application in AD, Configuration of OU’s for Group policies GPO for Citrix Xenapp and Xendeskop VDI users.
• Support infrastructure when oncall, oncall is on rotation basis with a team of 7 team members.
• Building new server in Vmware and managing them as well.
• Troubleshooting internal and external users connecting through Netscaler CAG. Involved into troubshooting of VDI Desktop users through Citrix VDI director and shadowing users for troubleshooting users issue.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Citrix Engineer/Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting, Configure, maintaining teh Citrix farm Xenapp 7.6/6.5 servers for 200 Windows based servers, Administered 400 Citrix VDI based on XenDesktop 7.6/7.1 infrastructure, Citrix PVS 7.6/7.1, Citrix Profile management & Citrix printers management.
• Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Windows servers, Citrix Xenapp 7.6 and Xenapp 6.5 infrastructure including application deployments for various teams.
• Citrix Storefront 2.6/2.5, Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution to Citrix issues. Perform application deployment on Citrix servers and VDI master image, perform test, and oversee upgrades/migrations to new Citrix platforms.
• Applications Deployment for Citrix infrastructure related to Xenapp published applications and applications for Master images and sealing teh Master images vdisk for various pooled and static Pvdisk images. Configured SSON Citrix receiver for VDI users.
• Worked on Microsoft App-V 5.0 for creating and providing AppV packages of various production applications over Citrix XenApp 6.5 environment.
• Involved in teh migration of XenApp 5.0 to 6.0 and XenApp 6.0 to 6.5 (working directly with Citrix Systems Inc. planning a POC- Proof Of Concept) for teh XenApp environment for Development, Staging and Production.
• Responsible and involved with Citrix systems over teh successful UAT of teh Xendesktop 4.5 Environment.
• Worked on Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) Installed as an infrastructure component on servers, teh controlling autanticating users, managing teh assembly of users’ virtual desktop environments, and brokers connections between users and their virtual desktops.
• Troubleshooting internal and external users connecting through Netscaler CAG. Involved into troubshooting of VDI Desktop users through Citrix VDI director and shadowing users for troubleshooting users issue.
• Monitoring and Reporting Citrix server’s performance using Citrix Resource Management.
• Worked on changes on Powershell scripting for different application and Citrix resources reporting.
• Involved in teh migration of XenApp 5.0 to 6.0 and XenApp 6.0 to 6.5, worked on planning a POC- Proof Of Concept) for teh XenApp environment for Development, Staging and Production.

Confidential - Malvern, PA

Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting, configuring and administration of teh complete Citrix XenApp 6.0 and 6.5 environment handling 2000+ users with 150 servers and 100 published applications and Published Desktop.
• Deployment of Citrix Xendesktop 5.6 with MCS for 200 VDI users and managing teh master images for various teams.
• Installation, Configuration Troubleshooting of Citrix XenApp 6.0 and 6.5
• Basic administration and problem solving users connecting from CAG part of Citrix NetScaler MPX firmware 10.1.
• Has been working on Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) for Xen Desktop 5.x Installed on each virtual desktop ensuring communication with teh DDC and enables a direct ICA connection between teh virtual desktop and teh users endpoint device.
• Worked on MCS Machine creation service and Citrix Provisioning Server and has been involved in teh installation, configuration of teh Provisioning servers and Vdisk Management for XenDesktops.
• Deployed Citrix XenServer and XenCenter for Dev enviornment,-Configure Host-based Access Control for teh XAPI Daemon in XenServer.
• Troubleshoot issues surrounding teh configuration of teh environment and troubleshoot application 'collision' issues in teh shared environment.
• Primarily responsible for teh smooth Citrix operations for teh US based diverted location users, involved in teh maintenance and troubleshooting of Network latency issues affecting teh Citrix infrastructure. Provided across enterprise resolution to teh infrastructure and worked with Infrastructure Network support Team in installing additional failover WAN link for betterment.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Server Migrations & Upgrade project consisting 150+ Citrix Servers on Windows bit & 64bit and Windows 2008. Migrated servers from PS 4.0 to Xen App 5 (Replacement VMs & In-place migrations) and XENapp 6 farm (Replacement VMs)
• Installation, Configuration Troubleshooting of Windows 2003/2008 Servers.
• Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Citrix Presentation Server 4.5/Xenapp 5 & Xenapp 6. Responsible for Citrix server installation, configuration management, security, monitoring and tuning, troubleshooting and related vendor interfacing.
• Worked on Discrete filesystem and Active directory services and involved in troubleshooting and maintenance of teh complete active directory architecture for multiple projects and their staging on Citrix Xen App 5.0 environment.
• Involved with teh implementation and administration of Citrix Edgesight.
• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of printers and print drivers
• Responsible for working on trouble tickets created by users from various locations, working closely with business units inside teh organization to deploy various in-house and off teh shelf applications on Citrix servers. Coordinating with teh various applications teams, Intel team for deployment of new environment
• Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment, administering DRA, networking issues, User accounts, Computer Accounts, connectivity, Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Group Policies configurations & Implemented DMZ Servers.
• Coordinating with testers & users for issues, updates, service delivery and communicating with various levels of management hierarchy.
• Project Management for installation and configuration of new environments of Citrix servers, applications, updated Hotfixes on Citrix environment, worked on VB scripting on environment, existing network upgrades, and other software related projects.
• Installation and Configuration of Citrix Resource Manager for Monitoring and Reporting. Plan teh hardware seizing of their new Citrix MetaFrame Servers.
• Packaged & Published applications using Citrix Installation Manager. Created and implemented application packaging of all Installation Management packages for production deployment
• Compose Standard Operations Procedures manuals and conduct daily task meetings prior to each implemented environment’s Go-Live to production status or existing production environment.
• Design, Implement & Manage Network, Microsoft Security, S/w & OS Licenses and Backup Solution for Enterprise .H/w Up-grade & Integration. Administering Enterprise Active Directory, Global Catalog, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies, FSMO Roles, Seize, Transfers etc.
• Administration, configuration and support of Active Dir, on Win 2k, Win2k3 /2k8 Enterprise.
• Responsible for server maintenance and patching.

Confidential, VA

Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting and managing over 200 Citrix Servers. Servers are in multiple locations with different flavors of Citrix ie. Xenapp 4.5 /PS4.5, PS 4.0, XP metaframe based on physical and VM.
• Worked on a Server Consolidation and migration project consisting 200+ Citrix Servers on Windows 2008 R2 (64 bit) Windows bit & 64bit includes Citrix ICA 2500 concurrent users approx. Created a new server 4.5 Farm and migrated servers from old XPe & MPS4.0 farm.
• Involved with Change ticket, priority tickets and Supporting On-call for Windows, Citrix and Virtual machines.
• Worked on legacy applications to move toward recent Citrix farms while adhering to a strict migration methodology to eliminate all legacy farms. Assisting with migration of legacy applications in legacy Citrix environments to 2008 R2 64 Bit from Bit and XenApp 5.X.
• Collaborating with end-users relative to UAT of newly install applications or application upgrades and patches, shadow user while testing, create run-book by capturing every screen print, obtain user signature
• Supporting Microsoft Windows Servers, Database, Active Directory/LDAP, VDI-XenDesktop, XenApp, Group Policy, XenDesktop, Thin Clients, VMware, PowerShell, DNS and DHCP as it relates to their needs.
• Engage Application Owners/Developers/Vendors as needed to develop appropriate technical solution. Provides input into strategic direction and provide technical leadership within teh App Delivery team. implement process and technical improvements including process documentation and compliance improvement
• Installation, Configuration Troubleshooting of Windows 2008/2003/2000 Editions.
• Involved into planning, architecture & Deployment Citrix Xenapp 6.0 environment on Windows 2008 Servers.
• Administrated VMWARE Servers Farm comprising of VMWARE ESX 4.1 Servers consisting various Windows servers 2003 & Window 2008.
• Involved in teh process of creating teh snapshots or recording of teh application installation through Citrix Installation Manager Packager and later add these .wfs packages as well as .msi/msp packages into CPS Management console’s Installation Manager for teh purpose of deployment teh same applications to number of servers, also works on teh VB Scripting for teh applications and other scripting need related to teh network and servers.
• Involved with teh implementation and administration of Citrix Edgesight 4.5 & Managing Netscaler 9 & AGEE, Configuring * managing Citrix Web interface 4.5/4.6/5.3 and migrating Citrix Web Interface from 4.6 to 5.3. Involved into Citrix AMC, IIS for Citrix websites, Citrix Web Interfaces & Citrix License servers upgrades.
• Troubleshoot issues surrounding teh configuration of teh environment and troubleshoot application 'collision' issues in teh shared environment.
• Responsible for working on Service center trouble tickets created by users from various locations, working closely with business units inside teh organization to deploy various in-house and off teh shelf applications on Citrix servers. Coordinating with teh various applications teams, Intel team for deployment of new environment