SUMMARY

• 7+ years of experience in architecture, deploying and upgrading systems, including hardware, software, networks, databases, servers, mobile devices, and peripheral equipment.
• Experience with VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5; Vcloud, vSphere4.x/5.x, vCenter Server, View, vRealize Operations, SRM.
• Extensive experience with Windows 2012/2008. Servers on single or multi domain platforms.
• Expert in Windows Server System Administration skills.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, IIS (Web Server), FTP, Terminal Server, WSUS, Microsoft Clustering and Exchange Mail Server.
• Administration of Active Directory Sync to Azure Cloud.
• Involved with 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 various sizes and across verticals.
• Experience and Familiar with Virtualization technologies like installing, configuring, administering VMware ESX/ESXi and Citrix Xen Server. Created and managed VMs (virtual server) and also involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Experience in Server monitoring, capacity planning, application monitoring with the help of Tivoli, HP insight and WebTop.
• Experience in iSCSI, SAN, NAS/ NFS storage and RAID concepts.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, (i.e. 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.)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills on AIX, red hat Linux, Solaris, work with multiple team and vendors and provide RCA for any issues related to the server.
• Strong management and administration skills in providing installation, configuration, troubleshooting, backup and recovery in multiple Applications on AIX and Red hat Linux machines.
• Linux bare metal recovery has been implemented on the account using REAR and successfully tested the recovery on a virtual machine.
• Experience in IBM Web Sphere Administration and setting up IBM Web Sphere Application Servers in the development, testing and production environments.
• Server Installations, configurations, upgrades and migrations on Solaris, HP- UX, Linux.
• Configure and manage Middleware and web tools such as Apache, Tomcat, WebSphere and JBoss.
• Storage Provisioning, Volume and Filesystem Management using Veritas Volume Manager and VERITAS Filesystem (Veritas Storage Foundation), Configuring ZFS filesystems.
• Customized patching and maintenance of HPUX, Solaris, Linux servers on regular schedule.
• Worked on different platform on SUSE Linux which includes 10.x,11.x
• Installed, monitored and supported Web and Application Servers on AIX and Linux environments.
• Server Installations, configurations, upgrades and migrations on Linux.
• Experience in building the Solaris servers using wan boot.
• Good working knowledge of network & UNIX security procedures.
• Administrating and troubleshooting Red Hat Cluster Suites.
• Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Visio, Outlook and Windows networking
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and pro-active System Administrator with an excellent 'can-do' attitude.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems / Networking: Microsoft Windows 2012/2008/2003, Microsoft Active Directory 2008/2003/2000

Virtualization tools: VI 3.x, vSphere 4.x and 5.x, vCenter, VMware Update Manager, FT, HA, DRS, DPM, vMotion and Storage vMotion, SRM, Thinapp, VMware Workstation, P2V/V2V Converters, Citrix Xen Server, Hyper-V

Remote Tools: RDP, DameWare, RADMIN, VNC, LogMeIn, DameWare, PCAnywhere, Team Viewer

Hardware: IBM, HP, Compaq, Dell desktops\laptops\servers, Cabling, Network printers, Cisco Routers & Switches, 802.11x Wireless gateways, Access Points, Network UPS, Storage Area Network, NAS, iSCSI SAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, ATLANTA, GA

VMWARE ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Experience in vSphere 5.x and 4.x deployment and management.
• Experience in View and ThinApps deployments in production environment
• Responsible for production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Installed and Implemented VMware ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 host servers. Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN storage.
• Familiar with backup and restore of VMware host server configuration, Virtual Machine backup, snapshot, P2V-V2V conversation with VMware converter 4/5 and with other third party converters, Patch updating, monitoring/reporting, SSH and SNMP and notification of alerts.
• Installed ESX and ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware.
• Configured HA, DRS clusters and capacity planning for new clusters, configuring FT for important VM's.
• Created resource pools and also added VM's into the pools.
• Performed Microsoft File and Print services management tasks.
• Worked on ESX and VM storage issues and also coordinated with the storage admin team.
• Performed P2V Hot conversions using vCenter Converter Standalone 5 and also the P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Worked on Disaster Recovery Exercises for DR Plan for Production Servers.
• Involved in creating vSwitches and created different ports groups for different purposes.
• Involved in troubleshooting the DNS, DHCP, IIS and Active directory.
• Maintained Web Servers by installing Microsoft IIS7.
• Installed, Configured Citrix Xen Server and Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 on Dell Hardware with ISCSI networks.
• Installation, configuration and upgrade of servers. Troubleshooting all kinds of UNIX problems and assisting users.
• User and Group administration in Linux and Solaris environment.
• Creating and maintaining user, groups account on LINUX server.
• Knowledge of installing RHEL Server from scratch using kick start and PXE boot.
• Hands on experience using the VI editor.
• Install, configure, tuning, security, backup, recovery and upgrades of RHEL 5.5 and higher.
• Perform day to day System Admin tasks.
• Experienced working script in shell.
• Worked with DBA for Installation of Oracle on Linux and Solaris.
• Worked on installation of Power path on all Linux boxes.
• Participate in installing and configuring of UNIX/Linux based Oracle 10g products
• Profound understanding of networking and LINUX/UNIX
• Outstanding decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Installation and support of server adapters HBA (host based adapter) and network cards.
• Experience with Linux installations, configuration management and patch administration as member of a production support team.
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel configuration, performance monitoring, and tuning.
• Good Knowledge of LVM, which include creating PVs, VGs, LVs and filesystems and troubleshooting.
• Administrating Symantec Endpoint Antivirus console, managing 300+ antivirus client’s computers like definition updates, Exception policies, scanning, reporting etc…
• Installed and implemented Manage Engine monitoring application and configured SNMP and WMI on Servers and other network devices for reporting and alerts notifications.
• Installed and Tested VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 4.x/5.x) for the disaster recovery and managed recovery plans
• Responsible for helpdesk support using Spice works ticketing system, inventory and system reporting.
• Participated in the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production network.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows 2008/2012, Exchange Server 2010, Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, VMware ESXi 5.x. Open filer iSCSI SAN/NAS, HP ProLiant Rack Servers, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell Power Vault NAS, Zywall and Sonic Wall Firewall, Remote desktop services.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

SR. VMWARE ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Windows Administration of Domain Controllers, IIS Web Servers, Exchange Mail Servers, WSUS Patching servers, print Servers, System Management Servers (SMS), Terminal Servers, RAS and File servers on Windows 2008 in the data center/server farm.
• Maintain Share Point documentation and organization.
• Monitoring and administration of VMware’s vCloud Automation center for North America location servers.
• Administrating DNS, DHCP, and Exchange & ISA servers. Created and managed user and group accounts in User Manager and in MS Exchange Administration.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Managing Exchange 2008 servers and troubleshooting issues related to mail delivery, configuring MX records to enable and disable domain.
• Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.
• Installed & configured Windows 2008 with Active Directory service.
• Installing, configuring, administering, troubleshooting VMware server on ESX platform and VMware client, workstation.
• Installed and managed McAfee EPO software on servers and clients.
• Responsible for Desktop, Laptop, Network and Outlook support & troubleshooting client’s issues.
• Troubleshoot and monitored network using SNMP and Solar winds network monitoring tools and also used ping, Cisco CLI, trace route for debugging them.
• Familiar with web based .Net application integration in IIS web server, IIS Clustering, Load Balancing, Logging and Reporting.
• Provided on-call support by rotation to provide 24x7x365 support.
• Performed build from scratch installation, migration, configuration and maintenance of SUN Boxes 8/9/10, on M5000, T2000, T5000 and E25K etc., via Wan boot Server, LINUX 4.x/5.x/6.x on HP Hardware’s and ESX via Kickstart Server and AIX of AIX 5.3/5.2/5.1/6.1 on IBM P series Hardware’s through NIM server.
• Installing and Configuring of the Virtual Red hat Linux and Windows Clients on the ESX hosts.
• VMotion of the Servers on the ESX hosts.
• Configured VLAN's and SAN on Virtual Servers.
• Installed and Configured ESX on IBM X3850 boxes with Kickstart Server.
• Installed and Configured WebSphere Application Server 5.1 and 6.1
• Installed and Configured Veritas Symantec NetBackup and Veritas Cluster Suite on the Unix Servers.
• Installing tools like Power Path, Power Broker, BMC patrol, VSA, Tivoli, ITM.
• Worked on all types of Hardware’s like Dell 2850, 3850, 6850, HP DL 580 G5, 380 G5, M5000, T2000, E25k.
• Installed REHL 3/4/5 on X86 64 bit Intel Processor and on x-series and HP DL Series Hardware's.
• LVM (Logical Volume Manager) Administration, OEL and VMware Administration.
• Involved in large data center migration - planning, designing, moving servers to new data center, coordinating & troubleshooting issues with various data center, network, application and storage teams.
• Job Scheduling and Automating process using CRON and AT.
• Performance monitoring utilities like IOSTAT, VMSTAT, SAR, TOP and PRSTAT
• Installation of Patches and Packages on the Linux and Solaris Servers.
• Configuring and managing the Network Interfaces.
• Ensure Data recoverability by implementing system and application level backups using NetBackup.
• Configuring and implementing LINUX Kernel re-compilation.
• Analyze, log, track and complex software and hardware matters of significance pertaining to networking connectivity issues, printer, server, and application to meet business needs.
• Experience in IT decision-making, policy direction, planning, and team management. Participated in the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production network.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows, SMS, IIS 6.0, Exchange Server 2008, Microsoft WSUS, Windows XP, VMware ESX Server and Workstation, Vcloud, VMware convertor, Open filer, IBM TSM, EMC SAN, Dell NAS, Zywall and Sonic Wall Firewall, Citrix.

Confidential, New York

VMWARE ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Created the user accounts and profiles, assigned permissions using Active Directory, a directory service which contains information of all user accounts and which optimizes the network traffic. It provides the user logon and authentication services using Kerberos.
• Administered the Group Policy, a collection of permissions, security and rights which can be applied on sites domains and OU’s. Also used group policy to automatically upgrade, repair software installation online.
• Installation and support of desktops with Windows and Windows XP Operating system.
• Provide Remote support and administration on network for internal and external clients using tools like Microsoft remote desktop connection.
• Provide day to day support (troubleshooting & installing) for more than 50 users for hardware, network& software’s including Microsoft Office applications, Mail clients and other network related issues.
• Installation and configuration of network Printers.
• Managed the member server, a server which hosts services like IIS, DNS, and DHCP.
• Protected the organization’s network from unwanted traffic coming from the internet using ISA Server which is a proxy server and a web caching server.
• Experienced in Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Sun Solaris 8 and 9.
• Experienced in Virtualization on VMware ESX Server environments.
• Installation and configuration of VIO servers and updating system firmware by using HMC along with Logical Partition technology (LPARs).
• Worked on different version on RHEL from bare metal hardware until turning over to Customer.
• Installation of Solaris 8, 9 and 10 using wanboot server
• Provided the backup and recovery of the files and data, worked on Windows Firewall, Terminal server, troubleshooting the computer related problems.
• Attending regular calls of the users related to computers & network problems.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Backup and Recovery, IIS (HTTP & FTP), Managing the Domain and the Domain Controller, ISA, Terminal Services, Disk Management, File Sharing.

Confidential

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implemented Microsoft Clustering for IIS Web Servers.
• Familiar with web based .Net application, xml integration in IIS web server, IIS Clustering, Load Balancing, Logging and Reporting.
• Familiar with windows, software and Hardware based Firewalls. Allow/Block ports, inbound/outbound tcp/udp traffic, PAT/NAT, Remote Access VPN and site to site vpn, content filtering, log alayzing, reporting, configurations of Syslog, snmp, access control.
• Installed and Implemented VMware ESXi 4.0 host servers with vSphere Client, vSphere CLI. Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN storage.
• Familiar with backup and restore of VMware host server configuration, Virtual Machine backup, snapshot, P2V-V2V conversation with VMware converter and with other third party converters, Patch updating, monitoring/reporting, SSH and SNMP and notification of alerts.
• Installed and implement NFS server using windows UNIX service and configured with VMware Host servers for storage.
• Installed, Configured Citrix Xen Server and Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 on Dell Hardware with ISCSI networks.
• Administrating Symantec Endpoint Antivirus console, managing 300+ antivirus client’s computers like definition updates, Exception policies, scanning, reporting etc…
• Installation and maintenance of EMC products Data Domain, DMX, Data Domain, VPlex, Atmos, VMAX and Avamar.
• Installed and implemented open source OpenFiler 2.3 iSCSI SAN with RAID 10 for VMware and other servers with iSCSI initiators. Also managing iStor SAN and Symantec Backup Exec 12.
• Connected Thin Client (WYSE, DevonIT), desktop Windows Xp2 clients to RDS 6.1.
• Installed and implemented Manage Engine monitoring application and configured SNMP and WMI on Servers and other network devices for reporting and alerts notifications.
• Responsible for helpdesk support using Spice works ticketing system, inventory and system reporting.
• Participated in the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production network.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows 2003/2008, Exchange Server, Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, VMware ESXi 4.0 Server, Open filer iSCSI SAN/NAS, iStore SAN, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell Power Vault NAS, Zywall and Sonic Wall Firewall, Remote desktop services .