SUMMARY

• 10 Year of experience in VMware ESX/ESXi, Windows 2003/2008/2012 , VSphere CLI, VMware VIEW, VMware vSphere, P2V Converter, ThinApp, and Linux.
• Build and troubleshooting experience with ESX 3.5/4 servers and VSphere 4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5 infrastructure.
• Worked on Vcenter server 6.0,5.5,5.0 4.0, 4.1 and Virtual center server 3.0 for managing multiple ESX servers.
• Performance monitoring for Servers and VMs on vSphere platform
• Worked extensively on Templates and clones Expertise in creating Host and Client VM Templates, Cloning and managing Snapshots
• Installed and configured Cisco UCS blade.
• Manage cisco servers using CISCO UCS MANAGER.
• Experience in creating, analyzing and managing resource pools, virtual clusters, alert structures, security groups, permissions, virtual network.
• Experience with VMware view 5.0/4.6/4.5/4.0 design on Virtual desktops deployments
• Designing, planning, and building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• Built a desktop pool using Linked clone and configure pool for required user group.
• Performed Refresh, Recompose and Rebalance operation using View Composer on Desktops.
• Implementation of VIEW 4.5 Application packaging using the VMware ThinApp 4.5 and ThinApp 4.5 & 4.6
• Experience with Application Virtualization (APP - V\ThinAPP\XenApp) and software packaging requirements for Windows Vista/7 operating systems.
• Extensive hands on experience with design and Implementation of ThinApp environment for deployment. Installation of ThinApp Product and Upgradation.
• Experience in Debugging and troubleshooting Virtualized applications.
• Sound knowledge on FC SAN, Iscsi SAN and NAS storage.
• In depth knowledge of Installing and configuring HP, Compaq, Dell Servers. Configuring RAID, Disk Mirroring, SAN Volume Expansion, Raid, SCSI Controller Installation
• Experience in different services including infrastructure and transactional
• Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery (DR) using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Experience on SAN Storage and Disaster recovery solution with VMware SRM
• Worked on EMC VNX, HP EVA storage array
• P2V and V2V conversions using Vmware converter enterprise 3 and 4. Platespin.
• Extensively worked on Vmotion and Storage Vmotion.
• Hands on experience with vSwitches, port groups, and Cisco Routers & Switches, TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, Ethernet port, and Wireless networks
• Full understanding of Windows Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows desktop and Remote desktop. Implementation and administration of Active Directory in Windows 2000/2003 environment.
• Experience installing, managing and administering Windows 2008 and 2003 based Domain controllers, Backup / Additional Domain Controller
• Experience in the Server and Desktop Management (Windows Administration), Support, Analysis and Maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with a wide variety of people at various levels, foster cooperation and collaboration among individuals in the work unit, help team resolve conflicts constructively and ability and willingness to communicate when help is needed.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/7, Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 , Red Hat Linux RHEL 4.x., 5.x and 6.3

Languages: C, C++, Power CLI, ESXi CLI, Python

Protocols: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP

Tools: RMAN, Active Directory, HP SIM, Avamar Proxy, DS View, RV tool, UCS manager Vclient, Web Client, Vranger, HP SIM, VMware converter, Plate spin, open filer

VM Platforms: VMware vSphere Infrastructure 5.0/4& 3 (ESX server & Virtual Center), VMware vCenter Converter, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Lab Manager, VMware SRM, VMware ThinApp and VMware Virtual Desktop Manager.

Instant Messaging: Microsoft Lync, Communicator

Hardware: HP, Dell and CISCO rack and Blade servers, EMC VNX series

Email Clients: Outlook, Lotus Notes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Branchburg, NJ

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Propose Datacenter in rack for small solution for remote offices.
• Gathered and documented Latest SPP/driver/Firmware and ILO version for HP
• Rack and Blade servers.
• Design upgrade plan for 400 host running ESX/ESXi 4.x and 5.x
• Develop scripts to fetchallvm without dates vmtool with version.
• Worked on Nutanix converged infrastructure
• Tested 2008 R2 deployment on different available hardware in DC.
• Setup new HP SIM and updated SIM agent in windows server x86/x64

Confidential, Greenville, SC

VMware Expert

Responsibilities:

• Created a plan to upgrade VSphere 4.1 to 5.5 and successfully upgrade to current version of VSphere. convert sql express to full using backup and restore inventory snapshot to backup and restore full inventory of exiting environment converted DV switch to standard and vice versa upgrade ESX/ESXi 4.x to ESXI 5.5u2.
• Upgraded Firmware and driver of HP Rack and Blade servers to Current SPP.
• Created Customized image for with third party VIB using power CLI. set up back and recovery solution using VDP.
• Upgraded VMFS to 5.8 from 3.x
• Install Vcenter 6.0 in lab environment
• Implemented Power Cli scripts to check health and gather inventory of virtual environment.

Confidential, Hightstown, NY

VMware/Windows/Linux Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain and troubleshoot whole environment for Confidential Edu from shared data center to dedicated DC.
• Install and configure ESXI host in HP DL380 and blade servers using Kick start files
• Used Power Cli scripts to automate Host deployment and VM provision
• Deployed 500+ vms using template and customization scripts. Created different scripts for variety of OS in new VSphere 5.1 infrastructure.
• Installed and configured Cisco UCS blade, fabric interconnect, Flex.
• Hands on Experience with UCS cabinet 5108, Fabric Interconnect 6120/6140/6248 , Flex 2100 series, B2 series blades.
• Manage cisco servers using CISCO UCS MANAGER 2.0
• Worked on EMC VNX, lun management. configure fabric san switches zoning and troubleshoot multipath
• Experience with windows mobility patching.
• SRM 5.x, install, configuration
• Tested new SRM installation patch management and patching using sccm 2012.
• Build various version of LINUX/UNIX for infrastructure and troubleshoot them. Linux 4.X to 6.X
• Created and installed Infrastructure requirement application, E.g. SCCM, SCOM, Casper, SEP etc.
• Worked with Network team to troubleshoot misconfigured network, VLANs etc.
• Handled extensive P2V and V2V of production servers of windows 2003, 2008 as well as Linux 5.8 and 6.3
• Created VDI desktops for VIEW 5 using linked clone. upgraded vcenter 5.0 to 5.1
• Work with Cloud team to implement VCloud director 5.1for Confidential environment
• Created and managed Independence disk for VDC virtual machines
• Made list of GPO’s for diffrent OU and made replica of dedicated environment to dedicated environment
• Capacity planning using vCOps and install VCOPS for MHE
• Configured power path for all hosts.
• Worked with Office 365 team to migrate email acct to cloud.
• Handled technical documentation and Run books

Confidential, Melville, NY

VMware/Windows Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configure HP Blades and Cisco UCS for Confidential Data center consolidation project
• Created different pools and service profiles for CISCO blades based on requirement
• Exclusively worked on legacy hardware troubleshooting (HP G2 to G6).
• Successfully upgraded hardware to removed dependency of old hardware in environment.
• P2V using Platespin, V2V and VM converter.
• VSphere 5.0 admiration and troubleshooting. Provided L2/L3 support for BAU team as well as Consolidation project.
• Created host cluster, set up distribution switch.
• Deployed Vapp using Vapp network in Vcloud director.
• Configure vmotion port on ESXi host where standard switches configured.
• Hands on experience on HP EVE as well as HP 3par SAN
• Python scripting for automation EUC team and Active directory
• Storage migration for data center consolidation.
• Analysis and created report of Virtual infrastructure using vCOps 5.0
• SAN migration, Left hand to EVA 6500
• Automated provisioning from VCops
• Kept all infrastructures in Vcops monitoring and, did Day to day administration of environment using VCOps manager.
• Managed VMware vCloud Hybrid Services
• Created service profile pools and policies using UCSM, configured call home feature.
• Upgraded Firmware in UCSM, configured backup in UCSM. Good understanding of fault, event and audit log of UCSM.
• Hand on working experience with service profile and service profile template.
• Made plan and executed to upgrade exiting 2000 server to 2008 or 200 r2
• OSSV back up.
• Printer migration. XP to Win7
• Successfully performed MPLS site migration for braches
• HP SIM - to monitor the health of HP servers.
• Manage Windows patching using WSUS.
• Firmware upgrade to ESX hosts, USC manager update 1.2 to 2.0
• Give support to incident tickets and change management Snow.
• Configure and troubleshoot windows cluster
• Avocent / HP Console Viewer - KVM console access to physical servers located in Datacenter.
• HP Onboard Administrator - iLO access to blade servers located in datacenter (HP C7000 Chassis)
• Handled KA session with SME and document all for transition.

Confidential, Lincolnshire, IL

VMware/VDI/Thinapp Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Experience in implementation and deploying View 5.0/4.5(VDI) virtual desktops and Thinapps 4.5 Application packages with vSphere ESXi4.1 environment.
• Worked on View 5.0 upgrade project from 4.5 environment
• Performed up gradation of ESX 3.5/ESXi4.1 environment to vSphere5.0.
• Assessment, design and implementation of View 4.5 environment
• Experience with installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware Lab Manager
• Analyze existing infrastructure using VMware Capacity Planner
• Performed data store migration using VMware storage vMotion on Netapps NFS, dell Iscsi SAN Storage
• Assisted in P2V conversions of Windows servers using VMware vConverter
• Provide research into VMware Thinapp initiative for increasing server virtualization
• Involved in Assessment of current environment for desktop virtualization.
• Involved in definition of success criteria for use cases.
• Created service profile for UCS environment.
• Installed half and full blade using service profile in CISCO UCS chassis.
• Created use cases for desktop design and implementation.
• Installation of VMware Tools and upgrade of ESX hosts.
• Creating and managing the VMware cluster with HA and DRS.
• Monitoring and managing performances of ESX/ESXi servers and virtual machines.
• Working on Migration concepts like VMotion and SVMotion.
• Design and implementation of ThinApp environment.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus 1000V appliance
• Application virtualization using VMware ThinApp 4.5 version.
• ThinApp Packages Applications Upgrades and deployment testing and Production Implementation.
• Experience in updating/upgrading VSphere 4.1 to 5.
• Experience in updating/upgrading the HP Onboard Administrator, Virtual connects.

Confidential, AZ

VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installing ESX and ESXi 3.5, 4.0 & 4.1 servers
• Providing support in Planning and designing VMWare infrastructure
• Expanding VMware Virtualization Environment as per client requirement
• Upgrading ESX servers from 3.5 to 4.0 and 4.1
• Installation of vCenter server
• Upgrading vCenter Servers accordingly vSphere 4.0, 4.1
• Upgrade VMs hardware components according vSphere requirement
• Installation of vCenter components
• Installing Virtual machines
• Installing and upgrading VMware Tools
• Installing and managed VDI terminal servers
• Provided isolated desktop environment via VDI
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools
• Installing VMware Thinapp and upgrading older versions
• Application isolation using Thinapp
• Deploying VM’s from templates
• Snapshots according to user’s requirement
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters
• Taking care of capacity planning for new clusters
• Configuring FT for important VM’s
• Taking care of ESX and VM storage issues
• Coordinating with the storage team
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and Vmware guided consolidation for gathering the Information
• Physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3 and 4
• P2V cold conversion using Vmware Converter Boot CD
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore, Vfoglight and ESXTOP
• Creating vSwitches
• Creating different ports groups for different purposes
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESX server level for NLB and redundancy
• Updating and upgrading ESX servers using Vcenter Update manager
• VMotion according to the requirement
• Storage VMotion according to the requirement
• Hands on experience on Dell, HP, SUN Microsystems server hardware
• Build HP DL G6/G7 - 300/500 series servers
• Build HP Enclosures, create profiles and configure Virtual Connect Module
• Upgrade firmware, BIOS using iLO
• Worked on OS refresh Project
• Worked on Linux separation project
• Installing and troubleshoot different applications and tools like Neverfail, Sunsurfer, Powerpath etc.
• Hardware expertise to replace Memory Module, CPUs and HBAs

Confidential, CA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 operating system on HP Proliant \ Compaq Servers.
• Management \ monitoring of servers using various third party applications.
• Troubleshooting day to day server related issues on Windows 2000, Windows 2003 server & Windows 2K & 2K3 guest servers running on VMWare ESX server including file backup & restores.
• Installation, configuration & troubleshooting VMware Virtual Center, VMware ESX hosts & Windows 2000 & Windows 2003 guest virtual machines.
• Migration of Windows 2003 Server/ Active Directory Domain Infrastructure
• Security Administration of File Server, user accounts and security groups on a multiple Active directory and NT4 domains.
• Management \ monitoring of VMWare guest servers using VMWare VirtualCenter.
• Project: Successfully migrated 2 Node Windows 2000 Print Server Cluster with 800+ print queues to 4 node Windows 2003 server on VMware host.
• Installation, configuration and administration of print server / print queues.
• Involved in live migration of Virtual Machines and Virtual machines files using the VMotion and Storage VMotion.
• Handled the VMware solutions to support multiple storage connectivity options such as FC-SAN, iSCSI, NFS (NAS) and internal storage.
• Creation & Troubleshooting of Virtual Network, ESX & Virtual Machines
• Creation of templates from VMs and deploying VMs from templates

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created User Accounts, groups and running scripts on production servers.
• Assigned local security policies on member servers and standalone servers using RDP
• Worked extensively on 2500 + server environment and 200+ windows domains.
• Manage and monitor Active Directory services and group policies.
• Worked elaborately on different windows environment which include Windows NT version 4.0, Work Station, Terminal, 2000 and 2003.
• Running VB Scripts to validate logins on 1000 + servers and check the server access on weekly basis.
• Strong Knowledge in creating various objects like User Accounts, Computer Accounts, and Auto logon accounts.
• Experience in Internet Information Services 4.0
• Extensive installation and administration of Citrix 3.0 on windows 2003 servers
• Publishing the Desktops and Individual Applications according to the Department requirements in the organization.
• Publishing of application in the Citrix environment for the User to test through the web interface
• Providing users with access rights and permission for accessing the applications
• Installing and updating the windows patches
• Assigning folder permissions to the users by gathering approval from the group owners.
• Identify and troubleshoot failing clients, return clients after troubleshooting to ensure proper remediation.
• Issue and track escalations to clients' system administrators.
• Understanding of tape pools, tape retention, backup levels (full, differential, incremental)
• Attending meetings on upcoming lab projects
• Using own technical skills to work as directed in labs.