SUMMARY

• 11 years of IT experience in the design, development, and deployment of Enterprise Infrastructure and Services.
• Administering Hardware, Windows Servers, VMware ESX/ESXi 5/5.5/6, vCenter Server, Win/Linux VMs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, highly visible within a team and, interfaces with other levels of the organization including management, clients and vendors.
• Experience in a Data Center Environment, Data Center Transformation (new builds), and Data Center Migration.
• Experience in Disaster Recovery Operations in a Managed Services / Business Continuity Environment.
• Project Management, Project Lead and Technical Writing.
• Experience in installing physical servers both rack mounted and Blade.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware vSphere: ESXi 5 /5.5 /6.0, vCenter, vMotion, Storage vMotion, EVC, HA, Datastore Hearbeat, vSS, vDS, Change Management, SRM,VM Networking, vRealize Operations Manager, Host profiles, P2V, V2V, Uplinks, Port Groups, Capacity Planning, and VMware Infrastructure architecture.

Microsoft Products: Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, IIS, and Powershell.

Operating Systems: Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, Desktop OS Windows 7 /Later.

Management Tools: HP ILO, Dell (iDRAC), SolarWinds, Veeam Backup and Replication, ServiceNow, Tableau, Symantec Endpoint Manager.

Management Skills: Project Management, Project Lead, Document Management and Technical Writing, Disaster Recovery.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and deploying of ESXi VMware, Windows virtual machines in the environment.
• Resource Management of vCenter task - VMware DRS, HA Clusters, vMotion, VM Migrations between ESXi hosts.
• Design, implemented Virtual Distributed Switch, performs migration of Host and VM networking from Virtual Standard Switch to Virtual Distributed Switch and implementation of vSphere Replication SRM.
• Performs patches of ESXi Hosts with VMware Update Manager, migrating VMs to the Cloud.
• Installs, Configures Linux, Windows Virtual Machines and Management of VM Clones and Templates.
• Troubleshoot and resolved ESXi 5/5.5/6 Host, vCenter, VMs Networking, shared Storage and VM resources issues.
• Performs migration and upgrades of ESXi Hosts to later versions as needed per the customer.
• Installed and integrated vROPs with vCenter for capacity management and monitoring of the environment.
• Built and deployed Windows 2008/2008R2/2012 Servers in Client's physical and Virtual Environments.
• Project Management of Managed Recovery Program DR assets, Resources, Project Sponsors and Stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Customer in preparation for Disaster Recovery Test. Work with Global Development and Production teams.
• Creates Technical Documentation for Disaster Recovery and Test Recovery exercises.
• Liaison with Customer to validate scope of DR exercise. Manages DR Risks and timely issues Risk Memo.
• Conduct assessments of DR Test Prep plan with Service Delivery Managers and Recovery Solutions Architect.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

VMware Consultant / Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• VMware Engineer and Technical Lead for Data Center Transformation Design, Build and Migration.
• Issued daily Migration Status Reports to Project Sponsors, Stakeholders and Management.
• Managed Project expectations and deliverables. Communicate weekly Data Center Build and Migration timelines to client.
• Ensured that the designs for ESXi Hosts, Network Architecture, vCenter Server, vSphere Security and Window Server Build meets or exceeds company guidelines.
• Physical to Virtual migrations (P2V), Virtual to Virtual migrations (V2V) using VMware vSphere 5.1 Converter.
• P2V Migration issues and troubleshooting. Configured vCenter Cluster High Availability, DRS.
• Configured and Deploy Oracle RAC VMs. Backup and Monitor system performance, Symantec NetBackup.
• Installed and configured SharePoint and Exchange servers for testing and pre-production virtual environment.
• Installed and configured Cluster and ESXi Hosts for Pre-Production/Development/Production.
• Deployed Server security hotfixes/updates with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
• Server updates and patches, DNS, WINS, Gateway and DHCP configuration for new Build.
• Built and configured IIS Web Server and Application Server. Performed P2V/V2V of Windows 2003/2008/2008 R2 using VMware Converter.
• Performed Data Center Migrations of Customer infrastructural assets from Sweden and Singapore to a US based Data Center location.
• Performed inventory of Physical Servers in the Environment. Communicates hardware and firmware related issues to Vendor and secured replacement.

Confidential, Newburgh, NY

VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created and Troubleshoot of Virtual Network, ESX & Virtual Machines. Performed upgrades of ESX Hosts, & VMs.
• Installed, configured, and provisioning Linux servers. Linux OS troubleshooting and Dump analysis.
• Performed Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual to Virtual migration (V2V), VMware vSphere Converter 4.1
• Creation of templates from VMs and deploying VMs from templates.
• Capacity planning of the virtual environment, Clustering, HA, FT, DRS and vMotion.
• Performed system maintenance, Windows server install/configuration.
• Install, configured and management of SharePoint 2010. Maintained, backup and restored SharePoint sites and content database.
• Implemented VMware Vsphere 4.1, Administered Virtual Machines in vCenter Linked Mode.

Confidential, Fort Myers, FL

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Data Center Build project, implementation of new Build, installed and configured ESX Hosts.
• Build, configured and deployed Virtual Machines and Templates. Analyzed and troubleshooting of SAN VMware network issues.
• Performed Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) AND Virtual to Physical (V2P) migration of Windows and Linux servers. Maintained High Availability, vMotion and DRS Cluster.
• Managed Enterprise Windows 2003, 2008 Systems Servers, Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain & DNS Server, Windows Clustering, Hyper-V. Maintained Storage and Datastores for VMs.
• Implemented Windows Active Directory for the Domain Administer of Win 2003 Domains
• Performed patches updates for ESX Servers using Update Manager
• Installed and configured network TCP/IP on Linux servers
• Implemented TCP/IP, Installation and configuration of ESX/ESXi servers
• Trouble shooting the network connectivity issues between vCenter, hosts, virtual machines, LAN and storage availability, Registering ESX/ESXi hosts to vCenter server
• Adding the hosts to domain and DNS for active directory authentication and name resolution.

Confidential, South Plainfield, NJ

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory, DNS, Building and configuring new Windows Physical and Virtual Servers.
• Defining, implementing user configurations and policies in Active Directory & Adding/deleting/modifying user account information.
• Analyzing system faults, troubleshooting and running diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect problems.
• Providing day-to-day onsite support for networked systems, hardware and related infrastructure
• Performing installation and management of SAN VMware ESX storage solutions.
• Configuring, implementing and managing Virtual environment using VMware ESX 3.5 and ESXi 4.0 infrastructures.

Confidential, NJ

VMware Solutions Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed installation, configuration, administer and troubleshooting of VMware ESX 3.5.
• Responsible for keeping all VMware ESX servers up to date with patches and updates with minimal downtime using vMotion for SAN attached VMs and Storage vMotion for Local storage VMs.
• Created a virtual desktop solution for over 2000 mobile and remote user base insuring company data stays in the company.
• Worked closely with MS SQL and Oracle DBA groups to determine best possible configuration for Storage LUN assignments and raid levels.

Confidential, NJ

Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured Microsoft Server for testing / development. Antivirus installation and updates.
• Experience in building and configuring ESX 3.5 hosts and creating virtual machines.
• Experience in configuring and managing Active Directory, DNS.
• Helpdesk support including hardware and desktop software. Hardware maintenance and replacement.

Confidential, Tucker, GA

Help Desk Support

Responsibilities:

• Installed MS Office Suite, installed Anti-Virus on Desktop PCs, OS upgrades, local Data Backup and Restore.
• Replaced and installed Desktop PCs, Network configuration, local storage, Printers, network and troubleshoot.
• Replaced NICs, Motherboard, Hard drives, and Network cabling.