SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of versatile cross - platform experience in Systems and Networks for diverse client industries withVMware Administration and Systems Administration
• Hands on experience of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) to support both legacy enterprise applications and new cloud computing services.
• Wide experience in Design, Implementation of various Servers, Applications, Network and Computers on multi-tenant environment for Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud environment (IaaS, PaaS& SaaS)
• Experience in implementing ESX servers with efficient virtualization strategies by creating clones, templates, task scheduling, prioritizing VMs, creating and managing snap shots.
• Excellent knowledge in creating and managing users, permission settings, roles and responsibility assignments and VM resource allocations on ESX hosts.
• Hands on experience with EMC, HP Proliant, IBM, Wintel, Dell Power Edge Blade and rack mount servers.
• Experience in Virtualization with VMWare for Red Hat Linux, Solaris x86/Windows/Wintel
• Good understanding on storage types including iSCSI, NAS and SAN, VM creation capable file systems including VMFS and NFS.
• Hands on vShield Endpoint Protection for managing Anti-Virus and Ani-Malware Policies for Virtual environment.
• Extensive experience in working with the vMotion and Storage vMotion technology.
• Good understanding of RDM, Thin and Thick Provisioning, Zoning, LUN Masking concepts.
• Strong experience in configuring HA and DRS clusters, using EVC on as needed basis.
• Experience in P2V and V2V conversions using VMware vConverter.
• Excellent knowledge and IDS and IPS Monitoring Tools. Administered network security technologies (firewall, intrusion detection, remote access and authentication)
• Good expertise in Patch Management of ESX Hosts using VMware Update Manager.
• Experience with DNS/DFS/DHCP/WINS Standardizations and Implementations.
• Configuring and troubleshooting of monitoring tools such as HP SIM, Solarwinds Orion, SCOM, and SCCM.
• Experience in Red Hat Linux, Wintel/Windows Server 2003 and 2008, 2012 server architecture and administration.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: ESXi 4.1-5.1, ESXi 5.5, vCloud Direct, vCenter Operational Manager, vCenter Orchestrator, vCloud Automation center, Cloud Tools

Operating System: Linux, Windows / 2003/ 2000 / Win 8 / 7 / XP. Mac OS X.

Hardware: HP DL380, HP DL580, Dell PowerEdge 2850, 6850, 2950, R900, R710, M620, M720, PowerEdge Blade M1000e Chassis, Dell M610 and Dell M710 Blades, IP KVM, DRAC, HP iLO

Networking: ASA 5520, Cisco 6509, 35XX, 29XX, 37XX, 5508 wireless controller, NMS, VPN, Barracuda SPAM filter, Deepnine content filter, VoIP, IP camera

Scripting: Powershell, VB Script, PowerCLI, Linux Shell Scripting

Database: MS-Access, Oracle 8i, Oracle 10 g, SQL 20XX, MySQL

Standards: HIPAA, PMI, ITIL, ISO, BS 7799, BS 15000, Six-Sigma

Other Tech: Symantec, McAfee, EMC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Danbury, CT

VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Deliver effective engineering solution for Server virtualization (VMware) to address business goals and operational requirements
• Deploy VMware 5.5 platform and vCloud Director (vCD) for multiple clients as a virtualization architect with primary focus in VMware technologies
• Install and manage VMware site recovery manager successfully and failover sensitive data center across WAN
• Implement VXLan and NSX in the environment on production and non-production environment.
• Migrated VMware hosts from Standard Switches to virtual Distributed switches (vDS) with No Downtime.
• Created pvLAN for various intranet IP segments in NSX and assigned them to Hosts.
• Configure NSX distributed firewall rules to restrict network traffic
• Create standards, policies and procedures, guidelines to improve infrastructure stability
• Setup storage LUN’s \Volumes on EMC and Dell Equallogic SANs
• Zoning of servers in Brocade Fiber Channel Switches. Setup and configure Dell Equallogic iSCSI SANs
• Worked with the migration technical team in large Multiple Datacenters Private Cloud and involved in migration project which uses VMware vSphere 5.5, VMware Site Recovery Manager, vSphere Replication (VR), VMware vCloud, VMware Desktop Infrastructure and vCenter Orchestrator.
• Maintained a virtual infrastructure that uses Dell EqualLogic PS4110 Series Arrays, EMC FC Storage and,Windows 2003 Servers, Wintel/Windows 2008 &Wintel/Windows 2008 R2, 2012 Serves, RedHat Enterprise Linux, MS SQL Servers, MS Exchange Servers, MS AD Services Servers.
• Worked on data replication technologies, server migration and disaster recovery (DR) strategies (VMware SRM).
• Worked on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using vCenter.
• Implemented vCOPS in Production\Development and DR environments as a monitoring solution. vShield Endpoint Protection for managing Anti-Virus and Ani-Malware Policies for Virtual environment.
• Hands on experience with SCCM 2007 & 2012 consoles to deploy patches, create collection & distribute the package.
• Developed methodology to install Solaris x86 on VMware virtual machines
• Performed capacity planning and server migration planning by creating a run book for every migration wave. This included working very closely with the storage engineers.
• Started to group non-critical production VMs (Servers) first, setup in SRM Consistency Group & Recovery Plan and migrated VMs using SRM Plan migration then applied same process to rest of the critical business Servers. Worked with a lot of moving pieces including pieces: VMTools Deployment, P2V, V2V, VR, analyze the Storage requirement & project estimate, Deployment and Configuration of new Blades, OS installation and configuration.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration before and after P2V to understand the system’s performance like physical Memory utilization, Swap file space, Disk Space. Purge out old logfiles, scratch files in /tmp and unnecessary software. Check User side experience about the system and make system changes accordingly.
• Responded promptly and appropriately with taking ownership to ensure satisfactory completions of complaint, through engagement of appropriate resources. (ServiceNow Ticketing software).
• Administered network security technologies (firewall, intrusion detection, remote access and authentication) prior and after virtualization.
• Performed level 2 and 3 troubleshooting, also provided day-to-day support for the infrastructure operation.
• Lead implementation of new VMware hosts on the existing farm, setup High availability, Fault Tolerance.
• Managed IT Operations, documented business case, comparative analysis, implementation plan, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Infrastructure Monitoring using vCenter Operation Manager. Administer Health, Risk and Efficiancy of the system.

Confidential, Morristown NJ

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• So we had to do major changes with Confidential IT infrastructure in order to merge with Confidential ’s existing infrastructure. This was a Hybrid Cloud environment.
• Primary contributor to Virtual infrastructure, including VMWare ESX, Linux and Windows Systems.
• Build new ESXi hosts from the scratch and Performed migration of all the VMs from ESXi 4.1 to 5.1 with zero downtime.
• Installing, Configuring & Trouble shooting of the new ESXi 5.1 in IBM x3850 X5 Servers.
• Co-ordinated with the network team to plan the structure of network to be used for the new ESXi hosts like number of NICs, vLANs, subnets etc.
• Troubleshoot Network issues with virtual Distributed switch (vDS).
• Installation and configuration of Wintel/Windows servers 2003, 2008, 2008 R2; Linux Virtual Machines in the ESXi host clusters.
• Installation of vCenter server and Configuring ESXi - host's within the cluster using vMotion and HA.
• Configured HBAs on iSCSI SAN storage.
• Used VMware Capacity Planner to Estimate consolidation ratios of existing Physical infrastructure to Virtual.
• Implemented Disaster Recovery for Windows, Database, messaging and VMware to mitigate risk. Implemented Business Continuity Plans and for infrastructure projects
• Running patches and updates through update manager for the ESXi hosts.
• ThinApped Microsoft office 2010; Adobe reader 9.0 and ArcGis for VDI desktops.
• Co-ordinated with storage team for the datastore consolidation and resize project after the vSphere migration from 4.1 to 5.1.
• Deployed VMware vCenter operations manager in the production environment to monitor performance of Virtual servers and datastores.
• Worked on Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) using VMware converter 5.0
• System Administration of Windows and Linux systems before and after virtualization to keep track on the system changes and utilization of CPU, Memory, Network and Storage.
• Fix Security beach issues along with local IT security team. vShield Endpoint Protection for managing Anti-Virus and Ani-Malware Policies for Virtual environment.
• Day-to-day activity involves storage expansion, NIC Teaming, Memory Upgrades, Active Directory Domain join.

Confidential, Belleville NJ

VMware and Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked, as a point of contact for all technology needs within the Belleville school district, maintained SLA, tracked resource activities and performed productivity analysis.
• Set resource targets and assess performance. Planed infrastructure to accommodate future needs. Scheduled maintenance work, planed migrations and upgrades.
• Responsible handling security on the technology platform for the entire school district, such as firewall policy, IDS, IPS, SPAM filters, Content filters, IP cameras, Active Directory group policy
• Managing the Active directory Server; creating, deleting, locking, unlocking and managing user level accounts; Group Policies, Creating and maintaining access control lists as required
• Followed best practice methods as per NJ state government and K12 infrastructure policies.
• Managed school core network connecting Board office, High school, Middle school and six elementary schools for a total user count of 2000. Schools are connected through fiber channels.
• Travel different school location in the District for network implementation and maintenance.
• Administration of Linux, Windows, Mac Servers on day to day basis.
• Used SCCM 2007 to deploy patched and distribute packages.
• Installed Windows on SAN storages & configuration of Host Adapters. Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN storage.
• Troubleshot SAN issues on Windows & ESXi Environment.
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 4.x, installation and configuration of VMware Virtual Center Server and creating Virtual Machines.
• Troubleshoot ESX issues using Remote CLI and PowerCLI.
• Assist in P2V conversion of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server editions using enterprise VMware converter and also installed the VMware tools on those machines.
• Provided disaster recovery and backup services using the VMware consolidated Backup (VCB)
• Created templates and deploying Virtual Machines through templates, cloning Virtual Machines and managing Virtual Center permissions.
• Manage SAN Storage.
• Designed network to accommodate security system from third party vendors to implement IP Cameras, VoIP intercoms and RF ID’s.
• Documented and updated internal knowledge base for future references. Supported multiple network devices from MDF and IDF closets throughout the district.
• Worked with various 3rd party vendors and developed long-term relationship with the school.

Confidential

Confidential, Long Beach, CA

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility was to provide Access Control at Dining Hall by verifying students valid ID’s and Employee's badges.
• Communicates customer concerns, needs and equipment malfunctions to management staff.
• Works independently and with other staff.
• Responsible for opening and closing assigned Windows and Linux server/work area(s). Check for SQL Database server connectivity.
• Manages customer cash and Card transactions on a POS system and Virtual Desktop. Responsible for reconciling daily deposits.
• Assisting the maintenance staff with daily maintenance, testing, and preventive maintenance.
• Troubleshooting of the Networked Simplex 4020 Life Safety Equipment in Housing and Residential Life.
• Including addressing networked devices and replacing them, cleaning and testing.
• Troubleshooting of network communications issues between Housing network loop and Campus Police Graphic Commander Center.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Desing, evaluated and implemented new technologies. Deployed and maintained 150+ servers that include VMware, Microsoft and RedHat Linux platforms.
• Installing, configuring & administering Windows 2003 Enterprise Server.
• Installed Windows on SAN storages & configuration of Host Adapters
• Deployed VMware ESX server 2.5 (virtualization technology) for Intel platforms (Windows and Linux servers). Manage the applications running on VMware vSphere.
• Migrated with team 100+ servers from NT 4 to Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 environment, including File and Application Servers; restored File permissions and Shares.
• Implemented Microsoft DHCP, DNS, WINS, Domain trust relationship, fault tolerance, file and print services, user and group management.
• Installed, and supported 100+ Desktops, Laptops, Network Devices, and Computer Peripherals with the IT team
• Was Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.
• Provide DR solution on storage and Network.
• Installed, configured, administered Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server
• Installed and configured 40 new servers at client location with win 2003 Operating System and their required Applications.
• Configured the Security Policies /group policies and changing the registry to meet the required security for the Organization.
• Day to day Check on VMware and Network Security. Check for routine system upgrades.
• Documentation of all the procedures and provide regular updates to the Management.
• Disaster recovery planning, implementation and recovering systems during crash or hardware failure.