SUMMARY

• Around 8 years of professional experience on Windows and VMware administration.
• Experience with Virtualization technologies like Installing, Configuring and administering VMware ESX/ESXi and created, managed VMs (virtual server) and also involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Installation and Deploying Windows Servers 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012R2 in Physical and Virtual Environment.
• Experience in installation and configuration of vSphere 5.0/5.1, and vSphere 5.5 products.
• Experience as a VMware Administrator in Data Center Environment using ESX server 3.5,4.0,4.1,5.0,5.1
• Build and troubleshooting experience with ESX and ESXi Servers, vSphere and vCenter manager.
• Worked with VMware features: High Availability, V motion, Storage V motion and Fault Tolerance.
• Resource Management Configuring VMware HA, VMware DRS Clusters for VMotion migrations between ESX Servers.
• Hands on experience with EMC storage celerra and clarion, VNX and VMAX.
• Hands on experience in iSCSI, NFS, and fiber channel protocols, fiber channel cabling, switching, and zoning from hardware and Vcenter.
• Upgrading the Server Builds. Upgrading the NIC from 4gig to 10gig, teaming and Vlan tagging for redundancy and fault tolerance.
• Expert in automation & orchestration platforms centered around Cisco UCS director and Vmware VRealize automation center.
• Hands on experience with citrix Xenapp, Xen Desktop.
• Performing Snapshots, Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations.
• Creating resource pools and adding VM’s into the VDI pools.
• Good experience with VMware Horizon view (VDI).
• Well experienced with creating templates, VDI pool creations and VDI provisioning.
• Implemented group policies on VDI infrastructure for better performance of VDI environment.
• Hands on experience with Vcloud Suite.
• Experience with Vmware Vcloud director.
• P2V and V2V migration of Windows 2k, 2k3, & 2k8, Linux servers from VMware HW
• Configured storage devices along with iSCSI disks in SAN using RAID 1, 5 and 10.
• Responsible 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.
• Knowledge in configuration and administration of System Center tools like SCCM and SCOM.
• Excellent experience and knowledge with designing, installing and implementing VMware esx server, VMware Vcenter, setting up clustering features like V - motion, storage V-motion, enhanced V-motion, HA, DRS, DPM, SDRS, FT, verifying EVC, standard and distributed switch configurations required for V-motion
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of vSwitches, different types ofportgroups, NIC Teaming and VLAN Problem management on VMware ESX 3.X and Virtual Center and vMotion.
• Hands on experience with Vcloud automation center.
• Worked on physical hardware like HPDL360p, HPDL 380, HPDL 580, BL460, BL480, G7, G8 and G9.
• Hands on experience with Vcenter Orchestrator.
• Expertise in DHCP, WINS, DNS and Active Directory.
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, Confidential & Dell hardware like Blade Servers, rack-mounted Servers, Tower Servers, Desktop, Laptop and other peripherals
• Experience in configuration and maintenance of LAN/WAN on CISCO Routers and Switches.
• Extensive experience with Windows 2008 clustering services.
• Experience in P2V and V2V conversions using VMware V converter

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization: VSphere 5.5/5.1/5.0/4.0/ 4.1 , ESX/ESXi server 5.5/5.0/4.1/4.0/3.5/3.0 , VSphere Client, VCenter, VMotion, Storage VMotion, VMware Update Manager, VMware Tools, VMware Converter, DRS, HA

Operating Systems: Windows servers 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012R2, Windows client OS XP/Vista/Windows 7

Application Servers: Microsoft Active Directory 2000/ 2003/2008/2008 R2,DHCP, DNS, WINS

Antivirus: Symantec Endpoint, Norton Antivirus and McAfee

Network Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, DNS, NTP, WINS, FTP, SSH, WinSCP and Telnet

Documentation Apps: MS Office 2010/ 2007/2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior VMware Admin

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on experience in Deployment, requirement gathering, Installation, administration.
• Successfully configured ESX servers for HA and DRS capabilities.
• Configured and deployed Cisco computing clusters with VMware ESXi 5.5 and vCenter 5.5.
• Experienced in applying monthly updates to windows servers 2003/2008R2/2012 versions.
• Maintained and Troubleshooted windows servers windows 2003, 2008R2 and 2012 versions Creating disk spaces for windows servers.
• Configuration, implementation and management of VMware/VDI/Windows 2008R2/2012R2 environments.
• Tested and troubleshooted the instances in VDI.
• Managed the VDI ticket queue and VDI operations in VMware view and Vsphere.
• I am responsible for supporting the entire VDI infrastructure.
• Responsible for the implementation of VMware view VDI upgrades.
• Experience with design and troubleshooting of VMware environments.
• Performing physical to virtual servers (P2V) migration without downtime.
• Migrated and imported Virtual Machines P2V, V2V and also using OVF templates.
• Assisted in moving two servers in P2V and V2V conversion of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server editions using enterprise VMware converter and also installed the VMware tools on that machines.
• Involved in performing VMotion and Vstorage administration for successful data migration.
• Maintaining Backups of the VM's, taking snapshots.
• Managing VM's by vSphere Client and Web Client.
• Skilled in the implementation of ITIL framework.
• I am accountable for the successful delivery of IT services through effective use of ITIL processes.
• Provides subject matter expertise to process owners and process working group members on ITIL V3 and service management.
• Upgraded 100+ ESX hosts from ESX 5.0 to ESX 5.5 using VMware Update Manager tool.
• Administration of user and group accounts and providing appropriate rights to user accounts according to their requirements.
• Good experience with Powershell scripting.
• Experienced with Handling Cloud environments (AWSand OpenStack).
• Maintained and developed Puppet modules responsible for deploying OpenStack and other cloud tools.
• Good experience with V cloud director and Openstack.
• Experience with CISCO UCS servers, EMC storage, EMC ViPR, and replication.(VMAX, VNX, Xtremlo, recoverpoint, Appsync, vblock).
• Implemented Vmware Vrealize and Vcenter orchestrator.
• Good experience with Maintenance and troubleshooting of HP blade servers.
• Hands on experience with Citrix Xen Desktop and Xen app.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Power Path in ESXi for SAN Storage Path optimization.
• Involved in creation of virtual switches and configuration of NIC for a clustered environment.
• Administration,VMware configuration and Administration, Network devices, Security devices for datacenter.
• Understanding and experience SAN concepts, snapshots, clustering and fail-over, file Permission management and disaster recovery.
• Successfully deployed and tested Disaster recovery solutions for selected business applications using EMC.
• UsedVMwareUpdate Manager to install critical and locally tested updates to the ESX Host.
• Grouped physical disks into logical volumes dynamically sized and resized volumes to fit in the application.
• Troubleshooted network issues between distributed V switch, Layer 2 switches and resolved slow performance between SAN network and VM networks.
• Responsible for day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for Windows servers and VMware. Performs software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.

Environment: VMware ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1, ESXi 5.5/5.1/5.0, vSphere 5.5/5.1/5.0, vCenter 5.5/5.1/5.0, MS Windows Server 2012 R2/2008 R2/2003, Clusters, SAN, NIC, EMC, Virtual Switches.

Senior VMware Admin

Confidential, South Lake, TX

Responsibilities:

• Successfully designed and implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation.
• Built Windows 2003/2008 Servers on standalone and HP blade servers based on application design and deployed stack on these servers using CA unicenter software deployment.
• Installed VMware ESX server 2.5/3.0/3.5 in a total of 300 ESX’s, 3200+ servers & six VC’s. Created virtual machines on ESX Servers. Created standard images and deployed servers from the images.
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, Implemented VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter P2V and setup Lab Manager.
• Ability to support a VDI environment of hosts.
• Design build and operational support on VDI hosts and VM's.
• Experience in virtual infrastructure packaging in the VDI View enterprise environment.
• Understanding of the setup, configuration, and management of an enterprise VMware VDI Horizon View, vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi 5.x and daily operational support of this infrastructure.
• Installed SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 servers clustered and non-clustered and creating SQL Database.
• Deployed 350 VM’s with Windows 7 professional operating system for the end users.
• Administrating production of servers/network infrastructure that includes 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 2003 and windows 2000 in the data center/server farm.
• Worked on VMware Hypervisor.
• Administrating DNS, DHCP, and Exchange servers. Created and managed user and group accounts in User Manager and in MS Exchange Administration.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, Confidential & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Managing Exchange 2003 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.
• Installation and Configuration of networks, router/switches configuration and wireless access point/router with security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, Access Control Lists on router/switches, VLANs (port mapping, naming etc.), and routing IP address in both LAN/WAN and wireless networks.
• 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.
• Lead Technology Implementation including vendor selection, System Architecture, Setting landscape, Capacity planning, security, storage management and High Availability.
• Disaster recovery planning, implementation and recovering systems during crash or hardware failure.
• 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.
• Coordinate hardware and software installations and upgrades to ensure work is performed in accordance with company policy. Recommends resolutions to complex matters of significance and coordinate the implementation of the approved course of action.
• Coordinate and monitor troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common system problems: document system events to ensure continuous functioning. Recommend course of action and implement as approved.
• Coordinate testing, upgrade and configuration of system files and services. Ensure changes are in accordance with appropriate operating procedures.

Environment: Windows 2000/2003, SMS, SQL Server 2005, Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft WSUS, Windows XP/7, VMware ESX-ESXi Server, vCenter Sever, Open filer, Confidential TSM, EMC SAN, Dell NAS, HP blade

VMware Admin

Confidential ., TX

Responsibilities:

• Migrated with team 100+ servers from 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.
• Consolidation of the Datacenters using Vcenter4.0 and installation, configuration and managing the ESXi 4.0 Update to Servers and Vcenter.
• Creating and managing the VMware clusters in the Vcenter4.0.
• Enabling the HA and DRS features in a VMware Clusters.
• Monitoring the VM'S & ESXi 4.0 Update 2 Servers using the Vcenter.
• Creating the Virtual Clusters, Resource pools, Templates & Clones in the ESXi4.0.
• Good experience working with Active Directory domain forest.
• Creating the Virtual Switches & Port groups in the Virtual Environment.
• Patch Management done in the ESXi4.0 Servers through the UPDATE MANAGER.
• Upgrading the ESXi 3.5 to ESXi4.0 using HOST UPDATE UTILITY.
• Worked on Migration Projects Involving IIS 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0-based applications.
• 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.
• Installed, configured, administered Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server
• Was Responsible for Security Patch Management and Deployment to all clients using Microsoft WSUS.
• Weekly Backups on NAS storage
• User Support - Monitored and troubleshooting system performance, server & user related issues. Provided support to users to resolve their day-to-day issues related to OS, E-mail, Account issues, hardware etc.
• Was Responsible for Backup/recovery strategy of all windows based servers. Planned and implemented fault tolerance and strategies for backup and restoring files on the network using different media devices like tape drives, compact disk and additional hard disk etc.
• Implemented cross-functional IT skills so our team was well prepared and resilient when faced with challenging issues, which greatly improved IT incident response times & work quality.
• Asset Management - Helped infrastructure team to Manage Leased Assets.
• Vendor Management - Build strong relationship with new / existing vendors to get good support and pricing. Selected and recommended the right product and the source at the appropriate price range for the business user.

Environment: VMware ESX 4.0, VSphere 4.0,Vcenter4.0 .Windows Server, Exchange Server 2003, 2008 R2/2003, Windows 7/XP, Active Directory, HP Proliant DL and Blade Servers.

VMware Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created Virtual Machines and Installed VMware Tools.
• Provided physical to virtual migrations for servers utilizing VMware Converter.
• Configured DNS, DHCP.
• Managed & Troubleshooted Virtual Network issues.
• Worked on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using VC.
• Patched all Windows servers and workstations with updates through WSUS server with Company standards.
• Customized 2000/2003 servers in terms of Registry, Audit/Account/Security policy, patching, to sustain.
• Interacted with different teams to meet the deadlines and participated in weekly meetings Developed network management processes within the ITIL v3 Framework with the team.
• Documented Disaster Recovery & Data Center Security Plan for Marc Jacobs IT Infrastructure.
• Management of LAN/WAN infrastructure as a member of Network Monitoring Team.
• Responsible for support, Implementation and troubleshooting the LAN/WAN and security infrastructure.
• Implemented Layered security using a dedicated VLAN ID for all trunk ports and setting the user ports in non-trunking mode.
• Good experience at Network Architecture, IP Sub netting and Routing Policies.
• Managed systems configuration and maintenance, problem troubleshooting, system and program security, applications and program management, planning and directing upgrades, and testing operations to ensure optimum system functionality.
• Provided design, implementation, administration and support of Windows 2000 Active Directory and Windows NT legacy domain.
• Investigated new technologies, software, patches, and security packages, which will improve system performance and systems administration procedures.
• Managed and supported Windows NT/2000/2003 Active Directory domain network in multi-locations.
• Documentation of end-user workstation for troubleshooting tips and maintenance procedures for help desk.

Environment: VMware ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1, ESXi 5.5/5.1/5.0, vSphere 4.x, Windows Server 2008/2003, Active Directory 2003, SQL Server 2008/2005, HP ProLiant Servers.

Windows Systems Admin

Proland Software

Responsibilities:

• Installed the Windows 2000/2003 Servers in the organization with over 50 clients.
• 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.
• Provide Remote support and administration on network for internal and external clients using tools like Microsoft remote desktop connection.
• 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.
• Provided the backup and recovery of the files and data, worked on Windows Firewall, Terminal server, troubleshooting the computer related problems.
• Environment: Windows 2000/2003 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.
• Configure printers and install drivers, Install approved software, Configure virtual machines, and configure DHCP and static IP addresses on workstations.
• Responded to and resolved system generated alerts related to operating system performance, services, network connectivity, accessibility, and client requested monitoring requests from SCOM, HP Openview., HP Operations Manager. Responsible for installations, configurations, upgrades on their desktops from WIN XP to Windows Vista.

Environment: Windows 2003/2000/NT Servers, Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, Network Printers, Windows XP.