Skills and Qualifications:

• 10 years' experience as a Citrix, VMware and Windows System Administrator.
• Experience in Installation Server Build of all type of Windows Operating Systems 2000/03/08/12 R2 server , VMware and Application software under multi-platform environments, deployment monitoring servers, disk quota management distributed file systems.
• Hands on Experience on VMware ESX 3.0/4.0/5.0/5.1 Servers.
• Migrate the Windows Infrastructure from one Datacenter to another Datacenter
• Experience working in complex directory environments with experience supporting Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory AD .
• Professional Working Experience on HP Servers DL360/380/580, ML580 , IBM X Series Servers and DELL servers.
• Built Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 servers using HP Smart Start or IBM Server Guide, Dell server administration, Array configurations, diagnosing server, Updating Firmware and PSP.
• Designing and implementation of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and AD Enabled applications.
• Microsoft applications including WINS, DNS, DHCP, SQL, printing, Proxy, IIS, Active Directory, Exchange, SMTP, FTP, and Domain Controllers.
• Installing Citrix Metaframe presentation server 4.0/ 4.5/ 5.0 /6.5 and manage the farm through Presentation and Access Management Console.
• Maintaining Web Servers by installing IIS 6, 7 and IIS 8.
• Monitoring and Managing Citrix Metaframe Presentation Servers using Edge Site citrix tool.
• Creating a test Environment in Citrix or VMware for Production Team to test their applications
• Building VMware session on ESX 3.0/4.0/5.0/5.1 Server, Cloning, and Creating Templates
• Patch management using Microsoft WSUS, Bigfix and SCCM
• Configure Hardware monitoring across the organization using HP SIM and or IBM Director
• Exposure to Disaster Recovery Platespin/Double Take and EMC RPA tools , Vcenter operations Manager, Symantec backup exec, Webproxy.
• SAN Storage zoning and Provisioning storage to windows servers and VMware environment.
• Experience in building Windows 2012,Windows 2008, Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 standalone cluster servers
• Hard working individual with excellent intercommunication skills to deal with both technical and non-technical departments.
• SCCM 2012 Application deployment, operating system install via SCCM and WDS
• Flexible and adaptive to new environment.

Technical skills:-

• Deploying Citrix Xenapp configuration of it in an enterprise environment
• VMware Infrastructure setup and design.
• Design and implementation of High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Server virtualization using VMware or Xenserver infrastructure and or P2V tools
• Implementation of hosted and stand-alone application solutions using nTier standards
• Deploying Active Directory in an enterprise Network 2003 and or 2008
• HP Proliant Hardware, HP Blade servers and IBM servers.
• Deploying Operating system to large number of systems using WDS and deployment tools.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Role: Senior Consultant

Client site details as follows:

Confidential

Role: Windows Engineer ETG

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end delivery of corporate solutions to internal customers. Working with Business Units, Application and other Infrastructure Services teams.
• Working with cross-functional project teams to design and implement highly available solutions using Microsoft technologies
• Knowledge in the following technologies: Active Directory, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Internet Information Server IIS , VMWARE, SQL Server, .Net, AppFabric, Disaster Recovery and Treat Management Gateway
• Interaction with QA, DEV and deployment team for applications
• Providing technical documentation to project and Operations teams as part of project deliverables
• Configure and use SCCM for distribution of applications, patches and installations on server environment with automated deployments

Confidential

Role: System Administrator 3rd and 2nd Level support

Job Responsibilities:

• Collect data from application team and build server, install application and configure them as per the requirement and handover.
• Citrix Uplift project Upgrading Citrix application from XenApp 4.5 to XenApp 6.5
• Worked in Windows server 2003 obsolescence project where in decommission old hardware and replace them with either a virtual or physical server
• Upgrading VMware Tools project Updating all the servers in the virtual environment to latest VMware tools version and latest virtual hardware version to make the environment stable.
• Firmware update project using PSP in all Blade chassis and standalone servers HP servers
• Handling hardware upgrades Memory and CPU and building Windows cluster.
• ILO password reset in the physical servers project using HP tools
• Building ESXI servers with ESXi 5.0 update 2 and adding them to cluster
• Migrating Virtual severs from one virtual center to another using V2V tools.
• Expanding System drive in all windows server project.
• Rollout windows security patches using Big Fix and SCCM across multi-site region.
• Support Xenapp 6.5 environment deploy new apps as and when required and troubleshoot issues that would arise in Citrix environment, patching Citrix servers.
• Monitoring and managing ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.0/4/5/0 hosts through the VCenter and Sentinel
• Fixing hardware issues that are notified through sentinel and or HPSIM.
• Supporting Windows 2008/2003 servers, Citrix XenApp, Meta Frame/Presentation Server 4.0 and VMware ESX Servers 4.0/5.0.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Role: Senior Associate

Client site details as follows:

Confidential

Role: System Administrator in Datacenter 3rd Level support

Job Responsibilities:

• F5 network load balancing device set up and configuration
• Roll out Laptop Encryption for both windows and Mac's using McAfee Endpoint Encryption 7.0
• Managing EMC VNX Fiber channel storage for VMware infrastructure and Windows servers
• Setup vCenter operations Manager to monitor VMware environment.
• Rollout windows security Patches using WSUS across multi-site region
• Setup hardware monitoring system using IBM director 6.3
• 24x7 multi-geographic Third Level Technical Support for all Intel based Windows 2000/20003/2008 IBM 750 servers over the phone, in person, or via e-mail and using Ticketing System Service Now , handling each with professionalism and timeliness
• Windows 2008 cluster build Physical and virtual troubleshoot issues related to build and setup
• Support Xenapp environment deploy new apps as and when required and troubleshoot issues that would arise in Citrix environment, patching Citrix servers.
• Working on Disaster Recovery Exercises for DR Plan for Production Servers
• Configuring vNetwork Distributed switches and migrating the networks from Vnetwork standard switches to vNetwork Distributed switches.
• Upgrading ESX host with vCenter update manager. Pushing the patches for hosts and guests.
• Build and Configure VMware ESX 5.0 environment as per the project
• Attaching the LUNS to the ESX servers from SAN
• Managing, Installing, and Supporting Windows 2000/2003servers, Citrix XenApp, Meta Frame/Presentation Server 4.0 and VMware ESX Servers 4.0/5.0.
• Used tools such as VMware Converter, Platespin Powerconvert, to work on ESX Environment for the P2V conversions and for installation of patches.
• Monitoring and managing ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.0/4/5/0 hosts through the Vchecks, IBMDirector Tool
• Design, Implementation of Active Directory infrastructure and Network fundamentals, protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS , Group Policy and Profile Management

Confidential

Role: Associate Operations Manager

Client site details as follows:

Confidential

Role: Citrix and Windows Build Engineer 2nd and 3rd level support

Project work: -

• Migrating the windows clusters and standalone servers from 100Mbps network to Giga network.
• Refreshing hardware Upgrading Operating system from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 servers in both Physical and virtual server,
• HP SIM server setup maintenance of server Hardware problems through it.
• Migrating application from old Citrix farm to new Citrix farm.
• Build and configure WDS server for windows OS deployment across the server sites.

Job Responsibilities:-

• Setup test region/environment as requested using XenServer and or Hyper-V
• Build standard physical server image using imaging tools for windows
• Print server migration from old hardware to new hardware.
• Configuring company standard VM templates for both servers desktops.
• Converting Physical servers to VM using Virtual converter tool.
• Maintenance of the VMware 3.0/4.0 Infrastructure, deploy servers/desktops in VM.
• Data recovery, recovering all the business critical applications of client at different site different datacenter in New Jersey testing validating them.
• Build and configure Windows clusters and also standalone servers as per company standards.
• Monitoring Hardware problems using HP SIM fix the issues.
• Monitoring Citrix servers using Edge site and reacting to the issues that are alerted.
• Monitoring all the servers using monitoring tool PATROL and fix the issues that are alerted by the PATROL.
• Installing and Maintaining the VC Server and VC License Server to main ESX Hosts
• Publishing application in Citrix environment, providing access to end users troubleshooting issues pertaining to it.
• Troubleshooting the Citrix server issues, deploying new Citrix servers as and when required.
• Maintenance of Citrix 4.5, XP 4.0 server farms 125 Citrix servers .
• Building ESX 3.5/4.0/5/0 Host and maintain those ESX servers through VI Client.
• Analyzing and implementing OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates using WSUS Patch Management tool.
• Monitoring Systems Server Performance - Virtual memory, System events logs, Swapping, Disk Utilization, CPU utilization, Memory utilization etc. with help of Enterprise Performance Monitoring Team.
• Experience on Host Profiles, Distributed Switch, DRS, VMotion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions, Template

Confidential

Role: Windows Technical Analyst 2nd level support

Project work: -

• SMS Upgrade/Migration to a new hardware project.
• Configure Interorg Replication between 2 domains.
• Installing Configuring Auto accept agent in the exchange servers 2003.
• Upgrading Sophos Antivirus enterprise console from version 1.2 to 1.3

Job Responsibilities:-

• Worked individually and as a part of team, efficiently maintained various project by doing multi-tasking.
• Good Knowledge on MS Office Products Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint .
• Maintenance of Exchange 2000/03 clustered server environment.
• Monitoring all the servers using monitoring tool PATROL and fix the issues that are alerted by the PATROL.
• Configuring Blackberry for end users, troubleshooting all sorts of problems that arise in handheld, and maintenance of BES server.
• Administration of the SMS 2003 server, Application deployment patch management, deploying OS for the entire client PC's using SMS server.
• Active Directory administration adding secondary domain controllers, checking domain replication, transferring the FSMO roles using NTDSutil tool and troubleshooting problems related to it.
• Build Recovery Exchange domain to verify the exchange backups.
• Provide support to Windows load balanced Application ALIS BTCC servers.
• Maintenance of Antivirus server and troubleshooting the problems that occur when antivirus update in the N/W.
• Responsible for antivirus SOPHOS update in the entire network.
• Maintenance of Right Fax application running on a windows box
• Maintenance of the file Server and providing the access rights to the User's.
• Server building configuring RAID systems in the servers as per the project requirement also troubleshooting issues with it.

Job Responsibilities at Keane India Ltd:-

• Installing the operating system Windows 95/98, 2000 XP using GHOST imaging software, application Software's packages.
• Configuring Client Operating System for Windows Network
• Troubleshooting hardware software /application problems related to desktop
• Installation of Windows 2000 Windows 2003 server OS's as per the project requirements
• Updating the Antivirus s/w and windows patches in the Desktops
• Installing and configuring Oracle application s/w and establishing the client connectivity for the same.
• Installing and configuring SQL server and configuring clients as per the project requirement

Confidential

Role: Consultant

Job Responsibilities:-

• Providing First line support for the remote users.
• Access, authorizations, rights and Permissions to the user's accounts remotely.
• Creating user Ids in the Mainframe.
• Providing remote service for the Users in Norwich Union .

Confidential

Role: Hardware Support Engineer from

Job Responsibilities: -

• Assembling Computers Troubleshooting hardware problems.
• Installing operating system windows 95/98/2000/Xp , application Software's packages.
• Configuring Client Operating System for Windows Network.
• Installation of Windows 2000 professional XP professional.