Summary

• Microsoft Exchange Architect/Senior Engineer with expertise and advanced skills in design, installation, configuration, management, migration, troubleshooting, and supporting Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007/2010 Servers.
• Dedicated IT professional with over 10 yrs. experience in fast-paced, deadline-oriented fortune 500 environments.
• Server Rack Mount and Installation to multitude of Vendor from IBM, DELL and HP.
• Virtualization Infrastructure support VMware on ESX 3.5,4.0, ESXi4.1 and Vsphere 5.5
• Multiple certifications, qualifications and hands-on experience in building messaging infrastructures and communication platforms with Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007/2010 Servers.
• Expertise in Exchange Server Infrastructure, Exchange Migrations, Active Directory Administration, and Exchange Server Availability and Recovery.
• Extensive experience on building and configuring hierarchical naming systems DNS and complex directory services AD .
• Wintel servers
• Proven ability to develop, design, diagnoses, troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
• Quick learner with strong knowledge of software, hardware, networking, operating systems and security applications.
• Outstanding verbal communication skills.
• Superior analytical documentation and presentation abilities, with track record of improving operations.

Skills

• Hardware: Dell Power Edge Blade Servers rack mounted servers Dell Cisco blade usc servers
• Desktops Compaq Toshiba laptops, PDA, HP, SAN hardware, miscellaneous PC hardware, IDE hard drives, and SCSI devices
• Software: MS Office suite, DOS, McAfee , Symantec Antivirus, Zone Alarm, VERITAS Netback up and Ghost Imaging Software, Wire shark , Exchange 2003 /2007, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Citrix 4.5/5, Windows XP Pro, Track-It,Kaseya, Windows Power shell Operating Systems: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Windows 2000/XP/Vista,Windows7 Database SQL 2005/2008

Work History

Confidential

VMware virtualization Engineer and Systems support

• Designed and implemented for VMware. Environment included over 900 physical servers. Project was to create a VMware 4.x environment on various hosts to contain over 25 of current servers
• Implemented Logical / Software-Defined networking, managed and deployed via Hyper-v VMM for Windows Server 2008-2012 / R2 System Center 2012 / R2
• Implementation of System Center App Controller, with VMM scale-out deployments to Windows Azure
• Rebuilt Hyper-V environment and transitioned into a cluster, providing High Availability and Failover
• Migration of production Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V cluster to Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster
• Provision and Administer Hyper-V hosts, Guest OS with SCVMM 2012 SP1 admin console.
• Planned, designed and implemented enterprise solutions involving VMware, Storage, and Microsoft Technologies, Hyper-v2008 Experience with the design, architecture and implementation of Virtual Infrastructure environments using VMware VI, VCenter, Lab Manager, DRS and HA.
• Upraged Hyper-V 2008 to 2012, configured cluster hosts
• Assisted in the VI networking design on the pNICs/uplinks from the Network switching to the Hosts then designing vSwitch flow for VSS and VDS
• Vcloud director and VCNS network
• Architected, designed, installed, configured VMware ESX, ESXi, within VI3, vSphere 4 and vSphere 5.5 environments with VirtualCenter management, LabManager, vCloud Director, Consolidated Backup, DRS, HA, DPM, vMotion, VMware Data Recovery, VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM , vCenter Operations Manager
• Performed hands-on technical implementation, troubleshooting, and remediation on complex client projects requiring high-touch or strategic vision
• Virtualization platform used to host Exchange server used VMware ESXi 4.0,4.1 and 5 Virtual Center to manage and configure pool resources for HA and DRS availability
• Used VMware Vcenter appliance and Full install from 4.0- 5.5 for VMotion and storage availabilities.
• Managed over 330 ESX and ESXi host servers, hosting windows servers and Linux.
• Designed and implemented VMware ESXi build and installation.
• Vcloud 1.5 and 5 Setup with Vxlan network
• Used HP ILO, RSA,IMM for management
• Supported the datacenter with over 2000servers mixer of HP Blade, Rack mounts, IBM and Cisco UCS blade servers
• Configuration of wintel servers from windows 2000 to 2012
• Health Check, security audits and server updates using Update manager
• P2V using VMware converter and Plate spin converted around 250 physical servers to VMs
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM : Implementation and Administration
• Full management of SAN environment composed of IBM DS4000 storage subsystems and 4 node IBM SAN Volume Controller cluster. SAN has more than 200 terabytes of data.
• Management of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM backup server.
• Cisco UCS.B series servers, Fabric interconnect and Chassis configuration
• Service profile creation and server template
• Network configuration for Vmotion, service console, storage network and backup
• Vswitches and vDS configurations and Nexus 1000 KV
• Cisco UCS B and C series
• Built Server profiles,WWNP,UUID, MAC, CUCSM for FI and Chasis Configurations and Management
• Buit new templates clone images for VM builds for Linux and Window servers.
• Installed and managed update manager for patching over 146 Host ESX and ESXi using VUM and VCLI
• Server 2003,2008 and 2012 Active directory Support
• Migrated from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
• Regional responsibilities included supporting multiple State of Georgia data centers, with the largest having over Wintel servers 1200
• This position entailed break/fix firmware updates OS installs on Wintel IBM, HP, Dell servers from 2650s to R710s. Interfaced with other teams to identify needs and solutions. Responsible for hardware planning, acquisition and maintenance as well as OS implementation.
• Responsible for all aspects of a Windows Server infrastructure, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI and all other server administrative needs.

Confidential

Senior Exchange administrator.

• Planned the Exchange Server Infrastructure starting with proof of concept design for transition and coexistence between Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 with 12,500 user mailboxes
• Designed and Deployed Security for the Exchange Organization: messaging, exchange permissions model, message hygiene, client access and objects permissions
• Designed and Deployed Exchange Server Availability and Recovery using a DAG for mailbox server and CAS Array for the Client Access Server
• Developed a solid Active Directory and Exchange 2007 design document detailing all of the decision made along with the necessary technical details to implement the design
• Designed and Implemented an Exchange Messaging Server 2007 for 30,000 user mailboxes across 4 Active Directory sites
• Configured cluster configuration for High Availability and Disaster Recovery CCR and SCR
• DRS Distributed Recourse scheduler Cluster configuration for High availability
• FC storage presentation for Vmotion of VMs
• VMotion of VMs to the new Data center servers
• Used VMware HA and DRS for high availability
• Physical machines consolidation to virtual vms using Plate spin
• Installation of patches/firmware for HP servers and VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1

Confidential

Systems and Exchange administrator

• Server Build 2003 to 2008R2 and administration
• Use of Kaseya Software tool to administrator remote client application deployment, Patch management
• Support IT management and Client Systems and Network infrastructure
• Administration of Domain server, member server
• Exposure supporting to viewing EMC Clarion and Symmetrix SAN
• Designed, installed and supported Exchange servers 2000/2003
• Performed migration of Exchange 5.5 to 2000 with 600 user mailboxes
• Installed OS and Applications on HP proliant DL 100,300s
• Planned, configured and implemented rack mounted Dell Power Edge and Power Vault servers with RAID 1, RAID 1 0 and RAID 5 configuration. with capacity for 150 servers across 3 separate environments
• Managed several Active Directory forests and domains, implemented administrative GPOs for local, site, domain and Organization Unit objects
• Backup solution using DPM 2010
• Support user Workstation XP and windows 7
• Project management in Deployment and having new baseline for new clients.
• Citrix Server 4.5 and 5.0 Application support
• VPN ASA PIX support
• Hyper V and VMware Vsphere 4.0and vCenter support
• Server consolidation using Plate spin and VMware converter Vsphere 4.0

Confidential

IT support /Systems Administrator

• Administered Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 Active Directory and Group Policy environment of about 50 servers and 1000 user support in a heterogeneous environment
• Exchange server Migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
• Installed and administered VMware ESX 3.5 server hosts with 120 windows server 2003 and 2008
• Used virtual Center and to manage pool cluster and VM objects
• Used Plate Spin power converter and VMware Converter to convert physical server to Virtual machines.
• Used VMware HA and DRS for high availability
• Installed and administered WSUS for updates, File Server, Print Server and Network Servers
• Responsible for administering, setting up creating users mailboxes and configuring E-mail system, file services, print services.
• Successfully saw to technical needs by both internal employees and external customers on a 24/7 basis
• Tested applications and software integration to simulate real world scenarios in a lab environment
• Server hardware support and firmware upgrades on Dell powerEdge M and R series, HP Proliant
• Migrated from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
• Active Directory NTDS audit, maintenance and backup
• Supported desktop, printer and handheld devices
• Terminal Services for Windows Server 2003/2008 and Citrix
• Administered, installed and troubleshot Exchange Server 2007: Hub Transport Server, CAS Server, and Mailbox Server
• Performed hands-on administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Local Area Network LAN resulting in optimum performance and minimum downtime
• Worked with clients to support and troubleshoot technical problems
• Involved with administering user accounts to staff and weekly data backups with VERITAS Net Backup software
• Diagnose and resolved email issues pertaining to Outlook, OWA, and Outlook
• Forest-wide Active Directory configurations to include DNS, Sites Services, GPO's, Enterprise/OU Directory Services and Supporting Server Infrastructure
• Responsible for IT documentation in the work procedures for updates
• Used Backup and Restore Network Data with VERITAS Netback up

Confidential

Desktop Support Specialist

• Oversaw the investigation and resolution of hardware and software issues both remotely and onsite using Track-IT
• Supported Citrix presentation, application server, printing issues, and client configurations
• Installed and configured OS and application using imaging software and Symantec Ghost Server
• Maintained user account and passwords using Active Directory, data integrity and system security for the desktop environment.
• Provided technical support, troubleshooting and diagnosing for all hardware and software problems including Desktop, Laptop, WAN/LAN, and Remote Systems