Summary

• 8 years experience with Windows 2000/2003/2008 server administration and Active Directory administration.
• Experience with VMware virtualization and infrastructure management.
• Experience in Monitoring, performing Health Checks, installing patches and upgrading hardware on the production servers
• Extensive experience on VMwareHA, DRS, P2V, V2V, vMotion, vCenter Server, Templates and Clones.
• Experience in implementation of VMWARE ESXi 4.1, vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0,VMware Virtual Center and VMware Workstation.
• Proficient in Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and FTP environment.
• Experience working with EMC Legato networker Backup software.
• Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery DR using VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades for Patching
• Proven background in disaster recovery and backup.
• Experienced in Storage Hardware SAN/NAS/Direct attach and Storage Software support.
• Strong technical support background includes system administration, troubleshooting of hardware and software, and user training.
• A highly organized individual who adapts a systematic approach to problem solving, effectively analyses results and implements solutions.
• Efficiently coordinated with the Technical Support Team and Vendor to resolve the problem.
• Experience working with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Experience in IIS6 configuration and administration.
• Experience working in a high-availability clustered environment.

Technical Skills

• Operating Systems: Windows 9x, 2000, XP ,VISTA 7, Chrome, Linux
• VMware: vSphere, VMware ESX 3, 3.5 and 4.0, Virtual center server 2.5 and 4.0, VMware Converter Enterprise, VMware Update Manager, FT,HA, DRS, DPM,V motion and SVMotion, VMware GSX server, SRM, Lab Manager, VMware Workstation, VMware capacity planner, VMware Player
• Server O/S:Windows NT,2000,2003,2008,2008 R2 servers, Linux servers
• Backup Software: Symantec backup exec and vRanger Pro.
• Applications: MS Office 2003, 2007 and MS Visio ,Ethereal ,Solar Winds
• Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, Telnet, POP3, IMAP, VPN, Hubs, Routers, Switches, LAN/WAN, ARP, RARP,IPV4,IPV6
• Third party VMware Applications: Platespin PowerConvert, Vizioncore vCharter Pro, vFoglight, Platespin Power Recon

Professional Experience

• Experience with VMware update manager to install patches and updates on ESX/ESXi 4.0 hosts and virtual machines.
• Experience and knowledge with designing, installing and implementing VMware VSphere ESX/ ESXi 4.0, VMware VCenter, setting up V-Motion, HA, DRS, and related VMware products such as VM Workstation, VMware converter VM Backup products and other products for virtualization.
• Analysis of physical server candidates which are eligible for Virtual Conversion Process using vCenter Guided Consolidation.
• Generated reports with Health analyzer giving recommendations and resolving performance and tuning issues in the HA, DRS clusters and virtual Datacenters.
• Monitoring and Health Analysis of datacenters to foresight issues during migration of datacenters using VMware Health Analyzer 3.3, Quest vFoglight and vEssentials Bundle.
• VMware virtual center, setting up V-Motion, HA, DRS, and related VMware products such as VM Workstation, P2V converters, VM Backup products and other products for virtualization.
• Familiar with web based .Net application integration in IIS web server, IIS Clustering, Load Balancing, Logging and Reporting.
• WEIL-MCLAIN, Michigan City, IN July 2011 Present Windows/VMware Administrator
• Installing, configuring, administration of Windows 2003 and 2008 servers, Active Directory Services, DNS DHCP, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Created group policies for domain controller and member sever from scratch. Also deploy on real environment.
• Responsible production support of Active directory AD , GPO, GPP, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Worked on ESX servers, Vcenter, DRS, Vmotion, P2V, HA.
• Worked on nCircle Tool to test Group policy for all types of servers.
• Administrating and Supporting Email Server Exchange 2007 tasks are included but not limited to creating user mailbox, public folder permission, and Outlook clients support migration issues.
• Familiar with monitoring software like Big Brother, Xymon and BMC Remedy system for helpdesk tickets.
• Participated in project of Data Center move/Maintenance, preparing DR site and BusinessContinuity plan BCP test, Server life cycle project including retiring physical and old windows platform server and convert physical 2 virtual and coordination with Application Development team.
• Administrating and Familiar with Disk Management tools such as Diskeeper and Windows inbuilt Disk defragment utilities, SAN/NAS and iSCSI storage volumes.
• Administrating printers thru HP Web Jet Admin for issues, security vulnerability, and firmware upgrade.
• Migrated 350 printers from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2.

Environment:Windows 2000/2003/2008, Exchange Server 2003/2010, Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, VMware ESXi 4.0 Server, Open filer iSCSI SAN/NAS, iStore SAN, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell PowerVault NAS, Zywall and SonicWall Firewall, Remote desktop services

VERIZON, Irving, TX Jan 2010 to June 2011 VMware /Systems Administrator

• Administrating production servers/network infrastructure that includes Windows Administration of Domain Controllers, IIS Web Servers HTTP/S, FTP and SMTP , Exchange 2003/2010 Mail Servers, NAS, File and print Servers, RADIUS, Blackberry Enterprise Server and Terminal Servers on Windows 2003/2008/2010.
• 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.
• Administrating/Responsible production Exchange 2003 Email Server, creating/disabling users, Mailboxes management, public folders administration, monitoring server health, LDAP, smtp traffic/queues, Resolving Outlook issues.
• Installed, Configured and Implemented Terminal Server TS RemoteApp on IIS 7.0Windows 2008 R2 published applications using TS Web Access, RemoteApp and TS Gateway.
• Implemented Microsoft Clustering for IIS Web Servers.
• Familiar with web based .Net application, xml integration in IIS web server, IIS Clustering, Load Balancing, Logging and Reporting.
• Installed and configured sendmail, DNS, LDAP and Apache on REDHAT Linux OS.
• Familiar with windows, software and Hardware based Firewalls. Allow/Block ports, inbound/outbound tcp/udp traffic, PAT/NAT, Remote Access VPN and site to site vpn, content filtering, log analyzing, reporting, configurations of Syslog, snmp, access control.
• Installed and Implemented VMwareESXi 4.0 host servers with vSphere Client, vSphere CLI. Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN storage.
• Familiar with backup and restore of VMware host server configuration, Virtual Machine backup, snapshot, P2V-V2V conversation with VMware converter and with other third party converters, Patch updation, monitoring/reporting, SSH and SNMP and notification of alerts.
• Installed and implement NFS server using windows UNIX service and configured with VMware Host servers for storage.
• Experience with designing and implementing VMware backup products and disaster recovery solutions.
• PowerShell, Win Batch, PS tools and Windows command-line Scripting to automate the manual tasks on Servers and Client computers.
• Manage and provision shared storage using NetApp Filers to corporate and production systems.
• Installed, Configured Citrix Xen Server and Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 on Dell Hardware with ISCSI networks.
• Worked on MSI Package Builder to wraps normal installer packages into a Windows Installer package with the aim of unattended installation over the network via group policy.
• Administrating Symantec Endpoint Antivirus console, managing 300 antivirus client's computers like definition updates, Exception policies, Scanning, reporting etc
• Installed and implemented open source OpenFiler 2.3 iSCSI SAN with RAID 10for VMware and other servers with iSCSI initiators. Also managing iStor SAN and Symantec Backup Exec 12.
• Connected Thin Client WYSE, DevonIT , desktop Windows Xp2 clients to RDS 6.1.
• Installed and implemented Manage Engine monitoring application and configured SNMP and WMI on Servers and other network devices for reporting and alerts notifications.
• Responsible for helpdesk support using Spiceworks ticketing system, inventory and system reporting.
• Participated in the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production network.

Environment:Windows 2000/2003, SMS, SQL Server 2000, IIS 6.0, Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft WSUS, Windows XP, VMware ESX Server and Workstation, Open filer, IBM TSM, EMC SAN, Dell NAS, Zywall and SonicWall Firewall.

Confidential

Windows System Administrator

• LAN Cabling, RJ-45crimping, Labelling, Patch Panel, PC Junction boxes, Phone Switches and Rack set-up.
• 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.
• Installing, configuring, administering, troubleshooting VMware server on ESX platform and VMware client, workstation.
• Worked on VB Scripting for automation of processes for Windows Servers. Familiar with other script languages like ASP, Power Shell, PHP, Shell, Python.
• Installing, configuring, administering, and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server 2000 familiar with Database Creation, Database Security, Database Replication/ Migration, Database Performance Monitoring, User Management, Database Backup/Restoration, Import/Export of SQL Database, Transact SQL, Microsoft SQL Clustering, SQL Query analyser and profiler.
• Responsible for Security Patch Management and Deployment to all clients using Microsoft WSUS.
• Excellent understanding of SAN, NAS storage architecture.
• Configured Terminal Server to access to the servers using Remote Desktop Protocol RDP .
• Configure and Managed Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007for the users.
• Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.
• Administering DHCP Server creation of reservation and under reservation options, configuring of router IP address.
• Managing Exchange 2003 servers and troubleshooting issues related to User and group accounts, mail delivery, configuring MX records to enable and disable domain.
• Experienced with x86 / x64Intel, HP, IBM Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Installing, configuring, administration of Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, DNS DHCP, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server, System Management Servers SMS servers.
• Analyze, log, track and complex software and hardware matters of significance pertaining to networking connectivity issues, printer, server, and application to meet business needs.
• Creating a backup job and also took backup of data center on daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Environment:Windows 2000/2003, SMS, IIS 6.0, Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft WWSUS, Windows XP, VMware ESX Server, VMware Workstation.

Confidential

• Creating a backup job and also took backup of data centre on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Investigated user problems, determined possible solutions, oversaw software, installation and upgrades.
• LAN Cabling, RJ-45crimping, Labelling, Patch Panel, PC Junction boxesand Rack set-up.
• Installation and Configuration of networks, router 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.
• Installing, configuring and Windows 2003 servers of DHCP, FTP, WSUS, Web Server and SQL Database Server.
• Served in computer maintenance, performed all types of hardware, software maintenance and engineering in addition to systems selection, backup and technical support.
• Creating and managing the users, groups, GPO in the Active Directory.
• Implemented, Managed ISA server 2004 Firewall with web filtering and Remote Access VPN.
• Implemented and managed McAfee Antivirus EPO Server and clients for LAN security
• Monitoring of Internet usage, Antivirus statistics and reporting to Project Manager.
• Responsible managing Online Trading applications, Servers Connectivity with stock exchanges, providing remote support to end clients and branch users.
• Planned and coordinated with major vendors like ISP and V-SATs service providers for installation/Down Calls of branches.
• Assigned duties and supervised a team of junior network engineers.

Environment: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration ISA Server 2004, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows NT Server, Windows XP.