Summary:

• 9 years of progressive experience in systems engineering and systems administration.
• Administration and implementation of Windows 2008 /Windows 2003/Windows 2000/ systems infrastructure in a Data Center set up.
• Expertise in enterprise level Windows hardware and software configurations, including MS clustering and storage technologies, volume management and multi-domain systems to include VERITAS Net backup and EMC Power path.
• 4 years of experience in Virtualization Technology- VMWARE ESX,P2V, Virtual center Vmotion ,HA and DRS configuration specific
• Worked in environments where concepts like Production, UAT, Development, Disaster Recovery, Change and Problem Management are widely prevalent.
• Expertise in administrating IIS 6 and IIS 5 based applications .NET on windows 2000/2003 /2008 Enterprise server environments.
• Experience in project coordination with Business Partners, Project Managers, Architects, Business Leads, SAN Storage and Networking Engineers.
• Worked on migration projects from Windows 2000/ Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
• Experience in project management.
• Installation and Configuration of MS Clustering Products for Windows on Intel/AMD.
• Installation and configuration of Network Load balancing on IIS servers.
• Installation and Configuration of various services like DHCP, DNS, and RIS,WSUS
• Worked on system security, and tools like Compaq /HP Insight manager, IBM Director, Remedy ticket system.

Technical Skills

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Worked on VMware ESX infrastructure for enterprise business team consisting of Dev, QA and Pre-prod and Prod environments in various Datacenters across Americas / EMEA / Asia Pacific.
• Built a complete backup and recovery policies for Herbalife USA while on deputation for four months at Torrance, California.
• Migrated /Upgraded Standalone VMware ESX servers and migrated over 400 VM's using VMware P2V solutions and Provided the patch management solutions for VMware esx servers
• Administration and Support of Active directory ,DNS and DHCP servers
• Administration of messaging system including Exchange 2003/2010, Installation, Managing Blackberry, Message Labs and anti-spam/virus services And Administration OWA Secure IMAP, Secure SMTP Good Mobile Messaging.
• Setup a VMware Virtualized Lab environment for Testing purpose for dev teams
• Design and Deploy windows 2008, windows 2003 64 bit operating systems with MySQL 2008 and IIS7 and Microsoft cluster for sql clustering solutions.
• Working on project to build and deploy windows 2008 and windows 2003 enterprise servers with Sql 2008 and IIS 7.0
• Work with application and business team to setup applications and test.
• Working in an environment where change request ,incident management is common used
• Point of escalation contact for any infrastructure issues and support issues.
• Worked with vendors to order the right h/w kit and deploy to the datacenters
• Worked with facilities team and travel to different datacenters to oversee the h/w rack and stack before the deployment
• Worked on H/W refresh Project consisting of windows 2008 and windows 20003 ,Server Builds
• Work with Application development team in application and server migrations
• Application deployment, application releases and troubleshooting IIS related issues

Confidential

IT Consultant

• Worked as Single point of contact for Windows Server group.
• Responsible for customizing and configuring BMC, MOM for alert management and monitoring at Logica Science Park Brigend, UK.
• Proactively ensured that all Wintel servers were up-to-date and compliant with GTI Global Technology Infrastructure guidelines.
• Administration of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and WINS.
• Deployed software using Group Policies
• Good understanding of Active Directory replication and troubleshooting issues.
• Installed, maintained and administered intranet and internet servers running on IIS 5.0 and IIS 6.0, consisting of Load balancing and clustered environment.
• Installed and configured HP SIM for systems management that is used by global team.
• Installed Exchange servers and created multiple sites.
• Backup of databases and maintenance using Arc serve / VERITAS/ Commvault, Backup EXEC software.
• Worked on projects involving clustered servers, supported various business groups within the organization.

Confidential

Project Engineer

• Administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Active Directory.
• Installed Active Directory for Windows 2003 environment for global projects.
• Administration of Active Directory and Group policies.
• Completed migration projects from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 and Windows2003.
• Maintained multiple domain trusts, troubleshoot trust related issues.
• Setup and maintenance of file sharing and replication of sites.
• Administration of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS Servers.
• Migrated 300 servers from NT 4 to Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 environment, including File and Application Servers restored File permissions and Shares.
• Installed Windows 2003 Enterprise range of servers.
• Administered trusts and site replication across the domains.
• VERITAS Backup Exec., complete backup solution for client workgroups and domains needing protection Windows98, Windows/NT, Windows 2000 .
• Wrote Knowledge Base articles to be used by the general users.
• Designed and maintained security template for Group policies in windows 2000 domain
• Administration and installation of MacAfee EPO Server for centralized management of Anti-virus and updates.
• Performed all aspects of database administration, including backup/restore, monitoring, maintaining, planning and setting up replication
• Installed and configured TrendMicro Scan mail e-manager for Exchange.
• Provided support for proper connectivity and synchronization of MS Outlook with Blackberry hand held device.
• Installed and configured Blackberry Enterprise Server for MS Exchange 2003.
• Installed and configured Active Directory Connector ADC for Exchange migration.
• Administered MS Exchange, DNS, DHCP, FTP, LDAP, and SQL Server.
• Overall maintenance of nearly 700 servers consisting of NT4.0/Windows/2000/Windows 2003.
• Designed and documented system security procedures.
• Installation and administration of Software update service.
• Maintained the Trend Micro server protect and Anti-virus Information Servers.
• Planned and executed backup/ restore and disaster recovery plan for the system using VERITAS Backup Exec.

Virtualization

• 4 Years of experience in Virtualization of Windows servers.
• Creating and configuring Virtual Machines and administration of ESX server
• Configuring and administration of HA,DRS,Vmotion
• Administration of Vcentre and carry the tasks P2V and V2V
• Configuring and administration of resource pools, Virtual switches and Reservations
• Backup and restore of VMware guest servers

Microsoft Exchange

• Administration of messaging system including Exchange 2003/2010.
• Installation, Managing Blackberry, Message Labs and anti-spam/virus services
• Administration OWA Secure IMAP, Secure SMTP Good Mobile Messaging.
• Troubleshooting MTA and IMC queue pileups

Accomplishments

• Built a complete backup and recovery policies.
• Undertook cost saving measures by reducing and eliminating unused data to be backed up.
• Initiated the publishing of Knowledge based articles, and updated the run-guide for Wintel servers.