SUMMARY:

Dedicated IT professional (Architect/Engineer) with a strong Project Management experience in developing, planning and executing IT projects (Citrix, VMWare, Cloud and Microsoft technologies). Ability to resolve complex technical issues and provide solutions by utilizing the advanced technical, writing and communication skills. Demonstrated skill to coordinate with the clients, researching, evaluating, recommending and implementing technical solutions. Team player with a talent of finding quick and permanent technical solutions and ensure client satisfaction.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Lead Virtualization Engineer/Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Citrix VDI solution XenDesktop 7.8 Effectively apply cloud solutions for Office 365 and Service Now Effectively utilize Microsoft and VMWare technologies Effectively utilized Hypervisors Hyper - V, ESX 5.5, 5.6 and XenServer 6.5, 7.0 Configure and maintain NetScaler load balancing appliances Manage a team of ten in tier1 and tier2 Design, deploy new virtualization environment utilizing Citrix, AWS Cloud, VMware Integrate Cloud IAM into the existing environment Work on migrating into Cloud technology Effectively utilize MultiFector authentication (MFA) in Cloud on sites hosted by NetScaler load balancer
• Maintain and deploy Office 365 in cloud Design and deploy an effective solution utilization of existing hardware HP Moonshot Chassis Create, manage and maintain sites on load balancer NetScaler Plan and implement load balancer and Virtualization enviroment upgrades
• Manage AMI (Amazon Machine Image) /VMs
• Effectively utilize AWS cloud computing platform and services
• Maintain, manage and design to provide maximum scalability and fault tolerance

Skills: Identity and Access Management (IAM), Elasticity, AWS services, Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Cloud Front, Relational Database Service (RDS), Route53, Elastic load balancing, Simple Storage Service (S3), SQS Messaging, Application deployment, Autoscaling, Elastic beanstalk, Elastic Block Store (EBS).

Virtualization Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design new VDI solution in test environment XenDesktop 7.8. Maintain VDI Solution XenDesktop 7.6. Build Active Directory Build VMWare ESX Work on storages SAN and NAS Effectively utilize Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Profile as a Service (PaaS)
• Troubleshoot existing NetScaler environment
• Troubleshoot existing VDI environment Create scripts in Powershell Document standard operatng procedures

Global Technical Manager/ Lead Network Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implement load balancing network projects Manage integration of Network with Citrix VDI environment Manage Citrix NetScaler appliances
• Manage effective utilization of network tools: Netbrain, Solarwinds Orion, Splunk tools Mange configuration of Cisco switches

Senior Lead Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interact with a wide range of healthcare and government clients to implement Citrix solutions.
• Provide critical technical solutions for the enterprise.
• Negotiate with client project managers to analyze and understand the requirements to ensure successful project delivery

Lead Virtualization Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the government client to understand the requirements and ensure successful project delivery
• Lead a large sized Xendesktop 7 deployment project Effective utilization of technical skills given below: Citrix Cloud Gateway using StoreFront, AppController and Access Gateway Mobile Device Management (MDM) using Xenprise technology Mobile Application Management (MAM) using MDX technology Deploy and maintain Xendesktop 7 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI (Excalibur) at OCC Install and maintain OCC Xendesktop 7 environment.
• Install and maintain OCC Xendesktop 5.6 Staging environment Installation and hands-on Xendesktop 4, 5.6, 7 environments Installation and hands-on Provisioning 5.6, 6.0,6.1, 7 environments Installation and hand-on Xendesktop 6, 6.5 Install and maintain VMWare 4.0, 4.1, 5.1 Install, upgrade, troubleshoot and maintain Netscaler 9.3 and 10 gateway structure Setup and maintain global server load balancing and certificates on netscaler.
• Troubleshoot and maintain Citrix webinterface, profile manager, NAS, Xenapp, Xendesktop Installed and maintain Citrix StoreFront application Publish and stream Citrix application in Xendesktop and Xenapp environment Handle Citrix problem tickets to support Comptroller of Currency customers Patch Citrix servers, publish applications, manage user permissions Maintain, create, troubleshoot virtual servers SQL Server installation and configuration to maintain Citrix databases Troubleshoot, install and maintain Cirix servers using Windows 2003 and Windows 2008

Team Lead / Sr. Virtualization Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage NetScaler, XenDesktop and XenApp projects
• Work with the client to ensure the requiremnets are met Effective utlization of Microsoft and VMWare technologies Effective utilization of technical and leadership skills Setup, upgrade, troubleshoot and maintain Netscaler 9.3 and Netsclaler 10
• Netscaler monitoring using Citrix Command Center server
• Utilize Netscaler features (load balancing, GSLB, responders, rewrites etc.)
• Upgrade firmware on Netscalers
• Manage a team of engineers
• Citrix Goldengate installation and testing for mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Android)
• Manage, maintain and troubleshoot Juniper issues
• Build, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade the Citrix Xenapp and Xendesktop environment
• Create and maintain Provisioning server images
• Build, maintain, troubleshoot Vmware virtual servers
• Work on patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory using SCCM(System Center Configuration Manager).
• Monitor Servers using eG and SCOM (System Center Operations Manager)
• Server virtualization using Vmware ESX 3.5, 4.0 and 4.1
• System risk reporting using iPost
• Monitor servers using eG Monitoring tool
• Build, support and maintain pooled and streamed virtual desktops using Xendesktop 5.5
• Monitor the performance of virtualized environment using Edgesight.
• Support and maintain published and streamed applications using Xenapp 6.5
• Create provisioned images using Provisioning server 5.6
• Handle technical issues with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment

Confidential

Sr. Citrix VDI On Site Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain policies in Microsoft Active Directory Build VMWare ESX Maintain virtual servers using Vmware 4.1 Perform daily morning checks on servers Document SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) Setup Netscaler 9.3 devices
• Customize Netscaler launch page Build, support and maintain pooled and streamed virtual desktops using Xendesktop 5.5 Monitor the performance of virtualized environment using Edgesight. Support and maintain published and streamed applications using Xenapp 6.5
• Create provisioned images using Provisioning server 5.6 Handle technical issues with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment

Virtualization Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain OCC Xendesktop 5.6 environment.
• Manage, upgrade, troubleshoot and maintain Netscaler 9.2 and 9.3 gateway structure
• Setup and maintain global server load balancing and certificates on netscaler.
• Design, build and maintain Xendesktop 4, 5 and 5.5, 5.6 environment
• Build Active Directory from scratch in the lab environment Maintain policies in prodcution Active Directory
• Troubleshoot and maintain Citrix webinterface, profile manager, NAS, Xenapp, Xendesktop, Streaming profiler.
• Maintain record for SSL certificates and licenses
• Server virtualization using ESX 3.5, 4.0 and 4.1
• Design, build and maintain Citrix StoreFront application
• Publish and stream Citrix application in Xendesktop and Xenapp environment
• Handle Citrix problem tickets to support Comptroller of Currency customers
• Patch Citrix servers, publish applications, manage user permissions
• Design, build, maintain and upgrade the citrix software to newer version
• Maintain, create, troubleshoot virtual servers
• SQL Server installation and configuration to maintain Citrix databases
• Troubleshoot, install and maintain Cirix servers using Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 operating systems

Sr. Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot Citrix 3.0, 4.0 and XenApp 4.5 servers running on Windows Build, manage, maintain & monitor Citrix 4.5 Servers Maintain & monitor Citrix 4.5 Server by making sure they are up-to-date with latest rollup hot fix and service packs. Provide assistance to the design, development and support of key Internet/Extranet/Intranet components.
• Provide technical level system administration, support, and maintenance of HTTP/S services, web application services, proxy services, DNS, content filtering, web network infrastructure, content management and other services. Assist in the identification, evaluation, and recommendation of Internet and networking infrastructure products and technologies.
• Provide general assistance to application and infrastructure projects. Implement, administer, and support production Web servers (IIS, Orion, and Apache) and backend application, database, and support systems. Manage web monitoring activity and generate reports for internal stakeholders.

System Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Resolve customers’ issues including: troubleshooting internal NSF applications Fastlane (Web based Application to apply for funding) and Electronic Jacket issues.
• Work on SQL queries interface to troubleshoot customers’ issues.
• Troubleshoot IT issues over the phone.
• Document issues using the Siebel ticketing system.
• Execute and maintain hardware, Operating System from scratch or using ghost, applications, peripherals, printers, Windows 2000, XP, MS Office, and modems.
• Provide Tier 2 Desktop Support.
• Document issues using the Siebel ticketing system.
• Execute and maintain hardware, Operating System from scratch or using ghost, COTS and internal NSF applications, peripherals, Blackberry and printer setups.

System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage, configure and maintain Windows components e.g. DHCP Server, DNS, Indexing Service, Internet Information Service, Terminal Service, WINS, Windows Media Services, SMTP, NNTP, Exchange server.
• Configure and manage Remote Desktop access.
• Monitored events using event viewer.
• Created and managed user accounts in Active Directory and on SQL Server.
• Troubleshot desktop and laptop computers.
• Worked on databases during assignment
• Created queries for the SQL server.