SUMMARY

• 6 years of experience in Systems, Storage area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) Administration, Installation & Integration.
• Extensive experience in management, configuration and performance enhancements of EMC VMAX, DMX, VPLEX, Clariion, Isilon, IBM DS4000, SVC. Brocade and Cisco SAN switches and Netapp Filers.
• Extensive experience in NAS and SAN migrations.
• Proficient understanding with EMC storage array configuration tools and software.
• Experience with SYMCLI, Navisphere Manager, NAVICLI, IBM Storage manager Brocade DCFM, SANscreen, Netapp Data Ontap, SRDF/ Timefinder, Celerra replicator.
• Hands - on-experience in Installation, configuration and up gradation of HBA’s (Emulex, Qlogic).
• Proficient in design & implementing scripts and procedures to automate and enhance the monitoring and failure recovery for system services.
• Used Virtual Provisioning technology of IBM XIV array using IBM XIV GUI tool by creating volumes out of the Storage Pool, adding clusters/hosts and mapping the carved volumes to the cluster/host group.
• Hands on experience in using Storage Manager for IBM DS Series storages and Common Array Manager (CAM) for Sun Modular storages
• Good understanding of many Operating System platforms including Solaris, Windows, AIX, HPUX, and Linux and how each performs in a NAS / SAN environment.
• Experienced in migrating data from Celerra to VNX using Celerra V2 replicator/robocopy for CIFS and NFS data migration from array to array non-disruptively
• Experience in planning, design and implementation of SAN solutions like SRDF/S, SRDF/A, TimeFinder, Open Replicator, Open Migrator, SAN Copy, SnapView (Snapshot/clone), PPME Migration .
• Strong experience on troubleshooting day-to-day SAN/Storage and Host related issues.
• Expertized in installing and configuring EMC PowerPath to provide multipath I/O, work load balancing and path failover.
• Involved in implementing File provisioning and creating NFS Exports and CIFS Shares in VNX, Isilon, and Celerra.
• Mentored/ Lead in training remote engineering and operations teams.
• Developed standards and best practices for storage engineering.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage: Symmetrix DMX / VMAX, Clariion CX Series, VPLEX, IBM XIV, IBM DS Series and IBM SVC, Isilon and Netapp

Management Solutions: Symmcli, EMC Control Center, Navisphere Manager, EMC SMC, Data ONTAP, IBM XIVGUI, Onefs Console, VPLEX Management Console, CLI, Unisphere.

SAN Connectivity: Brocade Director Switches, Cisco Switches

Replication Software: Open Replicator, SRDF, TimeFinder, SANCopy, Mirror View, SnapMirror, SnapView, Celerra V2 Replicator, SyncIQ

Multivendor Platforms: Solaris, Windows, Unix, RHEL 4.0, 6.0, VMware ESXi HP-UX, IBM AIX.

Monitoring/Reporting: Performance Manager, StorageScope, Navisphere Event Monitor, Navisphere Analyzer, SPA, InsightIQ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Developer

• Expert in WEB software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Confidential,

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Confidential,

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Confidential,

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

SAN Engineer

• Day to day responsibilities include storage provisioning from VMAX, VPLEX, DMX, VNX, Netapp, IBM XIV Series. Zoning and De-zoning, reclaiming the space from the decommissioned servers and assisting the SAs.
• Responsible for migrating over 200 servers involving DMX/Clariion Arrays to VMAX using both array and host based migration tools(Open Replicator, Sancopy, SRDF )
• Responsible for infrastructure tasks including provisioning storage, connectivity issues, upgrades day-to-day issues and audits.
• Used ECC Performance Manager / SPA to analyze performance of the storage arrays present in the environment.
• Responsible for coordinating with the system admins to do the migrations on windows, Solaris and Linux servers using PPME.
• Implementation of Symmetrix V-max Thin Provisioning, FAST VP and Auto provisioning by creating initiators, storage groups and masking views in our environment.
• Created FAST TIERS policies, associated Storage groups to FAST Policies. Used SPA to monitor Symmetrix performance issues.
• Implemented and maintained zoning, performed firmware upgrades, and integrated all SAN connected hosts on Brocade Directors using Fabric Manager.
• Involved in creating, configuring and managing NFS Exports and CIFS shares on VNX 5700 using EMC Unisphere.
• Create extents, virtual volumes, devices on VS1/VS2 VPLEX using VPLEXCLI and GUI. Encapsulate data Volumes into virtual volumes. Migrated volumes using batch device data mobility
• Used Virtual Provisioning technology of IBM XIV array using IBM XIV GUI tool by creating volumes out of the Storage Pool, adding clusters/hosts and mapping the carved volumes to the cluster/host group
• Performed a detailed documentation of all the servers before and after the SAN and NAS Migration.
• Responsible for day-to-day provisioning of storage on NetApp Fliers using Filer View and CLI.
• Involved in creating, configuring and managing aggregates, volumes, qtree, quotas, Snapshots, CIFS Shares and NFS exports on the filers.
• Set up Disaster Recovery using SnapMirror relationships.
• Configured anonymous File Sharing on Isilon to connect clients to the cluster via SMB/NFS for Windows and UNIX operating environment using Smart Connect.
• Responsible in configuring and joining nodes to the Isilon cluster.
• Responsible to replicate data between two Isilon IQ clusters using SyncIQ.
• Used SnapshotIQ in creating snapshots as per the requests from Test and development teams.
• Performed performance monitoring and analyzing using InsightIQ for Isilon series arrays.
• Configured SmartQuotas to track the disk space usage of directory, User and Groups.
• Configured the Isilon Cluster to the Active Directory domain.
• Configured NTP server on the Isilon cluster for time synchronization among the nodes.
• Participated in various design and implementation of the storage

IT Solution, Colorado. September 2011 - August 2012

SAN Administrator

• Configured, Administered and Managed a SAN Environment of 1000TB, consisting of DMX – 3, DMX 3000/1000, CLARiiON CX 3-80, CX 700,
• DS Series. Cisco MDS 9509/9506 directors using SYMCLI, Navisphere Manager, Connectrix manager, Fabric/Device Manager and EMC Control Center (ECC).
• Designed and implemented disaster recovery for Tier-1 data using EMC SRDF.
• Daily administration and maintenance on Celerra and VNX (file & block) level arrays.
• Storage provisioning on both VNX and Celerra by creating file systems, quotas; NFS exports.
• Configured Virtual Data Movers, CIFS servers and created CIFS shares for Windows.
• Configured Standby Data movers for the Primary Data movers on VNX and Celerra arrays.
• Involved in creation and maintenance of checkpoints and replications for data backup and recovery.
• Involved in migration of data from Celerra to VNX array using Celerra V2 replicator.
• Create ShadowImage/Flashcopy for applications on IBM enterprise storage boxes .
• Performing addition of enclosures to IBM DS 4000 and modular storages.
• Performing up gradations and replacements of cache and I/O ports on DS 4000
• Create Arrays, ranks, and Extent pools on IBM DS 4000 and raid groups on IBM modular storages.
• Monitoring/collecting and analyzing reports of IBM Enterprise storage through TPC and modular through Performance monitor.
• Involved in planning and migration of SAN environment from DMX 1000 to DMX 3000 using SRDF/S and from CLARiiON CX 700 to CX 3-80 using SAN Copy Replication solution..
• Utilized TimeFinder BCV/Clone/EMC Snap, CLARiiON SnapView snapshot/Clone for multiple point-in-time copies of Filesystems/databases for test/backup purposes.
• Managed, protected and recovered data across tier-1 and tier-2 storages for critical applications, oracle database and windows/Solaris servers by using VERITAS Netbackup. .
• Involved in the management of Sun Solaris, Windows, and IBM AIX servers. Duties include installation of packages, patches, creating file systems, mounting the file systems persistently, utilization of space and directed data storage for the above mentioned servers.
• Resource management expertise for performance reporting and workload analysis using Performance Manager. Created automated flexible reporting for storage and host resources using Storage Scope.
• Provided On Call Support & day-to-day troubleshooting SAN/NAS related issues.
• Troubleshoot host-based connectivity issues related to EMC software (PowerPath, Navisphere, ECC client software and third-party HBA's (Emulex and Qlogic.)

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Confidential, Boston. MA

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered and provided support for a large storage environment comprising of multi-tiered storage arrays including DMX, IBM SVC, Clariion, Celerra, VNX and Netapp arrays.
• Allocation/ De-allocation of storage using tools like EMC SymCLI, ECC, and Navisphere manager, Storage Navigator.
• Responsible for mapping and masking configuration of LUNs on Symmetrix and Clariion.
• Created storage groups through Access Logix to provide LUN Masking in the Clariion arrays.
• Created virtualized storage for the hosts using the IBM SVC arrays.
• Created zoning and de-zoning from the hosts to the IBM SVC arrays.
• Creation of Meta Volumes by grouping several Symmetrix Logical Volumes using SymmCLI.
• Designed and maintained remote replication and disaster recovery solutions to ensure 24/7 data availability using SRDF/A, SRDF/S for Symmetrix/DMX.
• Used tools like Navisphere Analyzer, ECC Performance Manager (WLA), SAR, HEAT reports to analyze performance issues.
• Used EMC Control Center for monitoring and alert management. Generated customized reports using Storage Scope.
• Zoning configuration and fabric administration of multi-vendor fiber channel switches (McData and Brocade) using Connectrix Manager and Brocade Fabric manager.
• Managed and configured NetApp filers, which use Data ONTAP using CLI and Filer View management software.
• Involved in configuration of NetApp FAS systems including Qtree, volume, aggregates and Snapshots.
• Maintain and update Space & quota management among various volumes and Qtrees.
• Involved in the migration of NS40 to NS700 and NS80 to VNX Series: data mover pre-migration checks, creating Virtual data mover and data mover failovers; cleanup of the Celerra box to be decommissioned.
• Configured and Tested Data Mover Failover configuration during the implementation test.
• Implement Virtual Data Movers.
• Created CIFS servers on VDMs and joined them to the Domain.
• Implemented file system quotas on both VNX and Celerra arrays.
• Preparation of operational procedures and technical documentation of all SAN related projects and follow proper changes in SAN management.
• Troubleshoot host-based connectivity issues related to EMC software (PowerPath, Navisphere, ECC client software and third-party HBA's (Emulex and Qlogic).
• Played an active role in troubleshooting and change management issues.

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.

Software Developer

• Expert software specialist in AppWright scheduling software.
• Train users, edit screens (HTML) and trouble shoot and resolve data, screen and reporting issues Company wide.
• Manipulate data with sql queries within application for forms creation and additional app search functions for end users.
• Create databases to utilize Crystal reporting tools.
• Work with end users to gather requirements for integrating data and analyze usage from old Approach database into AppWright application.
• Incorporate and train on new processes for implementation to new application.