System Administrator II Resume Irving - TX - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Over 8+ years of experience in VMware virtualization and Linux/UNIX administration.
Working knowledge of standard network switch and routing concepts.
Managed VPN user and Active Directory by password reset, unlocking accounts, adding users and adding group policies to user profile.
Managed over 1400+ VMware servers 2003, 2008 R2 & 2012, Oracle Rhel 4/5 with VSphere client 6.5.
Deployed several Oracle Linux/Windows VMs from Templates and customized their configurations.
Knowledge of standard programming languages, concepts and practices within the technology field (Powershell and PowerCLI).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Irving - TX

System Administrator II

Build, install and test Linux and VMware servers based on requirements from design or architecture or established standards.
Used VMware vMotion to eliminate application downtime from planned server maintenance by migrating running virtual machines between hosts.
Develop, test and maintain a disaster recovery plan for critical VMs and application data.
Proactively identify, perform hardware and software upgrades to avoid production issues.
Responded to server down alerts in a timely manner and brought them up via Dell Idrac.
Mentored and trained interns and team members in VMware and Windows Server administration.
Acted as team lead in absence of manager. Participated in regular 24x7 on-call rotations.
Generated weekly reports of VM’s utilization of memory,CPU and disk space from Vrealize Orchestrator. Keep higher management up to date with all issues and reports.
Setup and maintain MySQL and configuration or replication across multiple machines.
Executed design and moved environment from old to new network on multiple levels.

Environment: Vmware Vcenter, Tanium, Spacewalk, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Puppet, Java Script, Apache, HTML, VSphere web client 6.5, Active Directory, Service Now, Sonicwall, Big F5, Extrahop.

Confidential - Boston, MA

VMWare Consultant

Responsible for configuring, deploying the open source Puppet server in environment.
Partnered with cross functional teams to execute short and long term product delivery strategies.
Operated on Puppet, Facter, Hiera projects and merged open source contributions.
Provided input on security/cryptography based questions and concerns.

Environment: Puppet Enterprise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, Java Script, Apache, HTML, VSphere web client 5.5, Active Directory.

Confidential - Houston, TX

Sr. Virtualization Engineer (Virtual Infrastructure Support)

Create, install, and configured Virtual Machines, Guest Operating Systems like Windows and Linux.
Configuring ESX 3.x servers to use iSCSI & NAS storage.
Creating vSwithces and Port groups for the ESX servers.
Interact with our clients to resolve their problems in a timely and accurate manner.

Environment: VMWare suite 4.x, 5.x, ESXi, EMC2 Storage, VMWare SRM 5.5, vSphere Client, vSphere Web Client, P2V converter, VMware vSphere PowerCLI, Active Directory, FTP.

Confidential

VMware / Windows Administration

Managed multiple data centers, Clusters and hosts as part of responsibility.
Provided and maintained user access in VMware virtual Center, configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU and memory.
Actively participated in live migration of VM and VM files using the VMotion and Storage VMotion.

Environment: VCenter, ESXi 4.0, ESXi 4.1, VMotion, VSphere. Windows servers 2003/2008/2008 R2, RHEL 4.x, Cent OS, Active Directory

Confidential

IT Virtualization Specialist

Installation, configuring and handling the VMware infrastructure.
ESXi Server updates and upgrades using Update Manager.
Creating switches and Port groups for the ESX & ESXI servers.

Environment: VCenter, ESXi 3.5, VMotion, VSphere, HA, Cloning, Snapshots. Java, HTML, XML, Java Script

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