SUMMARY

• 7+Years of experience as Systems Engineer in area of VMware, Windows infrastructure platforms with Implementation and Administration.
• Extensive experience in Installation, Configuration, management and maintenance of Windows server operating systems ranging from Windows Server 2003 to 2016.
• Designing and Implementing Active Directory Domains and Forests.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Expertise in active directory design and support (GPO's, AD Schema, OU's, LDAP, Sites, etc.).
• Implemented Active Directory services for creation and maintaining users and group profiles based on company policies.
• Configuring, testing, validating, implementing and deploying of Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) across client's Active Directory with GPOs.
• Administration of GPOs, Domain Users and
• Worked on a project to upgrade the Domain Controllers from 2008 to 2012 and increase the domain function level from 2008 to 2012.
• Deployed servers such as IIS, Apache web server, DHCP, DNS, File Server, FTP server, Samba server.
• Implemented web clustering in Centos 5.5 Linux Server for load balancing.
• Experience in designing, developing and Implementing Client - Server applications using Microsoft technologies with expertise in cloud computing using Microsoft Azure.
• Expertise in architecture design for Azure AD deployment.
• Hands on experience with AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience in Writing/Maintaining and troubleshooting PowerShell scripts for build and operations environment to develop, test, and implement automation.
• Knowledge of VMware server automation and configuring Active Directory Domain using scripting languages like PowerShell Scripts, VBScript, and Power CLI.
• Attended Daily meetings and conference calls to report system health and assist different departments with SCCM issues.
• Hands - on experience working on Microsoft SCCM, SCOM and SCVMM.
• Experience in vSphere, v Cloud suite/realize suite- Realize operations manager (VROPS), log insight, V Realize orchestration (V Ro), and v Realize Automation (vary/VCAC), VMware Virtual SAN(VSAN).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2000/2003/2012 & R2/2016, VM Ware ESX/ESXI server, Linux, Windows XP/Vista/7, IBM AS400.

Virtualization: VMware vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0, 5.5 venter Server 4.0/4.1/5.0,5.5 ESXi 4.0/4.1/5.0,5.5 VMware Update Manager, HA, DRS, FT, Motion, Storage Motion, VMware Capacity Planner, VMware Workstation, Horizon View & NSX.

Windows Administration: Configuration of DHCP and DNS, installation and configuration of VPN client, Windows Server 2003/2008 - installation and configuration, configuration and management of Active Directory. Patch management using SCCM.

Networking: OSI Reference Model, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subletting, Ethernet LAN, TCP/IP, UDP, switches, routing concepts, virtual network concepts including switches, VLANs, switch, TCP/IP stack for virtualization, configuration of printers and, scanners.

Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380, BL460c and BL465c blade servers, C7000 and C3000 HP Chassis, Cisco UCS B460 and B260, EMC VMX, VNX and ISLON.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Merrill, WI

Windows SSCM/System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Designed the USMT ( User State Migration Tool )Package for Windows 10
• Established state migration point for primary site server.
• Implemented the process of migration on 50 units from windows 7 to windows 10 With help of Scan State and Load state followed by Task sequences as Capture state, Restore state, Release state.
• Monitoring applications for managed users and systems.
• Deploying and managing the Configuration Manager client.
• Configuration of an operating-system deployment strategy by using SCCM.
• Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs. including installing the SMS AGENT HOST client on the windows 10.
• Used Microsoft SCCM 2012 and Dell Secure Works to monitor and remediate user workstations when infected with malware.
• Also used SCCM 2012 to push policies to users to maintain lowest level of access necessary for users to complete their work.
• Identified and suggested computer related training for associates.
• Proposed, developed and supported process improvement.
• Supported department related project work
• Installed and configured MDT 2012 U2 with BUILD and DEPLOY deployment shares for Windows 10.
• Setup a local instance of Hyper-V to create the Windows 10 GOLD image.
• Created a task sequence in MDT 2013 U2 to capture the gold image within the Hyper-V VM.
• Created a task sequence to install the Windows 10 Enterprise OEM image (Install.WIM) which included steps to install all of the current updates with a pause to check that all updates were installed.
• Captured the Windows 10 Enterprise GOLD image from the VM inside the local Hyper-V instance using the MDT U2 capture task sequence.
• Design, Implement and support SCCM 2012, configure OSD task sequences, software deployments, windows updates, out of band management of assets, importing of drivers to the OSD process, USMT customization, Reporting & creating WQL queries.
• Provide level 3/4 support for all desktop & SCCM 2012 related issues for various clients. Develop SLA's & Metrics, Identify KPI's, manage/train current help desk/desktop staff then transition staff back to management.
• Test OSD deployments, software deployments, software packaging, GPO changes & Windows Updates in the lab environments before releasing into production. Implement MDT into SCCM along with ADK 10.
• Develop the Windows 10 SOE, the base gold image, create VM machines so that the base gold image could be updated every 3 months with security updates & service packs as well as adding any standard software to be included with base gold image.
• Implement, configure and use 1E Nomad Branch for software, WSUS & operating system migrations along with 1E shopping.
• Created multiple custom MSI's for Windows Intune projects using Admin Studio and PowerShell scripting.
• Design/Implement Windows Intune as well as Windows Azure solutions with or without SCCM 2012.
• Act as the technical lead for various Windows 10, SCCM 2012 (1511) and MDT 2013 projects.
• Deployed new production systems in the Windows/Intel environment, including the following technologies: Windows Server 2008/2012, active directory, VMware Vsphere 6.0and Vcenter Server 6.0, and Esxi.

Confidential, NY

Windows SCCM Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and Administering Windowsservers2008/2012.
• Maintain the integrity of the client Active Directory using PowerShell.
• Perform Active Directory administration including group policy and (moves/adds/changes) of user accounts, security groups, and distribution lists.
• Responsible for the migration of Windows 2003 servers to Windows 2008.
• Configuration of DHCP, DNS on Windows 2003and 2008 platforms.
• SCCM Distribution Point, Boundary Group maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SCCM client issues.
• Administration of GPOs, Domain Users and groups, and Computers on Active Directory 2003, 2008. Working with ISO Team on monitoring server health and fixing issues which on security vulnerable servers.
• Experience Using SCCM 2012 to deploy the Packages both the Windows Installer Package and Virtual Package.
• Experience in Installation and Configuration of DNS, DHCP, IIS, WSUS Server.
• Knowledge of AD Design and Management for an Enterprise client with >3,000 Seats.
• VMware ESX/ESXi Host Server and Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration & Maintenance.
• Configured HA, DRS on clusters and did capacity planning for new clusters.
• Configured FT for business critical VM's.
• Designing dashboards and pull reports using cops.
• Worked on ESXi and VM storage issues and coordinated with the storage teams.
• Migrated about 1800 servers from Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) in both VMware and Hyper-V environments using Plate spin and VMware convertor.
• Upgraded the ESX/ESXi servers using vSphere update manager.
• Management of VMware Infrastructure through vCenter and vSphere client.
• Responsible for root cause analysis on performance issue and Virtual machine failures.
• Troubleshooting SAN related issues and firmware upgradations of SANs in VMware.
• Test and recommend Replication/Backup solutions for VMware, SAN and Disaster Recovery
• Configuration and Management of Datastores and storage clusters on vCenter server.
• Installation, Configuration and Management of hardware using HP One View and Virtual Connect Manager.

Confidential

Windows Admin

Responsibilities:

• Experience in installation and administration of Windows 2003/2008/2012 Server.
• Involved in maintaining the Active Directory and GPO management.
• Use Active Directory to reset passwords, manage group policies, add or delete accounts.
• Troubleshooting OS related issues on VMs using Hyper-V manager console on windows2008.
• Involved in Installing and Administration of SCCM for applying latest windows and security patches to all the servers.
• Active Directory Administration & Management, Creating and managing Active Directory GPOs, Windows Infrastructure Design and Management, OS & Security Patch Deployment, Applications Deployment using Active Directory, Servers Security Management and User Policies.
• Troubleshooting Client Connectivity, package and OS deployment issues by analyzing SCCM logs.
• Troubleshooting windows update and performance issues.
• Troubleshooting server down and un-expected reboot of production servers.
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting Network Load Balancing (NLB) issues on windows 2008 server.
• Installation and configuration of VPN server on windows 2008 platform to provide secure connection between branch networks.
• Boot images and DP configurations for OSD, Capture and Deploy OS using SCCM 2012.
• Implemented PowerShell scripts that automated creation of contacts from Active Directory.
• Installing, configuring and maintaining the Virtual Machines, installing guest Operating Systems.
• Assessing and distributing Microsoft Monthly Patches using WSUS and SCCM 2012.
• Knowledge in FSMO roles, GPO, Active directory, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, Terminal services.
• Deploy virtual machines from templates and allocate resources.
• Experience on creating host profiles and deploy to hosts in a VMware clusters.
• Integrate SSO and two-factor authentication with Active Directory.
• Provided technical assistance in daily system checks and performance including backups and event logs.
• Performed Administrative task from the Configuration Manager Console.
• Working Experience with the Installation and Administration of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU3.
• Installed and Maintained Central, Primary, Secondary Site Servers, and 154 Distribution Points.
• Working Knowledge and Experience of SCCM Databases and Performance Tuning.
• Implemented, Design and Deployed SMS Infrastructure for up to 100000+ Seats Globally (US, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia).
• Created Operating System and Software, Application, Packages Deployments.
• Implemented Desired Configuration Management. Defined Baselines, Created Compliancy Reports, and the Remediation of Non-Compliant Systems, Identifying and Resolving Issues with SCCM Server and System Client Health.
• Implemented Asset Intelligence, Created and Delivered SCCM Reports utilizing Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services as Requested.
• Deployed Microsoft Critical Updates and Managed Microsoft Endpoint Protection Antimalware Policies in Alignment with Cameron's Defined Patching Process.