PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years of experience in IT Industry as a system administrator with 5 years of specialization in the areas of VMware Virtualization.
• Experience in Virtualization technologies like installing, configuring VMware vSphere. Creation, management, administration and maintenance of virtual servers and clients.
• Experience in P2V MIGRATION using VMware Converter.
• Experience utilizing EMC POWERPATH to migrate data from physical servers old - disks to new ones.
• Experience in Networking configuration & Security Configuration on ESXi Host.
• Hands on experience in using the vSphere Features like vMotion, Storage vMotion, HA, DRS, Fault Tolerance (FT), DPM and other products from VMware vSphere.
• Experience in Windows 2008/2003 Servers at single or multi domain platforms.
• Strong knowledge withActive Directory, GPO, DHCP, DNS, IP, Subnet, VPNs, VLAN, Network routing, firewalls, Backup & Recovery,File & Print Server, IIS (Web Server), FTP and Terminal Server.
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Strong communication and people skills, both written and verbal. Able to assess and resolve client issues quickly. A proven record of reliability, the ability to perform under time constraints, and good judgment under pressure.
• Ability to maintain a reliable and methodical approach to support and Documentation. Quick learner, highly motivated team player with excellent organizational and analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2K3/2K8/2K12, Sun Solaris/Redhat/CentOS/SUSE

Servers & Storage: SUN/HP/IBM EMC CX-480/120 VNX5400/5700/5800

Virtualization: vSphere 3/4/5/6, Oracle Virtual Machine, Solaris Zoning

Endpoint Management: Altiris Symantec Client Management Suite/Ghost Solution Suite/Manage Engine Desktop Central

Network: Ethernet- TCP/IP

Anti-Virus: ESET/Kaspersky/Symantec Endpoint Protection/Office Scan (Trend Micro)

Databases: Oracle 8/8i/10g, Sql Server 2000/2005/2008

Backups: Symantec Backup Exec 12/2010, Symantec System Recovery 8/2010/2011, NetBackup 6, Veeam Backup & Replication 4

Programming Languages: Borland C, C++, Visual Basic 6, Visual Studio .Net 2003/2005

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• EMC - Information and Storage Management (ISM) V2
• IBM System X Technical Principles V10
• IBM High Volume Storage Fundamentals V1
• ITIL V3 Foundation Certified
• Microsoft Certified Solution Associate (MCSA Window Server 2012)
• Oracle DBA 10g (OCA).
• Sun Solaris 10 Administration I & II (SCSA 10).
• Sun Solaris Network Administrator (SCNA).
• VMware Certified Professional 3/4/5/6 (VCP 3/4/5/6).
• VMware Technical Sales Specialist (VTSP 4/5)
• Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 STS.
• Symantec Backup Exec 12 STS.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 STS.
• Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 STS.
• Symantec Management Platform 7.0 STS.
• Altiris Client Management Suite 7.0
• Symantec Management Platform 7.1 STS
• Symantec Altiris Management Suite 7.1 STS
• Symantec NetBackup V

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Billerica, MA

VMware Admin

Responsibilities:

• Installation & configuration of ESXi/vCenter host
• VMware ESXi 4.x/5.x/6.x server administration
• Creating template, cloning VMs & Hot add of components,
• Building new HA/DRS clusters with host hardware compliance and QA cluster for
• production
• Upgrading ESXi 4.x to5.x with host hardware firmware compliance through VUM
• Co-ordinate with storage & VM guest team for reclaiming data store/storage.
• Storage & Data store configurations from various storage arrays like SAN\NAS\iSCSI
• Involved in VSphere 4.x /5 to 5.5 migration which has installation of new vCenters,
• firmware upgrades on ESXi hosts, inventory migration & finally upgrading ESXi hosts
• with VUM updates.
• Co-ordinate with storage & guest team for reclaiming datastore/storage.
• Configuring of Virtual switches and network connections and Remediating space
• issues on the datastores.
• Deploying the New VM from the Template, Cloning an Existing VM and Provisioning
• and managing virtual machines,
• Working on CPU\Memory\disk addition requests for the VMs in production.
• P2V and V2V conversions using VMware Converter.
• Knowledge of VMware cloud - Cloud director
• Exposure & knowledge to VCOPS/VDP
• Working with VMware SR & other HW vendors /Datacentre to find root cause & follow
• the recommendation to stabilize virtual infrastructure.
• Administration and troubleshooting of ESXi hosts/VC/VMs, HA/DRS cluster in
• VMware infrastructure environment.
• Cisco UCS Datacentre Virtualization administration & support
• Creating & managing UCS service profiles /Templates/servers
• Updating UCS firmware, drivers through policies & commission/ decommission of
• blades and chassis. Creating policies and building SAN boot blades servers.
• Cisco UCS, HP ProLiant-BL, IBM blade server administration
• Knowledge & Experience in RAIDs - (R1 & 5 ) ACU (array controller utility)
• Knowledge of EMC Storage Technology and Clariion/VNX storage arrays.
• Knowledge of Storage - SAN/DAS/NAS
• Involved in the storage evaluation & co-ordinate during provisioning /Migrations
• LUN management - masking / mapping.
• Meta LUN - creation /volume expansion according to the requirement
• Clariion CX 400 & CX 500 CX - series, VNX administration by EMC Unisphere/
• Navi sphere manager/EMC SMC
• Knowledge of Snap view Snapshot & Clone
• Switch zone configuration
• Knowledge & Experience in EMC power path.
• Extensive understanding of Windows 2003/2K Server & Technology
• Administration of Windows 2012/2008/2003 Servers & clients
• Installation & Configuration of DNS, WINS, DHCP & knowledge of AD

Confidential - Kuwait

VMware Admin

Responsibilities:

• Managing VMware Infrastructure and cluster resource utilization
• Monitoring of core storage systems VNX and Clarion using Storage profiler as well as disk utilization of OS.
• Troubleshooting any virtual machine and infrastructure issues
• Supporting key activities around storage infrastructure (Provisioning Raid Groups/LUNS/Zoning, Replication to DR site)
• Monitoring all IT Infrastructure, Servers, Network & DB’s (Monitoring Physical & Virtual Systems, Windows, Linux and all associated business Application/Services such as SAP, Hyperion, and Business Objects using Manage Engine OPManager & Solar Winds.
• Plan and implement firmware, software and O/S upgrades
• Research, evaluate, and implement new technologies
• Responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.
• Provide second level problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Root cause investigation of incidents and the implementation of solutions to prevent them from re-occurring

Confidential - Kuwait

Sr. Technical Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Handling Projects related to Designing, Sizing, Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of VMware related products.
• Handling Projects related to Designing, Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Altiris suite of products.
• Handling Projects related to Designing, Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Sun Systems and other Sun related technologies.
• Handling Projects related to Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of ESET Nod 32, Kaspersky and SEP Antivirus solution.
• Worked as an Assistant with other senior engineers in projects related with the implementation of backup solutions such as Netback up, Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 and Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery solutions.
• Implemented VMware ESX servers and one virtual centre on Sun blade 8000 series by enabling HA, VMotion feature with 300 virtual machines deployed on 250 sunray thin clients and the Students get access their virtual desktop by using the smart card.
• Implemented enterprise monitoring system covering Network, Server, Application landscapes across 9 countries providing proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Deployed 3 Sun Solaris Unix public DNS servers.
• Create one HII image for more than 15 different HP models and beside that for deploying patches and endpoint management I implanted the Desktop central for packaging, patches, daily task and remote control.