SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of experience inVMwarevirtualization and Linux/Windows administration.
• Expertise in Windows 2000/2003/2008 server administration and active directory administration.
• Expertise in deploying various Red Hat Enterprise Linux / SUSE builds both Physical and Virtual on HP/CISCO/Dell Hardware running ESXi.
• Experience installing, configuring and hardening \ Linux Servers, evaluated needs and installed appropriate recommended patches as needed.
• Provided BAU and migration support for Ecommerce clients.
• Worked on migration of on premise servers to Microsoft Azure. Experience creating VM’s, Cloud Services and SQL databases in Windows Azure, deploying application and managing Storage using Azure Storage Explorer.
• Worked on Windows Azure to deploy applications and migrate databases from on premise to azure. Deployed instances on staging and production and troubleshoot issues.
• Expertise in deploying various Windows Server 2008 R2/SUSE Enterprise Linux 10/11 builds both physical and Virtual on HP/IBM/DELL Hardware running ESXi
• Expertise in Administering and supporting Windows 2003/2008 R2 Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange 2007.
• Expertise in upgrading large enterprise level Windows 2003 environment to Windows 2008.
• Experience configuring, maintaining and supporting Microsoft Cluster Server to maximize uptime.
• Experience evaluating, prioritizing and delegating end - user requests. And Active Directory and Exchange account administration.
• Experience with tier three supporting servers and directory service issues. Any unresolved issues were escalated directly to Microsoft support.
• Expertise in rack and stacks work required for building any new HP/UCS enclosures and EMC VNX/ VMAX SAN solutions.
• Experience with software building tools like Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, Rundeck
• Experience in deploying and creating new VM guests with Windows System Administrator using Customized ISO/Gold Image as well as templates.
• Responsible for server builds, patch management, antivirus and updates.
• Responsible for WINTEL server builds and HP blades C7000 server buildsPerformed system administration activities, security policies and monitored system performance both at software and hardware levels.
• Worked in teh area of Virtualization withVMwarevSphere, ESXi 6,5.5,5.1, 5.0, 4.1, ESX 4.0 servers, VCenter server 2.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1 and VCenter Converter 4.0, 5.0, VCloud director.
• Expertise in administering File servers and Print servers.
• Expertise in DHCP, WINS and DNS.
• Expertise in Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
• Strong noledge of TCP/IP protocol suite, virtual networking, wireless networks & Cloud computing concepts.
• Experience and Familiar with Virtualization technologies like installing, configuring, administering VMwareESX/ESXi. Created and managed VMs (virtual server) and also involved in teh maintenance of teh virtual server.
• Experience with enterprise backup systems and disaster recovery operations; familiarity with SAN technologies; solid understanding of vSphere 4 implementation with shared storage fiber channel, ISCSI, NFS / VMFS strategies for performance and optimization.
• Expertise withVMwareLab Manager Products.
• Expertise with IP sub-netting, VLANs, Load Balancing, and High Availability (HA) architectures Strong experience with theVMwareHA (High Availability), Fault Tolerance, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) andVMwareDistributed Power Management.
• Strong analytical, technical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in teh V2V and P2V migration of Physical servers toVMwareESX hosts.
• Experience in Windows clustering Administration and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery (DR) using VMwareSite Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines usingVMwareUpdate manager and manual upgrades for Patching.
• Implemented VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure) technology usingVMwareVIEW.
• Installation and Administration of IIS 6.0.
• Experience in teh Server and Desktop Management (Windows Administration), Support, Analysis and Maintenance.
• Lead Role in implementing and administering server platforms with UCS RACK server and Dell.
• Good Understanding and Knowledge VBlock and components and experience with Cisco UCS administration and EMC SAN storage.
• Experience in ESX Architecture, guest O/S installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning, Creating Templates and Snapshots.
• Extensive experience in working with teh VMotion and Storage VMotion technology Strong Experience in vNetwork concepts: VSwitch and DVSwitch.
• Cisco UCS Central Software extends Cisco UCS Manager Features across multiple Cisco UCS domains.
• Experienced in VCops (VMware VCenter operations manager) and VRops (VMware VRealise operations manager )
• Providing administrative documentation for installation/configuration procedures for future use.
• Using ServiceNow, BMC Remedy and DASH as teh trouble ticket and change management tool and resolving teh run time incident in a timely manner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware Platform Skills: vSphere 6/5.5/5.1 / 5.0 / 4.1 / 4.0, ESXi 6/5.5/5.1 / 5.0, ESX 4.1 / 4.0, Virtual Center Server, VMware View, VMware vCenter Orchestrator, HA, DRS, Storage vMotion, Site Recovery Manager, Host Profiles, vApp, VMware vCenter Heartbeat, VMware vSphere Client, VMware Thinapp, P2V, V2V, VMware Consolidated Backup, VMware Management Assistant, Capacity Planning, Plate spin Power convert

Microsoft Products and tools: Active Directory Domain Services, AD lightweight Directory Services, AD Certificate Services, Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Rights Management Services, DNS, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Hyper-V, WSUS server, SQL Server 2005, SQL server 2008, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, IIS 6, IIS 7, DHCP, TCP/IP

Server Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 R2Desktop

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Management Tools: HP Onboard Administrator, HP Virtual Connect Manager, Avocent DS View, Putty, MKS Integrity Change Management Software, Groundworks VI Monitoring Tool, Vkernel Monitoring Software, Microsoft Robocopy GUI, Solar winds IP Address Tracker, Veeam Backup, FastSCP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, HOFFMAN ESTATE, IL

VMWARE/WINDOWS ENGINEER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation and configuration of ESX servers.
• Server migration physical to virtual using hot and cold cloning technology in VMware.
• Creating clusters in VMware VCenter.
• Configuring High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Creation of template.
• Consolidation of Physical servers.
• Deploying virtual servers using template.
• Cloning of virtual server.
• Configuration of VMotion, VSwitch, VLAN in VCenter.
• Maintenance of VCenter server.
• Providing and maintaining user access in VCenter server.
• Configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU and memory.
• Patch management using VMware update manager for ESX server.
• SAN space allocation for ESXi server host
• Scanning and configuring LUN for ESX server.
• Updating documentation of complete process.
• Monitoring VMware backup.
• BAU support for sears ecommerce site.
• Disk Space increase using VMware converter.
• Importing of virtual server using VMware converter.
• Testing and implementing disaster recovery

ENVIRONMENT: ESXi 4.1 and 5.0/5.1/5.5/6, VCenter Server, Cloning, Snapshots, HA in Clusters, DRS, HP ProLiant DL 380 G6, G7 and Gen8, ILO Manager, EMC CX3-40, CX3-80, CX4-960, Zoning, Mc-Data switches, Brocade fabric switches, Connectix Manager, NetApp 3020/3040/3070, Snap Mirror, NetApp snapshot, SharePoint, W2K8R2

Confidential, NYC, NY

VMWARE ADMIN/ ENGINEER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performed troubleshoot various situations to solve complex network/server/ application/ infrastructure level problems on an individual level and interface with teams as needed to keep teh uptime above 99.9%
• Installed and configured VMware ESX 4.x - 5.1, installation and configuration of VMware Virtual Center Server and creating Virtual Machines
• Assisted in Migration Projects moving teh servers from legacy environments to newly commissioned clusters in new virtual centers
• Managed teh DR testing for different DC's inside teh environment using SRDF - EMC, HITACHI - HUR
• Job also included creating templates and deploying Virtual Machines through templates, cloning Virtual Machines and managing Virtual Center permissions
• Created and Managed VMware cluster with HA and DRS
• Created and Managed resource pools for Virtual Machines
• Monitored and managed performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Used Virtual centre server for HA, DRS and VMotion.
• Worked on Migration concepts like VMotion and Cold migration
• Created & conducted troubleshooting of Virtual Network (Standard VSwitch / VDS)
• Troubleshooting ESX / ESXi & Virtual Machines
• Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
• Performance monitoring and tuning for ESX Servers, Virtual Center Server and VMs
• Migrated and upgraded ESX 3.5 - 4.0 / 4.1/5.1
• Interacted directly with executive level management for internal tasks and projects Designed and implemented systems, network configurations, and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, and integration of technologies

Environment: VMware, ESX, ESXi 4.1.1/5.0, PowerCLI, P2V, V2V, V2P, VConverter, PlateSpin, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6, Windows, VMware ESX 3.5 & 4.0, HA & DRS

Confidential - PA

VMWARE /WINDOWS ADMIN

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installed and configured VMware ESX 4.x and virtual infrastructure client
• Created VMs in large scale and installed different guest OS and Customized windows 2000/2003 servers in terms of Registry, Audit/Account/Security policy, patching to sustain Company Standard Operating Environment.
• Monitored and managed performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines.
• Created standard templates from VMs and deployed virtual machines from templates.
• Worked on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding teh VMs intoResource pools.
• Worked on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using VC.
• Created Virtual switch, Configuring Virtual switch settings and setting policies.
• Worked on networking concepts like creation Vswitches, different types of port groups, NICTeamingandVLAN Taking and managing snapshots using snapshot manager.
• Migrated Physical Machines to Virtual Machines (P2V) and Virtual Machines to Virtual Machines (V2V) using
• VMware converter and VCenter Guided Consolidation.
• Trained users in best practices for efficient utility of resources.
• Production Support regarding Server build and Virtualization.
• Installed and Configured DNS Servers, DHCP Server and DFS Server.
• Configured & administered Domain Naming Server (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Distributed File System (DFS), Internet Information Service (IIS) and Remote Access Service (RAS)
• Assisted staff with teh installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.

Environment: VMware, VMware SRM, VMware ESX, ESXi, eESX, VMotion, VC Servers, VConverter, Virtual Machines, PlateSpin, VMLibrary, LINUX, Windows, VM Clusters, DRS, HA, P2V, VDI, VM Ace, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS, SharePoint, UNIX, WAN, LAN

Confidential

VMWARE ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyzed existing Infrastructure for Implementation of Gradual Consolidation in Migrations phases after conducting extensive Feasibility study.
• Day to day Troubleshooting Active Directory and Wintel Servers.
• Implemented Migration by performing P2V, V2V and V2P conversions using VConverter and PlateSpin.
• Worked to streamline teh process of gathering and interconnecting machines, installing and maintaining operating systems, adding and updating applications and resolving problems.
• Installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 on ESXi 4.1.1/5.0 based environment residing on HP Blades as required for UAT/Production
• Maintained VCenter Server 4.1 and implemented View Desktop Infrastructure.
• AdministeredVMwareenvironment, evaluated and implemented new hardware and software solutions that benefited architecture and operations. ImplementedVMwareSRM and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Identified and fixed ESX performance bottlenecks by working with clients and other teams.
• Implemented, configured and deployed new patches, upgrades, bug fixes on both physical and virtual Red Hat Linux Servers using satellite Server and YUM Server.
• Deployed various Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server virtual builds using a combination of VMware Templates and PowerCLI. Also configuring ifcfg files in Linux and NIC’s in Windows Servers
• Customized layer 2 and layer 3 networking betweenVMware, networking components and storage for high availability and maximum performance.
• Supported and ManagedVMwareESX 3.5 and 4.0 infrastructure for production/non production environments including HA/DRS Clustering.
• Creating and managing security groups and reconciliation of teh same regularly.
• Created documentation for Server Builds, Application Installations, Mapping teh drives and Issues which occur during software upgrades.
• Deployed various Windows/Linux VM and implemented various VMware ESX 3.5/4.0 servers
• Participating in 24x7 Production on-calls Support of Windows/Linux/ESXi Servers and provided technical support to users at remote datacenters.

Environment: Active Directory, Wintel Servers, VMware, ESX, ESXi 4.1.1/5.0, PowerCLI, P2V, V2V, V2P, VConverter, PlateSpin, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6, Windows, VMware ESX 3.5 & 4.0, HA & DRS

Confidential

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluated and implemented new technologies. Deployed and maintained 150+ servers that include VMware, Microsoft and RedHat Linux platforms.
• Deployed VMware ESX server 2.5 (virtualization technology) for Intel platforms (Windows and Linux servers). Deployed around 40 ESX servers at different client locations. Teh virtual infrastructure was deployed on EMC SAN for better manageability.
• Migrated with team 100+ servers from NT 4 to Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 environment, including File and Application Servers; restored File permissions and Shares.
• Implemented Microsoft DHCP, DNS, WINS, Domain trust relationship, fault tolerance, file and print services, user and group management.
• Worked on Migration Projects Involving IIS 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0-based applications.
• Installed, and supported 100+ Desktops, Laptops, Network Devices, and Computer Peripherals with teh IT team
• Was Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.
• Installed, configured, administered Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory Services, FTP, WSUS, IIS Web Server and SQL Database Server
• Was Responsible for Security Patch Management and Deployment to all clients using Microsoft WSUS.
• Weekly Backups on NAS storage
• User Support - Monitored and trouble shooted system performance, server & user related issues. Provided support to users to resolve their day-to-day issues related to OS, E-mail, Account issues, hardware etc.
• Was Responsible for Backup/recovery strategy of all windows based servers. Planned and implemented fault tolerance and strategies for backup and restoring files on teh network using different media devices like tape drives, compact disk and additional hard disk etc.
• Implemented cross-functional IT skills training so our team was well prepared and resilient when faced with challenging issues, which greatly improved IT incident response times & work quality.
• Asset Management - Helped infrastructure team to Manage Leased Assets.
• Vendor Management - Build strong relationship with new / existing vendors to get good support and pricing. Selected and recommended teh right product and teh source at teh appropriate price range for teh business user.
• Participated in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting with multi-level Cisco LANs/WANs which included: configuration of Cisco 2600 routers and Cisco Cat Switches.
• Support & Training - Provided necessary halp / assistance to IT Helpdesk / Telecom Support Personal to resolve day-to-day issues
• Implemented and Managed Symantec Antivirus console
• Installed and configured 40 new servers at client location with win 2003 Operating System and their required Applications.
• Configured teh Security Policies /group policies and changing teh registry to meet teh required security for teh Organization.

Environment: VMware, VMware SRM, VMware ESX, ESXi, eESX, VMotion, VC Servers, VConverter, Virtual Machines, PlateSpin, VMLibrary, LINUX, Windows, VM Clusters, DRS, HA, P2V, VDI, VM Ace, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS, SharePoint, UNIX, WAN, LAN