SUMMARY

• Seeking a suitable position as Network/Systems Engineer, Network/Systems Administrator being of an innovative nature, to be associated with an organization of repute where ability, constant hard work, dedication, creativity and performance with professional aptitude could be used for future development of the organization and self by utilizing technical skills and experience.
• Hands on 10 years IT experience as a System Administrator/Network administrator/Engineer/Technical Support with excellent communication skills and proven capability of working with a team and also as an individual in an environment of administer Windows Server 2012/2008/2003, Exchange Server 2013/2010/2007/2003, VMware vSphere 6/5.5/5, Cisco Router/Switch/Firewall, Administer Backup and Disaster Recovery System, Security and Protection as well as Configure, Support and Troubleshoot issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OPEATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2008/2003, CISCO IOS 12.4/12.3/12.2/12.0, Call Manager, UCS, Windows 10/8.1/7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

SOFTWARE: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013/2010/2007/2003, Office365, VMware vSphere 6/5.5/5, VMware Workstation 11/10, Backup Exec 14, Microsoft Outlook 2010/2007, Outlook Web App.

HARDWARE: Cisco 3640/2610/1841 Routers, Cisco Catalyst 3500/3700/3800 Switches, Nexus 2000/5000 Switches, 3Com & Netgear Switches, Hubs, Laptops & Workstations & Servers (DELL PowerEdge 6350/2450/4350, HP Proliant ML370/DL580, RAID, SCSI, Modems, Network Cards, Memory, Printers, Scanners and other peripherals.

ROUTING PROTOCOLS: RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.

WAN TOPOLOGIES: HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay.

LINE PROTOCOLS: PPP, SLIP, PPTP, HDLC, SDLC etc.

NETWORK TOPOLOGIES: Ethernet, Ether Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, VLAN, ELAN, VPN etc.

FIREWALL: CISCO ASA 8.4 Firewall 55xx with ASDM.

WEB TECHNOLOGY: IIS 7.0/6.0/5.0.

NETWORK DESIGN TOOLS: Net Viz and Visio Professional.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Confidential, New York, USA

Environment: Windows Server 2012/2008 R2, Active Directory, Backup Exec 2014, Exchange Server 2010/2007, Office 365, VMware 5 Administration, Cisco Routing/Switching, Call Manager.

Network administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configure, maintain and troubleshoot routers and switches to deploy network infrastructure.
• Configure VLANs with 802.1q tagging, Trunk groups, ether channels, and STP for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Configure Site to Site IPsec VPN between two Cisco ASA 5505 firewalls.
• Good understanding of OSI Model, TCP/IP protocol suite.
• Configuring optional spanning tree features like Port fast, Uplink fast, Backbone fast, BPDU guard/filter, Rootguard, Loop guard.
• Troubleshoot issues related to connectivity, Vlans, Trunking, VTP, Layer 2/3 Switching, Ether - Channel, STP,RSTP.
• Install, configure, upgrade and troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Domain Controllers.
• Configured UCS Fabric Interconnects 6248 / 6120
• Configure UCS Manager by defining Service Profile Template, Policies & Pools for Production Servers and DR Servers.
• Manage Active Directory in a multi-domain environment including user account administration and troubleshoot.
• Manage, design and deploy DNS, DHCP and TCP/IP of the network connectivity throughout company’s infrastructure.
• Design, implementation, ongoing management and troubleshooting of
• Designed and Implemented Cisco Nexus Platform, Cisco UCS & HP Virtual Connect Flex10.
• Management and troubleshooting of Cisco Analog and Digital voice gateways and devices.
• Management and troubleshooting of media servers, media gateways, and IP phones.
• Group Policy management including GPO add/edit and troubleshoot.
• Install, configure and Exchange Server 2010/2007.
• Design and Administer Mailbox, Client Access, Hub Transport server and Unified Messaging Server role.
• Performed migration from Exchange 2007/2010 on-premises to Office 365 in enterprise environment.
• Troubleshoot problems reported by exchange users including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access and Exchange ActiveSync.
• Troubleshoot to resolve mail delivery issues using mail flow troubleshooter and queue viewer.
• Monitor to ensure security and availability to specific users.
• Scheduled, coordinated and deployed server updates and preventative maintenance with limited downtime.
• Expert in network security protocols, anti-virus and firewall configuration.
• Perform Backup and Simplified Disaster Recovery using Backup Exec 2014.
• Maintain network facilities in individual machines, such as drivers and settings of personal computers as well as Print Servers.
• Administer member servers, desktop computers, printers, firewalls, phones, personal digital assistants, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches.
• Responsible for comprehensive testing of all carrier-technologies used in the company.
• Set Up various Network configurations while testing and troubleshooting the configurations prior to going live.

Confidential, New York, USA.

Environment: Windows Server 2008/2003 Enterprise, Active Directory, DNS, NAV Corporate Edition, Backup Exec for Veritas 8.6/9.0, Exchange Server 2003/2007.

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install upgrade configure and troubleshoots Windows Server 2008 Enterprise & Windows Server 2003 Enterprise servers in HP Proliant ML370.
• Install troubleshoot Active directory, DNS, DHCP servers.
• Administration and troubleshoot Exchange 2007/2003 Server in HP Proliant DL580.
• Support Cisco Anyconnect VPN Configuration for remote users.
• Install and configure and troubleshoots Print Servers.
• Update and check PC and servers from viruses using NAV.
• Prepare user workstations including hardware/software. Configure, troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve technical issues for Windows XP/2000/vista, MS Office, e-mail, Internet connections for all network resources.
• Assist end users with proper basic directions and customer service. Prioritizing user requests, and resolve complex issues, connectivity for LAN and WAN, and Internet applications ensured network connectivity and installed and tested hardware and software.
• Designed and Implemented Cisco UCS pods in Nexus 7000 and Cisco 6500 Platform
• Responsible for digester recovery system using VERITAS Backup Exec.
• Manage image deployment with Windows Deployment Services.
• Identified and isolated issues within the network and fixed them.

Confidential, New York, USA

Environment: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Sun Solaris 7, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server, Microsoft SQL 2000 Server, CISCO 2610 with IOS 12.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98/ Me.

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing Hardware, Network, LAN/WAN and software consultancy to the client.
• Install, support and troubleshooting of both hardware and operating systems issues of PCs, Servers and other products to the client.
• Providing LAN (BNC, Ethernet, Fiber optics, GIGABIT Ethernet) installation, support and troubleshooting to the client.
• Configuring DHCP, DNS, WINS, TCP / IP for LAN / WAN, Internet and Intranet
• Configuring IIS and Proxy for Web Server.
• Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 / 2000 with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Web Access.
• Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 / 2000 with multi-domain and Multi-site environment.
• Configuring LAN / WAN with CISCO Hubs, Switches, and Routers.
• Configuring LAN / WAN with 3Com Hubs, Switches, and Routers.
• Providing network installation with Lucent Technologies products.
• Configuring COMPAQ Alpha server with clustering solution.