PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in Storage, SAN, Open systems administration environment, more than 13yrs in IT.
• Expertise in EMC Symmetrix storage arrays VMAX - 3/10/20/40K, VCE(Vblock 720), DMX, Clarion storage arrays and VNX.
• Experienced in administrating EMC Symmetrix Storage environment using, EMC Time Finder Mirror, SRDF/S, Operational knowledge on SRDF/A, Open replicator, Solution Enabler (SYMCLI).
• Strong experience in Backup management and disaster recovery administration using EMC Time Finder family (snapshot, Clone and BCV’s), Remote replication techniques (SRDF, Mirror View and SANCopy).
• Expertise in the management of Hitachi Data Storage (HDS) systems VSP, SNM2, USP series, USP-V, HNAS, HUS VM, HUS 110/130/150 and AMS series.
• Has involved in HNAS operations and migrations. Implemented HNAS policies.
• Expertise in the management of HDS arrays using Hitachi BOS-V, Device Manager (HDvM), Storage Navigator and Universal volume manager.
• Having experience in managing in Petabyte environments.
• Implementation of HDP (Dynamic Provisioning) to create storage pools in HDS.
• Experience working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Hands on experience in management of EMC storage arrays using Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI), SMC, Unisphere, Navicli, EMC Control center (ECC).
• Expertise in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solutions that include EMC SRDF, Time Finder, Snap view, Mirror and Hitachi Universal replicator, True copy (TC) and Hitachi SI (shadow image).
• Hands on experience in Virtual Provisioning with VSP using Command Suite, creating DP & DT pools
• Implementation of Dynamic pools (Combination of SSD, SAS and SATA) for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.
• Expertise in Brocade DCX and Confidential MDS 9000 series switches (core and edge) for the SAN environment.
• Expertise in using Confidential Fabric Manager, Brocade, CLI and Web tools, EFCM manager and EMC Connectrix Manager for management of SAN director, core and edge switches
• Expertise in using HGLM, & EMC Power path, for the configuration of dual path SAN solutions and load balancing.
• Expertise in the planning and configuration of migration using SRDF, RP and Open Replicator.
• Working experience in different flavors of UNIX like, SUN SOLARIS, Linux and Windows.
• Expertise in implementing multiple tier level storage environment of multiple storage vendors such as EMC, Hitachi and Netapp.
• Expertise in NetApp Data OnTap Administration with Snapshot, Snap vault, Snap mirror. Allocating FC storage.
• Implemented NDMP backups. V-Filer administration and troubleshooting
• NAS - CIFS, NAS - NFS, Snapshot, Snap restore, Snap Mirror, Volume(Flex) Management, Upgrades,
• De-duplication, Operations Mgr, Testing, HW/SW Installation, SAN-iSCSI, LUN Mgmt, Documentation, Snapmanager for VI, Exchange & SME, Complex Deployment Planning
• Working experience with OpenStack components (Keystone, Nova, Swift, Cinder, Neutron, Glance), KVM, and Ceph
• Collaborate with team members and prioritize assignments.
• Possess very good communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• EMC VMAX-3/ 20/40K, XtremIO VCE 720 DMX4/3, 3000/2000/800, Clariions and, EMC VNX5400/5800, VNXe, SRDF, Open Replicator, Recover Point, VPLEX
• Hitachi VSP, USP-V, HUS 110/130/150, AMS arrays. HNAS and HCAP.
• NetApp 3470 Filers Confidential UCS & MDS 9513, 9710, 9506 9250i, 9148, Brocade 7800 SAN switches.
• SMC, EMC Control Center (ECC), Unisphere, Time Finder, SYMCLI, SRDF, Open Replicator, Mirror view, SNAP shots, SAN Copy, Unisphere, Navicli.
• Openstack Hitachi Command Suite, SNM, SNM2, Tuning Manager, True Copy, SI, COW
• Netapp On command 8.3.0, Work Flow Autumiztion.
• CommVault (Simpana), NetBackup, Networker, Data Domain
• Unix, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, AIX, Windows & ESX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential . CA

Systems / Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Migrating hosts from VMAX-20k to VPLEX.
• Migrating data inside VPLEX to redistribute back-end port utilization.
• Assist in the storage and data protection planning and preparation for moving the primary data center services to a colocation facility.
• Upgraded Solutions Enabler version from 8.0 to 8.2.3
• Working VPLEX mobility jobs in between clusters.
• VMAX-20k storage decommission after migration if required.
• Install client agents on AIX hosts connected to the EMC storage arrays.
• Using WFA, moving volumes in between SVM’s
• VMware VSC upgrade.
• Assisting in NetApp cluster mode upgrade and Involved building new clusters.
• Assisting in data and service (NAS and Block) migration from 7-mode to Cluster mode involving multiple sites.

Environment: EMC: VMAX-3, Vmax 20K, EMC VNX.XIO, VPLEX Metro

Confidential

Sr. Storage Admin / Design / Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Architect, Design & Implementation for the Data Center project for Migrations, Operations, FC and IP Networks..
• Involved to gather information with various vendors based on customer business requirements.
• Design the HUP for DR purpose and link between the sites.
• Analyzed and forecast the growth capacity in general storage, server, Network, performance and for Backups.
• Resolving the performance bottle neck issues.
• Design the load balancing on FA or Controllers ports on Arrays and FC & Network Switches
• Implementing and Maintaining FAST Cache and FAST VP in VMAX, VNX, VNXe Configuring and managing Network for Block in VNX.
• Extensively working on Recover Point and VPLEX
• General storage allocation and reclamations.
• Monitoring Performance issues, on Fabric and FA ports
• Working on DR tools SRDF /A and SRDF /S
• Coordinating with Vendors on Microcode upgrades
• Involved in Backup tools like NetBackup
• Implemented ISL’s and Virtual Fabrics on Brocade and Confidential VSAN

Environment: VMAX 20K/40K VNX, VNXe, XtremIO, CX, Clariion, Vplex, Recover Point, Hi-Command Suite, Netapp Filers, Netbackup.

Confidential, CA

Lead Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Designing and Implementation of Data Center Solutions
• Have good experience in building Arrays from creating Devices, Pools, Raids and adding devices in the pools.
• Performing LUN expansions and LUN migrations in VMAX and VNX, Implementing and Administrating THIN Provisioning in VNX & VMAX.
• Experience in designing and implementation in Fabrics.
• Involved in build and configuration for VCE(Vblock).
• Experience in build Solutions Enabler and Unisphere.
• Implementing and Maintaining FAST Cache and FAST VP in VMAX, VNX, Configuring and managing Network for Block in VNX.
• Actively participated in RP, in replication, with VPLEX
• Implemented FAST VP and created best FAST policies for Storage Groups.
• Monitor performance of the VMAX by using performance manager.
• Performed storage decommissioning on VMAX, delete zones, unmap devices and dissolve metas.
• Performed zoning IVR on VMAX and hosts in Confidential environment.
• Excellent in creation of Port Channel, ISL, FCOE & FCIP configurations.
• Build Netapp cluster 7 mode and tested failover conditions.
• Creating Flex Volumes, Flex clones, Qtrees and quota settings.
• Configuration of CIFS and NFSs
• Creating and configured schedules for snap shots.
• Configuring NDMP
• Build & configured Netapp Filer with brocade
• Performed replications from DC to DC using SRDF & Open replicator
• Performed Switch OS upgrades.
• Good understanding on Confidential UCS
• Handled various environments Unix, Linux, HP, Windows and ESX

Environment: VMAX 20K/40K VNXe, VBLOCK 720, Clariion, Hitachi VSP, USPV, AMS, HUS VM/110/130/150 Vplex Local, Recover Point, Hi-Command Suite, Netapp Filers, Netbackup.

Confidential, Billerica, MA

Lead Storage & Backup Admin

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Hitachi VSP/ USP-v / AMS & HNAS & EMC VMAX/VNX
• Working on Hitachi enterprise arrays VSP, HUS VM, HUS 110/130/150
• Implemented Hi Track on HUS VM / HNAS.
• Generating performance reports using HTNM
• Implementing HDLM on requested hosts.
• Worked on Microcode upgrade on arrays & switches along with vendors
• Huge experience on Hi-Command Suite, Storage Navigator & SNM2
• Worked on True copy & Shadow Images.
• Creating CRQ’s and getting approvals from CAB.
• Working on Storage & Zones allocation, creation and reclamations.
• Involved in host based migrations & DC migrations from IBM to Verizon.
• Working on FC cabling issues on physically moving servers.
• Working on NetApp Filers 3470 series
• Worked on Ontap7.
• Working migrations on physical moving servers, Physical to virtual and virtual to virtual servers.
• Creating CIFS & NFS share on NAS
• Creating Q-trees, implementing disk quotas
• Configured Flex volumes.
• Very good experience on backups using CommVault & upgraded service packs alone.
• Installed agents on clients locally & remotely.

Environment: HDS VSP / HNAS / HUS VM/ HUS 110/130/150 / HNAS / EMC - VNX / Netapp.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Managed various storage Arrays.
• Worked in EMC VMAX / VNX, Hitachi VSP/ USP-v / AMS & HNAS
• Involved in day to day operations.
• Generated reports using HTNM
• Implemented HDLM & Power Path.
• Used Hi Track to avoid issues on Arrays & Fabrics.
• Extensive experience in using HCS / Storage Navigator
• Have good experience in Replication / Migration on Hitachi.
• Involved in disk & pool performance issues, for data base servers.
• Having good experience in IBM (SVC/XIV) Arrays to Hitachi VSP / HUS VM /HUS 110/130/150 family.
• Commanding knowledge on AIX NPIV zoning.
• Having good understanding on host mode settings on Arrays.
• Configuring Snapshots / mirror on NetApp filers
• Created NFS /CIFS share for NAS users.
• Good experience on Netapp V filers.
• Worked with Micro code upgrades with various vendors
• Worked on Backups

Environment: HDS VSP / USP-V / HNAS / EMC - VNX / Netapp. Confidential / Brocade. Netbackup.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Sr. San Administrator

Responsibilities

• Created Storage, Initiator, Port groups. Allocated Thin and Thick storage pools using VMAX.
• Implementing DR using SRDF and time finder
• Allocated storage from VNX Maintaining Isilons.
• Involved in migration project from Clariion / DMX to VMAX.
• Implemented Dynamic pools (Combination of SSD, SAS and SATA Drives) for dynamic tearing inHitachi VSP.and FastVP in EMC.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Allocated storage from Hitachi AMS 2300 array and documented the procedure
• Managed HDS (Hitachi Data Systems) that include VSP, USP-V and AMS arrays.
• Administered of Hitachi (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Implemented HDP to create storage pools in HDS.
• Experienced in working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools
• Allocated storage from DMX and VMAX arrays using ECC, SMC and symcli
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Did regular backups, pushing agent & designed backup schedules using net backup
• Allocating storage from NetApp Filers in cluster mode and Regular.
• Configured snapshots for MS Exchange periodically
• Created disk quotas using On Tap.
• NetApp filer’s configuration on FAS 3470. Install and update On Tap 7.x Snapmirror for DR site replication.
• Maintained Luns, CIFS, NFS shares and snapshots.

Environment: Hitachi AMS arrays, EMC VMAX, VNX Isilons, Clarion, and Netapp Arrays. Confidential MDS family & Brocade switches. NetBackup

Confidential, San Bruno, CA, USA

Sr. San Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Major part of IT team. For almost 10months, responsibilities at Walmart included but not limited to:
• Managed that include VSP, AMS, VMAX, VNX, and NetApp Filers arrays.
• Monitored and configured Hitachi, EMC and NetApp arrays using Device Manager, Universal volume
• Manager, Storage Navigator SMC, Unisphere and On Tap
• Created Thin and Thick pools on VMAX Allocated storage from VNX.
• Worked with Hi Track suite to monitor alerts and taken necessary steps according to the alert.
• Design and deployment of enterprise storage solutions using storage technologies like EMC VMAX,
• VNX models of storage arrays.
• Generated reports for Hitachi storage arrays (HTnM).
• Implemented HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices forsite to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays
• Allocated the storage luns from VSP and SNM2.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Administered of Hitachi (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Experienced in working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.
• Implemented of HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices for site to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools
• Allocated storage from VNX and VMAX arrays using ECC, SMC, Symcli and UniSphere.
• Involved in multiple vendor sales pitch and POC procedures.
• Involved in 32 bit - 64 bit host based Migration in Netapp
• Allocated V-Volumes.
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Actively involved in Backups & Recovery ticket using Netbackup and Commvault.
• Upgrading service packs.

Environment: Hitachi HUR, VSP, USP-V, AMS arrays, HNAS, EMC Clarion, EMC Vmax, EMC VNX, NetApp Arrays, CommVault Simpana. Confidential MDS 9000 series family. Netbackup & Commvault

Confidential

Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Integrating systems, network and messaging administration functions, managing system resources and tracking response times to maintain operating efficiency.
• Planning client networks, managing concerned resources, overseeing proxy and firewall application on Microsoft ISA in addition to maintaining Exchange Server 2003 and 2000 email systems and troubleshooting client mailboxes.
• Upgrading a Network to Windows 2003/2000 by Upgrading domain controllers, members’ servers. And establish the forest root for the Windows 2008/2003/2000 Active Directory service.
• Using Group Policy to Manage User desktop Environments and manage software deployment and Identifying solutions to software deployment problems
• Maintaining the Active Directory Database
• Configuring Remote Access and virtual private network (VPN) connection and Creating a remote access policy and profile
• Installation, Configuration, and Administration of MS Exchange Server 2003/2000 and 5.5, and Microsoft ISA Server 2004..
• Ability to work as a Team, and Lead a Team efficiently. Successful Project completions ahead of deadlines.

Environment: Windows 2003, DNS, DHCP, exchange 2003/2000, Linux Rhel 4, 5

Confidential

Windows Admin

Responsibilities:

• Administration includes managing Windows NT user accounts using Active Directory Users & Computers (MMC).
• Move users to their proper Organizational units for easy Administration, Delegating administrative responsibilities to department LAN admin.
• Verify that they get the correct logon scripts based on department, Granting permissions to users, managing printers through HP jet direct admin utility, Overall Administration and security for the NT domains.
• Centralized administration and support of all Exchange servers, which are under the IT umbrella.
• Create and manage recipient objects, maintaining an existing Exchange Server organization, including the management of objects in the Site and Server containers in the Administrator program, Configuration of
• Creating and managing public folders, Define monitored parameters. Perform periodic optimizing and load balancing of Exchange servers. Implementing Exchange upgrades, fixes, and patches. Administer Exchange database restoration.
• Provide Exchange reporting tools. Performing disaster recovery planning.