PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• VMware Certified Associate (VCA - DCV)
• Extensive experience in installation, administration and networking in various MS Windows OS environments.
• IT Professional with 6+ year experience in Systems and Network Administration with a primary focus on installation, configuration, and administration of Windows server 2000/2003/2008 R2 and VMware vSphere, ESX 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 VMware Vcenter 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0, VDI View 4.5 and Vcloud Director
• Expertise on ESXi and ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots
• Expertise in planning, installing, configuring both vSphere and vCloud technologies.
• Experience on Virtual Center server 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 for managing multiple ESX servers and linked vCenter servers
• Thorough knowledge of Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows 2000 Server; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; TCP/IP; Install Shield; Symantec Ghost; Symantec Deploy Center
• Extensive knowledge of IBM TSM administration procedures.
• Provide day-to-day website support including analysis, debugging, maintenance and performance tuning for Web Hosting environment (Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.x, .NET framework, load balancers, etc.).
• Expertise in creating Citrix Streaming Profiles and Publishing Applications to users in Citrix XenApp 4.5/5.0.
• Specialist in using IIS and teh innovative exploitation of its extensions, including: site setup, IP bindings, URL redirects, app pool recycling, HTTP response headers, output caching, compression, request filtering, handler mappings, IPv4 restrictions, SSL certificates, virtual directories, session state persistence, web server farms.
• Strong Understanding of ITIL v3 for entire infrastructure process.
• Automate teh delivery of infrastructure and application services using vRealize Automation.
• Experience with Application Streaming and publishing Streaming profiles for user access.
• Publishing Applications, Content and Desktops to users in Citrix Management Console
• Active Directory Services; Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO); Group Policy Management Console (GPMC); DHCP; WINS; and DNS.
• Experience analyzing business needs, gathering user requirements, and develop SharePoint solutions to improve productivity, communication, and collaboration primarily using custom configured solutions and SharePoint Designer.
• Storage allocation to new build and existing UNIX, Windows servers/clusters and VMWare ESX environment using auto provisioning on V-max using SYMCLI/SMC.
• Troubleshooting SAN issues such as initial storage configuration, drivers, path, storage failures and storage performance.
• Experience handling disaster recovery exercise using various tools like VMware SRM and Recovery Point.
• Utilized Install Shield Scripting to package software for application deployment.
• Excellent command of running projects employing industry standard project management techniques.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows 7 and Windows 8

Microsoft Servers: Windows 2000 Server; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Core; AD 2003; AD DS 2008; Microsoft Exchange 2003; Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010; Microsoft Lync Server 2010/2013

Software: MS Office 2007; MS Office 2003/XP; Norton Utilities; WinFax; PC Anywhere; McAfee; WinZip; Symantec Ghost; VERITAS; Heat; Remedy 7.0/6.0; DameWare Mini Remote Console.

Hardware: Intel, 3COM, HP Proliant DL380, HP ML570, IBM x86 Servers, Dell PowerEdge M805 and others.Virtualization VMware; Microsoft Hyper - V; CitrixNetworking Eicon Communications products such as OSI Gateway for DOS and OS/2; SNA Gateway; IPX/SPX; TCP/IP; Routers; Switches; Modems; Hubs and Bridges.

Certification: VMware Certified Associate (VCA-DCV)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA

Windows/VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Oversee technical execution for global deployment.
• Support, troubleshot and maintain hardware including servers, storage and related network devices and peripherals.
• Created Virtual Servers on ESXi 5.1/5.5 and maintained through vCenter Client and Web Client
• Updating vSphere hosts using update manager.
• Configuration of vCenter Server, and vSphere licensing.
• Configured HA, Failover and DRS
• Supported data migration activities in VMs using vMotion
• Network configuration on ESX servers which include NIC teaming / Bonding for Failover and Load Balancing purpose
• Create and troubleshoot vSwitches and Distributed switch
• Creating virtual NIC's for teh respective VM's and assigning teh network connections to a particular port group in teh vSwitch
• Build ESXi Hosts and Created Virtual Machines
• Monitor teh Server Health Status of teh CPU and memory
• Performing Snapshots, Cloning, cold migrations and hot migrations
• Configured memory, processors, switches etc. on for virtual Servers on ESXi host.
• Managing VMWare container and Virtual Machines.
• Building Clones and Templates for new Projects and allocating them to appropriate Resource pools.
• Configuring and managing resource pool.
• Tacking VM Resources (CPU, Memory, Disk)
• Managing High Availability and Fault Tolerance solutions
• Tacking VM Resources (CPU, Memory, Disk)
• Manage Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS)
• Adding NFS storage and iSCSI storage to vSphere hosts.
• Ensure coordination/integration with Storage, Network, & Database systems specialists and clients
• Develop implementation plans and schedules relating to system upgrades and performed upgrades of VMware ESXi
• Work with IT management to plan, test and execute network upgrades as necessary, including subnet/VLAN switching, deployment of new infrastructure, and related activities.
• Closely work with program managers to ensure timely delivery of expected deliverables
• Responsible for Administration of Active Directory and delegating control / permissions.
• Created User Accounts, Domain Accounts, and Distribution Groups with Active Directory
• Worked on teh virtualization using teh Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp
• Involved in analyzing and implementing OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates

Confidential, New Jersey, NJ

)VMware/Windows Admin

Responsibilities:

• VMWARE ESX 3.x to 5.x Servers Installation, Configuration & Administration.
• Responsible for Virtual Server building using VMWare.
• Virtual Center Server & License Server Installation and Configuration.
• Configured HA, DRS, Resource Pool and Managed teh Cluster Level.
• Configured VMotion, Alerts, Alarms, NTP.
• Managing Configuration and managing HA Settings and Customizing HA for Virtual Machines plus Configuring DRS in a Cluster. And teh DRS Automation Level Using DRS Affinity Rules.
• VM Ware Infrastructure Client configuration and managing teh VM's through VI Client.
• Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter)
• Creation & Configuration of Virtual Switches, Ports, Port Groups and setting up layer 2 Security Policies for Virtual Networks.
• Performing Snapshots, Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations.
• Creating templates from VM's, deploy VM's from templates and allocate resources.
• Creating duplicate VMs using Cloning feature.
• Troubleshooting issues relating to VMotion such as compatibility issues.
• Analyzing teh VM-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose teh root cause for teh problem and troubleshooting them.
• Implemented and Configured VM Ware Infrastructure cluster running on IBM Blade servers.
• Configuring and Managing teh VIEW 4.0 (VDI) & ThinApp 4.0 clients and supporting teh Virtual infrastructure services.
• Automated operations management, including performance, capacity and configuration management using vRealize Operations
• Administered XenApp Farms and responsible for creatingCitrix Streaming ProfilesandPublishing Applicationsto users inCitrix XenApp 4.5
• Deploying various patches by using WINSCP.
• Taking care of Patch Management in ESX Server through Update Manager & Accessing teh ESX Server using Putty.
• Responsible for Virtual Provisioning and Monitoring.
• Expertise in building teh monitor server which can monitor network devices, servers with its available services and any SNMP enabled devices and send instant alert.
• Assisted in designing, development and management of Active Directory architecture on overall enterprise applications.
• Organized existing Active Directory objects to assist with day to day administration (Organizational Units (OU), groups, departments, users, servers, PCs, laptops, printers etc.)
• AD related task in SCCM (Creating GRP & OU, Adding sys & users in GRP)
• Expertise in configure and managing DNS, DHCP etc.
• Provided a detail documentation for whole physical and virtualized environment.
• Handling all Kinds of Wintel and hardware issues.
• Handling ONCALL as per requirement.

Confidential, Reno, Nevada

Windows Administration

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring and managing Active directory, DHCP, DNS, Windows 2003 and 2008 servers.
• Windows patching for servers and updating Service Pack.
• Vendor management: coordinating with teh vendors for teh issues related to teh Servers.
• Event Logs monitoring
• Managing NTFS permissions on File server and shared folders.
• Day-to-day support on Windows Server and backup/restoration
• Resolving day to day issues related to Applications.
• Troubleshooting of Server hardware and OS related issues.
• Installing and configuring VMware ESXi 5.1
• Installing vSphere, vCenter 5.1 and configuring HA, DRS and resource allocation
• Managing existing Virtual datacenter and cluster in vCenter.
• Migrating VM's for resource balance and monitoring for alerts.
• Creating Virtual machines, updating VMware tools.
• Successfully executed P2V Project involving virtual environment of over 250 physical machines
• Installing and configuring servers.
• Creating and maintaining user accounts.
• Handling DNS, DHCP, Storage Server, ADS Servers.
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Dell servers, SCSI devices, HP, Xerox and Cannon network Printers, D-Link print Server
• Administered Windows Server 2003/08/2000 Active Directory, including Group Policy, creation and deletion of user accounts, managing access controls, and domain structure configuration.
• Created test servers using Windows Server 2008. Experience with Active Directory.
• Set up wireless print servers, and configured hardware routers.
• Setup, install and maintain Unix Servers and workstations. Install UNIX OS, patches and updates. Perform hardware configuration and modifications, system capacity planning and management, system backups and recovery, and manage user requests for service.
• Implemented and maintained new and existing corporate production, of VMWare infrastructure clusters running on IBM X-series and HP server hardware.
• Worked as Support Engineer for Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
• Expertise in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex information systems management
• Well versed with installing, maintaining/ configuring Windows 2003 & its shell variables, networks & equipment’s, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Port Tracking, Active Directory and Recovery Console etc.
• Pivotal in mapping clients requirements and providing customized solutions, finalizing product specifications as well as extending high-end technical support on various Servers.
• Possess excellent interpersonal & communication skills with proficiency Confidential grasping new technical concepts quickly & utilizing teh same in a productive manner.
• Able to work well under pressure and willing to learn about new technology and methods.