SUMMARY

• Skilled Windows/VMware Systems Administrator with over 7 years of proven success of managing projects including Terminal Server, Active Directory etc Windows Server 2003, Networking Essentials, NT Server, NT Workstation, and IIS Web Server, P2V tools like Platespin, VMware standalone convertor etc. Also to support, deploy, configure HP Servers running Microsoft Windows as well as other application. Initiate and plan the project by establishing its format, direction, and base lines that allow for any variance measurements and change control.
• Extensive experience in Windows 2008/2003/2000/NT4.0 Servers at single or multi domain platforms.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and pro - active System/Network Administrator with an excellent 'can-do' attitude. Expert in Windows Server System Administrationskills.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File & Print Server, IIS (Web Server), FTP, Terminal Server, RIS, RRAS, NAT, WSUS, Microsoft Clustering, Exchange Mail Server and ISA Server
• Experience in installing, configuring, administering, and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 familiar with Database Creation, Database Security, Database Replication/ Migration, Database Performance Monitoring, User Management, Database Backup/Restoration, Import/Export of SQL Database, Transact SQL, SQL Query Analyzer and profiler.
• Experience and Familiar with Virtualization technologies like installing, configuring, administering VMware ESX/ESXi. Created and managed VMs (virtual server) and also involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Installed IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) on VMware and HyperV. Created ILMT report Quarterly basis.
• Experience in iSCSI SAN, NAS, NFS storage and RAID concept.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, (IE. Configuration of networks, router configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.)
• Excellent understanding of networking fundamentals and network security. Installation, Configuration and managing Firewalls like Fortinet, ZyWall, SonicWall, ISA with content filtering, Anti-Spam, Web filtering, NAT, Application Publishing to public IP, Port Forwarding, log analyzing with Syslog Server. Experienced in installation, configuration, design and ongoing maintenance of Cisco router and switches.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Visio, Outlook, Printing, and Windows networking.
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Familiar with Data Center/Server Farm environment like Servers deployment, Cabling & labeling maintaining AC cooling, Environmental Sensing Devices, power and UPS monitoring.
• Profound knowledge on insight and outside of the organizational needs and the trends of the current technologies and so on.
• Excellent communication skill

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: VMware VSphere 4, Workstation 6 and 7, ESX Server 3x and 4x, VMware Virtual Center Server 2x and 3x, VMware DRS, HA and FT, VMware Capacity Planner, VMware Converter 3.0, VMware Update Manager 1, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDM 2.0, VMware View, VMware View Composer, Leostream, Thinstall Application Virtualization, VEEAM, VMSight, Platspin, Hyper-V, and Virtual-pc

Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 2003 SP1, Windows Server 2000

Application Servers: SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Microsoft Active Directory 2003, Microsoft Exchange 5.5, Microsoft Exchange 2000, DHCP, DNS and WINS Services, Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, Black Berry Enterprise Server 4.0.1, 4.1.3

Backup Solutions: VMware VCB, Symantec NetBackup 6.0, Vizioncore VrangerPro, Acronis- Pro v10

Desktop Application: Microsoft Office 2003, GroupWise 6.5 and 7.0 SP1, Outlook 2003 and Evolution, Open Office, VMware Workstation 5.0 and 6.0

Hardware: Dell Servers 1950, 2950, 6950, HP Thin Client 5445, WYSE VL10 and VL9, Network Interface Card, Multi Serial Port Adapter, Printers, CDR and CDROM, Hard drive and Floppy drive, Hubs, Switches and DSL Modems, RAM, Audio and Video card

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Windows/VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administrating production servers/network infrastructure that includes Windows Administration of Domain Controllers, IIS Web Servers (HTTP/S, FTP and SMTP), Exchange 2003/2010 Mail Servers, NAS, File and print Servers.
• Responsible production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Administrating/Responsible production Exchange 2003 Email Server, creating/disabling users, Mailboxes management, public folders administration, monitoring server health, LDAP, smtp traffic/queues, Resolving Outlook issues.
• Installed IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) on VMware and HyperV. Installed IBM License Compliance Manager on 300+ client machine. Regular basis got update in order to demonstrate compliance.
• Installed, Configured and Implemented Terminal Server (TS) RemoteApp on IIS 7.0 Windows 2008 R2 published applications using TS Web Access, RemoteApp programme and TS Gateway.
• Implemented Microsoft Clustering for IIS Web Servers.
• Familiar with web based .Net application, xml integration in IIS web server, IIS Clustering, Load Balancing, Logging and Reporting.
• Familiar with windows, software and Hardware based Firewalls. Allow/Block ports, inbound/outbound tcp/udp traffic, PAT/NAT, Remote Access VPN and site to site vpn, content filtering, log analyzing, reporting, configurations of Syslog, snmp, access control.
• Installed and Implemented VMware ESXi 4.0 host servers with vSphere Client, vSphere CLI. Configured HBAs and iSCSI SAN storage.
• Familiar with backup and restore of VMware host server configuration, Virtual Machine backup, snapshot, P2V-V2V conversation with VMware converter and with other third party converters, Patch updation, monitoring/reporting, SSH and SNMP and notification of alerts.
• Installed and implement NFS server using windows UNIX service and configured with VMware Host servers for storage.
• Installed, Configured Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 on Dell Hardware with ISCSI networks.
• Administrating Symantec Endpoint Antivirus console, managing 300+ antivirus client’s computers like definition updates, Exception policies, Scanning, reporting etc…
• Installed and implemented open source OpenFiler 2.3 iSCSI SAN with RAID 10 for VMware and other servers with iSCSI initiators. Also managing iStor SAN and Symantec Backup Exec 12.
• Connected Thin Client (WYSE, DevonIT), desktop Windows Xp2 clients to RDS 6.1.
• Installed and implemented Manage Engine monitoring application and configured SNMP and WMI on Servers and other network devices for reporting and alerts notifications.
• Responsible for helpdesk support using Spiceworks ticketing system, inventory and system reporting.
• Participated in the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production network.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Infrastructure Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managing Internal VMware administration activities
• Designed and successfully implemented VMware SRM in datacenter environment.
• Deployment/Installation/Up gradation of VMware ESX server & VC server
• Configuration of VMware HA & DRS cluster along with VMware networking
• Using VM converter converting Physical machines in VMware VMs.
• Updating/patching Linux, Windows Virtual Machine in VMware clusters
• Creating VMware Lab setup as per Internal QA team’s requirement using VMware ESXi servers.
• Install and Configure Virtual Machines (VM), VM tools on ESX boxes from the GUI and console.
• Migrated Physical as well as virtual machines using Platespin Power conver, VMware convertor.
• Install multiple Operating Systems in different VM's and configure vmtools on them to accelerate hardware functionality and also maintain and configure unattended VM’s builds.
• Take VM backups with vmkfs tools, snapshots, cloning, and VCB utilities and store them in VMLibrary
• Resolving customer issues related to VMware ESX server.
• Installing 64-Bit OSs on ESX server which enhances the performance of guest operating system. Helping IPv6 compliance on VMware products like ESX, eESX, VMOTION, DRS, HA, P2V & VDI.
• Supporting Virtual Desktop environment including VDI, VMware Ace.
• Managing HP EDS, Marathon, and ML and DL series of Windows/Intel/AMD hardware running ESX tools on ESX boxes.
• DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS configuration
• Installing Maintenance Levels and updates
• Deploying features as SharePoint Solutions.
• Worked with object oriented software development methodologies and practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Managing with Forms Server and Excel Services.
• Planning and technical design services for the Strategies, Business Portal and GOL application initiatives; responsible for the development of long and short term capacity plans as it relates to the UNIX engineering and support team environments.
• User management, security planning and implementation.
• involved in the installation, monitoring and support of firewalls, Cisco networks, perimeter security technologies, Internet technologies and remote office WAN/ LAN connectivity

Confidential, Raritan, NJ

Windows Support

Responsibilities:

• Managed the infrastructure of 350 servers and 18,000 users for Active Directory, Email, Application Support Web Solutions, DNS & DHCP applications.
• Tested and deployed the applications on the new Windows Server 2003 builds in the Datacenters.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Managing Exchange 2003 servers and troubleshooting issues related to User and group accounts, mail delivery, configuring MX records to enable and disable domain.
• Administering DHCP Server creation of reservation and under reservation options,configuring of router IP address.
• Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.
• Manage central Windows 2003 active directory forest running services such as DNS, WINS, and Certificate Services.
• Configure and Managed Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 for the users.
• Configured Terminal Server to access to the servers using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
• Migrating applications from the Non-validated servers to the validated servers.
• Worked Project of Migration of Windows 2000 AD to Windows 2003 AD.
• NetIQ Security Manager was used for the various security log analysis of Servers.
• Testing of various web applications in IIS 6.0 server test environment to migrate from IIS 5.5 to IIS 6.0.
• Installed and maintained SQL 2000 server in production and development environments for various database applications.
• Supported and rectified the problems with Windows Server Clustering and High Availability servers.
• Worked on the project of giving Restricted Server Admin access to the offshore team for their Applications support on the Servers. Provided the support for IIS Web Applications on Windows 2000/2003 servers’ side.
• Installed FTP servers and used the Virtual Directories. Used Remote administration tools for the Servers maintenance.
• Created Web site configurations, managed all the sites and supporting the problems faced by the web developers. Documented all the work done using Visio, Word and Excel.

Confidential

Windows-Network administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured & administer Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Server.
• Managed Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2000/2003 Domain.
• Configured of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implemented Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Responsible for Backup/recovery strategy of all windows based servers. Planning and implementing fault tolerance and strategies for backup and restoring files on the network using different media devices like tape drives, compact disk and additional hard disk etc.
• Installing, troubleshooting and supporting of 1000+ Desktops, Laptops, Network Devices, and Computer Peripherals.
• Created User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies
• Installed of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service(RIS)
• Implemented user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP schema.
• Installation and troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3550, 3560 series switches and cisco 2600 and 3600 series routers.
• Planning and scheduling the network down time for various upgrades and maintenance check.
• Support & Training - Provide necessary help / training to IT Helpdesk / Telecom Support Personal to resolve day-to-day issues.