EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• CCNA, MCP Certified professional with over 9+ years of experience.
• Worked as Sr. Network & Web Apps Specialist for Confidential Handled projects for companies like Alliance One International, Confidential, Republic Services & Digital Designs with good hands - on experience on Microsoft Windows Azure, Microsoft Powershell,
• Active Directory, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec End Point Protection, Websense, Cisco ASA firewall, Cisco Routers, Switches & many other areas of servers & IT infrastructure. An assertive professional with outstanding interpersonal, communication and people management skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Maintaining & managing Domain Controllers: Production Servers, Virtual Servers, Fileservers,, FTP Server, Print Server, Websense, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Backup Exec, WSUS, Team Foundation Server, SharePoint Administration, Microsoft Windows Azure, Microsfot Azure Storage, Windows Powershell, Cisco ASA Firewall, VLAN configuration & inter switch communication, Aironet, Basic router operations & routing, NAT & ACLs.

Cloud Platforms: Azure (API Management Services, Data Factories, App Services, Data Lake Store, SQL Databases & Virtual Machines).

.Net Framework: Net Framework 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Network Protocols: SMTP, SNMP, ICMP, TCP/IP, FTP, TELNET, UDP, RIP, iSCSI, DNS, DHCP, Cisco Routers/Switches, WAN, LAN

Directory Services: Active Directory (2012/R2/2008R2/2008/2003) Implementing and Administration.

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2,2008R2, 2008, 2003, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, windows 7, CentOS

Hardware: HP ML 350 G4 Servers, HP DL380 servers, HP DL380p G8 servers, IBM X series servers, HP ML 370 servers. HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNets and subnets.
• Designed VNets and subscriptions to confirm to Azure Network Limits.
• Exposed Virtual machines and cloud services in the VNets to the Internet using Azure External Load Balancer.
• Implemented high availability with Azure Classic and Azure Resource Manager deployment models.
• Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound access to network interfaces (NICs), VMs and subnets.
• Experienced with deployments, Maintenance and troubleshooting applications on Microsoft Cloud infrastructure Azure.
• Extensive experience in Windows Azure (IaaS) migrating like creating Azure VMs, storage accounts, VHDs, storage pools, migrating on premise servers to Azure and creating availability sets in Azure.
• Experience on installing and configuring SSL certificates in web servers and enabled secured (https) transactions.
• Experience in analyzing the IIS logs to collect information about server events, server performance, and user activity.
• Working experience in setting up cluster environment for load balancing and high availability of Windows servers.
• Well-versed with installation, configuration & administration of Microsoft Windows 2003/2008R2/2012 Servers.
• Experience in Database Security includes creating Logins and Roles for users to access the database. Managed security logins and worked with Windows authentication, SQL server authentication and mixed modes.
• Good working experience on Azure ARM templates, Operations Management Suit, PowerShell scripting And MS Web Deploy for creating Websites.
• Setup Azure Virtual Appliances (VMs) to meet security requirements as software based appliance functions (firewall, WAN optimization and intrusion detections).
• Extensive experience in SQL server upgrades from SQL 2008R2 to SQL 2012 and SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014 in standalone and side by side.

Confidential, San Rafael, CA

Responsibilities:

• Configuring, managing & Monitoring Windstream cloud servers.
• Managing Active directory, DNS, DHCP on Windstream cloud servers.
• Configuring & maintaining SharePoint farms
• Maintained the servers and services of the servers in the SharePoint Environment.
• Configured TFS 2010 & migrated TFS 2010 for DR.
• Extensively worked with Central Administration portion to perform server reports, manage errors, logging, web applications, site collections and optimizations
• Good Knowledge on SharePoint Administration like Backups, Importing User Profiles & My Site configuration within Central Administration including customizing User Profile Service & Properties
• Configured SharePoint development environment on Oracle Virtual box.
• Installed Zimbra collaboration Open Source Edition version 7 on CentOS
• Maintenance and administration of zimbra collaboration Open Source Edition version 7
• Responsible for Planning and Implementation of Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategies
• Monitoring & updating the Trend Micro Deep security virus pattern for Servers
• Configuring MX records for Different domain names and trouble shooting
• Routers, Switches & Aironet configurations.
• Maintaining site to site VPN connectivity.
• Changing, Adding ACL’s, VLANs, port switching, routing & basic router configurations
• Coordinating with vendors, looking after IT related procurement
• IT Vendors co-ordination/negotiations and follow-ups
• Providing IT infrastructure support, and participating in project IT infrastructure planning
• IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning activities
• Managing & updating of Asset inventory & Software Compliance (SNOW) for servers & client machines and performing quarterly system & software compliance audit.
• Monitoring the Service desk tickets and taking proactive steps against repeated calls / reopened tickets

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Remote administration of servers for any problem across RSI offices related to Microsoft Windows OS
• Independently troubleshoot complex issues with systems using analytical skills to identify and resolve the root cause.
• Monitoring Altris deployment for client servers & user machines.
• Design, configure and maintain SharePoint farms and related infrastructure.
• Implementing and Managing SharePoint Servers.
• Implement and Improve (maintain) large to medium scale SharePoint farms.
• Google Apps Administration
• Configuring MX records for Different domain names.

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

Responsibilities:

• Managing Different Forest Domains. Managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting the Active Directory Replication between Locations around Servers, Desktops & Laptops. Implementing applicable Group policy for environment.
• Managing Domain controller, AD domain and sites, DNS, DHCP, fileservers/DFS/printer servers
• Installing, Configuring and managing Centralized WSUS 3.0 Sp2 Server. Approving monthly patches on upstream servers.
• Involved in backup, restore and moving Content DB from old SQL Database Server to new SQL Database Server
• Responded to issues in the servers and work with clients, other service managers, and external service providers to bring successful resolution
• Performing root cause analysis to identify and resolve the server issues.
• Various software installation, and handling connectivity issues of SAP
• Co-ordination with onsite IT (Windows/Network) teams
• Client side Technical Support
• Resolving reported tickets through the internal logging system.
• Responsible for resolution of backup failure & its cause.
• Installing, configuring & managing SEP 11, 12 with applying new patches & creating & updating policies from server as well as for client side
• Updating & managing database version, engine version & policy for remote location from centrally.
• Configured, Managed & Migrated Symantec Backup Exec to new versions on servers.
• Managed, maintained & implemented Backup Scheduled Restoring Backup & disaster recovery.
• Responsible for resolution of backup failure & its cause.
• Maintaining HP Proliant and IBM Servers. Configuring and Managing the HP Device Manager for Monitoring the Server Hardware & Firmware Related issue.
• Prepared Norton Ghost Desktop & Laptop project & client specific images.
• Perform routine audits of systems and software.
• Responsible to provide resolution for the server related incidents
• Managing & maintaining server’s disk drive space issues.
• Routine cleanup of unwanted files from the servers.
• Setting up of Vlans using Manageable switch. Installing and configuring VPN using PPTP.
• Administered Trend Server protect antivirus for client machines.
• Performing static and dynamic routing.

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration for any Operating System Windows 2003, 2008 in HP Servers.
• Migrated AD 2003 to AD 2008.
• Managing and creating the Internet access rules for employees, Configuring and Managing the Array Members of Computer of Websense 6.3, 7.1, 7.5.
• Installation and Configuration of IIS.6
• Installation and Configuration of FTP Server.
• Configuring Fileserver & implementing User Quotas, Home folder for users.
• Installation and Configuration of Mantis, Web Timesheet
• Installation and Configuration of MSSQL Database Server . ODBC Installation and Connectivity Technique
• Configuring Hardware And Software Raid
• Strong debugging & troubleshooting skills, working with RAID array.
• Managing, installing and configuring Printers, Scanner, Ports and Other Digital Devices.
• Resolving Outlook 2003 & 2007 Issues.
• Various software installation, and handling connectivity issues of SAP
• Co-ordination with onsite IT (Windows/Network) teams
• Client side Technical Support
• Resolving reported tickets through the internal logging system.
• Managing & updating of Asset inventory (Lansweeper) for Client machines.
• Managing & maintaining server’s disk drive space issues.
• Routine cleanup of unwanted files from the servers.
• Working with their Internal Web Based Application

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installing & configuring Linux, Windows Servers 2003/2008, VB.Net, SQL Server 2005 & wireless routers.
• Installation & implementation of computer and telecommunication hardware.
• Implementing CMOS video camera to capture images.
• Integrating GPS module for the purpose of providing Position, Velocity and Time data.
• Presenting single chip voice recording and playback Functioning and connecting each and every component to OMAP processor board.
• Analyze user’s requirements, and design and develop system architecture and specifications.
• Transmitting the data in to central database server through internet using wifi transceiver.
• Setup of Confidential hardware user navigation and system status.
• Backing up and restoring SQL server databases