SUMMARY

• 12 years of experience in IT and 6 years of experience as SAN NAS Storage administrator in EMC Symmetrix, VNX, Clariion Arrays, Brocade, McData and CISCO Directors/Switches.
• Experience in VMAX, VNX and CX array deployments, implementation and configuration.
• Experience in administration and troubleshooting of VMAX, VNX and CX array.
• Experience in host based migration PPME and array based migration SANCopy, Open Replication .
• Experience in Snap View, Mirror View, Time Finder, BCV, Open Migrator, CIFS, NFS technologies.
• Experience in configuring and administration of iSCSI, FC, NAS and SAN storage protocols.
• Experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Brocade, McData and CISCO fabrics.
• Experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Emulex, QLogic and Brocade HBAs.
• Strong hands on experience in using SMC, Solutions Enabler, SPA, Unisphere Manager, Navisphere Manager.
• Experience in administration of Windows, UNIX and VMWare.
• Experience in configuring and administration BackupExec, Netbackup, ArcServ backup technologies.
• 24x7 Oncall support for any issues.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Storage Hardware: Symmetrix VMAX, VMAX-SE, VNX 7500, 5700, 5100, DMX3, DMX4, CLARiiON CX4-960,
• CX4-480, CX3-40F, CX3-40C, CX3-80, CX500, CX600, CX700, Cellerra NS120, NS480,
• HP Eva 6000, 8000, IBM DS8000, DS4800 and DS4500
• Storage Software/Applications: SMC, Solutions Enabler, SPA, Unisphere Manager, Navisphere Manager,
• NaviCLI, PowerPath, PowerPath Migration Enabler, SAN Copy, Open Replicator,
• Snap View, Mirror View, Time Finder, BCV, Open Migrator
• SAN Switches/Directors: CISCO MDS switches MDS 9513, 9509, 9506, 9120, 9140, 9216i,
• Brocade FC Directors 12000B, Departmental Switches DS6510, DS5100, DS16B2,
• DS32B2, DS4900,
• McData FC Directors ED140M, ED16M, D32M, E1620 iFCP switches
• Operating Systems: Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, Exchange Server 5.5, UNIX, VMWare, HP-UX
• Network: CISCO AS5300, CISCO 2600, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, T1, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
• Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, Cable/DSL modem, Analog dial-up
• Technologies: RAID, SCSI, UPS, Active Directory, DNS, WINS, DHCP, RIS, Remote Desktop, IIS
• Desktop Technologies: Windows 3.11/95/98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA, MS WORD, Excel, Access, Power Point,
• Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Scanners, Desktop and Networked Printers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Sr. Storage Engineer

• Managing VNX 7500 arrays with Brocade and CISCO switches using Unisphere Manager, Webtools, EMC Connectrix Manager and Putty SSH
• Worked on HyperV Manager, creating templates, VM's, installing and configuring SCVMM.
• Configured pools and RAID groups with HOT Spares.
• Upgraded firmware for Brocade switches in fabric's using BNA.
• SAN fabric management with CISCO fabric manager and device manager.
• Created Raid Groups and Storage groups assigned LUNs to Hosts using Unisphere.
• Establish and manage the infrastructure to support rapidly expanding consumer base.
• Create a service catalog with comprehensive collection of infrastructure services, integrated with other Engineering processes and socialized throughout the organization
• Troubleshooting scenarios like No-boot, Cluster failure, Terminal Services, Issues related to Hyper-v and SCVMM.
• Interacting with stakeholders on weekly basis to understand the future growth, anticipate the requirements and getting the resources upgraded as per the need, setting the expectations and at the same time working hard to increase the expectations of the users.
• Provide technical expertise in analyzing client's requirements, recommending solutions, and assisting sales and other engineers with development of proposals, quotations, and presentations. Responsible for technical sales cycle working closely with sales to close business.
• Responsible for large-scale data migrations, setting permissions, debugging, provisioning storage, setting up new storage, locating and supporting devices and switches, as well as your skills to work daily with EMC and VNX platforms.
• Experience in SnapView and SnapShot creation, SnapRestore solutions for migration and Backup purposes.

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Sr. Storage Consultant

• Administration of EMC arrays VMAX, DMX3, DMX4, VNX7500, CX4-960, CX3-40F with Brocade fabrics to 150 Windows server using Solutions Enabler, SMC, Unisphere Manager, Webtools, EMC Connectrix Manager and Putty SSH
• Worked on service, incident and change requests to the storage infrastructure on a daily basis.
• Deployed, Implemented and Configured VNX7500, VNX 5700 for high availability infrastructure along with EMC engineers in the Data Center.
• Configured iSCSI on arrays and provisioning LUNs to HyperV 2008 virtual machines using iSCSI protocol.
• Performed host based migration using PPME to improve IOPS to application from CX4 array to DMX4
• Configured pools and RAID groups with HOT Spares.
• Upgraded firmware levels of Brocade switches in fabric's using BNA
• Upgraded flare code within family and out of family for both block and file using USM.
• Configured management server to use SMC, Solutions Enabler and SPA to provision storage, troubleshoot and other tasks.
• Provisioned storage to Windows, Linux and Solaris servers from DMX storage arrays using Solutions Enabler.
• Managed storage allocation for Clariion CX3 and CX4 storage arrays using Navisphere Manager.
• Thin provisioned for VMAX storage array by creating TDEVs, adding TDEVs to thin pool and binding TDEVs to thin pool.
• Created Meta devices and allocating them to hosts using Solutions Enabler and SMC.
• Used Navisphere Manager to create Raid groups, Storage groups, Meta LUNs, LUNs and assigned LUNs to the hosts.
• Created Alias, Zones, and Zone Config and adding new Zones to active Zone set on Brocade Fabric using Web Tools and Connectrix Manager.
• Zoned new HBAs whenever there is a failure in the HBAs of a particular host using Web Tools.
• Used HBA management tools HBA anywhere and SAN Surfer.
• Extensive troubleshooting of HBAs and upgraded HBA drivers/firmware whenever necessary.
• Installed Powerpath, host agents on the servers whenever new deployments are requested.
• Converted Striped META to Concatenated META and vice versa whenever needed based on requirements.
• Worked on performance tuning for applications and providing recommendation of EMC best practices.
• Creating process documents and updated Visio diagrams of the environment whenever needed.
• Worked with HyperV machines and zoning of Virtual HBAs.
• Experienced in engaging EMC for high priority issues.
• Experienced in writing reports and presenting to management as and when needed.

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Sr. Storage Consultant

• Administration of enterprise arrays VMAX, DMX3, DMX4, mid-tier arrays CLARiiON CX4-960, CX4-480, CX3-40F, CX3-40C to provide efficient high available storage environment to support various customers.
• Installed Solutions Enabler, SMC, SPA and upgraded from 7.3 to 7.4
• Performed deployments on VMAX by cabling the array and building a high availability environment for the customers
• Knowledge on most EMC hardware and software products and good hands on experience on day to day activities.
• Performed host based migrations using PPME for customers who demanded high IOPS and extensive performance.
• Performed host remediation, upgrade of PowerPath and HBA BIOS/Drivers, OS includes HP-UX, Windows servers.
• Executed VM migrations using SANCopy from one array to another when decommissioning end of life array.
• Configuring Celerra Replicator on Celerra systems for Local and Remote Replication after creating checkpoints
• Administered Recoverpoint replication sync with CISCO SANTap switch based splitter
• Managed SAN fabric with CISCO fabric manager and device manager
• Created Raid Groups and Storage groups assigned LUNs to Hosts using Unisphere and provisioned storage using SMC, SYMCLI on VMAX.
• Created and exported NFS and CIFS shares from EMC Celerra
• Performed Storage pools and migrated all the LUNs from Raid Groups to Pools for better performance.
• Part of team that tested SRDF failover-failback procedure for disaster recover planning
• Assisted with implementation and upgrade services for Celerra NS480 and NS960, ECC.
• Implemented and upgraded firmware for CISCO MDS switches - 9513, 9509, 9216i
• Planning and documentation of migration strategies, DR plans with SAN and NAS
• Implemented SnapView and SnapShot creation, SnapRestore solutions for migration and Backup purposes.

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Storage and Backup Administrator

• Performed operational tasks like monitoring 150 windows servers and storage provisioning by maintaining data availability for the Clients.
• Analyzed and performed proactive steps to improve storage operations.
• Actively involved in planning, implementations, and configuration of SAN infrastructure.
• Planning for business continuity and disaster recovery yearly basis.
• Working with backup solutions such as BackupExec, ArcServ, Netbackup to provide daily, weekly and monthly backups and sent it offsite and recalled it when needed for restore activities for business.
• Performed tape and library management of differential, incremental and full backups.
• Involved in designing and operational phases of disaster recovery
• Performed regular storage infrastructure maintenance activities such as updating drives, firmware and necessary data migration.
• Effectively troubleshooting issues at software and hardware level.
• Attending weekly issue meetings, change meetings, and emergency calls with managers, clients, and customers.
• Installed various applications, performed OS tuning and configured IP networking parameters when needed.
• Actively participated in migration from Windows 2000 to 2003 server and application updates.
• Troubleshooting of file system issues with remote servers via telnet and putty.

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Field Engineer MRC

• Team lead implementing market replenishment with global retail price book on SAP environment as a back office system
• Point of sale Installed configured windows NT XP as back office system and T1/Blue tree wireless connections with AT T
• Resolving escalated tickets on various applications and software in VMware 4.0 environment
• Maintain user accounts, file and folder access in 2008 R2 domain controller in LAN environment.
• Performed/ Configured and troubleshoot online / TL backups in Symantec Backup 2010 R3.
• Performed the upgrade on NAS, created new VM machine and upgrade an application in client server SQL environment.
• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN connectivity/ data restoration issues in windows 2003/2007/2010, Exchange 2010, SQL.
• Performed installation, configuration, administration and design of Windows 2003 domains in an enterprise network environment including installation and configuration of WINS, DNS, DHCP, as well as allocated IP addressing schemes.
• Configured replication processes and schedules, designed and performed integration of Routing and Remote Access,
• Performed installation and configuration of Remote Installation services RIS , ISA 2004, and proxy firewall software.
• Installed and configured Enterprise Certificate Authority for windows 2003, created digitally signed and encrypted email messages through the use of Certificate Authority and Secure Socket Layers, and installed and configured Internet Information Services IIS .
• Built the WAN network from ground up in lab on 5300/2600 using OSPF/EIGRP and RIP, PPP, Frame Relay, VLANs with Client VPN access ISA 2004.
• Implemented Exchange 2003 services, performed administration of user accounts, installed and configured backup system, installed and configured Active Directory Services, designed hierarchical information structures using organizational units OUs domains, and sites.
• Created a multiple location Distributed File System and configured the redirection of Documents and other folders.