SUMMARY:

• Have extensive skills in the area of storage administrations and data migrations, vmware data center and cloud infrastructure, business continuity and disaster recovery. Have strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Deep broad tech knowledge
• Positive and professional
• Excellent teammate
• Drives business results and customer value
• Demonstrate functional mastery

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: SAN Storage, Cisco/Brocade switches, NAS, SUN Solaris, HP - UXVMWare, IBM-PC, Dell, UCS

Languages & Development Tools: Unix Shell, Powershell, Python, PL/SQL, C/C++, Java, ABAP/4, HTML, Excel, Visio

Operating Systems, Utilities & Virtualization Tools: UNIX, Linux, Windows NT, vCenter vsphere

Network Systems & Technologies:: ssh, tcp/ip, ad, dns, nis, nis+, nfs, snmp, smtp, dhcp, Firewalls, Gated, Routing

Database Management Systems: Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL

Commercial Software: SAN software, Unix systems programming, Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft, My SQL, SQL server, Sybase, Veritas cluster, LVM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Data Center Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Prepare technical architecture and implementation design documents and works with Project Manager to develop implementationplan, deliverables and schedules for Pure storage, VMware vCenter and clusters, backup solutions, AWS
• Work on Pure Flash storage configuration, administration, replication and data migrations
• Utilize Dell/EMC Data Domain, Networker for backup and Cloud backup
• Upgrade, Install, and manage ESXi servers 6/6.5, clusters. Configure Pure storage for vCenter datastores. Use vMotion and storagevmotion to migrate servers.
• Deal with licenses with Dell for poweredge servers, vmware, data domain, Networker and Pure, Microsoft, Redhat etc…
• Migrate Unix(Linux, HP, AIX, Solaris) servers and vmware servers from dmx/vmax/vnx to XtremIO or vxrail. Use dell/emc tools toremediate servers for migration.

Confidential

Sr. Delivery specialist

Responsibilities:

• Prepare technical architecture and implementation design documents and works with Project Manager to develop implementationplan, deliverables and schedules for VNX2, Unity, VMAX3, XtremIO
• Designs EMC solutions and participates in its installation, customization and integration across projects for customers
• Provide EMC recommendations and suggest best practice to the team and customers
• Install, Manage, and configure ESXi host servers, clusters. Consolidate mutilple vCenters to 1 vCenter reducing complexity, andlicense footprint. Deploy many VMs as needed. Build datastores and allocate storage to VMs for migration. Utilize vmotionsvmotion to migrate vms. Work on VPhere 5.5, 6.0, 6.5
• Perform Data migration for Unix(AIX VIO and cluster, Solaris cluster, Linux, HP - UX cluster), VMWare 5.5, 6.0, 6.6, Windows serversfrom DMX, VMAX, VNX and IBM storage to vplex integrated with XtremIO, VNX2. Use PPME and LVM for host based migration
• Plan and configure and manage Sync/Async replication for DR on Unity and VMAX. Use SRDF, NDM, SANcopy and Open Replicatorfor SAN based migration
• Manage block and file on VNX1, VNX2 (NS Gateway) and Unity. Perform storage allocations to VMWare and Unix servers. CreateCIFS, NFS file systems; Setup and manage replications on VNX2 for DR. Create VMFS, NFS datastores for VMWare; Setup zoning onSwitches
• Manage Isilon, able to add nodes and do provisioning & replication, migration and troubleshoot the problems
• Work on installation and configuration of ViPR SRM 4.0 and ViPR Controller 3.6.
• Install, upgrade and manage Multipathing software Powerpath and Powerpath/VE
• Design, deploy and configure vBlock and Cisco UCS server, setup boot policy, service profile and integrated with vipr andVNX/Unity/VMAX3
• Did Python programming to get the pending task # from Vipr database and terminate the pending tasks
• Configure VxRail for customer. Work on VMWare ESX servers and clusters migrations from VNX/DMX/VMAX to VxRail
• Perform virtual machine (vm) in vcenter vpshere host migration from VMAX/VNX to XtremIO or Unity Flash and Hybrid usingVMWare converter
• Manage vplex metro and Recoverpoint. Perform data migration of Unix servers, VMWare to ViPR/vplex.
• Migrate Netapp to VNX. Use EMCOPY, RSYNC, Robocopy for migration
• Work on Cisco and Brocade SAN switches to setup zoning or cleanup. Use DCNM /CLI for Cisco and Brocade web tools
• Work on Veritas NetBackup for backup and recovery.
• Have for Isilon, VxBlock, VxRail, VxStack with SDDC, ECS, SRM, XtremIO and Unity
• Perform srdf/a, srdf/s migration on DMX/VMAX
• Able to use sancopy to do the migration on Clariion. Able to write CLI scripts
• Configure and manage large numbers of various SAN storage and Celerra for different sites. Able to curve luns for newClarions. Retire Storage array
• Allocate storage from DMX/VMAX and VNX to various flavors of servers. Able to use SYMCLI commands andECC/Navisphere Manager/Unisphere to provision storage
• Work on zoning of Cisco, Macdata, Brocade switches and migrations from Mcdata and Brocade to Cisco. Install newswitches and setup the ISL on long wave GBICs on switches that are 10km away
• Install and configure ECC 6.1. Use a lot of storage scope and reporting tool
• Participate Solaris/Linux/HP-UX/Windows servers remediation and storage reclamation
• Be familiar with SAN filesystem creation with Veritas Volume Manager and pvlink
• Able to allocate storage to Oracle RAC servers, Clustered servers
• Setup zoning for backup servers and tape library and make sure backup running well
• Have experiences with Host-side SAN software e.g. Powerpath, HBA driver, and firmware install and troubleshoot
• Configure and monitor ESRS gateway and Policy management systems and applications
• Be familiar with standard Solutions Enabler and TimeFinder/BCV configuration and installation for Solaris systems
• Participates in the design and operational execution of the customer's storage disaster recovery process
• Troubleshoot SAN or hosts performance issues
• Be familiar with HP Service Center and ServiceNow ticketing systems and Remedy
• Follow Client’s standard and procedures and recommend them for the best practices of SAN storage. Create