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SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Professional Summary

Resourceful System Administrator consistently responds to wide range of technical challenges with focused and creative approach. Highly effective at problem solving and decision making. 21 years of progressive IT experience.

Work History
Company Name - Senior System AdministratorCity, State02/2013 - Current
  • Working knowledge of Vblock Converged Infrastructure Architecture, components, setup and functionality
  • Responsible for daily operations, management, and maintenance of VCE vBlock systems including XIO
  • Hands on experience with Storage SAN Setup, Administration, including Zoning, Host Mapping (HBA), LUN (FC/iSCSI) Management, Multipathing, Installing Proprietary Software, Troubleshooting
  • Support Nutanix for VDI Citrix
  • Adding new hosts to Vcenter, building service profiles mapping service profiles to Server in UCS and Building ESXi , before adding it to Cluster in Vcenter
  • Administration of Cisco UCSM manager and underlying Cisco server hardware like B series blades, rack mount servers (R series)
  • Administration of VMWare ESX operating system based hosts versions
  • Proficiency in advanced features of ESX/ESXi, vMotion, Storage vMotion, HA, DRS, Update Manager
  • Audited VMware infrastructure and developed an upgrade plan
  • Proficient in Windows [.] server upgrade and active directory administration
  • Good troubleshoot experience on ESXi host /Virtual machines failures, connectivity issues, end to end(server to storage path)
  • Provided support for existing VMware ESX infrastructure throughout the organization, addressing problems as they occur
  • Expert in troubleshooting PSOD(purple screen on death)issues due to VMWare Bugs identified with 5.5 and 6.0, 6.7 versions, working with Cisco and VMware support in RCA(root cause analysis)
  • Provided server administration support for various sectors/businesses
  • Assist IT groups in implementations that involve Intel Server related technologies
  • Interact with hardware/software vendors to assure timely resolution to any issues
  • Reviewing VMware Infrastructure and making recommendations for improvement
Company Name - Senior System AdministratorCity, State02/2007 - 02/2013
  • Manage Virtualization with Hyper-V and VMware.
  • Established Physical build of ESX Linux Servers.
  • Performed Cable Management including rack and stack.
  • Communicated with application leads to validate preparation and completion of all migrations.
  • Performed virtual space allocation server spec validation before any server migration.
  • Installing, troubleshooting and supporting Windows guest administration and Active Directory.
  • Ensured that projects are delivered on time and meet quality expectations.
  • Performed Backups.
Company Name - Data Center TechnicianCity, State11/2006 - 02/2007
  • Cross-train new members part of Server Build Team on data center standards
  • Build Cat5 network cable: straight through, crossover and gigabit
  • Build, assemble, upgrade, and configure server hardware to include Operating System installation, rack preparation and network configuration Installed over 500 HP racks
  • Configuration builds, racking, stacking and network cablings of all Data Center equipment
  • Physical access Cable management
  • Rack and install HP Unix Itanium/PA Risc hardware, connect
Company Name - Data Center EngineerCity, State01/2006 - 01/2007
  • Functioned as Lead Operator supporting 24/7 data center Operations
  • Manage over 18 full time employees
  • Part of the server build team, Build Server for JPMorgan Chase, Servers included, IBM, Dell, HP
  • Point of contact for 3 Shifts for any severity issues
  • Staff realignment /reorganization - including work schedules changes
  • Opsware to install patches on servers remotely
  • Manage backup media to/from off-site vendor for disaster recovery needs
  • Responsible for providing support of disaster recovery test environment
  • Configuration builds, racking, stacking and network cablings of all Data Center equipment
  • Responsible for On-site Operations Management for over 8000 AIX, Solaris and Windows servers and all Cisco network components in (2) locations in the downtown New York area and Dallas
  • Physical access to the Data Centers, tape handling for backups & restores, facilities management, Installation of patches, Change Management and data integrity
  • Decommissioned over 1000 servers
  • Perform day-to-day monitoring, issue identification, evaluation, troubleshooting, and resolution of first and second level production support for over 150 applications
Skills
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • VSphere
  • Vblock
  • VRops
  • Nutanix
  • UCSM
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • VDI
  • Cisco, Hardware troubleshooting
  • P2V, V2V
  • VRops
  • Change Management
  • SCVMM
  • Active Directory
  • Backup, Quality
  • Cable, SAN
  • Change Management, Servers
  • Citrix, Troubleshoot
  • Clustering, Troubleshooting
  • Hardware troubleshooting
  • Linux
  • Windows
Education
2003New York City College of TechnologyCity, StateAssociate of Science
2000CUNYCity, StateCertification 70-646: PRO: Windows Server Administrator Completed MCITP: Server Administrator Boot Camp: Computer Information Systems Technology Accomplishments SunTrust Bank Completed vBlock RCM upgrade V2V Migrations Nutanix at .NEXT VMworld
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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • New York City College of Technology
  • CUNY

Job Titles Held:

  • Senior System Administrator
  • Data Center Technician
  • Data Center Engineer

Degrees

  • Associate of Science
    Certification 70-646: PRO: Windows Server Administrator Completed MCITP: Server Administrator Boot Camp: Computer Information Systems Technology Accomplishments SunTrust Bank Completed vBlock RCM upgrade V2V Migrations Nutanix at .NEXT VMworld

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