Senior System Administrator Resume Example Suntrust Bank

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

SunTrust Bank - Senior System AdministratorAtlanta, GA02/2013 - 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

S1 Corporation - Senior System AdministratorNorcross, GA02/2007 - 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.

Hewlett-Packard - Data Center TechnicianSuwanee, GA11/2006 - 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

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, IBM - Data Center EngineerNew York, NY01/2006 - 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 TechnologyBrooklyn, NYAssociate of Science

2000CUNYBrooklyn, NYCertification 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

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

SunTrust Bank
S1 Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, IBM

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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