Pavankumar C

Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi

+91-971*******

actfzd@r.postjobfree.com

Virtualization VMware Administrator

Professional Summary:

Over 3yrs of experience in the Information Technology with expertise in VMware administration and Windows Administration.

Comprehensive background in the installation, upgrades, configuration, rollout and support of hardware, software, peripherals and network devices.

Deployed key VMware ESX/ESXi technologies, expertise with HA/DRS, P2V. ESXi migrations from Vsphere 5.1 to 5.5.

Deployment of business critical technologies -Vsphere View.

Experience working on Virtual Infrastructure, vSphere Client and setting up ESX in the virtual environment.

Extensive in VMware ESXi Server Farms.

Experience with Windows Server 2003/ 2008, Windows Server 2012R2, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Routing and Remote Access.

Proficient knowledge in Remote Desktop Management

Experience of managing a team of windows admins and training them and increasing their Work Efficiency

Experience of developing support procedures and service standards to meet business requirements and end-user needs.

Implementation of iSCSI SAN, FCSAN and NAS Storage.

Worked as a VMware/Windows admin to provide L2 support in a complex Environment.

Hands on experience on HA clustering, cloning ESXi servers in the VM Ware environment

Experience in Monitoring, performing Health Checks, installing patches and upgrading hardware on the production servers

Experience working on application packaging and configuration management.

Maintained an excellent rapport with fellow colleagues, vendors and trainees Involved in documentation regarding Windows server configuration, operating procedures, and service records relating to Windows hardware.

Excellent communication and diagnostic skills; consistently solve problems and rarely escalate issues.

Efficiently co-ordinated with the Technical Support Team and Vendor to resolve the problem

Experience in the design, development and test of disaster recovery

Strong problem solving skills and a strong knowledge of ITIL Processes

Have good communication (verbal and written), analytical & problem solving skills, a committed team player as well as an independent worker, able to work with minimum supervision and to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Professional Experience:

VMware Administrator – Thinkapps solutions Pvt Ltd 29 June 2015 – till now

Provide daily support/administration to multiple hosted clients, which comprises 30 ESXi 5.5 hosts in various cluster virtual farms with total 1000+ Windows.

Perform periodical Vmware hosts and guests patche updates, as well as perform parallel upgrade from ESX5.1 to ESXi 5.5.

Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESXi servers for server consolidation

Installed VMware ESXi server 5.1/5.5 and created virtual machines on ESXi Servers. Created standard templates and deployed virtual machines from these templates

Installed, Configured and administered ESX 5.5 on Dell PowerEdge M1000e Fresh Air

Installed Management Server (vCenter Server) instances to enable centralized management of multiple hosts

Linked Different vCenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of vSphere client to manage the whole Virtual environment.

Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates, worked with clones and snapshots of Virtual Machines

Configured VMware on clustered environment, implemented migration of virtual vachines using VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter.

Hot and Cold cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.

Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure

Taking care of Horizon view and providing support to the VDI environment servers.

Drafted technical documentation on projects, specifications, solutions and problems.

Responsible for disaster recovery, closing security loopholes and access levels

Maintained an excellent rapport with fellow colleagues, vendors and trainees Involved in documentation regarding Windows server configuration, operating procedures, and service records relating to Windows hardware.

Used Groundwork & Vkernal Monitoring Tools to have 24/7 monitoring on all the servers and virtual machines

Associate Executive – Veeras Infotek Pvt ltd 18 Nov 2013 – 30 April 2015

Provided day-to-day support and technology implementation as well as long-term project management for small to medium sized corporate networks.

Conceptualized and implemented systems upgrades for virutualized servers.

Installation and configuration of Symantec and Mcafee Anti-virus endpoint solutions and providing support on daily basis.

Effective co-ordination with the DBA’s and the vendors to resolve production outages in a timely manner.

Monitoring and basic troubleshooting of storage devices (Netapp)

Worked on configuring and installation of WSUS servers and installing patches and automatically approving new updates when synchronized globally

Drafted technical documentation on projects, specifications, solutions and problems.

System administrator(OJT) – IIHT vadapalani(ZTCS) 03 Dec 2012 – 11 Nov 2013

Schedules and coordinates level-appropriate maintenance.

Expertise in Creates and maintains customer loyalty by serving customers above and beyond their expectations.

Building, configuration and troubleshooting of server and desktop hardware.

Responsible for OS Support, patches and upgrades

Virtual memory defragmentation issues.

Responsible for the procurement of systemsinfrastructurehardware, servers, andsoftware.

Maintaining maximum availability of supported services for users.

Monitoring the progress of third-party maintenance contract suppliers.

Ensuring that support calls are logged and handled effectively and efficiently.

Ensure adequate antivirus protection & solutions are maintained and updated

Technical Skills & Experience

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core VMware Virtualization Skills

ESXi 5.1/5.5, Virtual Center Server, P2V, V2V, Storage VMotion, HA, DRS, SRM 4.0, Host Profiles, VMware Consolidated Backup, Vmware Management Assistant, Vmware Vsphere Client, Vmware View 6, Events and Alerts, Capacity Planning, Platespin PowerConvert

DR/P2V Tool

Platespin migrator, Quest Vconvertor and Double take DR tools

Desktop Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows Win XP sp2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1

Server Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 R2

Server Services : Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Clean Server Installation/Migration

Personal Skills:

Technically Motivated

Proactive

Analytical

Previous Projects:

Client Name : Sutherland Global Services

Project details : PCI Compliance & Auditing

Nature of Work : Administration – Patching related to Windows and VMware Servers

Mcafee Antivirus, encryption and Host DLP through ePO.

Client Name : Wipro Infotech (Bharti Airtel Data center)

Project details : VMware VDI

Nature of Work : VMware Administrator Support – Handling the ESXi servers.

Education & Certifications:

B.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering Graduated at

Panimalar Engineering College, Affliated to Anna University, Chennai with 6.3 CGPA

State Board of Intermediate at

Sri Krishna Chaitanya Jr. College,Nellore, AndhraPradesh with 84%

Board of Secondary Education at

Sri Sarada English Medium High School, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh with 74%

Microsoft Certifications

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Server 2012: Enterprise Administrator

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2012 Active Directory, Configuration

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2012 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft Certified Professional : Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Specialist

Microsoft Training:

Implementing a Microsoft Private Cloud with Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2

SAN/NAS Storage Training:

NetApp SAN Implementation Workshop: 3-day hands-on training for NetApp FAS

Personal Information

Martial status : Single

Date of Birth : 25-04-1991

Languages Known : English, Hindi,Telugu and Tamil

Preferred Location : Banglore, Chennai, Gurgaon

Current location : New Delhi

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