ALEKSEY KOSCHEEV acthro@r.postjobfree.com

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/alekseykoscheev

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SR. SYSTEMS/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR / TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST

Data Centre Operations Virtualization Solution Engineering Systems & Network Management Security Backup & Disaster Recovery Project & People Management

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

-Project-focused IT Professional with strong communication, leadership, and organization skills.

-20+ years of combined experience in Systems and Network Management, Operations and Administration

-Bachelor of Computer Information Technology (Software / Network Engineering), International University, Kyrgyzstan

-Successfully accomplished multiple projects completing technical deliverables within timelines & budgets

-Core Competencies: Data Center Operations-Primary & Disaster Recovery Sites / Solution Engineering-Design, formulate solutions for acute technical problems / Virtualization-VMware vSphere, Horizon View, Microsoft HyperV / Windows Systems Management-DFS, DNS, DHCP, GPO, AD, User Access Management / Cisco UCS, UC, VoIP, TelePresence /Open Systems Management - CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Suse/ Storage Systems Management- EMC VNX5600/5700, Celera, Clarion, IBM DS4300, Storwize V7000, Brocade Fabric & VDX, / Server Management-IBM Blade Center, IBM xSystem, Dell PowerEdge, HP Proliant / Network Management and Monitoring - Cisco routers & Switches, Cisco Wireless, Cisco LAN Controllers, Nagios, Cacti, Wireshark, Riverbed / Backup & Tape Library-IBM Fastback, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM TS3310, Dell Tape Library / Security-FortiGate, BorderWare, Citrix, Juniper, Squid Proxy

-Proficient with various Microsoft Operating Systems; Microsoft Applications

-Outstanding leadership and teambuilding skills, coordinating all phases of project based efforts flawlessly

-Responsible for training, coaching, and managing performance of team members while ensuring completion of deliverables that meet or exceed time, cost, performance, and quality benchmarks

-Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

-Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical people

-Proven ability working with virtual teams spanning multiple geographies, cultures, and time zones

-Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen sense of accuracy and detail-orientation

-Excellent planning, prioritization and time management skills

-Maintain adherence to standards/principles, project-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.

-Unparalleled professionalism, good work ethic and integrity demonstrated at all times

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VMware, Canada Dec 2013 – Jan 2016

IT Lab Systems/Network Administrator in Global Support Services

Technology advanced responsibilities as Network/Systems Administrator.

Primary responsibilities include, among others:

-Technical Lead Enterprise, Virtualization, Storage, Backup, Network, Architecture and Design

-Responsible for the design, implementation, administration and patch management of ESXi 5/6 server, FC/iSCSI/NFS EMC VNX storage, brocade fabric switching and virtual machine footprint covering 7 international remote and local sites with 2000+ physical and 10,000+ virtual servers.

-Design, implementation, administration large scale virtualization environments using VMWare vCloud

-Maintained current firmware, software revision and patches on all server gear and virtual machines as well as backup of all essential servers and configuration using various Backup and Recovery solutions

-Worked close with Support Engineers for building out reproduction environment physical and virtual to reproduce/test/solve customers issues for all VMware products.

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-On daily basis built environments for new products/release of core VMware products for training / testing / migration /performance /white papers

-Participating for budget creation, procuring/purchasing and rolling out servers, network and storage infrastructure for remote offices in North America, Europe and Asia within a tight deadline, and supported those sites remotely from office in Canada.

-During each roll out, worked alongside Telecom and Network administrators as part of a "build out" team which gave me the opportunity for knowledge transfer between functional teams.

-Participate weekly meetings with an international system administration team to discuss issues and plan for upcoming maintenance, upgrades and roll-outs.

-Document day-to-day activities in HelpNow ticketing system

-Provided 24x7 on call support for all remote infrastructure globally.

DB SCHENKER, Canada Sep 2004 – Dec 2013

Sr. Systems Administrator / Technical Infrastructure Analyst

Career progressively advanced from System Analyst performing technical administration and system support to performing more complex systems, operations, people and project management responsibilities as Sr. Systems Administrator.

Primary responsibilities include, among others:

-Data Centre Operations (Primary & Disaster Recovery); Data Centre management/overseeing regional site replication and optimization

-Virtualization Implementation, Management and Optimization (VMware vSphere 3.5/4/5, VMware View 4/5, VMware SRM, Microsoft Hyper-V)

-Windows and Open Systems Management and Optimization (Windows 2003/2008/2012, RHEL 5/6) for 150+ servers

-Windows Server Implementation and Administration (AD, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS)

-Storage Systems Management and Optimization (IBM DS 4000, Storwize V7000)

-Fabric and Intelligent Storage Router Management (Brocade /Qlogic), fabric management to ensure Zone Security and Optimum ISL Hops

-Server and Blade Center Management (IBM Blade Center /xServer /iSeries /HP Proliant /Dell /Cisco UCS)

-Systems Backup Administration and Tape Library Management (IBM FastBack / BM Tivoli Storage Manager / IBM TS3500)

-Network and Security Level 3 Implementation and Administration (Layer 1-4 / Routing and Switching / VPN / Wireless / VoIP / Firewall)

Systems Analyst Sep 2004 – May 2008

Initial position prior to a progressive advancement or promotion to Systems Administrator

Primary responsibilities include, among others:

-Windows Server Administration – 2003 and 2008 Platforms

-Virtualization VMware ESX 3.5

-Storage Systems administration - primarily working with IBM Systems Storage DS4000 Series to maintain tier storage and SAN replication across Primary and Disaster Recovery Site

-Open Systems administration to support various business application and requirements

-Network administration and Design - in charge of designing and deploying various sites over MPLS Cloud, troubleshooting, routing and switching, OSI Level (1-3)

-Firewall and Security Administration - firewall rules and ACL allocation, remote access administration and monitoring

-Server and Blade Centre Administration – administering over 70+ Server environment including capacity planning and regular software and hardware upgrades

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American University in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan Aug 1998 – Jan 2004

IT Manager / Sr. Systems Administrator

Simultaneously worked in a technical support/sales position while completing University studies

Primary duties include, among others:

-Managed staff of 22 Network/System Administrators and a network of 500+ Windows 2000 /NT workstations and 20+ Windows 2000/2003/UNIX servers.

-Designed and managed multi-office Windows 2000/2003/UNIX network with Windows 2000/NT clients, including remote access through secure VPN. Managed Ethernet switches, Cisco 3600 routers, and CAT 5 cabling.

-Researched, diagnosed, and resolved technical issues surrounding LAN/WAN, Microsoft Office, e-mail, Internet connections, hardware peripherals, and Windows 2000/NT.

-Designed, implemented, and supported organization-wide LAN using SCS Technology and Intranet

-Developed organization-wide IT guidelines such as Computer Resources Usage, Security, and Data Backup/Retention policies.

-Participated in design of the organization-wide Information Technology Development Strategy and in the development of Management Methodology for the engineering and technical staff.

Systems Administrator Aug 1998 – Feb 2002

-Maintained departmental PC workstations including software installation, upgrades, and repairs.

-Maintained tape backup units, file servers, switches, and additional service devices.

-Provided user support such as account management, user security access management for LAN users.

-Implemented software upgrades, driver updates, and system patches.

New Information Technologies Center, Government of Kyrgyzstan Sep 1996 – Aug 1998

Network Technician

-Planned, built, and managed computer network infrastructures. Integrated new software and hardware into the existing network.

-Serviced and maintained over 1000+ computers on a Microsoft 95/98/NT network, including operating system and hardware upgrades (hard drive, CPU, and network card replacement and upgrades).

-Set up LANs and installed other computing equipment at various educational institutions throughout the region.

-Provided user training and user support for all applications to LAN users.

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-VMware vSphere, vCloud Farm Design and Implementation & SRM (Site Recovery Manger)

-VMware Horizon View Design and Implementation

-EMC VNX5600/5700 & IBM Storwize v7000 Storage Design and Implementation, Data Consolidation

-Design and Implementation of Cisco UCS and Servers Migration from IBM xSeries/Blade Servers.

-Data File Sharing and Migration to consolidated platform for easy user access and management

-Design, Implementation and support Brocade VDX/VCX technology (meshed FC & Ethernet)

-Storage Fabric Design & Implementation, Fabric Consolidation & Migration from 2Gbs to 4/8Gbs Fabric

-IBM Storage System Expansion for DS4000 with EXP810 and EP710 and controller firmware upgrades

-Implementation of IBM H Blade Center, with HS21 Blades zoned to IBM storage system

-Implemented a comprehensive statistical monitoring system for server load, server uptime, file system utilization, server response time, bandwidth utilization and other data.

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science, Major: Computer Information Systems June 1998

International University of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

-UNIX Fundamentals – 2-week seminar July 2001

-Windows System Administration Best Practices – 4-week seminar/workgroup August 2001

Computer Programming Foundations Certificate April 2008

Humber College, Toronto, Canada

Systems Administration (Linux/UNIX) December 2009

Sheridan Institute of Technology, Ontario, Canada

CISCO Training center August 2013

-UC on UCS

-FlexPod

-VMware Virtualization on UCS

Brocade Training portal August-December 2015

-Internetworking Fundamentals for Brocade (ETH 101-WBT)

-Introduction to Brocade VDX Products (VDX 110-WBT)

-VDX Implementation (VDX 150-WBT)

-Brocade Certified Network Engineer (CNE 200-WBT)

-Advanced Ethernet Fabric Troubleshooting (VDX-TS 300-WBT)

Global Knowledge Training Aug 2011- Aug 2015

-Microsoft Server Virtualization: Architecture

-Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services (M20412)

-UCS-Core v5.3

VMware Certified Professional (VCP5-DCV) October 2014

VMware, License 12841585-9410-0A50808F5EB4

ITIL v3 Foundation August 2013

TÜV SÜD Akademie, License 00067890

VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization October 2013

VMware, License 11602853-B332-5C088BE77EE1

VMware Certified Associate - Workforce Mobility October 2013

VMware, License 11616627-B095-0820B392B34D

VMware vSphere: Transition to ESXi Essentials [V4.1] January 2011

VMware

VMware Education Dec 2013 – Jan 2016

vSphere 5.1 Install, Configure, Manage

vSphere 5.1 Optimize and Scale

vSphere 5.5 Troubleshooting + Delta

NSX for vSphere Fundamentals

vSphere 6.0 - Instructor-led Training

vSphere 6.0 - Fault Tolerance

vSphere 6.0 - vMotion

vSphere 6.0 - vCenter Server Appliance

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