Andrew
kiran@comtech-globa l.com
Objective:
A responsible and challenging position as a Senior Microsoft Windows
Solution Architect and VMware ESX Consultant that will utilize my Technical
ability, Network Infrastructure and Topology knowledge, Documentation
skills, and Microsoft Enterprise Software experience to help assist in
enhancing a company's competitive marketplace.
Technical Knowledge:
. Design and Implement Microsoft Leading Software Solutions:
* Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) - used to inventory
current client and server asset inventory to report on individual
results for upgrade capability for Office or Windows upgrades.
* Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Update 1 (MDT 2010) - used for deployment
of new Windows 7 images. This can also be integrated into System
Center Configuration Manager.
* Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010) - used as
Microsoft's solution for backing up Microsoft software solutions.
* Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007 R2) - used
for asset inventory, software deployments, Image deployment, MDT 2010
Integration, Windows Updates, and Reporting.
* Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager - used to manage and
administer Microsoft Hyper-V VMs and ESX VMs.
. Fifteen years hands-on experience with Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008,
2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 Server.
. Written documentation utilizing Microsoft Best Practices for Windows
2000/2003/2008 (R2) Active Directory Projects that included: Network
Assessment, Design, Test Lab, Pilot, Migration, and Post Migration
Support for clients using Microsoft, Novell, UNIX, and Linux networks.
. Develop Windows 2000/2003/2008 (R2) Active Directory Troubleshooting and
Disaster Recovery Techniques and Documentation.
. Plan, Deploy and Manage Windows 2000/2003/2008 (R2)/XP/Vista/Windows 7
Group Policy, Security Templates, and Logon Scripts.
. Active Directory, Microsoft Hyper-V and ESX Monitoring, Optimization, and
Troubleshooting.
. Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007/2010 Installation, Migration,
Troubleshooting, and Support.
. Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007/2010 co-existence/migration with
Windows 2000/2003/2008 (R2) Active Directory.
. Develop Methods used to automate Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP,
Vista, and Windows 7 Desktop Deployments.
. Document Windows 2000/2003/2008 (R2) co-existence and inter-operability
issues with Novell and UNIX operating systems.
. Develop Windows NT 4.0/2000/2003/2008 (R2) Domain Controller, Server and
Workstation Disaster Recovery methodology.
. Utilize VMware's Best Practices to design ESX Infrastructure and networks
that maximize I/O, SAN storage and virtualization technology for
corporations looking to implement solutions that capitalize on return-on-
investment during end-of-life server consolidation and existing VMware
ESX upgrades.
. Experience installing and configuring VMware ESX virtualization software
on EMC and HP SANs or NetApp NAS connected by gigabit LAN, Fibre, or
iSCSI connections to VMFS and RDM LUNs.
. Dynamic DNS inter-operability with existing Windows NT 4.0/2000/2003/2008
DNS and Unix Bind or external ISP's.
. Client Server Builds using Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM
hardware.
. Sales and Installation Certified Engineer for NeverFail software used for
Disaster Recovery and High Availability application protection across LAN
and WAN environments to protect Microsoft Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, IIS,
File and Print, Blackberry, Low Bandwidth, Data Rollback, and Scope.
. Working knowledge of 3rd Party Domain Consolidation and Migration
Software Tools.
. Twenty Five years of hands-on experience installing and troubleshooting
networks in a variety of environments.
Recent Employment Summary:
Clearway Technology Partners
Senior Microsoft Solutions Architect
06/09 to 12/10
. 2010 Microsoft VTSP - Virtual Technology Sales Professional - System
Center 2007 R2
Provide consulting services to clients that included Active Directory
health checks, Active Directory upgrades along with project plans and
knowledge transfer. Provide Exchange 2000/2003/2007 health checks,
migration project plans, and knowledge transfer for Exchange 2010 upgrades
for on-premise or Microsoft Cloud solutions. Provide clients with
virtualization knowledge on Microsoft products for servers, clients and
applications using Hyper-V servers or VDI technology. Design and implement
Microsoft solutions based upon a client's needs for products that included
MDT 2010, DPM 2010, SCCM, and VMM.
CVS/Caremark Corporate
VMware Solutions Consultant 07/08 -
05/09
. Design and Validate VMware Infrastructure and Upgrade Methodology for
VMware version 3.5 and 3i using redundant HP C7000 chassis's and HP
BL685c Blade servers along with Brocade Switches and Virtual Connect
modules to maximize virtualization technology, server network
bandwidth and LACP uplink connections to an EMC Symmetrix DMX-4.
Design must incorporate Best Practices for Redundancy, Teaming, Load
Balancing and Fail-over within each Virtual Server, ESX Server,
Virtual Switch, Virtual Connect Module, and Core Switches. Project
consists of a Server consolidation consisting of 2000+ servers that
will be virtualized during end-of-life cycles as well as upgrading (8)
eight existing ESX 2.54 and 3.0.1 servers with datastores residing on
Clariion CX3-80's.
DentaQuest
VMware Solutions Architect and Senior Microsoft Solutions Architect
02/07 - 06/08
. Implement VMware ESX VI3 software to create a robust fail-over
environment using two redundant HP DL580 ESX 3.0.2 servers and
VMconverter 3.0.2 software to virtualize DentaQuest's existing 20
Production, Development, and Test Web Infrastructure servers that are
currently operating with Windows 2000 OS's.
. Implement a High Availability fail-over solution for the entire
Production Web Environment using Vizioncore's vRanger software to
provide local snapshots and remote site standby solutions along with
file-level restores.
. Active Directory Design Consultant on DentaQuest's 1000 user Multi-
Company migration from a Windows 2000 Multi-Forest and Multi-Domain
enterprise that included Exchange 2000 to a New Windows 2003 Empty
Forest Root Domain with a Single Branch Domain and a single Exchange
2007 organization using Quest Migration Tools.
Biogen Idec
VMware Solutions Architect
11/06 - 01/07
. Create a VMware Upgrade strategy based on Best Practices; Develop a
PowerPoint presentation; and a Migration Project plan for upgrading
Biogen Idec's existing VMware ESX 2.x environment to VMware's new
release of Virtual Infrastructure 3. The existing topology consists of
one VirtualCenter version 1.4.1 that needs to be replaced with
VirtualCenter 2.x. In addition, Biogen Idec currently has Nineteen
(19) DL580 and DL585 ESX Hosts that are connected to HP EVA8000, HP
XP12000 or NetApp SAN and NAS storage devices. The environment
consists of isolated Test, Development, and Production platforms
running on ESX servers located in Cambridge, Watertown, San Diego,
North Carolina, Japan and Denmark.
Select, Inc `
Senior Microsoft Consultant 10/03 -
10/06
. Provide Senior Level Microsoft Consulting Services for Active
Directory Design projects and Knowledge Transfer including Best
Practices for Windows 2000/2003 migrations that also included
Messaging upgrades to Exchange 2000/2003 for a vast selection of
corporate clients.
Independent Microsoft Technology Consultant
05/02 - 09/ 03
. Provide educational training, technical resources, and project
solutions to companies looking to migrate their Microsoft Operating
System Servers and Workstations to Microsoft Windows 2000 / Server
2003 Active Directory and Exchange 2000/2003. This includes providing
on-site support to render solutions for troubleshooting or diagnostics
on Windows NT4 / 2000 / Server 2003 configuration and setup issues.
Netivity Solutions
Microsoft Consulting Engineer
06/01 - 03/02
. Windows 2000 Active Directory Design and Implementation assignments
for clients migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domains.
. Network Design and Implementation of Microsoft Exchange 2000
infrastructure for clients upgrading from ccMail, Groupwise, Lotus
Notes and Exchange 5.5.
AimNet Solutions
Microsoft Technology Specialist
03/97 - 02/01
. Windows NT 4.0 Server/Workstation Domain Infrastructure - Design,
Testing, Deployment, Implementation and Support projects.
. Compaq and HP Server OS Migrations - Windows NT 3.51 to Windows NT
4.0.
. Desktop OS Migrations from Windows 3.x/95/98/NT 4.0 to Windows
95/98/NT 4.0/2000.
. Messaging Migrations - MSMail, CCmail, and GroupWise to Exchange 5.5.
. Exchange 5.0/5.5, IIS 4.0, and Outlook Web Access server installations
and configurations.
INDUSTRY EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS:
. 2010 Microsoft VTSP - Microsoft Virtual Technology Sales Professional
- System Center 2007 R2
. VMware certified VCP on Virtual Infrastructure with ESX Server 3.x and
Virtual Center.
. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft Windows NT
3.51-4.0-2000/2003 and Exchange 5.5/2000/2003.
. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows
2000.
. NeverFail Certified Sales Engineer (NCSE) 4.1
. NeverFail Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE) 4.1