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NAME: Rakesh Awasthi
ADDRESS: **** ***** ****** **** ***
CITY: Austin
STATE/PROVINCE: TX
ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 78728
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: **************@*****.***
PHONE: 512-***-****
CANDIDATE ID: 118007
CITIZENSHIP: Permit
EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree
EXPERIENCE: 7
WILL RELOCATE: Open
RELOCATION INFO:
JOB WANTED: Any
RATE NEEDED: $60000 $64999
HOMEPAGE:
HOTSKILLS: Windows 2000(3), Windows NT(8), Exchange 2000(3), Exchange 55(0), Microsoft
Cluster server(3), Unix(0), CLARiiON External Storage(2), SMS20(4)
ESUME
RAKESH AWASTHI
E-Mail: **************@*****.***,
Phone: 512-***-****
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Over 7 years experience in system/messaging administration and support primarily using
Windows 2000/NT, Exchange 200/5.5, Firewall Administration, Solution Integration of
various Microsoft Applications. Adept in LAN/ WAN support and Troubleshooting.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
BS, Electronics
CERTIFICATION
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
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TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT
OPERATING SYSTEMS Microsoft Windows 2000/98/NT 4.0, Novell NetWare 4.1/3.1x
CLUSTERING Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS), Network load Balancing (NLB)
TOOLS/ System Management Software SMS2.0, MS Loadsim 2000, Super Scan 3.0, Web Polygraph,
System Monitor, Network Monitor, Visio
WEB SETUP IIS 5.0/4.0, FrontPage
E-MAIL Exchange Server 2000/5.5, Outlook 2000, Netscape Suitspot
NETWORK TCP/IP, IPX/SPX based Switched Ethernet LAN and CISCO Router Setup, Firewall,
Proxy2.0/MS-ISA
HARDWARE CLARiiON Fibre Channel RAID storage (SAN), Intel/ Compaq/Dell Servers
MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS
Organization:
Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan
1. Project: Solution Engineer
July 2001
Present
As a Solution Engineer, I was responsible for the following:
Analysis of current network infrastructure.
Migration from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.
Designing the Active Directory Structure as per clients organization
Planning migration strategy and chalk out the features of Windows 2000 to be
implemented as per clients need.
Preparing the test lab and simulate exactly the same infrastructure
Testing all applications compatibility with Windows 2000.
Implementing security, permissions and printers configuration.
Creating Organizational Units, Groups and applying group policy.
Configured the Terminal Services.
Automated installation of windows 2000 using SMS2.0.
Providing the training on Windows 2000 administration.
Organization:
Intel Corporation, Beaverton, Oregon
2. Project: Solution Engineer
December 2000
June 2001
As a
Solution Engineer, I was responsible for the following:
Installing and configuring Windows 2000 Active directory.
Configuring Windows 2000 cluster.
Deploying and configuring MS-Exchange server 2000 on cluster.
Configuring Active/Active and Active/Passive clustering.
Tested the cluster failover.
Administration and Management of Exchange 2000 cluster.
Designing Storage Groups and Databases
.
Deploying applications using SMS2.0
Configuring EMC CLARiiON Storage Array.
Configuring RAID groups on CLARiiON External Storage Array.
Developing solution stacks for high available MS-Exchange 2000 application on Intel
server platform in cluster environment.
Writing test plan, test scripts and report generation for solution validation and
documentation.
Benchmarking and performance analysis for sizing and tuning using test and monitoring
tools.
Configured MS Internet security and acceleration server for web caching and security in
DMZ network.
Environment: Windows 2000, Exchange Server 2000, Internet Security and Acceleration
Server on Intel servers with External RAID Storage Array
Organization:
Nextgen Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
3. Project: System Administration
January 2000
November 2000
As a System Administrator, I was responsible for the following:
Configuration and administration of MS-Exchange 2000.
Performed migration project from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.
Configured and designed the Active Directory structure.
Deployed various Internet/Intranet projects on web server running IIS 5.0.
Performance analysis and improvement of application on Windows NT.
Deployed and configured Windows Microsoft Cluster Servers.
LAN/WAN Administrator and monitoring and troubleshooting.
Used SMS2.0 for System management.
.
Environment: Windows 2000/ NT 4.0, Exchange Server 2000
Organization:
Akshay Software Technologies Ltd
., India
4. Project: System Administration
January 1997
December 1999
As a System Administrator, I was responsible for the following:
Configuring Exchange 5.5 server for Messaging system.
Installing and configuring Windows NT 4.0
Configuring Outlook Web Access to access the Mails remotely.
Configuring the Cisco router.
Configuring proxy Server 2.0 for Web Caching.
Configuring and deploying the Firewall.
Using SMS2.0 for System management.
Configuring and enabling the Web site with SSL using MS-Certificate Server.
Performance optimization, capacity planning, fault tolerance and server disaster
recovery.
Environment: Windows NT, Exchange Server 5.5, Proxy Server 2.0, Raptor Firewall
Organization:
Hasow Automation Pvt. Ltd
., India
5. Project: Customer Support
March 1996
December 1996
As a Customer Support Engineer, I was responsible for the following:
Deployed and configured CAD/CAM software at various customer sites.
Provided first tier support for the CAD/CAM software as well as Windows NT 3.51.
Environment: Windows NT 3.51, Esprit-X
Organization:
Fast Track Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd
., India
6. Project: Network Engineer
July 1994
March 1996
Fast Track Information (P) Ltd. is Delhi based company involved in providing network
solutions to various clients
As a Network Engineer, I was responsible for the following:
Analyzed and designed the network infrastructure as per clients requirement.
Implemented Network projects at various customer sites.