Manager Engineer

Aravindha Chellappa

Phone 732-***-**** x***, *****.*****@**********.***

SUMMARY

Information Technology Professional with over eight years of experience in

domains including Storage Administration/ Engineering, Finance, Non-Profit

Management, Engineering Services and Telecommunications.

> Extensive experience on multi-tier Enterprise Storage systems including

(but not limiting to) - Performance analysis & Reporting, Provisioning,

Fabric installation and migration planning.

> Expertise in storage administration/implementation - design, deployment

and maintenance of heterogeneous SAN/ NAS environment, including EMC,

NetApp, IBM, HP, Cisco and Brocade Enterprise Class Storage equipment

> Hands-on experience developing migration strategies between multiple

arrays and between multiple datacenters using SRDF, VPlex, SnapMirror,

SnapVault, PPME

> Experience in zoning, provisioning, SAN/ NAS connectivity, configuring

thin pools/ devices

> In-depth understanding of operating systems, servers, and enterprise

applications, as well as their compatibility with storage architecture,

business goals, and technology strategies

> Proven background in disaster recovery and backup, including data

replication at remote locations

> Expertise in supporting and configuring multi-protocols including NFS,

CIFS for UNIX and Windows Hosts

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAN EMC VNXe, VMAX, Symmetrix (DMX1000/2000/ 3/4); Clariion (CX300/

CX340, CX700, CX4240, NS480, NS960); EMC RecoverPoint; FAST/ VP

(VNX/VNXe, VMax 20K/40K); EMC Navisphere/ Unisphere (for CX,

VNX, VMax and VPlex), Symmetrix Management Console (SMC); Ionix

Control Center Manager (ECC); EMC NaviCLI, SymCLI;

VPlex (Local/Metro) migrations; IBM XIV, Storwize v7000; IBM

DB2/Tivoli Performance Center (TPC); HP 3Par

NAS NetApp FAS (3270, 3170, 3140, 3020, 3050, 3070, V3170, 270,

R200); Data OnTap 6.x/ 7.x/8.x (7-mode, C-mode);

EMC Isilon X200, OneFS; FilerView/ OnCommand System Manager, Ops

Manager, Fabric Manager/ DFM; Perfstat

Switches CISCO (MDS 9509, 9513, 9124, 9222i), CISCO Fabric Manager/DCNM;

Brocade / McData (4900, DCX, ED-140M),

Connectrix Manager/ CMNCE

Platforms Windows 2000/2003/XP/7/ Vista / 8/ Server 2008 R2; Linux, AIX;

HP; Solaris; VMWare (ESX/ ESXi

4/5.x; vCenter, vSphere, Converter/ Update Manager, HA/ DRS/ FT,

vMotion, Guest Console

Utilities/Other HP Service Manager; HTML, CSS, PHP, Joomla, Wordpress

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Best Buy, Inc.

Richfield, MN

Sr. Storage Engineer (Consultant)

Sep 2013 - present

. SAN / NAS Administration in a ~3PB storage environment consisting of

EMC VMax, VNX, DMX, Netapp FAS Series, HP 3Par, IBM XIV Enterprise

Storage Arrays and Cisco MDS Enterprise Class Switches

. Working on Storage Refresh project, involved in host-based migrations

(CX, DMX to VMax)

. Expertise in extracting data, relationships (R1/R2), and executing

commands (replication, cloning, DR, etc) to manage SAN/NAS storage on

EMC (CX, VNX, VMAX), NetApp (V / FAS series) and IBM XIV Storage Arrays

. Working on VSAN, Flex Fabric/UCS, IVR configuration, zoning and

troubleshooting in Cisco MDS Enterprise switches

. Expertise in Thin Provisioning on the DMX-4, VNX and VMax arrays

. Configuration/ management of THIN Pools, FAST VP Policies on EMC VMAX

20K, VMAX 40K and CX/DMX arrays

. Upgrades on NetApp Filers from 8.x (7-mode) to 8.x (Cluster-mode)

. Working on migration of VMax to HP 3Par

. Working on establishing DR procedures as and when applications/

business units' change

. Coordinating with off-shore Storage experts on projects, allocations

and vendor escalations as applicable

Environment: SAN: EMC Symmetrix DMX-4, VMAX 20K/40K; Clariion (NS-480, NS-

960), IBM XIV-Gen2; Utilities: Unisphere, Solutions Enabler (Symcli,

Navicli), XIV GUI/ CLI, HP 3Par NAS: EMC Isilon X200 (5-node cluster,

OneFS 6.5.xx), NetApp FAS (V3270, 3160, 3170), Data OnTap 7.3.2, 8.1 (7-

mode), 8.2 (C-mode); Utilities: OnCommand System Manager, Performance/

Ops Manager, SnapManager Switches: Cisco MDS (9509, 9513, 9222i);

Utilities: Fabric Manager/DCNM

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

Sr. Systems Engineer - Enterprise Storage (Consultant)

Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

. SAN / NAS Administration in a storage environment consisting of EMC,

Netapp, IBM storage arrays and Cisco and Brocade enterprise level

switches

. Working on the Data Center Consolidation project, storage refresh,

reducing costs, improving performance, accessibility, ensuring

performance, reliability, scalability (on-demand)

. Working on Tier-1, Tier-2 storage, incidents and RFCs with various

business units inside the organization

. Experience writing scripts to perform replication (SRDF), cloning

(BCV/Clones), and performing other DR/DA tests to work with over 2PB of

data spread across 6 data centers globally

. Involved in multiple critical project, including Storage Consolidation

and Datacenter Migration

. Expertise in extracting data, relationships (R1/R2), and executing

commands (replication, cloning, DR, etc) to manage SAN/NAS storage on

EMC, NetApp and IBM Storage Arrays

. Expertise in Thin Provisioning on the DMX-4, VNX and VMax arrays

. Performed code upgrades (microcode for DMX and OE for Cx) in

conjunction with EMC

. Configuration/ management of THIN Pools, FAST VP Policies on EMC DMX-

3/4, VNX and VMAX Systems

. Working on establishing DR procedures as and when applications/

business units' change

. Working on configuration of new switches (Cisco MDS 9124, 9513, IBM

Blades) including licensing, bringing the switches into fabric, VSAN/

LSAN configuration

. Worked on Snapmirrors, Snapshots, OnTap upgrades, firmware upgrades,

and regular storage provisioning (NAS - NFS/CIFS) on NetApp Filers

. Worked on updating OnTap OS from 7.3 to 8.1 (7-mode)

. Working with SnapMirror to replicate data from the primary data center

to a DR data center

. Configuration of vfilers, qtrees, quotas, volumes, aggregates/ spare

disks

. Performing Snapshot restore for business critical applications as and

when required

. Support & Configure multi-protocols including NFS, CIFS for UNIX and

Windows Hosts

. Monitor Netapp Systems, configure thresholds, capacity management,

using Ops Manager(DFM) software

. Provisiong storage on VMs (ESX/i hosts); working with VMWare vSphere

client and vCenter servers

Environment: SAN: EMC VMAX 40K, VNX (5700/7500), Symmetrix (DMX1000/

2000/3/4); Clariion (CX300/ 340/700/4240) NAS: NetApp FAS (3270, 3070,

3140, 3020, 3250, V3170, R200); SnapMirrors, Snapshots, vFilers; Data

OnTap 7.3, 8.1 (7-mode); Utilities: SMC, ECC, Unisphere (VNX, CX, VMax),

TPC, OnCommand System Manager, FilerView, DFM/ Ops Manager; Symcli,

Navicli, vPlexcli VMWare vSphere client, vCenter, ESX/i hosts,

Virtual/Compressed LUNs using IBM V7000; RecoverPoint Switches: Cisco

MDS 9124/9509/9513; Brocade/ McData 4900/DCX/ED-140M; Fabric Mgr/ DCNM,

Connectrix Mgr (CMNCE)

Alumni Association (CUNY)

New York, NY

Manager, IT / Storage Administrator

Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

. Develop and interpret computer information resources (providing data

security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery),

organizational goals, policies and procedures

. Performed code upgrades (microcode for DMX and OE for Cx) in

conjunction with EMC

. Analyze and resolve SAN/ NAS related errors and reported problems.

Coordinate fixes with hardware vendors

. Responsible for content management of the Alumni website and its

maintenance

. Creating reports by gathering and analyzing data from the R-BASE

database using queries

. Generated donor specific data for customization for affiliations and

internal procurement

Environment: SAN: EMC Symmetrix (DMX-1000); Clariion (CX300); Utilities:

Navisphere, SMC NAS: NetApp FAS (R200); FilerView / Data OnTap 6.5

Switches: Cisco MDS 9506; Utilities: Fabric Manager; Other: Joomla, HTML,

PHP, CSS, SQL

Global ERP & RFID Inc.

New York, NY

Storage Administrator

Aug 2007 - Apr 2010

. New Device creation/Meta Configuration, Mapping/Masking configuration

on DMX arrays

. Analyze and resolve SAN/ NAS related errors and reported problems.

Coordinate fixes with hardware vendors

. Responsible for storage network activities like zoning, provisioning

and SAN connectivity

. Implementation of NetApp FAS, EMC Clariion and Symmetrix storage

subsystems

Environment: SAN: EMC Symmetrix (DMX-3 / 1000), Clariion (CX300); NAS:

NetApp FAS (R200); Utilities: SMC, Navisphere, FilerView

Aadhithya Infomedia Solutions

Tamilnadu, INDIA

Systems Engineer/ Administrator

May 2005 - Jul 2007

. Responsible for managing and implementing Data Storage Systems & SAN

Switches

. Coordinated storage network activities - zoning, provisioning and SAN

connectivity

. Administration of Fiber channel switches and replacing HBA fiber cards

. Configuration of Storage for Windows/UNIX environment

. Provide operational management, technical maintenance, troubleshooting,

and tuning of storage architecture and technologies

Environment: Utilities: Navisphere/ FilerView; Concepts: Storage

Provisioning, SAN Connectivity

EDUCATION

ANNA UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Engineering

Tamilnadu, India

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Apr 2006

AVAILABILITY

Work Authorization: H1-B (Green Card currently under process)

Employment Type: Corp-to-Corp (contract) only

Notice Period: 2-3-weeks

Geographic Preference: New York / New Jersey

Interview availability: Telephonic / Skype

Skype ID: aravindhakarthik

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