NAZIM CHOWDHURY
***** ******* **** 847-***-****
Huntley, IL 60142 **********@*****.***
LinkedIn Profile Status is USA: Permanent Resident Green Card
OBJECTIVE
Pursuing a challenging career as a System Engineer/Administrator for an
organization, where I can exhibit my skills to support organization goals
and objectives.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Over 10 years experiences in providing Tier 3 Technical Support to IT
Infrastructure
. VCP5 -DCV, CCNA, MCSE 2012, MCSA 2012 R2, MCTS 2012 R2, SCSA, CCAA, ITILV
3.0
. Expertise in delivering services for NetApp, Dell Compellent and Sun ZFS
(FC/FCoE/iSCSI) storage products including SAN, NAS disk systems and
software installations/configurations
. Strong skills in implementing Server Optimization & Integration Services
to create
cost-effective, scalable and resilient server infrastructures to support
business applications
. Excellence in applying best industry practices and optimizing resources
to better define and develop future-state server environment
. Instrumental role in integrating seamless migration of physical servers
to VMWARE / Hyper-V Virtual environment prior to deadline
. Profound ability in troubleshooting technical malfunctions,
administrative inconsistencies and offering customized solutions towards
optimizing network connectivity, performance and reliability
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SAN/NAS (Enterprise Array): NetApp Data ONTAP, Dell Compellent, SUN zfs
7320/7420
Virtualization: VMWARE ESX/ESXi 2.5 - 5.0, VSphere & WorkStation, vCenter
2.5-5.0, vMotion/HA/DRS, Hyper-V 2008 R2 & 2012 R2, Citrix XenApp/Server 6,
Solaris Zone/Container
OS Platform: Windows Server 2003-2012, Solaris 10, HP-UX, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, Win XP, 7, 8
Hardware : Cisco Unified Computing System B & C Series, Dell PowerEdge
R610/R810/2950/2980, Rack Server, HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server series, IBM
BladeCenter HX5, Oracle's Sun Fire X4470 M2/M3 Server, Oracle's SPARC T3-
1/T4
Applications: Active Directory, Forest and Domain Trust Management AD
Group Policy/ ADFS/File & Hyper-V Cluster/DNS/Bind/WINS/DHCP/MS NLB/CA &
IIS 6/7/8, Cisco UCS Manager 2.0, Microsoft SCCM 2007-2012/SCOM/SCVMM
2008R2-2012, Microsoft ISA/TMG/UAG, SQL Server 2003-2008 R2 Altiris Patch
Management Solution, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0, OCS and Lync
SolarWinds Orion Core 2011.2.2, Monitoring System, HP Data
Protector/Symantec Backup Exec/NetApp NDMP Backup/MS DPM/Symantec
NetBackup, Hitachi ID Password Manager, SimpleSync, NetApp OnCommand System
Manager, Dell Enterprise Manager
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sr. Technical Specialist 2005 - Present
Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto ON
. Spearheading design, installation, configuration, security, capacity
planning and maintenance of available enterprise data storage systems
(NetApp Data ONTAP, Dell Compellent, SUN zfs 7320) and monitored
performance, errors and warnings on FC network and attached storage
systems
. Maintaining and providing storage and FC/FCoE/iSCSI network policies/SAN
security using Zoning, Masking & Mapping and standards
. Expediting troubleshooting of performance issues and proposing short term
fixes / long term solutions
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Sr. Technical Specialist Cancer Care Ontario (Cont'd)
. Maintaining in-house documentation for repeatable processes including
database feature installation, disaster recovery and most commonly faced
technical glitches/malfunctions
. Designing, installing and configuring ESX/ESXi 3.x, 4.x & 5.0 Server
through iLO/iDRAC Installation and Configuration Virtual Center Server
2.5-5.0.
. Installing and configuring Server environment for Windows 2003-2012,
Solaris 10 and Solaris Zone/Container, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. SQL 2003-
2008 R2
. Conducting analysis, architectural design, installation, configuration,
capacity planning and administration of Hyper-V 2008 R2, 2012 Standalone
and Cluster Management Solution
. Carrying out deployment and configuration of VMM 2008R2 & SCVMM 2012,
System Center Private Cloud
. Leading team in analysis, architectural design, installation,
configuration, capacity planning and administration of Server Patch
Management Solution for over 1000 Servers
. Designing, installing and configuring and executing deployment of
appropriate patches to Servers for operating system and application
software managed by systems MS SCCM 2007 & 2012
. Establishing Server OS & Application compliance reports based on IT
Security Standards
. Install, Configure, Maintain, Process Optimization and SQL replication of
SQL 2005-2008R2 Server
. Install, Configure & Maintain Share Point Servers
. Install, Configure & Maintain Symantec NetBackup Master/Media and Tape
Library (Physical and VTL), deduplication/compression/encryption
. Following and adhering to ITIL practices for Change Management
UNIX/Windows Server System Administrator 1999 - 2005
Legal Aid Ontario, Toronto ON
. Performed all phases of Unix Solaris 10/Windows Systems 2000/2003
management including Design, Installation and Configuration of server
management, account management, server back-ups using Varitas/HP Data
Protector, network print management, software/hardware installation and
support
. Participated in installation, configuration and administration of AD
Domain Controllers, Group Policy Implementation and worked on TCP/IP,
NTFS, NFS, UFS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Directory Services infrastructure, IP
addressing and sub-netting
. Expedited multiple tasks including tracking down and fixing server
software / hardware issues and monitored systems in a cohesive manner
. Identified root cause and established system performance tuning to
improve potential productivity
. Developed Technical Backup & Recovery Procedures, Technical Continuity
Strategy, Business Impact Analysis and Recoverability Assessment
Technical Support Analyst/LAN Administrator 1998 - 1999
CIBC World Market, Toronto ON
. Conducted troubleshooting and provided prompt resolution of hardware and
software application issues with a 100 percentage success rate
. Researched issues on various computer systems and databases to resolve
outstanding complaints
. Established and maintained successful relationships with service
providers, dealers and consumers
. Served as operating system expert, providing technical support for entire
organization
. Developed and managed project plans and provided status updates to
management
EDUCATION
B. Sc. in Economics (Honors)
1989
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST