Responsibilities include: -Support of ESX/Vmware environment within Ford, including farms located in Data Centers and remote locations globally.-Interfacing with OS support teams to assist them in supporting/troubleshooting issues with VMs.-Developing highly available infrastructure hosting solutions for VMWare platforms to meet application requirements for resilience and availability for Agile Hosting environments. -Provide consulting services to infrastructure and application architects in determining the appropriate solution for virtualized servers.

•Collaborated with Manager and clients to determine most appropriate migration techniques for specific scenarios following the xStream On-Boarding methodology.•Executed technical activities to migrate client systems and data to the xStream Platform including Provisioning of VMs, Installing and configuring operating systems, provisioning storage, installing data migration utilities, executing preliminary migrations, coordinating testing, monitoring replication and coordinating technical cutover activities.•Provided innovation to the xStream On-Boarding process in order to achieve maximum efficiency•Provided hands-on support on technical issues during the on-boarding process•Assisted in communicating cloud provisioning requirements to internal and external resources•Worked with client to determine system requirements. Architect and implement solutions that meet and exceed client requirements, are sustainable in a multitenant cloud, and can be replicated to provide benefit to other Virtustream clients.•Liaised with team members and leads to ensure a smooth handover of projects to the platform operations and managed services teams•Assisted with the implementation of ISO standards in relationship to Virtustream’s services & procedures.

• Analyze, plan, and configure virtual data center using Vmware products, • Plan and Execute Upgrade path for vSphere Suite• Plan, and configure upgrade for current virtual data center to vSphere ESXi 6.0• Analyze, and build standard configuration for virtual data center • Optimize Operation using vROPs (vRealize Operation Manager)• Configure and utilize Azure cloud services for existing virtual data center• Analyze, plan, and configure vRealize Automation (vRA) to Automate and provision IaaS• Participate in Infrastructure projects for Harman International• Help Operation team for optimizing current platform (Windows and Linux)

• Presented technical solution to customers with detailed specifications and supporting diagrams, transfer customers requirements into a technical plan based on company’s products and service portfolio.• Developed and maintained technical documentation (design specs, architecture, configuration diagrams, standard operating procedures, processes, etc)• Designed and implemented VMware products (vSpere ESXi 5.5, vCenter 5.5, vCenter SRM).• Built and deployed vRealizae Automation Center and NSX as POC• Planned and Executed Upgrade path for vSphere Suite • Lead VMware virtualization engineering and support activities• Conducted VMware assessments & Health checks to ensure appropriate resource allocation, system reliability and availability, sufficient capacity and optimal performance.• Helped storage team to define storage requirements in terms of LUN sizing, masking, and zoning, connection using either FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS.• Lead Implementation of customer solution including MS Windows Server (2008 R2, 2012) Active Directory domain controllers, Antivirus and Antispyware solutions.• Supervised Technical team for implementation services for virtualization and infrastructure projects. • Managed the services proposal and work order process for customers. • Lead the implementation and build of high sophisticated IT infrastructures. Create project structures, and help project manager to define work packages in detail.

Primarily responsible for analyzing current data center related technologies, documenting, and recommend changes towards greater efficiencies. My duty tasks are:• Analyze, recommend, and plan Operating System deployment and qualification strategies• Analyze, recommend, and plan changes to VMware & Citrix environments• Analyze, recommend, and plan changes to Storage & Backup environments• Analyze, recommend, and plan changes to our infrastructure supporting Disaster Recovery• Analyze, recommend, and plan changes to in house monitoring tools• Analyze, recommend, and coordinate Data Center power and cooling related activities• Build and maintain a comprehensive master inventory list mapping servers, fabric network, storage, software licenses, maintenance status, applications, business owners, power requirements, rack location, etc.• Analyze and recommend changes based on inventory list.• Assist with coordination of P2V activities• Assist with coordination of audit analysis and remediation• Produce a comprehensive capacity based reporting model for compute, storage, backup, licensing, etc.• Work with quality team to draft Runbooks for common operational/administration tasks• Inventory and coordinate disposal of decommissioned equipment• Participate in Data Center Optimizations related to integration projects• Participate in cost analysis and alternate option planning (such as hosted solutions)• Take a lead role in above such Data Center Services related projects

•Participate in presales technical engagement as technical interface and consultant with customers and the sales team.•Work with Sales team to provide product, business and technical knowledge as support of pre-sales activities. •Conduct environmental evaluation, coordination activities, scheduling, and execution of migrating hosts to the virtualized environment•Develop and maintain technical documentation (design specs, architecture, configuration diagrams, etc)•Develops solution alternatives to meet business needs and considers the costs and risks associated with each alternative•Gathers and assesses the project requirements. Core technical planning on infrastructure requirement analysis, monitoring change, implementation process and delivery. Overseeing smooth project implementation and application deployment•Working with cloud service providers to present cloud offering to customers which cover IaaS PaaS, and managed servers•Plan and Designing virtual Environment / Sizing the Resources based on Customer requirement using Vmware suite (vSphere ESXi, vCenter, SRM,).•Planning and Execution of Technology Assessments for Virtualization environment •Planning and Execution of Upgrade path for vSphere Suite •Lead VMware virtualization engineering and support activities•Help storage team to define storage requirements in terms of LUN sizing, masking, and zoning, connection using either FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS.•Conduct VMware Virtualization Assessments to recommend consolidation scenarios and project cost savings associated with virtualization.•Lead the implementation and build of high sophisticated IT infrastructures. Create project structures, help project manager to define work packages in detail•Supervise Technical team for implementation services for virtualization and infrastructure projects. •Manage the services proposal and work order process for customers.

Handle technical implementation and configuration Cisco Switches and RoutersHandle activities of Microsoft support for customers including Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, ISA, SMS, SUS/WSUS, monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum level of performance. Operating system security hardening.Handle technical implementation and troubleshooting Citrix MetaFrame Presentation server including publishing applications through LAN or through web interface, creating policies for controlling access to published applications. Work on customer site and daily personal contact and interaction with customer. Responsibilities may include availability during off hours (on-call) in support of unscheduled and critical network and system outages. Should be available for occasional travel in support of customer remote site projects and adaptable for cross training. Interact with other support groups, customer Facilities, and Change Management and other operational processes

•Provide direction for complete IT infrastructure of company to include email system, Database Servers, Applications, and networkst. Manage department budget to ensure goals are met, submit progress reports regarding support operations, establish technical priorities, standards and procedures, ensure sufficient system reliability and functionality, analyze products and recommend use of new products and services.•Analyze business requirements to help determine appropriate infrastructure requirements. Experience with design, configuration, and implementation of robust systems that have proven to conquer issues of high availability and security is necessary, monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum level of performance. Study latest Server Technology to provide recommendations for system improvements to meet business goals, reduce cost and increase Company Performance.

Work on customer site and daily personal contact and interaction with customer. Responsibilities may include availability during off hours (on-call) in support of unscheduled and critical network outages. Should be available for occasional travel in support of customer remote site projects and adaptable for cross training. Provide assistance in network planning, engineering, architecture design and establishing and maintaining technical standards. Provide planning, testing and implementation support for changes, upgrades, additions and modifications to the network infrastructure.Identify, manage and resolve problems associated with the data network. Maintain vendor maintenance and contact data, technical documentation, and procedure documentation and network equipment inventory data. Interact with other support groups, customer Facilities, and Change Management and other operational processes.