• Demonstrated proficiency in the full VMware technology stack, including vSphere, Horizon, NSX, and vSAN, delivering comprehensive solutions for virtualized environments• Managed and provided Tier 3 support for more than 80,000+ VDI instances globally, ensuring seamless user sessions and optimal performance• Led server migration projects, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal service disruptions• Deployed, configured, and upgraded VMware vSphere components, including vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and vCenter Update Manager• Designed and deployed VMware Horizon VDI solutions, creating scalable virtual desktop environments that enhance user productivity and accessibility• Implemented and supported VMware Horizon View 7.0 & 7.1 virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, delivering enhanced user experiences and remote access capabilities• Utilized Hyper-V to deploy virtual machines, optimizing server consolidation and scalability• Managed and administered VMware ESXi 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 & 7.0 and ESX 4.0, 4.1 hosts, overseeing node environment and optimizing resource utilization for optimal virtualization performance• Designed and implemented VMware High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT) configurations to enhance ESXi host and VM availability in case of hardware failures• Deployed and configured AVD components, including the Azure Virtual Desktop tenant, Workspace, and Gateway• Configured Cisco UCS Manager for tasks such as discovery, access control, event logging, and monitoring• Managed vLAN configurations specific to VMware Horizon VDI deployments, ensuring optimized network performance and security for virtual desktops and applications• Completed migration projects, upgrading multiple endpoints from Windows 7 to Windows 10• Conducted Windows Server upgrades, patches, and security updates, ensuring a secure and up-to-date operating environment• Involved in Patch management using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and SUP

• VDI Technical SME responsible for defining SLAs, KPIs, scope of services, day to day operations, and escalations • Involved in VDI delivery, facilitating escalations, statements of work, reporting, etc. • Implemented VMware User Environment Manager to provide consistent user profiles across RDSH sessions, enhancing personalization and reducing login times• Integrated VMware environments with public and private clouds, enabling hybrid cloud solutions for flexible workload management• Performed the configuration in the vCenter, ESXi, Horizon View, SRM & SolarWinds Monitored infrastructure • Implemented VMware Horizon View 6.X/7.6, deploying golden images and non-persistent VDI environments with essential software such as Office 365 and MS Teams• Administered VMware Horizon assignments, user sessions, and Citrix Virtual Desktops, using VMware vSphere and bank-endorsed applications• Involved in Cisco UCS maintenance and installation tasks, covering tasks such as rack-mounting, cabling, BIOS configuration, and firmware upgrades• Leveraged NetBackup for VMware environments to implement robust backup and recovery solutions• Implemented VMware vSAN to provide hyper-converged storage, optimizing performance, scalability, and data protection• Created and maintained VDI Golden Images • Performed Administration and Configuration of DEM • Migrated VMware vCenter and ESXi server infrastructure environments to 6.0 and 6.5• Implemented and setup PowerShell scripts to enable automation within the VMware environment• Developed custom PowerShell scripts and PowerCLI commands to automate tasks such as VM provisioning, configuration changes, and reporting, resulting in time and resource savings• Implemented solutions utilizing Single Sign-On (SSO), SAML, WS-Trust, OAuth, and OpenID Connect protocols• Utilized VMware Identity Manager for secure single sign-on (SSO) authentication and multi-factor authentication (MFA) integration

• Experienced with VMware Converter for server migration from V2V• Administered VMware 6.x /7.x environment of approximately 24 hosts and 4500 virtual Desktops.• Installed and managed ESXi patches from command line and VUM Monitoring and Performance analysis on ESX Servers and VMs Proficient at w scripting• Experience with VCenter/vSphere Significant experience with planning, scheduling, and executing VMware version upgrades• Worked on VMware Horizon administration, provisioning and managing desktop pools and Application pools• Worked in a Global VMware Horizon View environment & implemented New VDI as per the requests• Upgraded Horizon View Server Environment and Components• Optimized user experience by fine-tuning RDSH settings, including session timeouts, resource allocation, and performance tuning• Experience on vMotion, storage VMotion, HA feature and DRS feature• Worked in different types of port group policies, applied security policies, traffic shaping, Load balancing, Failover detection and VLAN tagging.• Worked with Windows 365 Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows desktop and Remote desktop• Created and Managed Users, Roles, and Access Permissions• Worked with both Power Shell and PowerShell scripts to automate Virtual Machine builds and DNS entry configuration• Integrated NetApp storage solutions into the VMware environment, optimizing data storage, backup, and recovery strategies• Experienced in installing, configuring, managing VMware 6.x and above versions• Utilized PowerShell scripting to automate tasks within the VMware environment• Managed user accounts, groups, and computer objects in Windows Active Directory, ensuring proper organization and access control• Administered Microsoft Windows Server infrastructure in environments encompassing 2008 and 2012 R2• Managed Windows Server technologies including Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server, File Servers, and Print Servers

• Managed, Installed, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows active directory, DNS, DHCP services on windows server 2003/2008 and 2012 platforms • Install and configure Active Directory Domain Services for objects management (users, groups, network printers, network guests' nodes) and Active Directory Lightweight Active Directory Services for deployment of applications • Strong hands-on administration experience on Windows 2012 server - AD, DFS, DNS, WINS, DHCP, Group Policy, Distribution lists, Windows folder security, and IP filter • Expertise in Active Directory design and support (Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD) Schema, Organization Unit (OU), LDAP, Sites, Replication, etc.) • Creating and Linking Group policies for Windows Server in AD domain. Experience in Performing the Domain functional level from windows server • Responsible for research and development project on new software, hardware, and configuration. • Installed and configured Windows IIS and SQL server • Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and application availability, reviewing systems and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups and FTP file transfer • Installed and configured test/production Windows server 2008 environments utilizing a SQL 2008 database backend