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CHANDAN V NAGARAJA

Mobile: 974-007-1677 E-Mail Id:[email protected] [email protected] Career Objective: To be associated as a Technical Server Administrator with a progressive organization that gives me scope to update knowledge and skills in accordance with the latest technologies and a part of team that dynamically works towards growth of organization and gain satisfaction there off. Personal Confidence:          

Ability to work collaboratively within a team of other windows systems administrators to support deadlines, ability to work independently as well. Demonstrated ability to perform well in a dynamic environment. Ability to follow and adhere to policies, procedures and standards relating to Systems management. Adaptability to the latest developments in the technology and committed to excellence. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Good Experience in working on crucial projects as well as tight schedule projects. Strong oral and written communication skills including documentation. Excellent co-ordination between peers and management. Ability to manage and work with the team. Ability to work a 24x7 on-call rotation schedule.

Professional Summary:

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2.2+ years of experience in Server administration and Support in Windows/VMware environments Experience in Installation and configuration of VMware ESX Server Experience in installation, configuring and troubleshooting HP/Compaq ,IBM ,DELL servers Wide experience in Migration & Upgrades, Software and Network security. Experience in Installation & Configuration IIS, Experience in troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems(Windows 2000 and 2003) Experience in ESXpress & Vizioncore Ranger VMware Third Party backup.

Technical Summary: Environment Functional Areas

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Software engineering Methodologies/tools/ Technologies TECH info Services Skills

Windows 2000, 2003 and VMware servers IT infrastructure, IT Project management, Solution management, Technical documentation, Training and Work management,

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VMware (ESX Server 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5) Citrix Web Interface, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Load balancing Devices, Maintenance and Support, RAID Controllers, Remote Management, SAN, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server

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Professional Experience IBM India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Client: HESS

April 2008 – Till Date

VMware Server Administrator Duties Include:

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Managing the VMware ESX Server 3.5 and Virtual Centre 2.5, based on requirement from HESS Managing RFS and Change activities Attends the Daily Service Review with customer Managing around 130 ESX servers and 1100 Virtual Machines Configuring and building ESX Servers, licensing and custom configuration. P2V Migration (VMWare P2V converter) and V2P Migration (Plate spin Power convert) & Implemented V2V conversion using VMware Converter. Regular BAU activities such as increasing disk size, adding additional drives, Cloning, Teaming Networking and Virtual Switches. ( both Primary and Extended ) Successfully completed Email Archiving Project in Hess Corporation. Building up ESX and VM servers for Email Archiving project on all datacenter. Snapshot Management. Upgraded from VMware ESX server from 3.0.2 to 3.5 in test environment Configured High Availability(HA) and Distribution Resource Scheduler(DRS) Created and managed hierarchical Resource pools for admission control and managed the pools’ resources Managed access control delegation of VMs using Virtual Center Created and managed VMFS data stores. Configured additional ESX server to the existing production cluster Frequently checked ESX server logs for any problems and troubleshoot whenever necessary. Create Virtual Machines using existing templates in ESX servers Used VMotion to Hot and Cold migrated VM’s from one ESX server to different ESX server Installed and configured HP System Management HomePage on all ESX server Hardware monitoring and alerts. Installed and configured IBM director agent on all ESX server for Hardware monitoring and alerts Installed and configured DELL System on all ESX server Hardware monitoring and alerts. Troubleshoot any operating system issues in VMWare Environment. Worked with application team in resolving any issues related application installed on the servers Converted the GSX Environment to an ESX environment with all the prerequisites Created Root Cause Analysis(RCA) for any P2V failures and for any server outages and server problems Monitored ESX server alarms and VM’s alarms and acted on those incidents to resolve Modified the defined Monitoring Thresholds for ESX servers and Guest OS as needed Generated report on the Performance of the VM’s and ESX servers using Virtual Center Provided Administration access to User and Domain groups based on the request from the application owner to Guest OS Upgraded all servers BIOS, BMC, Diagnosis tools and RSA to the latest firmware Worked with backup team to troubleshoot any issues with server backup failures Pushed the Patches and Updates through Update Manager in Virtual Infrastructure Center Server Worked with the VMware technical team and backup team for ESXpress & Vizioncore Ranger VMware Third Party backup.

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Managing the servers located in different region of the globe. The Major domains supported are Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific regions Maintaining 1000+ Windows Servers with all new issues raising on a daily basis Analyzed Memory Dump on Windows 2000 & 2003 Servers Analyzed Application , System , Security logs for troubleshooting Installation and Configuration of IBM Tools on all Windows Servers Used Print Migrator Utility Tool to migrate multiple Printers from one server to another Monitored ticket system for any incident ticket, responded and worked on resolving the ticket within SLA metrics Worked on Backup issues such as VSS ( Volume Shadow Copy ) Worked on providing Solutions for HIGH CPU Utilization and Memory Consumption Maintain Disk Space Standards according to the requirements of HESS Edited VB Scripts to match the Situation and meet the requirements Knowledge of various ITIL processes (Change Management, Incident Management and Problem Management). Installed security patches in the time frame as defined by VSA , generated change management tickets for getting approval from the application owner and business units for installation of the patch Setting up a Test Environment for Windows 2008 to gain the approval from HESS for Future Implementation

IBM India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Client: Square-D

July 2007 – April 2008

Windows Administrator/ VMware Administration Duties Include:

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Managing the servers located in different region of the globe. The Major domains supported are Americas and Asia Pac regions Managed the Guest OS (VMs) using Virtual Infrastructure Client Provided administration access to user and domain groups based on the request from the application owner to Guest OS Configured all IBM Tools to ensure that the Customer environment is compliance with IBM Creation of User ID in Windows and Novell Based Windows Environment Familiarized with various IBM tools (Maximo, SRM, LCFD, VSA, ITM, Net view, Parity).

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MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator) 2003. VMWare Certified Professional ( VCP -310 ) 4 Foundational Competency Courses completed.

Achievements in IBM

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Achieved Highest Rating for the Year 2008-2009 . Got the name as “Twinkling Star “of the Team HESS. Also got the name as “Real Star “for the Team HESS.

Education & Personal Details

EDUCATION

PERSONAL DETAILS

2003-2006 College: University: Percentage:

B.E. (Electronics &Communication Engineering) R.N.S. Institute Of Technology, Bangalore. Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum 60.98%

2000-2003 College: Board: Percentage:

Diploma (Diploma in Electronics & Communication) P.E.S Polytechnic, Bangalore. Board of Technical Education. 67.58%

1999-2000 School: Board: Percentage:

Secondary School Certificate (X) ST.Josephs High School, Briand Square, Bangalore Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board 73.44%

Father’s Name: Occupation: Date of Birth: Sex: Marital Status: Languages known: Hobbies: Permanent Address:

V.M.Nagaraja Senior Supervisor 18th July, 1984 Male Single English, Kannada and Hindi. Reading, Playing Chess and Volleyball s/o V.M.Nagaraja #677,2nd cross, 3rd main,5th stage 2nd phase, B.E.M.L Layout, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore -560098 080-28601677

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DECLARATION

I do hereby declare that the above statements are correct and true to the best of my knowledge. Date: Place: Bangalore

CHANDAN.V.NAGARAJA

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