NIKHIL GOELVMWARE & WINDOWS PLATFORM EXPERT

B/602, Omshree Apartment, Plot No. 110,Sector 16, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai-400701

Cell: (+91) 995 889 0695 & 993 067 0695 &nikhil_goel80@hotmail.com

AN OVERVIEW

Over 12 years’ experience in IT industries, working experience in vast variety of area of varies type of hardware and software installation, VMware, Networks, Systems Configuration, Server administration, Data Center Management & documentation. VMware Certified Associate and an Expert Microsoft Systems. Solid knowledge of virtualization backed by strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills both software and hardware related. Experienced in building and managing Windows Servers 2000/2003/2008/2008 R2, MS Failover Cluster and domain controllers, both in physical and virtualized environments (using VMware vSphere & Hyper-V). Expert in administrating, upgrading, migrating, implementing and troubleshooting Windows Active Directory (AD) for up to 50,000 users, using scripts and answer files. Strong technical skills and extensive training in managing security policies using GPOs, managing DHCP, DNS and TCP/IP configurations. Strong grip on virtualization hypervisor technologies like creating and managing VMs, ESXi, vMotion, storage, DRS, and HA, FT Clusters. Effective use of VMware vSphere client & web client and deploying vCentre appliances. Quick learner, excellent team player and a great manager, with open and clear communication abilities.

CORE COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware Infrastructure implementation and management

Virtualized & Hypervisor environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, ESXi, vCentre, vSphere client, vShpere web client and VMware workstation

Installation, Configuration and maintenance of hosted VMware products

vMotion, Fault Tolerance (FT), Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) & High availability (HA) Clusters

VMware Converter Standalone VMware Update Manager (VUM) P2V, V2V and V2P migration Distributed & Standard vSwitches, VLAN Provisioning and deploying new virtual machines Configuring software defined data center Server 2000,2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 & 2012 R2 Windows Certificate Authority & Terminal Server MS Failover Cluster and NLB Server Performance Monitoring and Windbg Integrated Lights-Out Management (iLO) and Remote

support Different type of Antivirus Servers

Microsoft Active Directory administration, implementation, maintenance & troubleshooting

Windows Server DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP Group policies (GPOs/GPMC) Folder redirection, network drive mapping Network file share and shared folders File Server (DFS) & Print Server Managing user based environments Managing windows deployment Troubleshooting using event viewer Hyper-V and SCVMM Microsoft OS troubleshooting NAS and SAN (Fiber Optic, iSCSI) RAID management Data Center Management Racks management & structured cabling IBM,HP ProLiant DL series, ML series, BL series, HP

c7000, HP Virtual Connect Manager & Cisco UCS Racks management & structured cabling Scripting and PowerShell BMC Remedy and Service Now Print Server and DFS Migration

EDUCATION

Graduate in Commerce from Magadh University, Patna 1999 – 2003 MCA from The Global Open University, Nagalang 2010 – 2013

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Mar’07) Got Training of SCCM 2007 (Aug’07) Got Training of Storage Network Foundation from SNIA (Aug’08) ITIL ver.3 Foundation (Oct’09) MCSA 2003 (Dec’11) VMware Certified Professional (VCP) (Oct’11) Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (May’15)

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JOB EXPERIENCE

L&T Infotech Ltd., Navi Mumbai March 2014 to PresentDESIGNATION - SR. SYSTEM ENGINEER PROJECT - CHEVRON Providing support on VMware infrastructure including VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESX & ESXi) 4.1 & 5.5

including VMware 4.1, 5.5, ESX, ESXi, VMware vSphere, vCentre Server, vSphere client and vSphere Web Client Performed migrations of machines using P2V, P2P, P2V and V2V technologies Created and managed virtual networking including virtual NICs and virtual switches. Provided consultation and support for installing and configuring windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 Managing Servers & Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Planning, implementing and troubleshooting Active Directory infrastructure including users, groups and OUs

Created and handled group policies (GP), group policy objects (GPOs) using GPMC and access control lists Installed, configured and managed file servers (DFS) and print servers, and RAID1/RAID5/RAID6 Managed teams working on troubleshooting, upgrading and reinstalling Server operating systems (Windows 2003 /

2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2) Performance monitoring & report analysis Managing HP Blade Server c7000 & HP Virtual Connect Manager Managing & creating network data stores (NFS) and file sharing Scripting and PowerShell Incident Management & Change Management Performing Root Cause Analysis for all critical incidents

HCL Technologies Ltd. (IOMC), Noida Nov. 2007 to Mar. 2014DESIGNATION - TECHNICAL SPECIALIST PROJECT - AURURA ENERGY Technical lead for Wintel Team Providing support on VMware infrastructure including VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESX & ESXi) 4.1 & 5.5

including VMware 4.1, 5.5, ESXi, VMware vSphere, vCentre Server, vSphere client and vSphere Web Client) Performed migrations of machines using P2V, P2P, P2V and V2V technologiesInstalled and maintained Windows

Server operating system 2003, 2008 & 2008 R2 Installed and configured server hardware, operating systems, applications, patches, updates Planning for Commissioning & De-commissioning of Physical & Virtual Servers Planning, implementing and troubleshooting Active Directory infrastructure including users, groups and OUs

Created and handled group policies (GP), group policy objects (GPOs) using GPMC and access control lists Manage RAID, Physical & Virtual servers Manage HP SIM Server 7.0 Manage and Upgrade firmware of HP c7000 Blade Enclosure Manage and Upgrade firmware of Cisco UCS Manage DFS, DNS & DHCP Implementation and Management of Microsoft Failover Cluster (2000, 2003 & 2008) Implementation and Management of NLB (Network Load Balancing) Project Planning and Task allocation Manage Volume Activation, Multiple Keys (MAKs) and Key Management Services (KMS) MS security patch planning, resource alignment & deployment Install & upgrade HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) and upgrade servers BIOS & firmware Installation & management of Integrated Lights-Out Management (iLO) HP servers, RAID and OS maintenance and management HBA firmware upgrades & installs of multipath software Incident Management & Change Management Provide RCA, Crash dump & memory dump analysis

DESIGNATION - TECHNICAL SPECIALIST PROJECT - JOHNSON & JOHNSON VMware Management (3.5 and 4x) VM migration (P2V and V2V) Manage RAID, Physical & Virtual servers Manage HP SIM Server

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Manage and Upgrade firmware of HP c7000 Blade Enclosure Manage Windows failover cluster Manage File Server (DFS) and Print Server Migration of File Server (DFS) Migration of Print server Implementation and Management of Microsoft Failover Cluster (2000, 2003 & 2008) Implementation and Management of NLB (Network Load Balancing) MS security patch planning, resource alignment & deployment Install & upgrade HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) and upgrade servers BIOS & firmware Installation & management of Integrated Lights-Out Management (iLO) HP servers, RAID and OS maintenance and management HBA firmware upgrades & installs of multipath software Incident Management & Change Management Provide RCA, Crash dump & memory dump analysis Disk expansion planning over MS Server based OS Digester Recovery Providing 24x7 supports Problem Management

SPANCO Telesystems & Solutions Ltd., Gugaon Feb. 2005 to Nov. 2007DESIGNATION - NETWORK ENGINEER PROJECT - IRCTC UNIFIED CALL CENTER

PROJECT - MTNL UNIFIED CALL CENTER – DELHI PROJECT - BSNL AUDIO-VIDEO CONFERENCING – GURGAON

Technical lead of servers installation & support Manage IT infrastructure & Operations Managed installation/post-installation configuration of Servers & Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Planning, implementing and troubleshooting Active Directory infrastructure including users, groups and OUs

Created and handled group policies (GP), group policy objects (GPOs) using GPMC and access control lists Project deployment Data Center management Create Rack diagram Physical servers deployment (HP, DELL & IBM) Installation & management of Integrated Lights-Out Management (iLO) HP SAN (HP EVA 5000) multipath configuration for MS Windows. DNS server setup over Windows 2003. Microsoft Cluster installation over MS Windows Server 2003. NLB (Network load balancing) Cluster over Windows Server 2003. Design & Deployed Group policy over all zonal hubs. DFS server setup over Windows 2003. Installation and configuration of Antivirus Server (McAfee ePO & Trend Micro Officescan) Providing 24x7 supports for all four zone’s Data Center Security, Backup and Updates

Educomp Datamatic Ltd., New Delhi Nov. 2004 to Feb. 2005ENGINEER (DESKTOP SYSTEM SUPPORT) Maintaining the smooth operation, connectivity and providing end user support in Windows 2003 and Win XP

environment under the support 24x7. Troubleshooting of any type of PC, Microsoft Outlook configuring, Network problem (LAN connectivity), Domain

problem, Voice problem, troubleshooting of Active Directory Environment, user policy and services. Providing Internet/Intranet access to users. Perform general system maintenance, virus updates, optimization, troubleshooting. Handling network related issues from Desktop to Switches. Support for network printer, scanners and various data storage device.

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Keeping the track of customer requirement, performing follow up with user, IT Helpdesk support.

Software Innovation Group, New Delhi Nov. 2003 to May. 2004CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER (DESKTOP SUPPORT) Gave desktop support for all customers in all over Delhi & NCR. Maintaining the smooth operation, connectivity and providing end user support in Windows 98, 2000 and Win XP

environment. Troubleshooting of any type of PC, Microsoft Outlook configuring, Network problem (LAN connectivity). Perform general system maintenance, virus updates, optimization, troubleshooting. Support for network printer, scanners and various data storage device.

List of Clients Handled:Chevron Corporation, Aurora Energy Pty Ltd., Johnson & Johnson Ltd., IRCTC, MTNL & BSNL

PERSONAL DETAILS

Father’s Name : Shyan Lal GoelDate of Birth : May 29, 1980Marital status : MarriedPassport : YesPermanent Address : D-87, SLF Ved Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad, U.P. – 201102, INDIA

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