Ganesh A. ShindePhone - +91-9702564520Email – shinde_ganesh@yahoo.com/ganesh.arshinde@gmail.com

Seeking a “Senior Windows Servers, Active Directory , DNS, DHCP, VMware Administrator ,Windows Clustering, HP DP Backup, McAfee ePO Administration” assignment with an organization of repute, preferably in IT domain.

SUMMARY

Over 7.0 + years of IT experience in “Windows System Administration” supporting productionOperations and IT infrastructure deployments.

Currently working as “Technical Lead (In Data Center)” for Windows Systems team, supporting production IT infrastructure. (Technical team Lead experience of 3.5 years.)

Possess strong skills in Windows Systems administration (Windows 2003, 2008) covering all aspects of systems administration-Installation, High Availability management, Patch, application management, Performance tuning etc.

Rich experience in managing virtualized IT infrastructure. Single-handedly managed virtualized infrastructure deployments and on-going operations.

Hands on experience on Server Hardware, Vendor management. (Windows Domain) Rich Experience in Enterprise Backup Solutions – Backup infrastructure design, configuration and on-

going management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Windows Administration - Installations, Configurations and on-going management. In depth knowledge of system administration activities-installations, performance monitoring and tuning, applications and patch management. Active directory users, groups, Organizational Units, Sites, Groups Policies and security.

Virtualization - VMware, Hyper-V - Installations, Configurations and on-going management.Managing and support on VMware and Hypervisor Virtual servers.

Performance Management, Capacity Planning - Systems analysis and tuning for optimal performance. Capacity planning in Windows Systems and Backup infrastructure.

Storage and Backup - Good experience in Backup configuration and on-going management. Working Knowledge of any SAN/NAS Storage System, LUN creation, Datastore Creation.

High Availability Solutions - Configuration, management of High Availability, DRS and on-going operations. Experience in managing, administering and Designing Windows2003\2008 Failover Cluster and SQL, and Active Directory Domain Services.

Security - Deploying Hardening policy on Windows OS level with IIS and SQL 2008 as per Information Security Policy. Good understanding of HDLP/Endpoint Encryption and deployments. Complete antivirus management. Maintaining McAfee EPO Antivirus Server with Users policy deployment and daily updates.

Hardware Activities - Hands on experience in systems installation, configurations, and replacements. Vendor Management - Liaison with vendors for systems deployment, on-going management, hardware

troubleshooting and replacements.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nelito System Limited. Mumbai (Since January 03 2012 to Till Date)Role : Sr. Executive System Administrator Project : Implementations and On-going Support for Data Centre OperationsClient : National Payment Corporation of India

This project consists of IT infrastructure deployment and on-going support operations. This is one of the biggest Data Center of National Payment Corporation of India with 70% virtualization (VMware and Hypervisor Virtual servers) and real-time monitoring. The infrastructure availability KPI is 99.999%.

Highlights:

Technical Team Lead for Windows L2 teams. Key member in windows systems installation and configuration.

Lead initial design of Active directory users, groups, Organizational Units, Sites, Groups Policies and security.

Single handedly completed windows systems cluster deployment, configuration and HA testing. Lead McAfee Endpoint Encryption/DLP deployment for 700+ client systems through the McAfee ePO

Server. Team lead for vendor co-ordination for installation and HA testing.

Responsibilities: On-going systems management – Implementation and managing of windows SQL cluster and Server

Administrator, Managing and Troubleshooting of Enterprise level in domains with Active Directory ,DNS and DHCP. Managing Domain Server, TMG Proxy , Group data share server, FTP server, WSUS Server.

Servers Management : Conduct site check with customer designated personnel, Log the case with vendor for installation, Server hardware mounting and installation, Soft configuration - RAID group, Server firmware/ Bios update, OS Installation, Standard software installation, Server Hardening and patching (new patches), Self-Test, System Handover, Day to day activity (Trouble shooting ), Server uptime and downtime reports on Monthly basic.

McAfee ePO Server 4.6.8 (Antivirus Server) : McAfee ePO Installation and configuration, Updating DAT files on Servers and client systems, Assign File Exclusion Policy, configuring patches on ePO server, DLP configuration, Assign DLP policy for client systems, Blocking Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB through DLP Policy, Deployed Endpoint Encryption on ePO server, Disk encryption, Generating recovery Key for EE and DLP, Deploying DAT, Engine, DLP client, EE client from ePO, Malware Scanning Servers and client systems. Be involved in virus outbreaks or false positive detections, Check all Threat Management infrastructure servers are up to date and redistributing signatures, Manage automation and monitoring scripts that check the above, Ensure all alerting is configured and working for the above, Check all policies are standardized across all customer environment (in accordance with vendor best practices), Work on problem cases as required to remediate repetitive issues, Work with the support and vulnerability management teams to plan improvements etc., Work on developing reporting according to client and SLA requirements.

Backup, Storage Management - Managing and Troubleshooting HP Data protector 7.0 Backup, Restoration and Disaster recovery of data base and file system using HP DP.

Activities : Install & configure HP Data protector, Configure master & media server, Tape device configuration, Configure backup Media label, Configure backup schedule, Troubleshooting If Any error occurred for taking backup, Perform backups, Verify backups, Consult the backup operations guide, Review each error to understand its impact to the backup process, Verify directory service availability, Check available disk space, Verify successful completion.

Activities : LUN /Volume Creation on Storage, Assign LUN to Servers and verify the Volume availability at Servers , File systems Creation on VMware, Data migration from Local Server to new storage, File systems Creation, CIFS/NFS Shares Creation , Test the backup configuration and backup.

VMware - Implementation and managing Virtual Platforms servers, Resolving the server Operating system related and network related Issue. Managing and support on VMware and Hypervisor Virtual servers.

Activities: Install VMware ESX 5.5 Server, ESX Host Configuration, Installation & Configure VMware vCenter Server, vCenter configuration (vSwitch and vNetwork Basic Configuration), Apply latest service pack & security patch, Install & Configure VMware Update Manager, VM Server migration, Cloning and troubleshooting VM ESX hosts and guest servers.

Managing Group data share server on Linux Samba File server.

Security – Performing VAPT on servers, Maintaining McAfee EPO Antivirus Server with Users policy deployment and daily updates. Deploying Hardening policy on Windows OS level with IIS and SQL 2008 as per Information Security Policy.

HCL INFOSYSTEMS Ltd. (10 June 2008 to November 2011)Role: Jr. Windows System AdministratorProject : Implementations and On-going Support for Data Centre OperationsClient : Tata Capital Ltd. Mumbai

The project consisted of the on-going operations and IT implementation activities.

Highlights:Lead Net-backup management. Sole in-charge for backup specifications creation.Lead the efforts for “Standardization Server Build” in windows domain. Lead complete document for installation checklist and validation.Key member in automation of windows tickets from systems logs and end-to-end tracking, closure.Lead user migration project from Windows NT to Windows 2003.Key member in Operational efficiencies project - Preparing monthly work status report and updating technology specific documents

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and administration of DNS, DHCP and FTP Servers.

• Implementing and administration Active Directory services, replication, Trust Relationship and enforcing Domain wide Group Policies.• Updating servers with latest service packs and hot fixes.• Troubleshooting Active Directory replication problems.• Creating standard process for group policy deployment• Active Directory users and groups management.

• Creating standard server build• Distribute packages via Domain server across all the desktops and servers• Design and implement a mechanism for handing on-off technical issues to other technical teams for resolution.• Preparing monthly work status report and updating technology specific documents• Remote administration of servers for any problem across Tata capital offices related to Microsoft Windows operating system.• Implementation of Windows 2003 domain.• Migrating User accounts from Windows NT to windows 2003 domain

• Configuring and troubleshooting desktops, laptops and servers.• Handle and troubleshoot operating system installations, software installations such as MS Office, PC Anywhere, Anti-virus software, Internet Information Server.• Servers mounting

• Managing technical support team which is responsible for infrastructure services on Microsoft Windows technology.

Implementing and Administration Windows 2008 Backup Server (Accelera Backup Server)

Monitoring - Desktop Support – Configuring and troubleshooting desktops, laptops (On-demand)

TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS

In-house Windows Administration-Windows 2003, 2008 DLP deployments and Management

TRAININGS UNDERTAKEN

I have completed MCSE training from CMS Pune.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering - 2007 from UJJAIN ENGINEERING COLLAGE UJJAIN (Govt.) MP.Higher Secondary Education - 2002, Indore MP

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 26 Feb 1984Marital Status : SingleLanguages : English, Hindi and Marathi.Nationality : IndianPassport : G1559414. Address : Flat No. 304, 3rd Floor, Bldg. No.3, Srushti Complex CHS LTD, Hiranandani Estate Thane (W) Mumbai

I hereby declare that all the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge.

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(GANESH A SHINDE)