Nidhi Verma

Ph- +919560195025 Email:nidhiverma.shimla@gmail.com :nidhiverma.shimla@hotmail.com HYDERABAD

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SYNOPSIS

4 years of experience in Storage and Backup technologies including EMC DMX/VMAX /EMC VNX/EMC Clarrion /Celerra/Isilon/MNR/SRM/AppSync/RM/OR /ESRS/IBM XIV/Net App-C mode and 7 mode/Hitachi AMS ,VSP Storage /HP EVA/Dell Ecologic /Cisco Fabric technology /Brocade Switches/Symantec Net Backup/EMC Networker/EMC Avamar/CA Arc Serve/Symantec Backup Exec/ VMWARE-ESXi 5.0.

Primary Skill –EMC Symmetrix DMX/VMax/Vmax3, Cisco SAN switches. Hands on experience on Symmetrix family- DMX/Vmax/Vmax3- Storage allocation,

reclamation, masking (SYMCLI/ UNISPHERE/SMC), Business Continuity- SRDF/Clone/Snap, performance management.

Hands on experience on DMX to VMax migration. Hands on experience on Cisco MDS switch using CLI .Zoning using Fabric

Manager, performance monitoring using Cisco Data Centre Network Manager. Part of clean-up activities on storage and switch end. Having good theoretical and Practical knowledge on Storage technologies and

architectures. Secondary Skill- /EMC VNX/EMC Clarrion/ Celerra/Isilon/MNR/SRM/AppSync

/RM/OR/ESRS/IBM XIV/Net App- C mode and 7 mode /Hitachi AMS/VSP Storage /HP EVA/ Dell Ecologic/Brocade Switches/Symantec Net Backup/EMC Networker/EMC Avamar/CA Arc Serve/Symantec Backup Exec/ VMWARE-ESXi 5.0.

Effective communication skills with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities; possess flexible & detail oriented attitude.

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the Information Technology Industry that offers professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

Experience: (Total work exp: 4 Years)

Present Company : HCL Designation: Specialist

Previous Company : Tata Consultancy Services Designation: Systems Engineer

Current Project: HCL GIT Role : Storage Specialist

Skills: EMC DMX/VMAX3/VNX/CLARIION/CELERRA/MNR/SRM,IBM XIV,NETAPP -7 mode and Cluster mode ,DELL ECOLOGIC/CISCO/BROCADE SAN SWITCHES JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for auditing the Symmetrix DMX Infrastructure. Responsible for clean-up activity on DMX, SWITCH Responsible for DMX to VMAX3 migration. Responsible to Business Continuity related tasks involving EMC SRDF and cloning. Responsible for managing the Symmetrix family- DMX/VMAX3. Responsible for Implementation of EMC Storage Resource Management. All end to end L2 tasks on EMC Clariion/Celerra/VNX , NetApp /IBM XIV. Activities on CISCO and BROCADE SAN switches

Previous Project: 1 Zimmer Solutions Role: Storage and Backup Administration –L2 Skills: EMC VMAX /VNX ,HP EVA, CISCO/BROCADE SAN SWITCHES , EMC Networker , EMC Avamar, SYMANTEC NET BACKUP , Symantec Backup Exec, CA Arcserve. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for day to day backup trouble shooting and storage administration. Backup troubleshooting by checking logs and logging into the servers to check the abnormalities causing failures. EMC Networker deployed in one location- Backup failures troubleshooting related to many issues like VSS writers, services, and oracle issues for SAP clients, SQL issues. Configuration of clients in Networker. Performing restores on Networker EMC Avamar- trouble shooting of backup failures, configuration of clients, restores. Symantec- Netbackup- trouble shooting of backup failures, configuration of clients, restores. Symantec Backup Exec- trouble shooting of backup failures, configuration of clients, restores. Good knowledge of process. Worked on ITSM tool - Remedy. Handling Sev 1/2 calls for storage – Basic troubleshooting. Storage Provisioning- Allocation of thin and thick devices, Reclamation of devices- in case of VMAX /VNX Replication activities- SRDF involving different scenarios. Responsible to check the vulnerabilities and get them corrected. Allocation involving replication concepts(VMax) Resolving issues related to the environment by engaging vendor, server team and application team as and when needed. Perform zoning and masking. Zoning of servers to storage using Cisco Fabric Manager. Device mapping /masking of existing devices in VMAX to other hosts (in VM cluster). Basic troubleshooting on switch for port down issues, errors, etc.

Previous Project -2: Best Buy Co., Inc. Role: Storage Governance and Administration –L2 Skills: EMC VMAX, CISCO SAN SWITCHES, EMC CLARIION, NET APP, IBM XIV, SYMANTEC NET BACKUP, EMC Isilon JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Started working in the project since the transition of the project began. Responsible for understanding the environment from the scratch and creating documentation for the same. Attended knowledge sharing sessions and contributed in the creation of SOPs. Responsible for understanding and creating inventories for the storage infrastructure environment. Responsible in giving knowledge transfer to the newly joined associates in the project. Good knowledge of process. Worked on ITSM tools like Remedy and Service Now. Worked from the scratch from backup monitoring to storage monitoring, performance and hardware replacement related co-ordination with the vendor along with alert monitoring, performing health checks and proactively analyzing problems to mitigate risks and impacts. Handling Sev 1/2 calls for storage – Basic troubleshooting. Storage Provisioning- Allocation of thin and thick devices, Reclamation of devices- in case of VMAX /Clarion/IBM XIV/Net APP. Allocation involving replication concepts(VMax) Resolving issues related to the environment by engaging vendor, server team and application team as and when needed. Perform zoning and masking. Zoning of servers to storage using Cisco Fabric Manager. Device mapping /masking of existing devices in VMAX to other hosts (in VM cluster). Performing health check on Isilon Cluster, restating daemons during connectivity issues. Providing access to NAS shares in Net App. Basic troubleshooting on switch for port down issues, errors, etc.

Previous Project - 3: Data Centre Practice Team Role: Storage, switch and ESXi Lab Administration Skills: Hitachi AMS, USPVM, Cisco San Switch, ESXI host, Symantec Net backup. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Allocation on Hitachi AMS. Zoning using Cisco Fabric Manager Installation of ESXI host. Creating and managing virtual machines. Installation of Net Backup client. Installation and testing of new tools Managing the lab environment.

EXTERNAL CERTIFICATIONS: Successfully completed ITIL FOUNDATION 2011 with 90% Successfully completed EMC INFORMATION STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT (ASSOCIATE LEVEL CERTIFICATION) with 97%. TRAININGS:

Attended Initial Learning Program at TCS with specialization as Storage. Attended theoretical training related to Storage and Back Up technologies organized by the Data Centre Team of TCS, qualified the internal exam and joined the same team. Attended Net App Data On Tap boot camp training organized by Net App. Attended ESXI -5.0 training organized by VMware. Attended VMax training organized by EMC. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Technology from JMIT, Kurukshetra University (2007-2011) with 69.4 %. 10+2 in non-medical from DAV ,Shimla with 68% 10 from Convent Of Jesus and Mary Shimla with 84.17% PERSONAL SKILLS: Comprehensive problem solving abilities; excellent verbal and written communication skills.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Active member of My School Initiative – HCL Foundation.Main organizer of the College Cultural Fest-2011 1st PRIZE- Awarded by the Honourable Governor of H.P. for a Debate Competition held at interschool level. 1st PRIZE-Best actress in a skit competition held at Punjab Engineering College, Cultural Fest, 10. 1st PRIZE-Group Discussion in URJA’08 organized by ISOI and AEI Deptt.of JMIT. 1st PRIZE-English Elocution in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 1st PRIZE-Street Play in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 1st PRIZE-One Act Play in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 1st PRIZE-Choreography in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 1st PRIZE-Act and React in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 1st PRIZE-One Act Play in Zonal Youth Festival (Technical Zone)’09 at Y.I.E.T. 1st PRIZE-Street Play in THOMSO’09 organized by IIT, ROORKEE. 1st PRIZE-Group Discussion in Rasaynik Era’10 organized by CHEM Deptt.of JMIT. 1st PRIZE-Personal Interview in Rasaynik Era’10 organized by CHEM Deptt.of JMIT. 2nd PRIZE- PPT on Nanotechnology in URJA’08 organized by ISOI and AEI Deptt.of JMIT. 2nd PRIZE- PPT on Rocket Propulsion in URJA’08 organized by ISOI and AEI Deptt.of JMIT. 2nd PRIZE-Add Mad in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT. 3rd PRIZE-One Act Play in THOMSO’09 organized by IIT, ROORKEE. 3rd PRIZE-News Fuse in ENCHANTE’ 10 organized by JMIT.

Interests: Community service, Creative writing, public speaking, reading novels, travelling, communicating with people, Music, etc.

PERSONAL PROFILE: Husband’s Name: Balbir SinghFather’s Name : Hem Chand Verma Nationality : Indian Date of Birth : 5th Dec, 1988 Marital Status : Married Languages Known : English and Hindi