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and Leading Network migration activities such as switch port turn ups LAN WAN and VLAN migrations - Brussels to Wynyard UK. (Time frame - 18 Months Budget- $ 5 Mil). Managed migration of load balancers / firewalls and Application migrations -VIPs/WIPs. (Time frame - 3 Months Budget- $ 1 Mil). Facilitated Physical and logical Decommission of Netscaler and load balancing devices - GTM and LTM. Coordinated SAS Environment Install Project involving establishment of connectivity between Metadata Compute and Web server (Time frame - 12 Months Budget- $ 3 Mil). Incorporated CA CLARITY PPM tool to analyze Heat Maps Dashboards and Bubble charts for resource and budget optimization across Hybrid methodologies Worked on customer projects covering full life cycle from the proposal to project design / build. Optimized data center consolidation using various migration strategies which include virtualization seed swing migration fork-lift migration and server consolidation. Responsibility and Duties * Design and planning for Data Center modernization transformation services involving mainframe midrange technologies and data engineering data integrity data quality reporting and predictive analytics. * Design and reengineer existing Data Center layouts designs Summary: Win2003 migration to 2008 / 2012 OS: This project was to upgrade Win 2003 servers to 2008 / 2012 OS on Physical and virtual platform (Time frame - 12 Months, Budget- $ 2 Mil). Network Installation and Web Hosting project for a IT firm of Canada (Time frame - 6 Months, Budget- $ 1 Mil). Installation of network architecture involving router configurations, cabling and switch management protocols Ensuring 100% network uptime on the basis of complete redundancy with 0% failure impact Major activities involved Architecture reviews, capacity planning, work scheduling, implementation planning and execution, post implementation planning and execution, hardware procurement, Server and storage upgrade, OS upgrade (cut-over and normalization). Managed and supported quarterly releases of new projects and applications. Work involved co-ordination with large groups, building and managing multiple test environments, database refresh planning and execution, CCB and providing CR approvals, Readiness reviews and Go-Live release planning. Responsibility and Duties * Manage the project taking into account integration of the network layout, components and carriers, telecom partners, support resources, network performance requirements and SLA levels, scope definition, Team buy -in and planning of PLC phases. * Develop Project Plan based on network design/layout, gateway redundancy, procurement of equipment and configurations, MPLS and VPN support and network monitoring, Target dates and deliverables, cost and schedule estimates, risk assessment and variance control, reporting and documentation * Scheduling facilitated project planner and WBS measurement tools - CPM, PERT and GANTT charts * Cost estimation and Budget Allocation - Make vs Buy or Buy vs Lease decisions, shared resource churn and alternative cost analysis based on type of funding * Organize project review meetings, ensuring MOM update * Report to the steering committee, raising strategic issues. * Prepare Weekly Status Reports (Milestones and Project Records) and Project Change Requests. * Metrics management and construing EVM, SPI, CPI, ETC, EAC etc. * Liaise and motivate project team members. * Coordinate and follow-up with technical and delivery leads on issues related to enhancements, procurements or roadblocks if any * Identify, categorize and manage the project risk in addition to PI matrix and documentation of Risk Logs (RAID) * Project Health check, project completion percentage and keeping a tab on project status (red, green, amber) * Communicate project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties. Project documentation, deliberations on learning points and Project Closure * Support existing production, Pre-Production and disaster recovery datacenters at multi geo location. * Discuss project plan with internal and external stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements for products and services. * Translates requirements for projects, enhancements and fixes into technical design specification include Systems Requirements Analysis, Functional Specifications and Systems Delivery Specifications Transaction Data Analysis. * Coordinated with Business Analyst, System Engineers, DevOps, Storage and Networking team in the development of business solutions to satisfy project requirements of security and disaster recovery. * Capture and process the customer information to build a solution that addresses the requirements while considering the solution's efficiency, flexibility, scale-ability, reliability and availability. * Work with System Architect to design & implement IT infrastructure datacenter migration steps & communicate status of migration plans. * Conduct technical presentations to provide a holistic view of the over-all architecture being recommended given customer requirements. * Define project scope, duration, resources and cost, as well as the best course of action/approach to attain the project objectives. * Follow System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models in Agile (SCRUM, KANBAN) methodologies. * Perform all data center functions and processes (production operations, network, change control, DR/Business recovery, helpdesk, systems management, and facilities) with a focus on application server, storage, and database technologies in 24 x 7 environments. * Process documentation to initiate Installation and configuration of new/existing servers, storage and networking in both physical and virtual environment in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. * Review technical decisions and articulate pros/cons of technology options based on experience, industry knowledge, and best practice. * Provide regular communication to leadership team. Coordinate projects meetings as required. Serve as the day-to-day point of contact to drive works streams to meet deliverables. * Leverage existing, develop new and when necessary terminate low return vendor relationships. * Procurement Process for Purchase Orders / Commitments, Hardware/Software Capital & Expense. * Oversees the economical and effective utilization of computing resources including equipment supporting the Windows platforms and storage devices. * Produce weekly status reports and metrics & Manage project artifacts in MS Office including Visio, MS Project MS Excel and publish them on SharePoint hub. * Support and Lead Program Change Management/Change Control Process to adhere ITIL guidelines for Asset, Incident, Problem and Change Management & Service Management using HP Service Manager tool. Use JIRA tool for Story, Epic or bug reporting for Service request management. Deputy Project Manager at Slash Support Inc May 2006 - March 2007 Summary: Beta Firmware and Network Server Upgrade Project for US Networking company - Linksys (Time frame - 6 Months, Budget- $ 2 Mil) Implementation and design layout of cluster servers and feasibility assessment of firmware versions SOW involving cost and schedule estimates as defined in scope, resource acquisition, software application and hardware configurations, storage space, power backup, project deliverable in terms of earliest start and finish dates Tech Refresh Project: work included replacement of hardware, upgrade underlying OS and databases to its newer versions for business applications hosted on 400 legacy servers. Key technologies covered - Windows clustering, Vmware4, Installation and configuration of monitoring tools, SQL clustering with associated replications technologies. (Time line: 12 Months, budget: $ 4.5 Mil) Challenge was to identify complex application components and its interdependencies, application interaction with stakeholders, business impact of a down time, application interaction with internal users and with external entities, hosting environment, performance and availability expectations, security aspects etc. Based on business needs and priorities, prepared execution and testing strategy for reliable relocation with minimum downtime. Responsibility and Duties * Discuss project plan with internal and external stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements for products and services. * Coordinated with Business Analyst, System Engineers, Developers, DBA, Storage and Networking team in the development of business solutions to satisfy the requirements of security and disaster recovery * Define project scope, duration, resources and cost, as well as the best course of action/approach to attain the project objectives. * Produce architectural documentation and technical specifications to present the proposed solution to the customer and answer any questions, concerns that may arise. * Identify project risks and proactively drives business partners to quantify and resolve issues. Maintain detailed open issues logs and driving resolutions. * Perform procurement process to place purchase order for hardware and software as per project requirement * Consolidate physical servers to Virtual servers with VMware Converter P2V and procures new hardware and upgrade DAS Storage. * Work as Configuration manager to adhere ITIL guidelines for Asset, Incident, Problem and Change Management & Service Management. JIRA for Service request management * Produce weekly status reports and metrics & Manage project artifacts in MS Office including Visio, MS Project MS Excel and publish them on SharePoint hub. Team Lead at Wipro Feb 2003 - Dec 2005 Summary: * Support production and disaster recovery datacenters at multi us location in 24 x 7 environment. * Build Pre-Productiondatacenter environment in New Jersey datacenter and new DevOps lab in NY datacenter * Installing, configuring and maintaining Win 2003 Servers. Upgrade servers from 2000 to 2003 OS. * Configure ILO on ProLiant Servers for remote management access. * Provision network connection and configuration as per requirement. * Create, change, and delete user accounts in Active Directory * Configure and Maintain DNS, DHCP and WINS on Windows 2003 Server. * Manage Installation and configuration of new/existing servers * Troubleshooting group policies, configurations and applications to resolve incompatibilities. Work with respective teams to resolve the Windows Active Directory, LDAP authentication. * Apply security patches, firmware and device drivers upgrade using WSUS * Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups * Perform all data center functions and processes (production operations, network, change control, DR/Business recovery, helpdesk, systems management, and facilities) with a focus on application server, database technologies in 24 x 7 environment * Provide Tier II support to 24x7 IT Operations team to Investigate and troubleshoot issues, Repair and recover from hardware, SQL or software failure Junior Processing officer at eServe International Jul 1999 - Jan 2003 Responsibility and Duties * MIS processing and report generation * Server installations, upgrades, routine maintenance and configuration * System administration (SA) for systems running on Windows and Red Hat Linux * Troubleshoot group policies, configurations and applications to resolve incompatibilities * Configure and administer Active Directory on Windows 2003 * Install and configure FTP and Internet Information Services, (IIS 5/6) * Built LAN, tuned and monitored network, configured DNS, WINS and DHCP services. Hands on Experience on creation and maintenance of user accounts and mailboxes * Administration of Microsoft Exchange server * Performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required
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