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CHANDAN V NAGARAJA

Mobile: 974-007-1677
E-Mail Id:chandan1677@yahoo.co.in
chandanvn@gmail.com

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:

 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 : Windows 2000, 2003 and VMware servers


Functional Areas : IT infrastructure, IT Project management,
Solution management, Technical documentation,
Training and Work management,
Software engineering
Methodologies/tools/
Technologies : VMware (ESX Server 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5)
TECH info Services Skills : 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:

 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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Windows Administrator

Duties Include:

 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:

 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).

Professional Certifications:

 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

2003-2006 B.E. (Electronics &Communication Engineering)


College: R.N.S. Institute Of Technology, Bangalore.
University: Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
Percentage: 60.98%

2000-2003 Diploma (Diploma in Electronics & Communication)


College: P.E.S Polytechnic, Bangalore.
Board: Board of Technical Education.
EDUCATION Percentage: 67.58%

1999-2000 Secondary School Certificate (X)


School: ST.Josephs High School, Briand Square, Bangalore
Board: Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board
Percentage: 73.44%

Father’s Name: V.M.Nagaraja


Occupation: Senior Supervisor
Date of Birth: 18th July, 1984
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single
Languages known: English, Kannada and Hindi.
Hobbies: Reading, Playing Chess and Volleyball
Permanent Address: s/o V.M.Nagaraja
PERSONAL #677,2nd cross, 3rd main,5th stage
DETAILS 2nd phase, B.E.M.L Layout,
Raja Rajeshwari Nagar,
Bangalore -560098
Phone: 080-28601677

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

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