MAHESH ANDRA

Professional Summary:

• Consultant at KPMG with expertise in storage management, migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Pure Storage, NetApp, HPE 3PAR, Cisco MDS switches, and Rubrik backup solutions.
• Skilled in storage provisioning, decommissioning, upgrades, and performance optimization.
• Strong background in NAS/SAN operations, zoning, and zone removal.
• Experienced in handling storage issues, configurations, certificate renewals, and patch upgrades.
• Collaborated with vendors like NetApp, Pure, HPE, Cisco, and Rubrik for service improvements.
• Developed and implemented SOPs, capacity planning, and best practice knowledge sharing.

Technical Expertise:

NetApp:

• Planned and executed storage migrations, including 7-mode to cluster mode using 7MTT.
• Managed SnapMirror, SnapVault, and Snapshot policies for data protection.
• Troubleshot performance issues, CIFS share permissions, and storage allocation problems.
• Created and managed vFilers, deduplication, compression, and volume migrations.
• Configured cluster peering and handled aggregate full tasks.

Cisco MDS Switches:

• Created, renamed, and removed zoning configurations.
• Managed device aliases and resolved port-down issues.

HPE 3PAR:

• Executed new server builds and storage configurations.
• Managed LUN provisioning, certificate renewals, and patch upgrades.
• Resolved system issues, including time zone mismatches and boot policy errors.

Pure Storage:

• Performed LUN provisioning, expansion, and decommissioning.
• Conducted firmware/software upgrades and resolved hardware issues.
• Monitored storage utilization and supported application migrations.

Rubrik:

• Managed backup restorations, hardware replacements, and system monitoring.
• Implemented new SLA policies for optimized backup processes.
• Configured and integrated servers into the Rubrik environment.
• Ensured system health, compliance, and user access management.

• Increased storage capacity by utilizing data deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning techniques.
• Conducted thorough performance analysis of storage systems, identifying bottlenecks and implementing necessary improvements.
• Optimized storage performance by implementing effective data management strategies and policies.
• Contributed to capacity planning efforts by analyzing growth trends and making recommendations based on organizational needs.
• Assisted in the migration of data from legacy systems to modern storage platforms, reducing operational costs and improving efficiency.
• Provided tier-2 support for complex issues related to SAN/NAS devices, troubleshooting problems until resolution was achieved.
• Implemented effective monitoring tools to proactively identify potential issues before they impacted business operations.
• Trained junior engineers on best practices for managing enterprise storage environments, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the department.