SUJOY MANDAL
Pune
Summary
Wintel Team Lead with 5+ years in managing a technical team and total of 16+ years in managing server infrastructures and data-center operations across multiple windows and VMware platforms.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant / Wintel Team Lead
Eviden
11.2017 - Current
- Design, build and manage ESXi/virtualization server infrastructure
- Installing, configuring vCenter Server, vCenter Components, vMotion, HA, DRS
- Used VMware vMotion to eliminate application downtime from planned server maintenance by migrating running virtual machines between the hosts
- Creating & Managing Resource pools & adding the VM's into the resource Pools
- Monitoring VMware Infrastructure - CPU, Memory, Disks, and networks
- Configuring Affinity, Anti-Affinity rules for Virtual Machines in the Cluster
- Deployed Several VMs from templates and customized their configurations as per client requirement
- Proactively identify and perform hardware and software upgrades
- Configuring Datastore for Storage allocation through host with assigned LUN and increased datastore capacity with specified Datastore
- Using VMware Update Manger to update hosts with the latest patch release
- Coordinating with VMware vendor and worked efficiently resolving critical issues
- Creating VM's Snapshots for planned activity and restored VM's to the previous version using virtual machine snapshots as a form of Back out plan
- Configuring and managing DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) & HA (High Availability) on VMware Cluster
- Adding/Modify virtual disk space, memory, vCPU for the Virtual machines.
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Managed Virtualization Environment using VM Ware ESX 5.x, VMWare VSphere 5.x, Virtual Center, VI Client, P2V
- Installation, Configuration, Administration and Troubleshooting of ESX 5.x, Vsphere 5.0, Virtual Center, VI Client
- Creating Clusters for High Availability (HA) and Distributive Resource Scheduling (DRS).
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies Ltd
03.2016 - 04.2017
- Managing operations in terms of virtualized platform (VMware) and delivering projects within deadlines; following ITIL best practices
- Assessing risk and capacity issues in the VMware environment for both production and non-production
- Maintaining the end-to-end infrastructure of our client with experience in VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5 vCenter servers, HP Blade servers, C3000 and C7000 enclosure
- Updating of HBA, NIC firmware and HPSA drivers, Onboard Administrator, VC-flex10 using update manager, HPSUM and HP Virtual Connect Manager
- Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter)
- Monitoring of Virtual Machine's & ESXi servers (CPU, Memory, Disk and Network Utilization) for Security
- Converting P2V and V2V using VMware Standalone Converter
- Creating duplicate Virtual Machine's using cloning technology (hot & cold)
- Participated on a 24/7 on-call helping client issues
- Automated various VMware task and retrieved metrics using PowerCLI.
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Managed Virtualization Environment using VMware ESXi , vCenter Server, VI Client
- Installation, Configuration, Administration and Troubleshooting of Vsphere, vCenter, VI Client
- Creating and Managing Virtual Machines and Templates
- Creating Clusters for High Availability (HA) and Distributive Resource Scheduling (DRS)
- Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter).
Technical Solution Consultant
Hewlett Packard GlobalSoft Limited
04.2005 - 05.2015
- Experience working on Virtual Infrastructure, vSphere Client and setting up ESXi in the virtual environment
- Experience in Monitoring, performing Health Checks, installing patches and upgrading hardware on the production servers
- Creating and managing resource pools and adding the VM's into resource pools
- Firmware updates and Recommendations for HP BladeSystem environments, the firmware analysis includes the enclosure and all its components, including server and storage blades, power and cooling components, networking, interconnects, and virtual connect
- The analysis also covers any drivers related to firmware updates for SAN, the firmware analysis includes the SAN and any supported devices under the Proactive Care contract connected to the SAN.
Marketing Executive
GE Countrywide Consumer Financial Service
06.2004 - 11.2004
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bangalore University
Class XII - Science
Sainik School
Class X - Science
Sainik School
Skills
- Virtualization
- VMware VSphere
- VCenter Server
- HP Blade Server
- Infrastructure planning
- Teamwork
- Group Policy Administration
- Active Directory
- Windows Server Management
- Cisco UCS Server
- Virtualization System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- System upgrades
- Performance Analysis
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Networking Fundamentals
Websites
Certification
- VMware Certified Technical Associate - Data Center Virtualization
- VMware vSphere 6 Foundations-2V0620
- VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals
- Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals-900
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate-102
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate- AZ-104
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- ITIL Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Operation
Timeline
Senior Consultant / Wintel Team Lead
Eviden
11.2017 - Current
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services
05.2017 - 10.2017
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies Ltd
03.2016 - 04.2017
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
05.2015 - 11.2015
Technical Solution Consultant
Hewlett Packard GlobalSoft Limited
04.2005 - 05.2015
Marketing Executive
GE Countrywide Consumer Financial Service
06.2004 - 11.2004
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bangalore University
Class XII - Science
Sainik School
Class X - Science
Sainik School
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