Vasudev Digholkar
Architect - Microsoft 365
Pune,MH
Summary
Microsoft 365 Architect, well-versed in designing and delivering a wide range of Exchange on-premises and cloud infrastructure solutions. Strategic and tactical planner with a decisive approach and analytical problem-solving skills. Looking for a long-term position as Senior Manager Solution Architect. Focused on improving business productivity and efficiency by designing new systems and improving existing infrastructures to meet changing demands. As a Microsoft 365 architect responsible for scoping, assessment, Planning design (HLD, & LLD), and the building of implementation of the M365 project.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Senior System Administrator
Softenger India Pvt. Ltd
2010.01 - 2011.09
- Good Exposure to Active Directory, Exchange Server 2003/2007 & Windows Servers 2k3 & 2K8
- Good knowledge of Exchange components
- Exchange database, Outlook Web Access, Offline Address list, Mail Flow, Public Folders
- Experience in resolving L2 & L3 Server issues (Outlook, OWA, POP3, & RPC over HTTP)
- Responsible for Exchange 2007 administration and maintenance & Patch and service pack Installation.
Senior Consultant – Technical Project Manager
ATOS |Syntel |Eviden
9 2021 - Current
- Currently working on a Japanese project (Daiichi-Sankyo) from scratch to BAU support
- As an Office 365 Architect responsible for Scoping, Assessment, Planning, Design HLD, LLD, POC Build, and Prod Build
- Working on the end-to-end project life cycle and delivering deliverables on time
- Strong knowledge and experience on Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016/2019
- Good knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office 365
- Strong 7+ years of experience in Office 365 / Mail Migration
- Knowledge and experience in migrating the user mailbox from lotus notes (Domino) to the cloud
- Migrating Microsoft Exchange On-premises to cloud using the third-party migration tools
- Experience in building a Hybrid environment with Office 365 and integration with the on-premises environment
- Experience in creating and configuring Office 365 tenants
- Experience in using the Microsoft Native migration tool for data migration from on-premises to Office 365 environment
- Good understanding of Single Sign On service using Microsoft ADFS
- Knowledge and experience in Azure AD Connect configuration and Premier Azure AD Connect
- Knowledge and Understanding of Different Modules of O365 like MS Team’s, One Drive
- Excellent knowledge and experience in PowerShell scripting especially scripts for Exchange and O365
- Knowledge and experience in Troubleshooting of O365 post-migration and regular common issues
- Knowledge & experience in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Authentication methods, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), Exchange Online Mailbox types and its properties, Retention Policies and tags, O365 groups, Transport Rules, EOP (Exchange Online Protection), ATP (Advance Threat Protection), SPF, DKIM, DMARC, Exchange 2019 Edge Transport Server build, SMTP services, O365 relay, Microsoft Teams Online Administration.
Sr. SME – Messaging
Microland Limited
2020.12 - 2021.03
- Experience in Migration tools from Drop-Box to One-Drive
- Configuring and administering Office365, One-Drive & Teams
- Supporting the sync and sharing of large volumes of data with One-Drive.
- Experience in complex messaging & collaboration migration scenarios, including Hybrid Office 365 configuration
- Strong knowledge of the O365 licensing features (E1 – E5)
- Active Directory Troubleshooting, Clustering, Server Handling
- Active Directory Migration, Active Directory Domain Level, GPO, & Password Identity Management System
- LDAP, Active Directory & experience in email systems, DNS, and Internet concepts.
Cloud Ops Administration Specialist (Career Level 9)
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
2020.02 - 2020.10
- Design, implementation, and migration of Microsoft Exchange Server and Office 365
- Managing and monitoring Office 365 services
- Formulate and create Office 365 SharePoint sites for domain users and external client access
- Administering and supporting Office 365 Azure and Exchange policies
- Responsible for effective coordination with the supplier(s) for the operation and maintenance of Office365, Exchange 2016, 2019, and MS Team’s Infrastructure
- Accountable for all Enterprise Messaging and O365 environments hosted and maintained at Accenture
- In-depth knowledge and working experience with Office 365 roles and Permissions
- MS Exchange, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, One-Drive for Business.
Messaging & Lync - Lead
Fujitsu Consulting India Pvt.Ltd
2017.06 - 2019.07
- Complete administration of Windows & Exchange Servers, Exchange, Skype, and Terminal Servers for UK clients.
- Troubleshoot and administer the Exchange Active Sync (EAS) environment for multi-thousand devices that are managed through Good Mobile.
- Responsible for Incident Management i.e
- Troubleshooting and leading critical or urgent issues on email and mobility infrastructure, and driving them to resolution as per the agreed SLAs with the customer
- Manage Exchange Load Balancer (Load Balancer & WNLB)
- Managing Email Gateways Symantec Messaging Gateway.
System Administrator Consultant
Syntel India Pvt. Ltd
2012.04 - 2017.05
- Installation, Configuration, Administration & Deployment of MS Exchange Servers from 2K3, 2K7 to 2K10
- Creation of User Accounts / Deletion and setting up user mailboxes
- Setting up Exchange Server 2K3, 2K7 & 2K10 architecture
- Performance of Exchange Server and Mail Management
- Mail Flow Management
- Bulk movement of exchange mailboxes
- Monitoring and blocking emails for users with identified tools
- Checking with identified tools for any Spam and mail-blocking issues
- Checking Event logs on AD and Exchange servers
- Creation / Deletion / Movement of mailboxes
- Management of mailboxes as per user requirements
- Tracking emails for any Mail delay, Mail missing, and NDR issues
- Exchange data store mount/dismount.
System Administrator
Saama Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
2008.05 - 2008.07
- Windows administrator, {Exchange Server 2k3, ADS, DNS Server}
- Strong working experience with Microsoft Windows Server Operating System (Win NT/2K/2K3)
- Enterprise-level strong knowledge & experience of Active Directory, WINS, DNS, and DHCP with Microsoft Resource Kit tools
- Experience with high availability models of cluster environments
- Symantec Backup/restore using enterprise backup management tool
- Strong knowledge of enterprise-level security patch management.
Assistant System Administrator
Brentwood Infotech Pvt. Ltd
2002.12 - 2007.02
- Implementing & Managing MS Exchange server 2000 & 2003
- Exchange Server Backup
- Multiple Exchange mailboxes were restored
- Email recovery scenarios in exchange 2000/2003 Active Directory Forest
- Exchange utilities and services such as recovery storage and emergence
- Server installation, upgrades including H/W and 3rd party tools
- Outlook Web Access (OMA) Troubleshooting, Functionality, configuration & Connectivity
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003 log monitoring, Error resolution on a daily check basis
- Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 server problem escalations (tier III support)
- Performed migrations from Windows NT 2000 to Windows 2003 domain and from MS Exchange 5.5 to MS Exchange 2003
- Maintenance of MS Exchange Server.
Education
MCM – Master of Computer Management -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Sambhaji-Nagar, Maharashtra 2000.06 - 2002.05
Bachelor’s in science (B.Sc.) - undefined
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Aurangabad, Maharashtra 1997.06 - 2000.05
Skills
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019
Microsoft Exchange:Expert
Microsoft 365:Expert
Exchange Online Architectural design (HLD,LLD)
- MS Team’s
Exchange Online Protection
- One-Drive
- MS Azure
Migration tool:Bit-Titan's Migration Wizard, Quest-ODM, Quest-Binary Tree Tool
Certification
Quest – On Demand Migration tool
Timeline
Sr. SME – Messaging
Microland Limited
2020.12 - 2021.03
Cloud Ops Administration Specialist (Career Level 9)
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
2020.02 - 2020.10
Messaging & Lync - Lead
Fujitsu Consulting India Pvt.Ltd
2017.06 - 2019.07
System Administrator Consultant
Syntel India Pvt. Ltd
2012.04 - 2017.05
Senior System Administrator
Softenger India Pvt. Ltd
2010.01 - 2011.09
System Administrator
Saama Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
2008.05 - 2008.07
Assistant System Administrator
Brentwood Infotech Pvt. Ltd
2002.12 - 2007.02
MCM – Master of Computer Management -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
2000.06 - 2002.05
Bachelor’s in science (B.Sc.) - undefined
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
1997.06 - 2000.05
Senior Consultant – Technical Project Manager
ATOS |Syntel |Eviden
9 2021 - Current
Quest – On Demand Migration tool
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
MS-203 Messaging Administrator Associate
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
MS-500 Microsoft 365 Security Administrator
Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS – Exchange 2010)
Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS-Exchange 2007)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
ITIL Foundation Certification
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