Sonny Suhail – IT Architect

Pomona, CA

ssuhail27@gmail.com

909-896-2672

 

 

 

Summary:

Senior IT Architect proficient in Microsoft, Citrix and VMware Technologies having over13 years of experience. Expert in managing full range of project development with specific emphasis on designing and supporting inter-networks using Microsoft, VMware and Cisco products. Proven track record in highlighting and resolving issues in a diverse, technical environment and coordinating team efforts for installations, upgrades, and problem resolution. Worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for different Technical Institutions and Universities. Worked extensively in Enterprise Production Data Centers and Financial environments.

 

Technical Expertise:

 

Hardware:

Blade servers from HP, IBM and Dell. IBM XIV SAN, HP EVA, Dell Equal logic ISCSI SAN, High-end Intel-based enterprise servers from HP, Dell and IBM. Cisco Routers, Firewalls and Switches, Pix and Watch Guard Firewalls, NetApp NAS, Blue Coat Proxy. FC, FCOE Brocade SAN switches, Citrix NetScalers Load balancer, F5 Load balancer

 

Software:

VMware VSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer

Exchange 2003/2007/2010 DAG, Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS), on Windows 2012/2008/2003 Server platforms, Microsoft Clustering with SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012, Certificate Servers, Centos, Ubuntu Linux Servers, Active Directory, ADFS with Salesforce Remedy, VERITAS Backup Exec, Domain Naming System (DNS), WINS, DHCP, NLB Clusters, IIS, VMware Convertor, VCenter, Platespin Migrate, AppZero, Quest Archive Manager, EMC EmailXtender Archive, EMC SourceOne Archive, ISA 2006,TMG 2010 Proxy Server, MDM Software, Mobile Iron, Citrix Zenprise, Commvault Backup, Symantec SEP, EVault Archiver, Powershell, Microsoft SCOM 2008 R2 (Operations Manager)

 

 

Education:

•          B.E. Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics), Bangalore University

•          Post-Graduate Diploma in Computers

 

 

Professional Certifications and Qualification:

•          Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

•          Microsoft Certificate Trainer (MCT)

•          VMware VCP

•          Cisco CCNA

•          Citrix CCA

 

 

 

Work Experience:

Xerox. Riverside, CA                                                                                                   10/2008-Present

IT Architect

•          Lead a team of Systems Engineers in Infrastructure Design and Datacenter Operations and Migrations, Familiarity with TOGAF, ITIL frameworks.

•          VMware implementation and Design, Setup HA/DRS Clusters

•          Drive and rollout Server virtualization strategy and projects using VMWare, Hyper-V, Xen

•          Completed DR planning and implementation for various LOB applications

•          Host based asynchronous replication, SAN to SAN replication for DR

•          Architected, designed and rolled out XenDesktop, XenApp infrastructure

•          Design and setup ADFS SSO with Salesforce Remedy SaaS Cloud application

•          Run Test VM’s in Windows Azure and AWS Cloud IaaS

•          Architect Duties included Plan enhance Citrix Infrastructure design and implementation

•          Team Lead for deploying Citrix Solutions for Health Care Industry

•          Deployed virtual desktops for various clients to improve productivity

•          Implemented Citrix Netscalers as Load balancer and CAG.

•          Architected and designed and implemented XenApp6.5 and Xen desktop 5.6 fp1 with windows7 and Xen server 6.1

•          Integrate Office 365, Email filtering and MDM Cloud Services with private Cloud

•          Designed and implemented ISA2006 reverse proxy in the DMZ

•          Migrated from Blue Coat Proxy to Microsoft Proxy TMG2010

•          Worked as the Lead Architect for Exchange 2003/2007/2010 migration

•          Redesigned and implemented DNS in the DMZ

•          Implemented Microsoft Certificate servers for the Enterprise

•          Upgraded and performed health checks on Active Directory Infrastructure

•          Deployed Lync 2013 with Enterprise Voice, IM, Conferencing and Presence features

•          Implemented Email Archiving solution using EMC EmailXtender/SourceOne, EVault

•          Engaged and managed the vendor relations

•          Involved in strategic and tactical planning and budgeting

 

The Irvine Company Irvine, CA                                                                                     11/2007-10/2008

Microsoft Architect

•          Responsible for design and implementation of Active Directory Infrastructure and DNS

•          Worked with the team to virtualize the physical servers using the VMware convertor

•          Upgraded the infrastructure to Windows 2003 by coordinating with various support teams

•          Designed and implemented Quest Archive Manager for Exchange 2003 environment by coordinating the retention policy requirements with the Legal team

•          Deployed and published various Citrix based application on HP blade servers with support from the application vendors

•          Implemented Live Disaster Recovery testing for the entire production infrastructure involving Active Directory, DNS, VMware and various Enterprise Applications

•          Implemented custom scripts for Active Directory, DNS and WINS in the Disaster Recovery failover/failback

 

Experian Americas, Costa Mesa, CA                                                                       1/2004-11/2007

Senior Systems Engineer

•          Implemented Windows 2003 Server installation and upgraded the existing Windows 2000 Servers to 2003 O/S

•          Upgraded and maintained the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange 2003

•          Configured the Windows 2003 Server Active Directory and Exchange 2003 according to the specifications provided

•          Designed and implemented Microsoft SQL 2000 Server in a Clustered environment

•          Implemented replication and log shipping on the SQL 2000 Server

•          Designed and implemented VMware environment for the existing production servers based on ESX 3.x platform

•          Configured and maintained the Active Directory database

•          Worked with BCP team to implement the data recovery strategy

•          Designed and recommended on IT infrastructure needs of various departments within the company

 

Washington Mutual Irvine, CA                                                                                     1/2003-12/2003

Senior Consultant

•          Worked as a Consultant for design, implementation, administration and security of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Exchange 2000, SQL 2000, Microsoft IIS Web servers and Microsoft Clustering Technologies

•          Designed and implemented IBM cluster server with windows 2000 MSCS

•          Installed and administered Windows 2000 SQL Server in Clustered environment in Active/Passive Topology

•          Installed and maintained applications in separate development, test, production, and Disaster Recovery environments, using change control methods to ensure application consistency and reliability throughout all environments

•          Designed and implemented Active Directory structure

•          Worked on the Active Directory Security Policies and Delegation procedures

•          Responsible for Corporate and Branch Office User and Group Administration

•          Installed and configured Microsoft’s Internet Information Services 5.0 (IIS 5.0) web servers for a secure environment, using custom installation scripts, IIS Lockdown tools, and security patches

•          Installed and maintained Exchange 2000 Server

•          Customized the Exchange 2000 environment and security with GFI application software

•          Installed and maintained Windows 2000 DNS, DHCP and Wins servers in large environments

•          Developed, drafted and maintained the implementation of security policies and procedures

•          Responsible for documentation, assisted outside consultants/agencies for independent security audits

•          Maintained compliance with Disaster Recovery readiness Procedures by actively backing up system state and user data using VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup

•          Supported, maintained and responsible for 300 Production Servers running Windows 2003/2000/NT4.0 (multiple domain environment) in cable & wireless Datacenter at Irvine

 

Smart Digital Technology Inc. Fullerton                                                                       12/1998-12/2002

Senior Systems Engineer

•          Instructed and mentored junior instructors and students pursuing IT certification courses including Cisco, CompTIA, Microsoft and Oracle

•          Responsible for school operations and managed six full-time and six part-time instructors

•          Trained Fortune 100 Clients like HP, Toshiba on Windows 2000 operating systems

•          Installed and configured Cisco Routers and Switches at various customer sites

•          Developed courseware for NET+, A+ and MCSE

•          Provided technical training to students in California State University.

•          Designed the Operating System installation and system configuration routines for 400 node North Orange County School District project

•          Installed and configured Exchange and Web Servers for the Intranet

•          Designed and created IP Addressing Schemes for Large Networks

•          Involved in the creation and maintenance of Static and Dynamic routes and Firewall Filtering techniques on WatchGuard and Pix Firewalls

•          Implemented a Microsoft Exchange 5.5 migration to Exchange 2000 using ADC.

•          Implemented HFNETPRO Patch management server and maintained all the nodes up to date resulting in fast and efficient Network

•          Worked in partnership with Cal State Fullerton and trained students on CCNA programs

•          Offered Technical Training to HP, Compaq and Toshiba for numerous clients

•          Designed, implemented Active Directory Infrastructure at various Client Sites

•          Responsible for migration from NT 4.0 Domains to Windows 2000 Active Directory Domains

•          Worked on Domain consolidation projects

•          Implemented a number of Web Servers running Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0

•          Responsible for security and administration of E-Commerce Web sites by implementing SSL and IIS Lockdown Tool kit.

 

 

 

References:

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