Rakesh Kumar

 

 

Experience Profile

Accomplished 10+ year cloud infrastructure consultant and technologist focused in strategic thought leadership concentrated around next generation data center, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS) & End User Computing.

 

Provides expert consultation in cloud strategy, technical assessment, solution design, migration, and delivery of infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and subsequent network, storage and virtualization components from Red hat, Cisco, EMC, Microsoft, VMware and other Cloud providers. I have written whit papers on Cloud Computing and it’s published in TCS. Responding to RFP and RFI.

 

Domains: Telecom, Banking, Insurance and Retail.

 

Professional History

Cisco System Inc.

Infrastructure Architect                                           Jan 2012 to Present

 

Technical Concentration:

Cloud infrastructure (Openstack), IaaS (infrastructure as a service) PaaS (platform as a service), SaaS (Software as a service) RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) cloud implementation, Openstack Cloud, VMware vSphere 5 infrastructure: vCenter, ESX Virtualization, Cisco Unified Computing System.

 

Cloud Experience:

 

·   Design the Openstack private cloud for one of the telecom client.

·   Install, configure, and test Openstack environment (Nova, Swift, Cinder, Neutron, Horizon, Keystone & Glance).

·   Experience in supporting large-scale multi-tenant infrastructure level services (load balancers, firewalls, etc.).

·   Good understanding of High-Availability (HA), Cluster architectures, deployments & Experienced in HA solutions.

·   Excellent understanding of data center organization, including hardware configurations and networking.

·   Migrated the VMware Virtual machines in to Openstack cloud environment.

·   Experience in Openstack cloud administrator.

·   Good experience in cloud migration.

 

Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC)                                                                        Sept 2010 to Dec 2012 

 

Implementation and support

Deliverable responsibilities include:  The functional, operational and high availability validation and enablement of the cloud infrastructure, Virtualization platform. Additional responsibilities include:

 

·   Development of over 50 reference scenario based test cases for cloud infrastructure storage, network, compute, and virtualization covering functionality, operations, high availability and disaster continuity.

·   Openstack Implementation for one of the leading telecom client.

·   Creating and preparing the proposal for the clients.

·   VMware vRealize implementation and support.

·   Upgrading to vSphere 6.0

·   Development of multiple client facing gap analysis documents with conclusive results for automation planning and testing

·   Routine interaction with client senior leadership to manage expectations.

·   Product review and recommendations as needed to enhance the client Cloud infrastructure.

·   Executive presentations discussing cloud computing business development and strategy.

·   Implemented the Openstack cloud for 2 major telecom clients.

·   Delivery of Vblock 100 (3x) & 300 (24x) compute and storage infrastructure, and Vblock 700 (5x) compute infrastructure.

·   Configured and deployed over 30 Cisco UCS computing clusters with VMware ESXi 5 and vCenter 5.

·   Configured and deployed  over 50 ESXi 5 clusters.

·   Configured and deployed Cisco 1000v virtual switch module appliance within vCenter vSphere 5 infrastructure

·   Implemented the Openstack Cloud and integrated with VMware vCloud.

·   Executive presentations discussing cloud computing business development and strategy

·   POC’s on AWS, Eucalyptus cloud and other vendor’s cloud apps.

·   Support for VMware infrastructure from 3.0 to 5.5.

·   Implemented VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.1

 

Presales Engagement Experience:

Deliverable responsibilities include: Developing business cases and associated RFPs, customer mind mapping and whiteboard sessions, gap analysis and readiness assessments, risk assessments, delivery approach, high level work plans, and project resource estimations.

 

·   Executive presentations and overview with customer stakeholders

·   Led multiple potential and new customer engagements in a customer facing role.

·   Developed high level project scope with milestones based on customer requirements and defined expectations

·   Conducted multiple 3, 5 and 10 day Proof of Concept showcase presentations demonstrating cloud computing and virtualization with VMware, Cloud (Private & Public) & UCS.

·   Creating offering for the clients in TCS.

Presented and taught Virtualization and Cloud technology education and validation for perspective customers.

 

Shell Petroleum

Design & Implementation Engineer                                                 May 2010 to Sept 2010

 

Technical Concentration:

VMware vSphere, SAP Applications migration in virtual environment, Cloud Infrastructure.

 

Engagement Delivery Experience:

Deliverable responsibilities include:  Implementation, configuration, testing and training on VMware vSphere and compute technologies. Implementation of 2000 virtual machines. Additional responsibilities include:

 

·   Configured and deployed 15 Cisco UCS computing clusters with VMware ESXi 5.0 and vCenter 5.0.

·   Configured and deployed over 25 ESXi 5 clusters.

·   Configured and deployed Cisco 1000v virtual switch module appliance within vCenter vSphere 5 infrastructure

·   Configured and deployed VMware SRM for Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity

·   Deployed VMware vCloud on Cisco UCS.

·   Provided the training to the partners and internal teams.

·   Prepared the Document of the project.

·   vSphere infrastructure troubleshooting.

·   Implement and Configure the Cisco UCS end to end.

·   Implemented VMware Site Recovery Manager.

 

SGS Pvt Limited

Subject Matter Expert                                                                Jan 2007 to May 2010

 

Technical Concentration:

VMware infrastructure: vCenter, SRM, ESX Virtualization and Active Directory infrastructure technologies.

 

Engagement Delivery Experience:

Deliverable responsibilities include:  Implementation and Support on virtual infrastructure and Active Directory technologies. Documentation deliverables include:

 

·   Presentation to business units and executives demonstrating end user computing and VDI technologies 

·   Topology, Line, and Component diagrams for multi-tenant and virtual infrastructure greenfield technology implementation

·   Detailed Design documentation for multi-tenant and virtual desktop infrastructure greenfield technology implementation

·   Designed and implemented multi-tenant vSphere – Active Directory infrastructure supporting five separate directory domains  

·   Developed business use case and decision tree diagrams for virtual desktop infrastructure implementation and support

·   Windows 7 Business Desktop Engineering and Deployment

·   Migration of Windows XP to Windows Vista.

·   Support for VMware and Windows technologies.

 

Millennium Computer

Sr. Hardware EngineerNov 2003 to Dec 2006

 

Technical Concentration:

Hardware Implementation, support on LAN, WAN, Network printers and support for entire infrastructure includes applications.

 

Engagement Delivery Experience:

·   Worked on LAN and WAN for Network Management.

·   Advance troubleshooting In LAN and WAN.

·   Installation of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 in a network using remote tools andinstallation,upgrade and maintain the web servers.

·   Installation of application remotely in the network.

·   Provided the onsite support for the Indian Banks and other corporate.

·   Troubleshoot applications and operating system if any error occurs in the system.

·   Provided the high end support for servers (IBM blade, HP).

·   Worked on storage and tape for backup and restore.

·   Troubleshooting on Storage devices.

·   Implemented the servers.

 

Education

 

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) – Computer Science & Engineering (1998 – 2002)

 

Certifications

 

 

 

Certifications

DCUCI (Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Implementation)

MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)

 

Technical exams

Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

Relevant Skills

Microsoft Technology	Virtualization Technology
active directory certificate authority services	Cisco UCS  - Unified Computing System
active directory rights management services	Cisco Nexus 1000v
active directory	vmware vsphere  Infrastructure 3.0 – 6.0
remote desktop services / terminal services	vmware vcenter 3.0 – 6.0
windows server (from 2K – 2K3)	VMware Site Recovery Manger (Disaster Recovery)
hyper-v server	VMware vRealize
app-v	VMware VCAC and vCloud
virtual machine manager
Vendor Hardware
Cisco UCS blades and servers	Storage Technology
VCE Vblock	EMC VMX & Netapp
HP Proliant virtualization blades and servers	Cloud Computing
DELL PowerEdge  blades and servers	Openstack, Eucalyptus cloud
Cloud Computing	VMware vCloud
EMC Unified Infrastructure Manager	Eucalyptus cloud & AWS
Scripting	PowerShell, Python