Peter S Samuel

Visa Type: Work Visa (Doha-Qatar)

Job Profile:

Involved in various multi location projects in addition to planning & designing IT Strategy for various IT related standards for hardware/software and managing IT projects pertaining to infrastructure implementation

Design hardware standards for Laptop/Desktop/Server in addition to planning & management of IT infrastructure implementation of the organization

Focus on IT Infrastructure Engineering aimed at strategy planning for IT besides providing support for IT Operations

Projects

Implementation of Centralized Domain Controller for all Office locations

Implementation of Centralized File/Storage Server, Antivirus Server and Symantec BackupExec Server

Implementation of Firewalls with IPSec VPN Tunnels between Offices.

IT SOP’s and Policies rollout

Job Profile

IT Consultation for various Projects for different Organizations in INDIA

Projects

Implementation of HPC Cluster for Sadar Patel University, including installation of Guassian Software in CLUSTER mode

Implementation of HP L2/L3 (Total 18 Switches) for Charusat Hospital (part of Charusat University, Changa) including NMS Software implementation

Job Profile

Managing/Leading IT Team of 8 IT Professionals in INDIA at three different locations in INDIA (Baroda/Bangalore/Trivandrum)

Design hardware standards for Laptop/Desktop/Server for MDOL India Offices in addition to planning & management of IT infrastructure for MDOL India and New Jersey - US DATACENTER (SaaS Cloud Based)

Responsible for implementation of IT Policies in MDOL India Offices

Managing, Planning and Transformation of present NETWORK Infrastructure having USERS approx. 200+ in all 3 Office Locations (BRD/TVR/BLR)


Projects

Implementation of hardware standards for Laptop/Desktop/Workstation & Server to be used across all global locations of the organization (working closely with IT Director to come up with Hardware common standards which can be used across all MDOL Office Globally)

WSUS Implementation across 3 Locations in INDIA

Centralized FIREWALL Management and Site 2 Site IPSec Tunnel Implementation for 3 Offices across INDIA which further has Site 2 Site IPSec Tunnel to New Jersey DATACENTER.

Implementation of Centralized Network Monitoring System (FogLight) for all 3 Office across INDIA with centrally monitor at BARODA Office

Implementation of IT Helpdesk Ticketing System for INDIA Operations

Implementation of Centralized Active Directory with GPO rollout for INDIA Operation Offices with Forest to Forest Migration from Old company domain to New company domain (ACTIVE - ACTIVE Migration)

Implementation of MAIL Boxes on Office 365 Cloud Exchange Services

Implemenation of Cisco Switches L2/L3

Job Profile

Involved in planning/designing and implementation of IT Infrastructure for A.Schulman new Facility in INDIA at Savli-Baroda GIDC, IT related standards for hardware/software and managing INDIA A.Schulman IT Operations

Manage India USERS and Support APAC IT Team

Job Profile :

Focus on Global IT Infrastructure Engineering aimed at strategy planning for IT besides providing support for data center operations

Projects:

Implementation of hardware standards for Laptop/Desktop/Workstation & Server to be used across all global locations of the organization

Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite Design and Implementation across 45 countries for auto installation of Operating System and standard Software including CAD/CAM Applications

Functioned as System Administrator / IT Project Manager for Data Center (IT Hub for Asia Pacific Region) Build out at Savli-INDIA,
Accountable for providing global support for maintenance/ administration of below mentioned activities:

Domain Server: User Creation/Deletion etc., GPO Management, OU/Group Management.

BACKUP: Backup activity for all Data Servers and Business Critical Servers for Asia Pacific Location, Backup on Robotic Tape Library, Veritas 12.5 d, EMC Avamar 5.0, ntbackup (OS based software), Mail Server, day to day management of Microsoft Mail Server Activities, User Mailbox creation, Management of USER Mailbox (size/access etc)

Storage: IBM DS3200 (SAS), DS3300 (iSCSI) configuration and management 10TB Space, EMC NS 480 configuration ongoing and management (intermediate), 50 TB Space

BLADE Center Chassis Servers: IBM H Series Blade Chassis installation and configuration with DS3300 IBM Storage Box on iSCSI connection for BOOT from SAN Technology

VMWare: ESX 3.5 Server Installation with HA and V-Motion functionality, Boot from SAN configuration used for ESX OS

Network LAN/WAN: LAN / WAN Monitoring through SOLARWINDS, HP Switches configuration and Management for SAVLI DATACENTER ROOM, ISP Link Management (managing MPLS Cloud for ASIA Pacific TDW Offices)
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BLACKBERRY Enterprise Server, India Datacentre, 3 Days

Involved in installation of Blackberry Enterprise for FEAP (Far East & Asia Pacific) location hosted at India Data Center through Blackberry Montoring System in distributed mode

Migrated 130 Users from Tulsa, USA Datacenter Blackberry Server to India Blackberry Server, with minimal impact on business

International Projects Handled

Visited Corporate Office, US (14 Days) to assist the team in implementation of Corporate Datacenter in terms of networking and Blade Center Installation

Visited Thailand TDW Service Center (10 Days) for installation of IBM 1U Server and attached NAS Storage Box (IBM DS3300) on SAS Card connections in addition to configuration of Domain Controller/Symantec Antivirus Server and Backup Exec Application

SAVLI IT Infrastructure Buildout (DATACENTER):

Involved in design & implementation of Datacenter Room/ ADMIN Building/ Factory Building, Datacenter as IT Hub for APAC Region

Coordinated with HVAC Consultant for design & implementation of cooling solution for Datacenter Room aligned to projected needs

Designed & implemented UPS System for DC Room in redundancy failover mode (N+1 Architecture), environment monitoring system for DC & UPS room to monitor RACK base temperature & moisture of the room apart from designing network data points on each walls for remote monitoring through IP based cameras

Designed & implemented Fire Suppression System in DC Room to protect mission critical equipments and services in DC Room in case of Fire outages apart from Access Control System with CCTV Cameras across the facility

Design & implemented Public Announcement System in Admin/Factory/Canteen Area

VMWare 3.5 ESX installation with Boot from SAN, TDW India Office Server Room besides installing five 3.5 ESX Server on Blade Chassis Servers to get BOOT from SAN via iSCSI Ports

Configured LUNS/VOLUMES on IBM DS3300 for BOOT Luns for ESX Servers

Highlights - Recipient of TDW IT Global 2010 Award

Job Profile

Involved in maintenance & administration of Firewall, VPN Site-To-Site Tunnel, Customer VPN Client Access, Customer Site Access, Backup & Logs, Firewall Analyzer Software ManageEngine) for reports in addition to firewall management for across 3 locations

Smart Center configuration/ management for Checkpoint Firewall Module

Managed WAN Network comprising of Router (BRD/CHN/BLR Location), DIA/ MPLS Link issues, DMZ Network Management and NetFlow Analzyer Software for Network Traffic Reporting

Focused on LAN Network issues at EES Baroda Location apart from switches management, VLAN monitoring Etc.

Worked on FTP Server spanning Secure CuteFTP Server with 500+ Users, User Creation/Deletion, FTP Backup/Restoration Disaster Recovery of Server, FTP Account Quota Management, FTP Server Configuration/ Management

Managed helpline calls (Server Side) comprising of Data server/Fileserver management, sharing/security access rights apart from day to day checking of servers

Involved in Backup Activity for all DataServers and Business Critical Servers at EES Baroda Location Approx. 15+ TB Backup Cycle, Backup on Robotic Tape Library, Veritas 8.6 / 12d / 12.5 d, HP Data Protector 6.0 besides providing Server End Support to CHN/BLR Location pertaining to License Servers Issues, Onsite Users License Issues and backup related issues

Managed Domain Controller Server involving User Creation/Deletion, GPO Management, OU/Group Management etc and MAIL Server (Novell Groupwise) involving User Creation/Deletion etc, User mail access rights management and day to day mail server management

Involved in Symantec Web Security Proxy Server, Cyberoam Proxy Server (Bridge Mode), User Creation/Deletion etc, Site Access Management apart from management of

Various License Servers (Proe, Abaqus, Ansys, Tribon, Autocad, Pastran, Nastran, Alter Products - Hypermesh, Hyperworks, Bentley Micro Station, Catia etc.)

WSUS Server - Windows Patch Management in addition to daily virus monitoring & management for 600+ Machines

TEAM Center Server (PLM) - Multi-Site Distributed Mode Servers Farm (Total 3 Nos. of Servers)with Overseas Location (Replication)

Intranet WebSite Server - Monitored day to day activities of Intranet Site of BRD Location in addition to updating of site, SQL server management etc

SQL Server - Creation of database & management of rights, back up, restoration etc

Involved in LAN/WAN Network L&T - Knowledge City, Baroda spanning design & implementation of logical network, configuration of L3/L2 Switches, configuration/ management of WAN router and Firewall (CP NGX R65)

Involved in design & implementation of 3 Legged DMZ & LAN / WAN Network at K-City location for L&T eEngineering Solutions, Baroda

Migration of Backup Server from Veritas 8.6 to 12d

Implemented Team Center Multi-Site Servers in distributed Mode (Replication of Data between to overseas sites), disaster recovery of Centralized FIREWALL (Checkpoint)

Upgraded WSUS Server from 2.0 version to 3.0 version and migration of 1500 Mailboxes - MAIL Server under distributed mode (Active Team Member during this activity)

Implemented CHEKPOINT NGX R65 in distributed mode at L&T Knowledge City, Baroda (Inner-Firewall)

Configured 30+ L2 Foundry Switches with LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

Designed & configured SX1600 L3 Foundry Switch as LAN Core Switch

Focused on WAN Gateway Cisco Router 2821 configuration Outer-Firewall apart from design & implementation of 5 Legged DMZ

Job Profile

.NET and J2EE Theory and Practical teaching provided to Student
Maintenance of IT Lab Equipment's.