Nikhil Kutaskar

Experience

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  Microsystem & Softwares

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2008

  Netwoking Engineer

  Maintenance,of Server O.S and software support across windows98, winXP,Win2000, Win 2003 based networks including LAN administration of Internet.Troubleshooting in network.Onsite O.S. & hardware level fault diagnosis. Application Software installation.Configuration of Broadband,Dial up and Wifi Internet connection ,Knowledge for these Operating Systems Windows98, Windows-2003-Server & Windows XP, Windows Vista

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  Vyom Consultants

  Dec 2008 - May 2012

  Providing technical Support on requirements setup & maintenance, support across Win 2003 & 2008 based networks including LAN administration of Internet.Administration of TCP/IP based network.Troubleshooting in network.Dial-up Connections, Broadband Connection & Wireless Knowledge for these Operating Systems Windows98, Windows NT, Windows 2000Server Windows2003Server&Prof Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7Knowledge of Cisco Router & SwitchesKnowledge of Watch Guard ,Sonic ,Cisco PIX FirewallsKaspersky Anti-virus Server. Show less

  • Network Admin

    Dec 2008 - May 2012

  • Previous Organization

    Dec 2008 - May 2012

  • Networking Admin

    Dec 2008 - May 2012
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  Taraspan Solution Formly (Wesley Clover Communication Solutions )

  May 2012 - Jun 2016

  System Administrator

  Brief Synapsis:Working as a SPOC for all IT related queries for TaraSpan Clients.Increased critical infrastructure uptime to 99.99% to obtain high availability fault tolerant performance.Expanded in-house technical support functions to eliminate third party contracts.Defined proven project management approach that streamlined activities and improved processes.Reporting to Vice President Lead various implementations of new creative Ideas and Systematic process related to IT. Guiding and mentoring Team members and working as a responsible Team Member.Taken initiative to develop – Intranet Site ,Case Study for New Project Setups and Implementations & Company Newsletter.Setup a Mitel PBX and Mitel VOIP phones for Business extensions on each user desk. Setup and configured “Magor Collaboration Server” (Ubuntu Linux) for Video conferencing between Pune users and Clients. Implemented and Configured Backup Strategy (Linux).Virtualization: Offerings from VMware Installation/Configuration of ESX. Installation/ Configuration of VCenter, Hyper-V .VM migration from VMware ESXi server to ESXi Server & from Hyper-V to ESXI server, Snapshots of VMs.Actively involved in Hardware procurement for Server room and Test LAB setup (Linux, Windows and L2/L3 switches). Managing Google App for creating Email accounts and distribution list. Asset management through Inventory (Linux) system.Implemented Ticketing System (Linux) for accountability of IT works.Implemented Monitoring System (Linux) to receive notification alert email for any down fail of IT service or device. Management of MSDN Licensees Project wise to meet Microsoft License Compliance. Network Design Document preparation using MS Visio for Presentation. Managing Watchgurad XTM 515 Firewall as a Gateway Security with change management as per Project requirement in polices & Securing Network Infrastructure with regular logs and report monitoring.Managing Open Source DNS/DHCP Server. Show less

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  Mojo Networks, Inc.

  Jul 2016 - now

  Sr. System Administrator

  • Managing two locations from Pune Office (Bangalore and Mumbai) for all IT related Queries.• Company Being an ISO 27001, Which needs to follow the procedures as per the ISO guidelines to get compliance in every year for external Audits.• Follow-up with all the control charts as amended into the ISO guidelines which include DR of critical servers, Backup Test, Microsoft Compliance, Other Approved software Compliance, Antivirus, Inventory, OS updates, scanning vulnerability using Nessus can and patching the Critical and high-risk servers and devices as recommended. • Vendor Management, Onsite Client management.• Managing Fortinet 200D and 90D Firewall as Gateway level Security appliance, which includes the Version Upgrades and patch updates recommended by the vendor• Managing 24+ Cisco Management Switch’s for the Test Environment including 400+ VLANs, which have a different scenario as per the project requirement and test cases• Managing the Windows 2012 R2 with the AD, DHCP, DNS, Radius, CA, IIS and WSUS roles, Which includes daily log monitoring Patch fixes and WSUS patch Approvals and fixing the client side issue for Windows patch updates • Managing Windows 2003 R2 server which serves as a test network DNS, DHCP, Radius, CA server.• Managing 20+ ESXi servers using VMWARE VCENTER for the In-house Virtual Cloud Support. This includes ESXi Patch Updates and Version Upgrades• Managing the Backup of the Critical Server using Linux and Open Source Clients which are tested for the Backup guaranty.• Managing the Corporate Email using the GAPPS and Office 365 Business Edition.• Managing the AVAYA System with help of Vendor for the Customer Support Operation which works for 24X7• Managing Isolate Setups using PFsense as an in-house cloud scenario which gives Automation teams replica of the real world behind NAT scenario• Network Devices and Systems monitoring using Nagios, which pushes alerts on email for any downtime activities Show less