Kevin Almeida

Experience

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  Atos

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2018

  Senior System Engineer

  Experience Summary: working with Atos India Pvt Ltd as a Senior Systems Engineer with 4.2 yrs experienceTechnical Skills: VMware Technology: VMware vSphere, VMware 5.5, 6.0 ,HA, DRS, Snapshots, VUMProfessional Accomplishments: VMware VCP-DCV ceritified ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Foundation ver. 3.Project: AHS Offshore – Server Hosting – Vmware(Siemens)Position: Senior System EngineerTeam Size: 5Roles:>Windows 2008 & Windows 2008 R2; Windows 2012 & Windows 2012 R2 ServersContribution:>Managing 1000+ Servers located at North America Datacenter & Client side>Install and Configure New Windows 2008/2012 Servers or Upgrade from 2008.>Creation, Management and Configuration of Virtual Machines>Securing Servers from Virus & vulnerability using Trend Micro Antivirus>Server conversion with VMware standalone converter ( P2V Conversions)> Creating and Modifying Virtual Guest Machines> Deploying Virtual Machines using templates.> VM Template modification as per application requirements.> Patching and Update VM templates on Monthly Basis.> Coordinating with Change/ Config team for VM change and config request.>New virtual Infrastructure setup using VMware ESXi server & vCenter Server.>usage of VUM tool for upgradation of Esxi> Installing and Configuring VMware Tools> Implementing High Availability with VMware HA and DRS> Knowledge on VMware ESXi Server, VMware Converter > ESXi Server installation > Vmotion migration, High Availability feature, DRS feature > Setting VM priorities on CPU, Memory and other resources > Server Hardening as per client policy Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2019

  System Engineer

  ● Installing configuring of physical servers, virtual environments.● Working on VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0 & windows 2008 and 2012 servers.● Knowledge of AD, DNS, DHCP, RAID.● Hardware management of DELL/CISCO/IBM/HP servers.● P2V conversion of physical server to virtual environment.● Installing Updates Using command line for ESXi Hosts.● Assigning LUN’s to ESXi servers and creating Datastores with standard naming conventions.● Creating and managing VMware cluster. Enabling HA,FT and DRS in a cluster.● Installing VMware Tools for Virtual machines.● Monitoring hardware alerts and taking necessary actions accordingly.● Coordinating with different vendors(Dell, HP, Vmware) for different issues related to hardware or software to get it resolved● Using HP ILO and IDRAC, Cisco Ucs for physical servers management.● Maintaining of DC inventory with proper details of chassis and blade server and keeping a proper track of the inventory.● Providing support on Wintel related issues. Systems support, maintenance, and monitoring to always maintain optimal system performance and uptime.● Knowledge of Storage SAN, NAS.● Working on different mail issue and getting it resolved.● Adhering ITIL process and working on Change Request for any issues related to servers. Show less

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  Costa Crociere S.p.A.

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Assistant IT Officer
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  Dell EMC

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2021

  Senior Advisor
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  Costa Crociere S.p.A.

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  Assistant IT officer
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  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

  Dec 2021 - now

  Assistant Systems manager