SivaRama Eadala
mailto: esrkishore@Yahoo.com, Ph:301-640-6445
Summary
 Over Seven years of professional experience in Windows and Linux System Administration
 Implementation, installation, configuration, migration and troubleshooting of windows 2000/2003/2008 and
Linux server Operating systems
 Installation and configuration of Virtual servers using VMware and Hyper-V
 Installation, configuration and maintenance of Microsoft SQL server and IIS 6/7
 Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving helpdesk issues with hardware maintenance,
installations and upgrades. Experienced in technical call center operations providing service by
communicating effectively with technical and non-technical staff
 SQL Database administration (user management, Performance, backup, recovery & storage management)
 Installing, deploying and maintaining Intranet, Internet and Extranet SharePoint sites along with WSS 3.0
and MOSS 2007 administration
 Installation, configuration and maintenance of DNS, WINS, DHCP and Active Directory on windows 2003
servers
 OS hardening for full server security
 Configuring and maintaining of Exchange Server 2003\2007, OCS, BES servers
 Promote the responsible usage and care of the Company’s equipment
 Research, test and deploy new applications into our enterprise environment along with document new
design concepts and deployment methods used for a project that was assigned from a project manager
 Installed and configured OpenFiler SAN
 Integration of Citrix applications with SharePoint using WISP 3.0 webpart
 Installation and configuration of TFS 2008
 Installed and configured Windows and Linux networks. Server and client operating system installations
using RIS, WDS and kickstart installations
 Experience in configuring NFS, NIS, DNS, DHCP, NFS maestro solo and Samba
 Installed and configured virtual servers using VMware and Hyper-V
 Configured SSH with keygen, Rsync, FTP, SFTP
 Configured and managed NFS servers (In Linux)
 Configured and managed NAS, DAS , SAN storage and LVM
 Configured, deployed and managed BES user’s accounts and devices
 Backups and recovery using Symantec Backup Exec, CA Arc Serv backup, NTBackup and mirror
packages
 Network Monitoring Using LogCaster
 Experience with backup scripts using mirror, ufsdump and scheduled using at command and crontab
entries.
 Administered and maintained Wide Area Networks containing Cisco and Sonicwall routers,
 Expert knowledge of Windows 2008,2003, 2000, XP, Vista (Domain/ Workstation environment) in LAN and
WAN areas
Education
MS in Computer Science
BS in Computer Science
Technical Skills
Hardware
Dell Power Edge 2950, 2900, 1950, SGI Origin 3200 Servers,
Eonstar ,EonVault, HCL systems, TeraStation Pro II Rackmount,
miSAN V-Series, Dell EqualLogic PS 5000 Series SAN
Operating Systems
Servers / Services
Security
Tools
Networking
Programming & Scripting
Windows 2008, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT,
Windows 98, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Fedora, RedHat Release
8.0/7.0/6.3/6.2/6.1/6.0, Solaris release 2.9,Ubuntu 6, Mandrake 9
ADS,
Microsoft
Exchange2003/2007,IIS
7.0/6.0/5.0,
WinNT(WINS/DNS/DHCP), WDS, MS SQL Server 2005, Hyper-V
on Windows Server 2008, Apache, Sendmail, NFS, NIS, Samba,
VMWARE Virtual Infrastructure 3, Print Servers (Hardware &
Software), Proxy Server 1.0/2.0 , VPN, NAT
Symantec Endpoint Security, Trendmicro, Firewall, IP Tables, TCP
Wrappers, PAM, Retina network security scanner
CA ArcServ Backup, Symantec Backup Exec, Logical Volume
Manager,
RAID(0,1,5,10),Clustering,
Mirror
Packages,
Hummingbird Connectivity, Pgina
TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SSH, TELNET, FTP/TFTP/GFTP, VPN,
HTTP, Switches (Cisco), Routers (Cisco & Sonicwall), LAN, WAN
C, C++, SQL, MySQL, HTML, vb, Shell Scripting
Certifications & Training
 MCSE(Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
 MCSA(Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator(Messaging))
 RHCE 4 – Red Hat Certified engineer
 SQL Server 2005 Administration from Learning Tree
 MOSS 2007 Administration from Learning Tree
 Red Hat Networking & Security Administration
Professional Experience
Potomac Hudson Engineering, Inc. Bethesda, MD
May 2008 – May 2009
Systems Engineer
 Installation, configuration and management of Windows and Linux Operating systems
 Exchange 2007, OCS and BES administration
 Operating system hardening for high security and performing security scans using retina software
 Bios, firmware updates on Dell power edge servers
 Involved in user, package and patch management
 Performed desktop support to over 500 clients in person and by telephone
 Monitoring the health status of Servers and taking Backup on NAS and Tape Drives using Symantec
Backup Exec and CA ArcServ Backup
 Maintenance of Switches, Routers and Hubs and setting up of VPN network. Network Monitoring Using
Log Caster
 Responsible for the availability, reliability, performance and security of Microsoft Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
 Network load balancing of SharePoint sites and also implemented forms based authentication for extranet
users
 Administering records management, workflow, security and permissions, servers and server farms
 Installed and configured WSUS, SCCM
 Maintaining of Citrix Presentation server and Citrix applications hosted on SharePoint
 Installation, configuration and management of TFS 2008
 Administering personalization services including permissions, import connections, user profiles, My Sites
and the creation and audit of sites
 SQL Database administration (user management, backup, recovery & storage management)
 SAN and NAS administration
 Administrated security permissions via Active Directory and performed remote installations
 Configuring and maintaining Symantec endpoint protection server and Trendmicro for virus protection.
Vendor dealing and support
 Installing and configuring of NFS, FTP and Samba
 Act as the lead for the purchase of software, hardware and other IT supplies as approved by management
Cybersoft, Houston, TX
Systems Analyst
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Feb 2008 - Apr 2008
Responsible for maintaining the network Including Routers, Switches, Firewall, Windows Server 2003
Active Directory domain, Backups, Exchange 2007 and OCS
Installation, configuration and management of Windows operating systems, Active Directory and Group
policies Management
Supported and managed VPN end users
MS SQL Database administration (user management, online & offline backup, recovery & storage
management)
Installation and configuration of Additional Domain Controller, DHCP, DNS, WINS on Windows 2003/2008
Operating System
Remote installation of Operating Systems using WDS
Configuring and analyzing system security policies
Configuration and administration of WSS and MOSS 2007
Installation and configuration of virtual machines using Hyper-V
Installed and maintained antivirus software for both internal and remotes users, scheduling virus definition
updates
Provide local and remote desktop support for users
ETV, Hyderabad, INDIA
Sep 2005 - Jan 2008
Systems Administrator
Responsibilities
 Installation, configuration and management of Windows and Linux Operating systems
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Responsibilities for the project-included monitoring and managing system performance related issues like
dependability, scalability and operational reliability.
Active Directory and Group policies Management
MS SQL Database administration (user management, online & offline backup, recovery & storage
management)
Installation and configuration of Additional Domain Controller, DHCP, DNS, WINS on Windows 2003
Operating System
Exchange 2003 Administration
Maintaining of Windows 2003, 2000, XP (Domain/ Workstation environment) in LAN and WAN areas
Installing(Kick Start Installation)and configuring of Linux Operating systems
Implementation of TCP Wrappers Services
Job scheduling using cron and at.
Configuration and maintenance of local and Network based Printers. (CUPS).
Primarily responsible for monitoring and managing system performance related issues
Daily responsibilities included troubleshooting current business processes, mentoring current functional
staff, developing desktop documentation, developing specifications for system changes
Design of the Network Architecture and Implementation of the same
Also responsible for Server monitoring for vital services
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Installation, configuration and Management of SQL Server / Clients ,MySQL administration using php
MyAdmin
Also experienced in implementing Apache web server with database Security.
Domain level user and system administration
Managing of Direct Attached Storage, Storage Area Network and Network Attached Storage
Implementing security and installing applications using Group Policies
Configuration and management of NFS, NIS, DHCP, DNS, WINS, DNS Server i.e. BIND on Linux Servers
Security assessment / Formulation / Implementation / for Linux and windows web servers
Configuring squid, FTP Server, RAID and LVM
Shell scripting for system management, security management / monitoring and system automation
Monitoring of System Console Logs for Backup & Event Monitoring on the Production Servers
Downloading & Adding security vulnerabilities packages
Security management and firewall design and implementation for Linux based systems
Newstoday Pvt.Ltd, INDIA
July 2004 -Aug 2005
Systems Administrator
Responsibilities
 Responsible for maintaining and configuring servers, designed and implemented LAN’s and WAN’s
 Installation and administration of Windows and Linux servers and workstations
 Responsible for providing desktop, network, and enterprise operating system support to entire user
population
 User management
 Database Management
 Administered, configure and Deployed many windows 2000\XP systems to a large wide user base
 Installed, configured and managed many printers at multiple sites
 Planned, implemented and supported network infrastructure
 Managing of Cisco Router and Switches, Hubs
 Checking and monitored leased lines loops for connectivity
 Hardware Troubleshooting, installing Operating Systems, upgrading and configuring Peripherals
MIST, INDIA
Systems/Network Administrator
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Aug 2001 - June 2004
Installation and administration of Windows ,Unix and Linux servers and workstations
Maintenance of DHCP, DNS, WINS servers
Responsible for installation, administration, management, monitoring and troubleshooting of Windows and
Linux servers and also applications running on these servers.
Worked as a Technical Lead to fully consolidate and migrate NT Domain to a
Single mixed mode Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain
User Management / User Administration. Access control implementation
Debugging LINUX performance related problems
Installation and maintenance of Oracle database server
C, C++ programming
Implementing and administration Active Directory services, replication, Trust Relationship and enforcing
Domain wide Group Policies
TCP/IP troubleshooting on Unix/NT/Linux network
DNS, NFS, Samba, IP addressing and inventory
Printer management for several environments