Sivakumar Dhanabalan

Mobile: +91 9940197891 Email: sivakumar.d@outlook.in

Profile Summary:
 13+ (1+2+10) years of experience in Network, Desktop and Server administration
 Highly skilled in maintaining applications, installing backup systems and end-user issues.
 Successful background in performing server installation, upgrade, patches and
configurations
 Experienced in installing and administering Citrix, VMWare and Windows server systems.

Technical Proficiency:
 Windows server administration 2000/2003/2008/2012 and 2016
 IIS 6.0/7.0/8.0 web service management
 FSMO role management
 Active directory service management
 Group policy service management
 DHCP server management
 DNS server management
 Print server management
 DFS service management
 WSUS service management
 WDS service management
 Cluster server management
 Citrix server administration
 Load Balance management
 Citrix XenApp web interface administration
 Citrix streaming profiles and publishing applications
 Backup and Restore Administration
 NTbackup management (Active Directory)
 Bacula/Tivoli Storage Manager/Commvault backup management
 Database backup management

Professional Experience:
Roles and responsibility @ Ensono Technology LLP

 Developed project plan, served as primary task resource, implemented and migrated
domain from windows server 2008 R2 to 2016
 Worked closely with Microsoft to identify risks and perform remediation involving domain
health and future strategy (ADRaas)
 Provides windows server systems architecture, administration, installation, optimization
problem isolation and resolution
 Tested environment for potential upgrade to windows 2008 as an Active Directory
 Utilized Nagios and Spectrum monitoring tools to ensure that servers are on the network
have available disk space
  Setup managed service accounts for the domain
 Installed and configured IIS
 Implement PowerShell3.0 scripts to automate wide variety of server/infrastructure tasks,
strengthening departmental audit capabilities.
 Created and Modified user account, security groups and distribution list to protect
company proprietary information
 Handled user account transfers from one field site to another moving client data to
different servers to ensure user accessibility
 Develop, update, document and manage Group Policy Object across complex multiple
domain, network environment
 Develop and maintain backup and recovery practices and procedures which will be
executed by network and production coordinators
 Working with ServiceNow and CASD ticketing tool

Roles and responsibility @ Wipro Technologies

 Performed cross platform audits or Active Directory (AD) objects and user permissions
 Created and Managed User Accounts, profiles, security, rights, disk space and
processing monitoring on Windows and Unix Platform (Creation, Deletion and
Permissions)
 Developed organizational units in Active Directory (AD) and managed user security with
group policies
 Created and maintained email addresses and distribution lists in MS Exchange
 Administrated 50 Active Directory (AD) domains and related services supporting 150K
users and 97K clients
 Maintained and managed Domain Name Service (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration
protocol (DHCP) on Active Directory Enterprise Management
 Provided third level help desk support for problems relating to Active Directory
 Hands on experience with IBM, HP ProLiant and Dell Power Edge rack mount servers
 Worked with Infopacc ticketing tool

Roles and responsibility @ Comodo Security Solutions

 Windows active directory Infrastructure Implementation and Migration 2003 to 2008 R2

 Installation, Administration and managing Cluster services
 Installation and configuration managing Active Directory, DNS and DHCP Servers
 Installation and configuration weekly MS patches management
 Managing Active Directory Users and other resource objects
 Creation and managing country wise OU and Groups resources
 Installation and configuration in DFS
 Transfer FSMO roles
 Managing domain controller site replication
 Installation and configuration Group policy structure
 Installation and configuration Windows Deployment services
 Managing IIS6 and II7 web servers and hosted web sites
 Creating, deploying, renewing and import and export of the SSL certificates
 Managing web server optimization and performance
 Creating and managing FTP sites
 Website content and application release management and creating virtual directories
 Managing node's storage size and memory
  Create and configuration in Pool
 Creating and configuration secondary node
 Installation and configuration streaming profile and publishing application
 Create and managing citrix server policies
 Create new database in Mysql and SQL
 Modified user access privilege in databases and tables
 Database access user permission in SQL
 Windows NTBackup service managing (Active Directory Backup)
 Backup and Restore in database managing daily and weekly (Incremental and Full)
 Server hardware and software performance monitoring
 Creating group and configuration in Virtual Lan
 Reserve specific public IP address in grouped Virtual Lan
 Installation and configuration COMOD Endpoint Management services
 Configuration and managing weekly scanning schedule in COMODO
 Creating and managing DHCP Scope and reservation
 Change and managing the domain controller IP address without zone change
 Configuration and managing User Quotes
 Installation and configuration RAID management (RAID 1 and RAID 5)
 Configuration and managing SAN and NAS storage (Net gear box)
 Worked with Kayako ticketing tool

Roles and responsibility @ Imperial Garments Factory India Pvt Ltd.

 Installing and configuring and hardening of windows server 2003

 Creating group policies and implementation as per standard procedures
 RAID configurations and Disk management utilities tools
 Perform security health check of windows server and other compliance related activities
 Daily operating system alert handling and response
 Quarterly and half yearly password maintenance and scheduling
 Ticket status check and update
 Incident escalation and progress monitoring
 Monitoring DHCP scopes
 Monitoring DNS resolution and zones
 Maintenance of software licenses
 Perform timely patch management as per schedule
 Creating and update of technical documentation
 Installed centralized Symantec End-point Protection Manager 11 Anti-virus
 Managed all NTFS/Share's permissions
 Managed all User's and Groups accounts in domain controller

Roles and responsibility @ Computer Factory India Pvt Ltd

 Plan, develop and present training to increase overall capabilities of users of the installed
computer equipment
 Providing hardware and software support in clients
 Responsible for all backups of the company
 Manages windows workgroup user's, computers and printers
 Installing, configuring, managing and maintenance of all servers and workstations
 RAID configuration and managing in client
 Administration of print servers and file servers
  Anti-virus software implementation (Mcafee, Symantec Norton, TrendMicro and
Kaspersky

Roles and responsibility @ Tandem Info Tech Pvt Ltd.

 Administration of Windows domain controller and Linux servers

 Creating users, grant permission, applying new patches
 Managing of anti-virus server and updating DAT
 Managing the print server and file server
 Managing the networks in LAN, WAN
 Creating profiles and configuring the group policies
 Maintaining the LAN and sharing the proxy server
 RAID configuration and disk management

Roles and responsibility @ PC-Care Pvt Ltd.

 Installing and configuring various type of computers and printers

 Installation of new hardware device including network items
 Provide technical support to the internet cafe, management and clients networks
 Configuring, managing and troubleshooting of various servers
 Provide technical support to dial-up clients on daily basis
 Responsible for installing and updating of anti-virus
 Setting up of conference facilities (Video and tele-conference), and providing technical
support
 Provide daily reports on status of all hardware equipment's and assigned duties
 Installing and configuring new equipment's and software on the network and for customers

Technical Qualifications:
Completed MCSE
Completed HDCA

Education Qualifications:
MSC Information Technology at Annamalai University
2011-2013

Bachelor of Literature (B.Lit.) at Dharumapuram Aadhinam Arts College

2002-2005

Personal Details:

Father's name : Dhanabalan

Date of Birth : 05-05-1983
Languages Known : English and Tamil
Passport Number : 100383507761
Present address : Plot No:55, A.N. Ezhumalai Salai, V.G.N
Nagar 2nd main road, 1st cross street,
Iyyappanthangal, chennai-600056

Sivakumar Dhanabalan