1. AHMED MUGHAL
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66 Mossgrove Cres. Brampton, ON L7A 3E6 • (416) 887-7029 • ahmughal05@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 7+ years of experience with Active Directory and Windows Server 2003,2008, & 2008R2
 4+ years of experience with Citrix XenApp 4.5,5.0,6.0 & 6.5 on Windows 2003,2008 and 2008R2
 Over 4+ years of experience with VMware vSphere 4.0/ 4.1, 5.0
 Working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange 2010
 Ability to build technical documents, server inventory documents
 Target oriented with good communication and presentation skills
 Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
 Self - motivated with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to the environment
 Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
 Ability to perform tasks within the set deadlines
 Possess strong planning, problem solving and organizational skills
CERTIFICATIONS
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Citrix XenApp 6.0
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Enterprise Administrator
Server Administrator
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure, Configuration
Windows 7, Configuration
ITIL Foundation
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Business Administration in Management, Academy of Business Learning
Bachelor of Commerce

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TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Windows Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2003/2008/2008R2
Directory Services: Active Directory Domain Services 2003/2008/2008R2
Virtualization: VMware vSphere 4.0,4.1/5.0 Citrix Presentation Server 4.5, 5.0 XenApp 6.0, 6.5
Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Project 2013
Desktop Operating System: XP, Vista, Windows 7
Skills Set: Active Directory, Group Policies, Terminal Services, Auditing, Documentation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Citrix Support Analyst
AMEC Americas Limited Oct 2011 – Jul 2014
Toronto ON
Citrix XenApp:
 Monitored and maintained the Citrix XenApp environment 6.0 and 6.5
 Built, tested and deployed XenApp servers in the new Citrix farm
 Installed and joined the Citrix XenApp servers with an existing farm
 Installed and tested applications before bringing into production environment
 Migrated XenApp 5.0 Windows Server 2008 farm to XenApp 6.5 using Citrix Migration Center
 Published, monitored and troubleshoot published, Streamed Applications and Web Interface
 Maintained and troubleshoot Citrix XenApp server 6.5 running 50+ legacy application
 Troubleshoot XenApp server policies, load management and printers
 Installed Microsoft patches on all servers using Update Manager Tool
 Enabled session reliability to reconnect the ICA session
 Configured Local Host Cache (LHC) by Dsmaint command line
 Troubleshoot the Citrix IMA service and the ICA communication channel
 Applied Citrix policy on worker group and configured health monitoring
 Troubleshoot session initialization, client settings and application streaming sessions
Active Directory:
 Worked on windows server AD 2003, 2008 and 2008R2
 Deployed domain controller by using DCPROMO
 Installed and configured Read Only Domain Controller (RODC)
 Installed and configured Active Directory Light-weight Directory services (AD-LDS)
 Planned an administrative delegation strategy, and OU structure
 Maintained and managed the OU, user accounts and groups
 Created and configured AD objects on daily basis
 Used WMI and security filtering in group policy
 Transferred Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles using command-line tool NTDSUTIL
 Configured and applied AD Group Policies on different levels
 Created and configured sites and subnets using AD Sites and Services
 Configured replication topology with connection objects, bridgehead servers and site links
 Raised forest and domain functional level and set group scopes for resource use
 Installed and configured WINS, DNS, DHCP
 Installed and maintained File Servers and Print Servers

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Windows Administrator
Nova Networks Jul 2010 – Sept 2011
Toronto ON
Windows/Active Directory:
 Managed, deployed system patches and designed and deployed new servers
 Configured and troubleshoot IPv4, DHCP scopes, options and security
 Imported users with CSVDE, LDIFDE and PowerShell
 Prepared monthly reports on server performance and presented to clients
 Created and configured group policies
 Raised domain functional levels and forest functional levels
 Configured sites and services, site links, subnets and bridgehead server
 Added Hyper-V role and created virtual machines
 Audited file access, managed security settings, recover servers with Windows server backup
 Installed and configured various operating systems for clients including Windows XP, Vista,7
 Moved users from one domain to another domain using Windows AD Migration Tool (ADMT)
VMware:
 Tested, built, deployed, and administered VMware virtual servers
 Designed, installed, configured VMware ESX, ESXi within vSphere 4.1 & 5.0 environment
 Managed, monitored and troubleshoot the health of the server on daily basis
 Created resource pool, installed VMware tools, increased memory on virtual machine
 Troubleshoot the VM machines using virtual center and VMware Infrastructure client
 Installed VM converter
 Migrated physical machine to virtual (P2V) and tested application
 Migrated virtual machine to virtual (V2V) and tested application
 Took snapshot of newly created virtual machine
 Troubleshoot VM ESX hosts and guest servers
 Configured vMotion, DRS, DPM, High Availability (HA), and storage vMotion
 Built, configured and deployed VMs and templates
 Assigned and configured the CPU utilization for each user
Junior Administrator
NRT TechnologyCorp Oct 2008 - Jun 2010
Mississauga ON
Active Directory Domain Services:
 Maintained Windows 2003/2008 environment consist of 100+ servers and 1000+ end users
 Installed and configured HP Branded systems preloaded software
 Managed Windows 2003 file servers, Active Directory, WINS, PDC, DHCP and DNS
 Tested and implemented workstation packages for the production environment
 Provided end user Application Software and Operating System Software support
 Provided day to day Backup of File Server with windows backup tool
 Managed the batch scripts in the production environment
 Configured and troubleshoot network printer’s issues
 Used McAfee Antivirus and updated Antivirus Patches
 Maintained level of member server security by applying Service Packs and Security Patches

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System Analyst
Network Repairs Jan 2005 - Sep 2008
Brampton ON
Active Directory:
 Administered and maintained Windows Server 2003 environment
 Installed Domain Controllers, Active Directory, and DNS
 Created, deleted, and managed objects
 Created new Computer Accounts and joined them to Directory Services
 Managed Group Policy at root of Domain and for Domain Controllers OU
 Created, tested, and managed GPOs intended to be used by multiple OU Admins
 Managed the Users and Computers Containers
 Implemented an Active Directory Forest and Domain structure
 Managed audit settings, audit logs recipient policies, user objects and contacts
Environment: Windows XP/Vista/7, Windows Active Directory, Windows Server 2003
Projects:
 New office setup. Deployed windows 7 on approximately 300 new machines using WDS. Set up
desktops, printers, and installed applications.
 Windows server 2003 upgrade to windows server 2008R2. Added windows server 2008 in 2003
domain, selected domain functional level to 2003 for communication/backwards compatible on
2008R2 server. Transferred FSMO roles to 2008R2 server. Force replicated using Sites and
Services console. Prepared forest and domain by running AD Prep and Forest Prep.