This document is a curriculum vitae for Pukhraj Paliwal. It includes contact information, career objective, technical proficiencies, professional experience, education, certifications, hobbies, and personal information. Pukhraj has over 10 years of experience in Windows and VMware engineering, including administration of ESXi, vSphere, Active Directory, Exchange, and other Microsoft servers. He is proficient in technologies like Hyper-V, RHEL, firewalls, antivirus software, and server hardware. His professional experience includes roles at HCL Infotech, Wipro Infotech, and Ajuba SolutionIndiaPvt Ltd, where he supported various clients in virtualization, networking, security, and more.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Pukhraj Paliwal
Cell:+919717289348
E-Mail Id:PukhrajPaliwal@hotmail.com
Career objective:
Seeking a responsibleposition in thefield of Windows & VMware Engineering on long term perspective which enables me
to bringthe best out of me towards the growth of the organization with a sense of satisfaction,whilelookingoutfor
exposure and experience with the latest technologies.
Technical Proficiencies :
 Virtualisation:- Vmware ESXi 5.0/5.0.1 ,Vsphere,Vcenter,HA,DRS,Faulttolerence,Host
Clustering,VMnetworkmanagement,Raw devicesandDatastore managemt,Oracle Virtual-box.
 Windows:-WindowsServer2003/2008,WindowsXP/7/8.1,Hyper-V,WindowsSoftware upgrade
Services,ActiveDirectory2k3,2k8& 2k12.
 Linux :- RHEL 6.5,installationandL1 troubleshooting.
 Mail Server:-MicrosoftExchange 2007.
 Proxy Server:- MicrosoftISA Server.
 Mail Scanner:- SymantecMessagingGateway,Ciscoironport.
 Messeging:- MicrosoftOffice Communicator.
 Clustering:- MicrosoftclusteringonWindows2003 and 2008/2008 R2 server
 Antivirus:- SymantecEndpointProtectionManager,SymantecMessaginggateway.
 Protocols:- DNS,DHCP, SNMP,WMI, TCP/IP,LDAP,POP3,IMAP,SMTP.
 ServerHardware:- IBM[X3200,x345,X346,X3536 and M Series],HP[380,580,980],Dell 2900 series,Bladeand
Rack servers(IBM,HP& Dell).
 Applications:- Exchange powershell,powershell Version3,HPService manager,ADauditplus,Eventlog
Analyzer,IBMServerRaidManager,Active DirectoryManagement,WindowsServerRoles
Management,GroupPolicyManagement,MSOffice.
 Backup:- CA Arc Serve r16, SymantecBackup ExecRecovery,SystemState backup,ADandDHCPbackup.
Professional Experience:
Current Employer:- HCL InfotechLtd,Noida ( From Jan 2016 onwards).
Current Client:- WindowsConsultantat UIDAI
 Virtualization:-ESXi 5.0managementandtroubleshooting,Hyper-V Managementand
troubleshooting,REDHATbasictroublshootingof REDHATSKVMbasedVMand Host.
 Windows:- Responsibleforall the esclatedissuerelatedtoWindowsserverincludingAD,OS,FTPandany
serverrole.
 Linux:- L1 troubleshootinghandsonexperience withRHEL6.X.
 Clustering:- Responsible forall level of troubleshootingrelatedtoFailoverandLoadbalancing cluster.
 VAs:- SolelyhandlingVulnerabilitiesonWindows Platform,responsible forresearchingandguidingfor
solutiontoRegional Offices.
 ServerHardware :- Blade,Chassisandenclosuresof HP,IBMandDell.Rackserversfromall hardware
vendorand vendormanagement.
Last Employer:- 2 years ofExperience at WiproInfotech GreaterNoidaas L1 Wintel Engineer.
Last Client:- UninorTelecommunication (SupportProcess:- as per ITIL v3 support system)

2.  VMware:- AdministratingVMware ESX5.0.1 ,responsibleforcreatingMachine,Clones,templates,managing
Vmotion,P2V converson,monitoringalerts,adddingdatastore/RDMsandall otherVMmanagementrelated
task.
 Windows:- Managing,Installingandtroubleshooting Activedirectory,responsibleforDNS,DHCP,Group
Policy,ADBackupandall otherdomainrelated daily activities.
 Mail Server:- Managing,Installationandtroubleshootingof MicrosoftExchange server2007 (2-Mail Box,2-
Hub,2-ClientAccessand2Edge Servers),Creation,deletion,modificationof mail box,DL,Policies,rulesand
CommenMail boxesusingConsole andShell viaScript.Monitoringcopyandhealthstatusof
Databases,Mail queue monitoring.
 Mail Scanner:- Managing,Installationandtroubleshootingof External mail usingSymantecMessaging
Gateway(2-SMG Server),Mail queuemonitoring,SpamandothersecuritpoliciescreationforInboundand
Outboundmails.
 WSUS:- Managing,Installationandtroubleshootingof Microsoftreleased patchesin windowsclientsusing
6 WSUS serversonPAN indiaoffices accordingtotheirgeographical locations.Responsibleforpatches
approval,Reportextractions,SLAs.
 ServersPatching:- Responsible fordeployingMicrosoftreleasedpatchesonWindowsServer
2003/2008/2008 R2 accordingto ITIL basedandbusinessapprovedpatchingscheduleonleanhours in210
PAN IndiaServers.
 Antivirus:- SymantecAdminandresponsible forAV policies,esclatedsecurityissuesandproactive daily
systemhealthcheckupsusing2SymantecEndpointProtectionManagerservers andPAN indiaSymantec
clients.ManagingGroupupdate providerfordailyAV definitiondistributioninPAN indiaClientsaspertheir
location.
 Messaging:- AdministratingMicrosoftOffice Communicatorservers(2-frontend,2-Database,1-Group
Chat,2-Edge Server) forIM,Live Meeting,GroupChatand Remote administration.
 File Server:- Sharedfoldercreation,Accesscontrol listcreationand modification,Sharedfolderquota
policies management.New FTP/Virtual directorycreationandmodification.
 Change /Release Management:- Responsible forall kindof technical change insystemusingITILbasedCR
process.
 TicketingTool:- HP Service ManagerforChange /Release,IncidentandService RequestTicketmanagement.
 Hardware:- Responsibleforphysical healthcheckupof HP servers usingclientapplication.Responsible for
Configurationandtroubleshootingon Raidarrays,Firmware upgradation,DIMM,Harddiskreplacementand
synchronizationafterwards.Coordinationwithrespectivevendore incase of anyissues.
Secondlast Employer:4.5 years of Experience at Ajuba SolutionIndiaPvt Ltd Chennai as Server Engineer:-
 VMware:- AdministratingVMware ESX 5.0 ,responsibleforcreating Machine,Clones,templates,managing
Vmotion,P2V converson,monitoringalerts,adddingdatastore andall other VMmanagementrelatedtask.
 Windows:- Managing,Installationandtroubleshootingof Active directory,responsible forDNS,DHCP,Group
Policy,ADBackupand all otherdomainrelatedactivities.
 Applications:- MonitoringADEvents,File serverspace,VMresource utilizationapplication (Mainlyfrom
SolarwindsandManage Engine tools).
 Backup:- Routine (Incremental andFull) file serverandFTPserverbackupusingCA ARC Serve
application.OSImage backupusingSymantecBackupExec& recovery.RoutineSystemState andDHCP
Backup.
 WSUS:- Managingwindowspatchesinall windowsclientsusingWSUSserver.Manual patchingin
servers.Responsible forall kindof reportsand tomeetSLAs.
 Monitoring:- External E-mailsmoitoringthroughCiscoIronport,ADmonitoringusing ADAudit+tool and
Servercritical eventsmonitoringthroughEventLogAnalyzer.

3.  Antivirus:- SymantecAdminandresponsible for AV policies,esclatedsecurityissuesand proactive daily
systemhealth checkups using2SymantecEndpointProtectionManager servers and2000 Symantec
clients.DidVersionupgrade from11.0.7 to 12 smoothly.
 Mail Server:- Responsible formail id,DLcreationandmodificationonLinux based[NetcoreProduct] mail
server.Mail queue management,Mailserverpolicies creationonrequirementandall otherfrontend
applicationrelatedtasks.ResponsibleforesclatedissuesinOutlookmail clientandcalendarbyDesktop
Supportteam.
 File Server:- Sharedfoldercreation,Accesscontrol listcreationandmodification,VolumeShadow
Copy,Shared folderquotapoliciesmanagement,Backupandrestore fromTape Drive ondemand on
Networkattachedfile serversystem.NewFTP/Virtual directorycreationandmodification.
 Hardware:- Responsibleforphysical healthcheckupof IBM andDell serversusingtheirclient
application.Responsible forConfigurationandtroubleshootingon Raidarrays,Firmware
upgradation,DIMM,Harddiskreplacementandsynchronizationafterwards.Coordinationwithrespective
vendore incase of anyissues.
 Audit:- Responsibletoanswerandcoodinate withall auditors(Internal andExternal) onAD,File
Server,backupServerandSymantecServers.
 InformationSecurity ManagementServices:- ResponsibleforcompanyadheredHIPAA andISO
compliance onServers andserverrelatedapplication.Active memberof informationSecuritytaskforce.
Certfications:
 MCSA 2012 [70-417], MCITP 2008 [70-640,70-642,70-646]
Education:
Standard Year Board / University Resultin %
B.Tech 2008 RajasthanUniversity 66
12th
2003 RajasthaBoard 79
10th
2001 RajasthanBoard 78
Hobbies:
 WatchingMoviesand listeningmusic.
Personal Information:-
Date of Birth 20-Oct-1987
Passport No. J0880178
Permanent
Address
Village –Hopardi,Tehsil- Phalodi,District- Jodhpur,State–Rajasthan,
PinCode- 342301
Current Address B-75,Delta-1,GreaterNoida,PIN-301208