Predrag Petrovic

Belgrade

available

Last update: 02.12.2023

VMWare System Architect / External Consultant

Company: IT&DC Consulting

Graduation: not provided

Hourly-/Daily rates: show

Languages: English (Limited professional) | French (Elementary)

Keywords

Data Centers Systems Architecture Active Directory Windows Servers Vmware Cloud Computing VMware ESX Servers Server Administration Solution Deployment Descriptor Active Directory Federation Services + 35 more keywords

Attachments

cv-predrag-petrovic-eng-2023-ongoing-1_021223.pdf

Skills

Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, MS AD, ADFS, Backup and Restore, Blade Servers, Cloud Services, Cloud, computer networks, Data Centers, Data Center, Datacenter, DNS, DHCP, Norton Ghost, HP Proliant, Thin Client, Hyper V, IBM Storage, IT Infrastructure, Internet Information Services, iSCSI, Access, Microsoft Os, Microsoft Internet Security, Microsoft Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Operating, Windows System, Windows, Mobile Computing, Network Infrastructure, Network configuration, Network Design, Servers, Network Services, Network equipment, Terminal Services, Server Administration, Server Installation, CIFS, Solution deployment, System Architect, Systems Architect, System integration, TCP/IP, ESXi, VMWare ESXi, VMWare infrastructure, vCenter, Veeam, VMWare, VM Ware, vRops, Windows Deployment Service, Microsoft Windows Server

Project history

01/2021 - 12/2023

VMWare System Architect / External Consultant

USA Based Company (250-500 employees)

Providing Consultancy and Project services through my company Clients as Lead Architect
Working closely with Project Managers and Developers
Supporting VMWare infrastructure in SLC, AMS and several other Datacenters
Upgrading and maintaining development environments

1. vCenter (Monitoring and Patching)
2. vSAN Maintenance and Administration over several locations
3. Maintaining 42 Hosts (physical and partially nested) and 3k plus VM's
4. Dell Server Patching and maintenance
5. Veeam Backup and Restore administration and maintenance
6. Taking care of NAS storage, enterprise Storage Management experience across NFS, iSCSI
and CIFS protocols
7.Installing and maintaining Dell RX and Hitachi vSan Server HC UP series and Storage VCP
Series
8.Deploying and maintaining vRops for the whole company

* * Deployment of the new Veeam Servers and upgrade 10.x to 11.
* * Planning upgrade pipeline
* * Project Management tasks (Architecture)
* 1. Oversight of onsite engineers, creation of scope of work, run knowledge transfer sessions
* 2. Project overview through all phases
* 3. Delivery and installation (remote)
* 4. Project Documentation
* 5. Hardware Support Vendors on maintenance and licensing renewals.
* 6 Attend Project Meetings and provide guidance to Heads of Testing/Development and
Infrastructure, and act as the technical advisor

01/2015 - 02/2023

HP Server Engineer and Solution deployment

HP Enterprise Partner Alti

* HP Proliant Series
* HP Ultrum Systems
* HP 3Par storage
* MSA 20xx series
* Pre Sales,Sales and planning activities with corporate department
* Network equipment deployment
* VMWare ESXi Administration

01/2015 - 02/2023

System integration Engineer

* IBM Server Installation
* IBM Storage Installation
* Windows Server Datacenter Deployment
* Hyper V Installation and configuration
* VMWare ESXi Administration
* Planning and deployment Vm's
* Network configuration
* Thin Client Deployment
* Maintenance

01/2019 - 01/2021

VMWare System Architect / External Consultant

USA Based Company

(Boca FL), providing support for their Internal Cloud and Support their clients

Providing Consultancy and Project services through my company to Boca FL and NY Based
Clients as Lead Architect
Working closely with Project Managers

* Maintaining VMWare solutions for the Internal Cloud providing services (VDI - Horizon), ESXi
6.7 U3, and Horizon Server 7.X, Dedicated VM's for the customers and Microsoft Server
Infrastructure.

* Maintaining two Hospitals, Company Cloud Services, and infrastructure, and 11 smaller
Clients.

1. vCenter (Monitoring and Patching)
2. vSAN Maintenance and Administration
3. Horizon Server Administration (Linked Clones (600 VM's, Updates of Golden images and
desktop pools for the VDI Clients - Employees)
4. Dell Server Patching and maintenance
5. Veeam Backup and Restore administration and maintenance, VMware SRM
6. Taking care of NAS storage, enterprise Storage Management experience across NFS, iSCSI
and CIFS protocols
7.Installing and maintaining Dell RX and Hitachi vSan Server HC UP series and Storage VCP
Series

* * Maintaining several more customers and their infrastructure's
* *MS AD, ADFS, and DHCP/DNS Infrastructure Services
* * Maintaining vCenters from Version 5.0 to 6.7 U3 and migration from version to version.
* * Maintaining ESXi's from 5.0 to 6.7U3, also did several version migrations from versions 6.x.x
to 6.7 U3.
* * Regular vCenter maintenance and patching for all Customers
* * Maintaining AlienVault and WatchGuard's - Policy Changes and tracking licenses for 100+
devices via Policy Manager
* * Deployment of the new Veeam Servers and upgrade 9.x to 10.
* * Planning upgrade pipeline
* * Project Management tasks (Architecture)
* 1. Oversight of onsite engineers, creation of scope of work, run knowledge transfer sessions
* 2. Project overview through all phases
* 3. Delivery and installation (remote)
* 4. Project Documentation
* 5. Hardware Support Vendors on maintenance and licensing renewals.
* 6 Attend Project Meetings and provide guidance, advice, and act as the technical advisor