Harsha Perera

HARSHA PERERA Colombo, Sri Lanka --PRESENT EMPLOYMENT Consultant – Cloud Solutions December 2016 to date Millennium IT esp Responsibilities: As a Cloud Solutions Consultant, I have engaged with projects, which are designing, deploying, configuring, fine-tuning & troubleshooting Microsoft core products such as Active Directory, Exchange, Office 365 etc. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Solution designing, deploying, configuring & troubleshooting Windows Server 2008/ 2012/ 2016/ 2019 Solution designing, deploying, configuring & troubleshooting Exchange Server 2010/ 2013/ 2016/ 2019 Office 365 onboarding, integration, customization, fine-tuning & troubleshooting Remote & on-site support for EA/ SLA customers ▪ Projects: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ G-Suite to Office 365 migration (600+ mailboxes) – Ongoing project Windows Virtual Desktop deployment POC with Azure ADDS – Dialog Axiata Group Windows Virtual Desktop deployment POC with ADDS – Sri Lanka Telecom PLC Mailbox migration from Exchange 2010 multi forest environment to Office 365 (5000+ mailboxes) – Camso (Canadian company) Exchange 2010/ Office 365 Hybrid deployment (300 mailboxes) – South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd. G-Suite to Office 365 migration (1000+ mailboxes) – National Savings Bank Exchange 2010 to 2016 migration with Office 365 Hybrid deployment (1500+ mailboxes) – Sanasa Development Bank PLC. G-Suite to Office 365 migration (150+ mailboxes) – InQube Capital (Pvt) Ltd. Exchange 2007/ Office 365 Hybrid deployment (1500+ mailboxes) – Cargills Ceylon PLC Active Directory Migration from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 R2 - South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd. PAST EMPLOYMENT IT Support Engineer February 2016 to December 2016 WebQuarters Responsibilities: As an IT Support Engineer, I was responsible for supporting the company's internal staff, 24X7 IFS Support Team, remote site offices & external customers. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Managing, configuring & monitoring Server 2012 R2 Domain Controllers (Local/ Azure) Managing, configuring & monitoring company’s Hyper-V environment (25+ VMs) Managing & configuring company's Office 365 tenant Managing Hyper-V backups with Veeam Backup Projects: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Office 365 integration - GS1 Lanka Remote Desktop Server deployment in Azure - Royal Ceramics Lanka Plc (Australian branch) Office 365 integration - JAT Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 integration - Gateway College Setting up virtual environment in Azure to deploy MS Dynamics - NEM Construction (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 integration- Envoy BPO Office 365 integration - NEM Construction (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 co-existence with Zimbra - Global Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 integration - Pan Lanka Travels & Tours WSUS & Veeam backup deployment - Totalamber Asia Pacific (Pvt) Ltd. Technology Specialist November 2014 to February 2016 Tech One Global (Pvt) Ltd. Responsibilities: As a Technology Specialist, I have engaged with projects, which are deploying, configuring, fine-tuning & troubleshooting Microsoft Core products such as Active Directory, Exchange, and Office 365. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Deploying, configuring & troubleshooting Windows Server 2008/ 2012/ 2012 Deploying, configuring & troubleshooting Exchange Server 2007/2010/ 2013 Office 365 integration, fine-tuning & troubleshooting Remote & On-site support for EA/ SLA customers (Local & Global) Projects: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Exchange 2010/ Office 365 Hybrid deployment – MAC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Google Apps to Office 365 migration – Silvermill Holdings Ltd. Office 365 integration - Biomed International (Pvt) Ltd. Exchange Server consolidation & migration from 2007 to 2013 – CIC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Active Director consolidation & migration from 2008 to 2012 R2 – CIC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 integration – Synergen Health (Pvt) Ltd. Office 365 integration – Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka Office 365 customization & fine-tuning – Orel Corporation (Orange Electric) Yammer Directory Sync deployment – Orel Corporation (Orange Electric) Exchange Server 2013 deployment – Rhino Roofing Products (Pvt) Ltd System Administrator March 2013 to September 2014 RSH Middle East LLC, Dubai, UAE Responsibilities: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Remotely supporting more than 90+ retail outlets & 200+ domain users in 3 geographical locations through phone, e-mail & remote Managing Windows Server 2003/ 2008/ 2012 domain controllers Managing Exchange Server 2010 in a DAG environment Managing DNS, DHCP, RDS, ISA, Fax, FTP, File & Print servers Day to day backup operations with Symantec Backup Exec Managing & configuring Avaya IP Office Manager Managing & configuring ESET Endpoint Security Managing Barracuda Spam Firewall V400 Managing a vMware vSphere 5.5 environment Field Support Technician September 2010 to March 2013 Al Rostamani Communications L.L.C, Dubai, UAE (Etisalat FTTH Project) Responsibilities: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Provisioning hi-speed broadband, IPTV (E-Vision), ADSL and DEL/ FAX/PABX services in customer end through GPON. Installing, configuring & upgrading Huawei & Zhone GPON Optical Network Terminals. Installing, configuring & upgrading Cisco, Dlink, Aztech & Sagemcom routers Working with Corning & Fujikura fiber tools for fiber termination. Installing & configuring Cisco SPA8000 Telephony Gateway Technical support to end users, diagnose and resolve technical issues. E-Database Administrator April 2007 to September 2010 E-Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Responsibilities: ▪ Creating Technical Documentation of all Hardware & Software items of various manufacturers, for European customers who are resellers of Computer related products through the Internet. ▪ Managing data from multiple sources including internal, external, and 3rd party data ▪ Performing daily, weekly, and monthly data maintenance tasks ▪ Deploying Data Transformation Services (DTS) and jobs for the various tasks such as importing/exporting product catalogues. Customer Support Engineer January 2006 to December 2006 John Keells Office Automation (Pvt) Ltd. Responsibilities: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Troubleshooting, repairing, upgrading & servicing all kind of Toshiba laptops. Operating systems & Software installations. Manage internal/external application upgrades. Configuring and troubleshooting ADSL Cable & Wireless Modem/ Routers. Over the phone customer assistance. Attending breakdowns and solving customer issues. Computer Hardware Technician March 2004 to January 2006 DNP Garments Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Responsibilities: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ PC assembling, troubleshooting & upgrading. OS installation & troubleshooting (Win9X/ Win2K/ Win XP) Mail client configurations, troubleshooting & mail backups (MS Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora) Virus guard installation, updating & virus cleaning. Printers, Scanners troubleshooting. Remote PC & network troubleshooting within the branch offices PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate h Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Architect Professional Oracle Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Architect Associate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Certified Associate Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Productivity Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Office 365 vMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV) Successfully completed FTTH OSP Installation program at Etisalat Academy, UAE. Successfully completed FTTH ISP Installation program at Etisalat Academy, UAE. Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Vista, Configuration. Successfully completed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Essentials. Successfully completed a Diploma in Network Administration. Successfully completed a Diploma in Computer Hardware Engineering. Successfully completed One-year fulltime program in Computer Application Assistant - National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA). PERSONAL INFORMATION REFERENCES Nationality: Date of Birth: Gender: Marital Status: Shahan Kalutanthrige (Senior Consultant) Millennium IT esp #48 Sir Marcus Fernando Road, Colombo 7. - / - Sri Lankan 9th May 1983 Male Married Kasun Wickramasinghe (Senior Software Engineer) Content Management Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. Level 10, ‘Access Towers’ #278, Union Place, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. - / - Harsha Perera