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AMIT NARWAL

AMIT NARWAL

Facilities Management
Noida,UP

Summary

Critical Facility Operation Manager (Data Centers, Telecom Infra & Commercial Facilities) professional with more than 16 years of experience in Operation & Maintenance, currently associated with M/s Schneider Electric as a Critical Facility Manager for multiple Data Centers. Also having experience on Data Center Build, Improvements & Upgradation Projects. I am for India’s largest COLO & Telecom service provider. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

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years of professional experience

Work History

Critical Facility Operations Manager

Schneider Electric India P Ltd
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
09.2019 - 04.2021

• Technical responsibilities include operation & maintenance of multiple sites
• O&M of critical equipments (Electrical systems, HVAC, IBMS & Audits)
• Responsible for carrying out DC Audits (Power Quality, Energy, Thermography, Air Quality and Environment related Audits) through internal & external agency or consultant
• Responsible for data center planning (physical security, electrical power, cooling, fire detection and protection)
• SPOC for internal & external ISO or other audits for Infrastructure
• Periodic review of Risks, SPOF, FMEA & BCPs with customer & ops manager along with POA progress
• Responsible to co-ordinate, discuss, plan, review, and delivery of dedicated or shared COLO white space for Local & International customers
• Responsible to support Business Development & Sales team (Account Managers) on migration/transition of Colo customers
• To Maintain 100% uptime of Data Center equipments & services
• Driving innovation while reducing operational costs in the facilities
• Provide consistent leadership and support through planning, communication, and managing a team of professionals responsible to deliver services
• Review with customers on SLA compliance, KPIs, service support, billing & improvements
• Work with management to coordinate small & medium projects, manage capacity and optimize safety, performance, reliability and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with local Government authorities and directives of regulatory agencies
• Coordinate the development & build-out Data Centre space for the provisioning of new customers (dedicated or shared space)
• Management of manpower, account budget & over-head expenses
• Conducting monthly and quarterly review with AMC vendors & other service partners
• Contract Management, and manage vendor service level agreement performance; Coordinate vendor visits & site activities
• Supervise Shift Engineers, Senior Engineers, sub-contractors and service providers to ensure work is performed according to established practices, safety norms, policies & procedures
• Periodic review of equipment operational logs, critical area access logs & DCIM alarms/alerts data with respective team leader
• Review of planned preventative maintenance planner and related service reports & checklists on weekly & monthly basis
• Review & track of department inventory, including consumables & critical spares
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization

Regional Facility Manager

EFS Facility Services India P Ltd
New Delhi, Delhi
03.2018 - 09.2019

• Handling operations of multiple Data Centers of Nxtra Data Ltd & MSCs of Airtel Ltd at different locations
• Managed critical equipments & services (Electrical, HVAC & IBMS with site team members
• Providing strong leadership to site teams, ensuring high morale, teamwork & good employee relations
• Implementation of effective policies, procedures and standards to ensure customer satisfaction & SLA
• Responsible for formulating strategies with senior management, regulatory compliance, and implementation of facility service to the customer as per SOW & KPIs
• Reporting on operational progress & daily deliverables to customer & management
• Initiate expansion to new locations in line with expansion strategy
• Manage cordial relations with internal and external customers
• Adapt and handle incidents, crisis and offer solutions to onsite O&M teams & clients
• Prepare performance metrics & conducting periodic reviews with internal and external management
• Team & vendor management development & performance review for continuous improvements
• Responsible for P&L, KPI signoffs, invoice submission of all locations to customers
• Customer relationship management, periodic site visits & payment tracking/collection

Facility Manager

Sify Technologies Ltd
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
07.2016 - 11.2017

• Managed operation & maintenance of critical equipments & services (Electrical systems, DG sets, UPS, Battery Banks & Chargers, HT & LT Panels & Switchgears, PDUs, Transformers, IBMS, DCIM & CMS, Centralized Low & High side HVAC System, etc.) through service partner (Vertiv)
• Responsible to co-ordinate discussions, plan, execution, and delivery of dedicated or shared COLO infra/white space for Local & International customers
• Managed customer walk-throughs/visits & periodic review of FMS with customer management
• Planning, review & implementation of Annual PM schedule & weekly review of related documents
• Ensured EHS and ISO audit standards as per local requirements
• Update of the system documentation, Change & Incident Management, RCA, SOPs/MOPs/EOPs & DCPs
• Optimization of equipment performance, Power Quality & energy efficiency
• Diagnosing faults and getting the same fixed within defined timelines
• Supervision, performance review, and development of engineering/technical staffs & service partners
• Assisted Data Center Head in preparing and managing budgets
• Conducted periodic (weekly, monthly & quarterly) reviews of O&M with partners & management
• Maintaining statistical, financial & critical spares inventory records
• Preparation of BOQ and specification for small projects of COLO
• Managed execution work for COLO projects (provisioned caged infra, IT racks, provisioning of power & data cabling, efficient heat management

Project Delivery Manager

IT Soft Communications Ltd
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
02.2015 - 07.2016

• Managed multiple on-site project delivery teams (for small & medium projects) to deliver upgradation, modification, capacity enhancement & improvements for live Infra of IT & Telecom Data Center clients
• Assisted Projects & Commercial Head on BOQ (electrical systems, IT hardware & data related infra components), costing of hardware, detailed plan, manpower requirement to deliver as per customer requirements

Facility Manager

CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
06.2013 - 02.2015

• Managed onsite O&M of WIPRO & Sify Data Centers through service partner teams as Manager & SPOC
• Managed operation & maintenance of critical equipments & services (Electrical systems, HVAC, IBMS, DCIM & audits)

Deputy Manager

HCL Technologies Ltd
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
08.2011 - 02.2013

• Worked as a Project & Facility Coordinator for Global IT team to upgrade, modify existing EDCs and 2 new DC Building projects
• Supervised upgradation of live Enterprise Data Center from Tier-2 to Tier-3 level with Dell Systems
• Supported DC Manager & DC Head & implemented real-time Web Based Remote Infra Monitoring Application
• Played critical role in discussions & finalization of SOW & deliverables for new DC Build requirements with Internal Project, SCM, Financial & IT Teams

Facility Engineer

Reliance Retail/Fresh Ltd
New Delhi, Delhi
02.2011 - 08.2011

• Handled O&M of multiple (06 in nos) warehouses & Retail Stores (12 in nos) of Reliance group in Delhi-NCR Region
• Managed technical services (Electrical, HVAC, Material Handling Equipments, SPMs, and MEP services) supports through service partner’s technicians at sites

Assistant Facility Manager

CB Richard Ellis South Asia Pvt Ltd
New Delhi, Delhi
11.2009 - 01.2011

• Assisted Facility Manager on technical O&M of SEZ campus of HCL Tech (constructed area of 10 Lacs Sq Ft.) having 3 towers, 2 substations & chiller plant through service partner teams as AFM
• Managed operation & maintenance of critical equipments & services (Electro-Mechanical systems, HVAC, Plumbing, IBMS Equipments & Audits) through service partners

Assistant Manager

Universal Power Transformers Pvt. Ltd
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
01.2008 - 11.2009

Senior Engineer

JBB Engineers Ltd
Rudrapur & Haridwar, Uttarakhand
07.2005 - 01.2008

Education

MBA - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University
Distance Learning Course
07.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technologies
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
07.1999 - 06.2003

Skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and CMMS software

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Accomplishments

• Awarded Star Performer Award for North Region with M/s CBRE
• Rewarded at M/s HCL Tech for leading Upgradation of LIVE Data Center
• Multiple appreciations from customer on HVAC upgradation in live environment at Nxtra
• Hired by customer (Global IT Team of HCL Tech) on the delivery of Major Improvements in Enterprise Data Center during association with M/s CBRE
• Appreciations from Google & Sify Tech Management on early delivery of caged space for 50 racks (from BOQ preparation, supplier registration, procurement, planning, implementation, delivery & handover)
• Delivered 15 to 20% improvement in Energy Efficiency through equipment upgradation and optimization for current customer

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Certification

Certified Data Center Associate

Timeline

Critical Facility Operations Manager

Schneider Electric India P Ltd
09.2019 - 04.2021

MBA - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University
07.2019 - Current

Regional Facility Manager

EFS Facility Services India P Ltd
03.2018 - 09.2019

Facility Manager

Sify Technologies Ltd
07.2016 - 11.2017

Project Delivery Manager

IT Soft Communications Ltd
02.2015 - 07.2016

Facility Manager

CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd
06.2013 - 02.2015

Deputy Manager

HCL Technologies Ltd
08.2011 - 02.2013

Facility Engineer

Reliance Retail/Fresh Ltd
02.2011 - 08.2011

Assistant Facility Manager

CB Richard Ellis South Asia Pvt Ltd
11.2009 - 01.2011

Assistant Manager

Universal Power Transformers Pvt. Ltd
01.2008 - 11.2009

Senior Engineer

JBB Engineers Ltd
07.2005 - 01.2008

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technologies
07.1999 - 06.2003
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