Hi, I’m
Gaurav Kumar
Noida
Summary
Driven Senior Consultant with 10+ years' experience in the IT Infra and Network design consulting field. Adept in collaborative problem solving, risk management and creative solutions. Passionate about bringing changes in businesses. Proficient in conducting primary and secondary research.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Ernst & Young LLP
Senior Consultant - Network
07.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Designing SDWAN Architecture with deployment strategies for one of the critical government agency
- Conduct research to identify industry trends, as well as changes in software and hardware systems
- Delivered high-quality solutions for clients through comprehensive research and analysis of industry trends.
- Carry out scheduled and preventative system maintenance to ensure systems/network are in good working order
- Presented findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
- Carrying out of assessments to identify and address inefficiency in power and cooling systems
- Facilitated workshops with clients to identify pain points, establish goals, and define actionable steps towards achieving desired outcomes
- Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
- Liaise with other support staff to ensure uptime maximization and delivery of high-quality services
- Manages data centre standards and process
- Data Centre Inventory management
- Mentored junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
WAISL
Associate Manager
01.2023 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Successfully managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines ensuring optimal resource allocation for IT Operations
- As a Assistant Manager for one of the Airport, planned and implement the SDA network
- Delivered comprehensive reports on key performance indicators, driving data-driven decision-making among leadership teams.
- Generating the daily status report of IT rooms, Data center
- Collaborated with all the stakeholders for pending and ongoing issues
- Streamlined processes for increased efficiency and cost savings within the department.
- Working on daily basis SR and Incident Tickets
- Mentored and supported 20 ground engineers to create strong workplace culture.
Velocis Systems Pvt Ltd
Associate Consultant
06.2022 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Implementing Goa International Airport
- Designed the network Architect for the Entire Campus network
- Prepared HLD and LLD for Network Deployment
- Deployed Cisco SDA for the campus network
- Implemented Cisco Wireless Controller
- Prepared the use cases as per RFP
- Completed the UAT with end Customer & Prepared handover, ICD documents
Larsen Toubro Limited
Senior Engineer
09.2018 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Implementing ICT Goa Smart City
- Deliver Network Implementation plan as per timelines defined in RFP
- Supervise designing and evaluation of all server systems according to measurement of process
- Administer installation and maintenance of organization data center
- Perform troubleshoot on data center, identify issues, and assist in timely resolution of same
- Coordinate with IT, enhancement and business teams and develop strategies to ensure achievement of data center capacity
- Configure Firewall policy in Cisco Firepower
- Configure SSL VPN, IPsec Tunnelling
- Create and maintain documentation including standard operating procedures, work instructions, system diagrams
- Analyzes performance of the environment to provide and execute on recommendations to improve overall performance of the tool
- Data Center Inventory management / Asset Management
- Ensure vendors adhere to SLA and continuously push for improvement of data center
- Preparation of High level & Low-Level Document for the infrastructure
- Manage risk and recommend mitigation steps for potential failure in data center
- Performing regular asset auditing activities to ensure accurate Asset data is maintained within the Data Centre Management Tool
- Deliver Network Implementation plan as per the timelines defined in RFP
- Preparation of High level & Low-Level Document for the infrastructure as per the Application point of view
- Preparation of Data Flow design and Network Architecture
- Coordinating with OEMs and Vendors for successful implementation
- Junction Engineering deigning for edge element connectivity
Hitachi Systems Micro-clinic Pvt Ltd
Executive Technical Infrastructure
07.2017 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Data Centre Operations at one of the client locations
- Configuration & Troubleshooting LAN/WAN related issues of entire infrastructure
- Carry out scheduled and preventative system maintenance to ensure computer systems/network are in good working order
- Carrying out of assessments to identify and address inefficiency in power and cooling systems
- Liaise with other support staff to ensure uptime maximization and delivery of high quality services
- Supports the data center standards and process
- Cabling installs e.g., patching, tracing, etc
- Data Center Inventory management / Asset Management
- Conduct research to identify industry trends, as well as changes in software and hardware systems
HCL Infosystems ltd
Associate
07.2015 - 06.2017
Job overview
- IT Operations roles and responsibilities at multiple sites
- Assist in performing monitoring, intervention, escalation, and communication of any issues having an impact on any aspect of the production environment
- Observes and controls the status and performance of all network components
- Proactive monitoring and management of Global Networks
- Provide Network support services within agreed service levels
- Tests software & hardware updates, firmware, and patches
- Upgrade, configure, and ensure correct operations of the network monitoring system using the network monitoring tools
- Upgrading, documenting, and testing of the LAN operating system(s) and its components
- Provides technical expertise for system transitions, migrations, and consolidations
- Provide network related out of hours and on-call emergency support, as defined by the team's operational procedures
AV Industries Pvt Ltd
Helpdesk Operator
06.2014 - 06.2015
Job overview
- Helpdesk Operator for Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs
- Cover the IT Help Desk Room and provide walk in assistance, while delivering exceptional customer service
- Facilitate use of technology-based change management/issue tracking tools (e.g., Manage Engine) to log and track open issues to closure
- Improved customer satisfaction by efficiently resolving technical issues and providing clear solutions.
Education
Punjab Technical University, Mohali
Bachelor of Technology from ECE
04.2014
Dr. R.B. Roy College, Bihar
Higher Secondary School from I. Sc
05.2009
May Flower School, Bihar
Senior Secondary School
06.2007
Skills
- Network Architect & Infra Designing
- Incident management
- Data Centre OP-Mgmt.
- Network Security
- Fortinet FW
- Cisco Firepower
- Virtualization
- Network Administration
- Routing Protocols viz. OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS
- Cisco SDA
- SSL VPN
- IPSec Tunnelling
- LAN Troubleshooting
- VXLAN
- Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Certification
- Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core CSCO14625750
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- Cisco Certified Network Professional Training (CCNP) Switching.
- Cisco certified Network Associate Certified (CCNA) CSC012725061.
- Fortinet NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3.
- Introduction to Cyber Security from Simplilearn.
- CompTIA Security+ from Simplilearn.
- CompTIA Network+ from Simplilearn.
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Digital Transformation
- Teamwork mindset
- Technology Integration
- Information Security
- Network Administration
- Network Security
- Internal systems analysis
- Client Relationships
Timeline
Senior Consultant - Network
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2023 - Current
Associate Manager
WAISL
01.2023 - 06.2023
Associate Consultant
Velocis Systems Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Engineer
Larsen Toubro Limited
09.2018 - 05.2022
Executive Technical Infrastructure
Hitachi Systems Micro-clinic Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - 08.2018
Associate
HCL Infosystems ltd
07.2015 - 06.2017
Helpdesk Operator
AV Industries Pvt Ltd
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core CSCO14625750
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- Cisco Certified Network Professional Training (CCNP) Switching.
- Cisco certified Network Associate Certified (CCNA) CSC012725061.
- Fortinet NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3.
- Introduction to Cyber Security from Simplilearn.
- CompTIA Security+ from Simplilearn.
- CompTIA Network+ from Simplilearn.
Punjab Technical University
Bachelor of Technology from ECE
Dr. R.B. Roy College
Higher Secondary School from I. Sc
May Flower School
Senior Secondary School
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