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Krishan Kumar

Krishan Kumar

Gurgaon
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
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Summary

  • Dynamic and technically accomplished CCIE Lab and ITIL V3 foundation certified IT professional offering almost 23 years of progressive experience
  • 19 years of relevant experience in enterprise and data center network designing planning, implementation, operations and project implementation with leading organizations in various sectors
  • Adept in end-to-end project planning and execution, transformed 200+ customer sites within agreed SLA and KPI parameters
  • Proficiency in designing and implementing high availability & secure enterprise and data center infrastructure, transitioned and built 100+ customer sites within agreed timelines, achieved RFT targets of 95%
  • A good team leader and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work flexibly and multitask while achieving challenging deadlines
  • Global Client Interactions, Stakeholder management, Project transition, In-life project management
  • Sharp business and commercial acumen with demonstrated capabilities in Vendor management, Vendor Services Review, Stakeholder Management and delivered Revenue Growth through cross functional collaboration and leveraging business opportunities.
  • Capable of performing a wide range of people management functions from recruiting through on-boarding, competency building, resource utilization & planning, knowledge transfer, facilitating performance excellence

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Consultant/ Manager Network Design

BT eServ India P. Ltd
03.2016 - Current
  • Performing RDL (Responsible delivery lead) role
  • Performing TDA (Technical design authority) role
  • Working as GFG (Going for growth) champion leading/ guiding team in identifying commercial opportunities during delivery phase
  • Global customer management, requirement gathering, solution discussion, CCN (Change control note) discussion
  • Providing technical and design support to sales and win new business teams
  • Resource planning/ optimization/ skill matrix management
  • Providing performance review feedbacks
  • Prepare/ Peer review HLD/ LLD / TSD document for T&T and in-life projects
  • Prepare implementation plan, SOPs, HA/DR handouts
  • Prepare HLD/LLD for network transition, transformation and in-life projects
  • Implement design Gold standards and achieve RFT (Right first time) target of 95%
  • Leading account transition, Network transformation and green field implementation
  • Leading complex implementations and escalation point for SD/ L3 teams
  • Managing security audits

Major Accounts:

  • FedEx APAC | DP DHL | DKSH | Rolls Royce | Emirates

Sr. Team Leader

Colt Technology Services India P. Ltd, Data
02.2007 - 03.2016

People Management:

  • Managed team of technical resources
  • Performance reviews and appraisals
  • Conducted team meetings and updated members on best practices and continuing expectations
  • Discovered training needs and provided coaching
  • Project resource management
  • Stake holder management
  • Vendor management

Project Implementation & Operational support:

  • Design/ Build/ Upgrade enterprise and data centre network infrastructure
  • Design/ Build load balancer solutions for mission critical applications
  • Configured BGP, OSPF, STP, VTP, VLANs, Multicast in enterprise and data centre network infrastructure
  • Prepared FW rules for applications in DMZ and for external access infrastructure
  • Design/ Build corporate Wi-Fi solution
  • Managing & maintaining high availability network infrastructure of Colt office and data center network which includes LAN, WAN, LBs, VPN, CCM and Wi-Fi infrastructure
  • Managing high availability Wi-Fi network consisting of Cisco 4400 WLCs
  • Managing cisco ACE load balancers serving production and non-production environments of mission critical applications
  • Managing VOIP infrastructure consisting of CUCM & IPCC express, Unity server, SIP based PBX, Voice Gateways, ISDN circuits, H.323 & SIP trunks
  • Maintaining 99.99% availability for colt offices & data centres network Infrastructure
  • Managing vendors like Cisco, telecom service providers, hardware vendors, cabling vendors and other service providers
  • Following ITIL framework-based processes like incident management, problem management and change management etc.

Network Engineer

Convergys India Services P. Ltd
03.2004 - 02.2007
  • Built and Supported Convergys Enterprise LAN & WAN network

Systems Engineer

The Oberoi
04.2002 - 03.2004
  • Built and Supported Enterprise Systems, Mailing, LAN & WAN Infrastructure

Customer Support Engineer

Savvy Computers, Franchise Wipro Infotech
04.2000 - 03.2002
  • Supported customer desktop & server systems

Education

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -

CCIE SP (43357
2014

Information Technology Infrastructure Library -

ITIL V3 ( Foundation)
2009

Cisco Certified Network Professional -

CCNP
2007

Cisco Certified Network Associate -

CCNA
2004

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -

MCSE
2003

MBA -

Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal
2012

MCA -

MDU, Rohtak, Haryana
2010

Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering -

Board of Technical Education
2000

Skills

Core Competencies:

  • Technology Innovation
  • Cost Optimization & Revenue Growth
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • People Management & Development
  • Migration & Transition Management
  • RFT approach & CI methodology

Technical skills:

  • Protocols: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP, DMVPN, STP, VTP, SPAN, HSRP, VRRP
  • Hardware: Cisco ASR1000, ISR4400, ISR3900 series routers, Cisco 6500, 9300, 4500, 3800 series switches
  • Load Balancer: Cisco ACE
  • SD WAN: Cisco Viptela
  • Moderate level skills: Cisco WLC, ASA, ACS, CUCM, Nokia Check Point, AWS, MS Azure, MS Visio, ISDN, SNMP, SMTP, TFTP, DNS, DHCP, Wireshark, Trace TCP, Ping Plotter etc

Noteworthy Highlights

  • Extension of BT Cloud Contact Centre solution to APAC : For FedEx Inter-connected 4 BT DCs (LON/AMS/HK & SG) using BT MPLS links, implemented DMVPN over IPSec for data security, Setup local LAN and FWs in SG and HK BT DC
  • Establish secure connectivity between BT and FedEx: FedEx and BT networks were interconnected using Multi-hop BGP through FW & IPS for secure access
  • WITO FedEx Devices: Added FedEx Network devices into BT management using WITO (Walk in Take Over) approach
  • Geo Segmentation: FedEx sites were divided into Geo segments and separate VRFs were created on WAN and traffic was routed via FWs
  • FedEx DR Process: Drafted DR (disaster recovery) process for FedEx which includes trigger point, communication matrix, technical SOP, test cases
  • DHL Transformation Process: Drafted processes for DHL LAN/WAN transformation like DCF for requirements gathering, RFC format, design templates, learnings and CI format
  • DHL LAN/ WAN Transformation Project: Upgrade the LAN infrastructure of DHL ANZ region's 175+ sites as per defined site categories like P1, P2, P3 & P4. Transformed DHL's WAN infrastructure from Country Hub based model to BT global MPLS WAN model, as per defined site categories.
  • COLT - KVH Merger: Successfully lead and completed KVH merger project within set parameters from planning, designing to implementation

Work Availability

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Timeline

Lead Consultant/ Manager Network Design - BT eServ India P. Ltd
03.2016 - Current
Sr. Team Leader - Colt Technology Services India P. Ltd, Data
02.2007 - 03.2016
Network Engineer - Convergys India Services P. Ltd
03.2004 - 02.2007
Systems Engineer - The Oberoi
04.2002 - 03.2004
Customer Support Engineer - Savvy Computers, Franchise Wipro Infotech
04.2000 - 03.2002
CCIE SP (43357 - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert ,
ITIL V3 ( Foundation) - Information Technology Infrastructure Library,
CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional,
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate,
MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer,
Sikkim Manipal University - MBA,
MDU - MCA,
Board of Technical Education - Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering,
Krishan Kumar