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Nikhil Dusane

Nikhil Dusane

IT Infrastructure & Security
Pune

Summary

Seasoned Information Technology Professional! With extensive knowledge in operations management and infrastructure and a true expert in the field. Also, a proactive and decisive leader who isn't afraid to make tough calls with 15 years of experience under my belt.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director ITIS

Inventive IT
07.2023 - 07.2024
  • Ensure adherence to ISO Information Security Management System (ISMS) standards for the organization.
  • Regularly update practices related to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) privacy in response to global regulatory changes.
  • Manage the consent management platform across multiple websites and media properties.
  • Develop and implement policies concerning data privacy and IT security.
  • Oversee Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) for the group of companies.
  • Complete IT and privacy compliance assessment questionnaires to support new client acquisition.
  • Review vendor compliance assessments prior to vendor onboarding.
  • Handle IT operations to ensure smooth and effective functioning of technology systems.
  • Develop and execute the organization’s IT strategy to align with and support business objectives.
  • Advise on the adoption of new technologies to enhance organizational efficiency.
  • Manage IT procurement and budgeting processes to optimize resource allocation and cost-effectiveness.

IT Consultant

Anuprit Capital (Freelance)
12.2022 - 06.2023
  • Analyzed workflows and established priorities for daily operations
  • Communicated relevance of organizational goals, policies and procedures to IT department staff
  • Reviewed and approved project plans prior to implementation
  • Assigned and reviewed work of IT project managers
  • Technology product procurement.

IT Director

Intent Amplify (Freelance)
08.2022 - 11.2022
  • Understanding all technological needs in the company
  • Product evaluation and finalization for CRM and HRMS system
  • Implementation of IT policy with end user signup process
  • Implementing strict network firewall policy for minimizing internal and external threats
  • Work From Home safe environment for remote employees
  • IT Budgeting
  • SLA enforcement for IT support staff for timely support experience to the end users
  • Leave & Bonus policy for IT Support staff.

IT Director

Coleda Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - 05.2022
  • Understanding all technological requirements in the company
  • Product evaluation and finalization for CRM and HRMS system
  • Implementation & assessment of IT policy based on GDPR practices
  • Overlooking firewall policies to minimize internal and external attacks
  • IT Team Management
  • VMWare Datacenter implementation with High availability
  • Backup and disaster recovery policies

IT Manager

Zi Davis Performance Marketing
08.2008 - 06.2021
  • Oversee IT Department operations
  • Salesforce management
  • Implementation & management of amazon workspaces
  • IT Team management
  • Auditing, updating & reporting of IT system performance
  • IT Budgeting
  • Develop and maintain overall backup and recovery strategy (Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity)
  • Determine, recommend and implement hardware and software upgrades for business applications, server hardware, network equipment, desktop, laptop, etc
  • Vendor Management {Comparison, Product Evaluation, Price Negotiation)
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Worked closely with VP IT, IT Director to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
  • Implementing cost-saving initiatives, identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
  • Resolved vulnerabilities by making improvements to network security
  • Team Training and Knowledge transfer to team members.

Customer Support Engineer (Dell)

Allied Digital Services
06.2007 - 08.2008
  • Dell Server maintenance
  • Dell Laptop & Desktop maintenance.

System Engineer

Info Expert
07.2004 - 03.2006
  • Hardware & Network maintenance
  • Motherboard, SMPS, Monitor repairing.

Education

B.Com - undefined

Shivaji University
06.2001 - 05.2004

HSC - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
04.1999 - 05.2001

SSC - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
03.1998 - 05.1999

Skills

IT Budgeting

Team Management

Policy Implementation and Assessment

IT Roadmaps

Vendor Management

Cost Optimization

Amazon Workspaces

G Suite Admin

Zoho Mail Admin

Cyberoam and Sophos firewall

VOIP and Dialer technology

Sugar CRM

VMWare

English

Hindi

Marathi

Salesforce administration

Timeline

Director ITIS

Inventive IT
07.2023 - 07.2024

IT Consultant

Anuprit Capital (Freelance)
12.2022 - 06.2023

IT Director

Intent Amplify (Freelance)
08.2022 - 11.2022

IT Director

Coleda Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - 05.2022

IT Manager

Zi Davis Performance Marketing
08.2008 - 06.2021

Customer Support Engineer (Dell)

Allied Digital Services
06.2007 - 08.2008

System Engineer

Info Expert
07.2004 - 03.2006

B.Com - undefined

Shivaji University
06.2001 - 05.2004

HSC - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
04.1999 - 05.2001

SSC - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
03.1998 - 05.1999
Nikhil DusaneIT Infrastructure & Security