Pravin Chavda
Dahisar(E)
Summary
A senior IT executive with over 35 years of experience driving enterprise growth through strategic technology leadership. Proven track record in formulating and executing IT strategies with global exposure, business transformations, and turnaround initiatives, with IT as a core enabler of organizational value.
Extensive experience across SAP, business process integration, digital transformation, and future‑ready IT architectures, including S/4HANA, analytics, IoT, automation, infrastructure, networks, cybersecurity, and mobility solutions. Core strengths include IT strategy and execution, M&A integration, operations leadership, team building, and regulatory compliance.
Successfully led business excellence and digital initiatives encompassing cloud and mobility platforms. Adept at managing and integrating large, multicultural, and geographically distributed teams, with strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Head - IT
Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd
12.2024 - Current
- Heading IT Infrastructure, IT Security, SAP ERP and Digital team
- Working on Supply Chain transformation program for O2C and P2P cycle. Process revamp for SAP
- Implementing data lake on AWS-Databricks for Data analytics
- Coordination and resolution of statutory/Internal audit queries of GITC and segregation of duties
- Implemented Finance automation like Vendor invoice management, Bank and Vendor reconciliation etc for savings of manhours and cost.
- Plant maintenance on third party software and integration with SAP for cost optimization
- AI for CCTV cameras
- Digital initiative on EHS and ESG (environment, social and governance), LIMS, ITOT integration, Real time plant data monitoring and analytics evaluation
- Implemented Zoho CRM and Project life cycle management (digitization of NPD to project commissioning phase) in implementation phase
- Leading project of Vendor management System, Transport management system, Exim, CRM - Process design and implementation along with partner
- Evaluated and finalised SAP RISE platform with a business case. In a phase of implementing SAP RISE
- Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd. offers a broad range of Speciality ingredients and solvents catering to diverse end-market sectors like pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, food packaging, pigments and coatings.
Head - IT
Aarti Industries Ltd
09.2020 - 11.2024
- Responsible for complete IT Infrastructure of its PAN india manufacturing locations, Offices and R&D Center
- Implemented AWS solution for Data lake
- Attended AWS security and Data warehousing training for AWS
- Implemented ITAM/ITSM tool
- Implemented ISO27001 for R&D location and Corporate office. In process for implementing for other manufacturing locations.
- Part of IT data management for - Responsible care, NIST 800-171, Ecovadis
- Successfully led deployment of ISO27001 process and policies and was also part of overall ISMS manager role for our R&D centre. Defining way forward for all locations.
- Data classification tool- Information security
- GWS (Google work space) platform management for 4500+ users
- GWS integration with HRMS for automation of user management
- DLP product evaluation and implementation
- Evaluating SSO tool
- Private cloud partner management
- Evaluate Zero trust Network and in implementation process
- SAM Exercise with Big 4
- EDMS (Engg Document management system) Evaluation of Infrastructure and implementation planning
- Evaluation and implementation of Contract labour management system, Employee attendance and Real time occupancy system for manufacturing locations
- IT Transformation road-map with Big 4.
- Part of Digital transformation road map, evaluation and deployment - Manufacturing analytic, Process and business model transformation (new ways to reinvent business processes to lower costs, improve quality, or reduce cycle times)
- IT-OT integration network design and architecture
- POC for vibration Condition monitoring of rotating equipment
- Best in class Audio-Video technology implementation with room automation, active LED for board rooms, training halls and larger meeting rooms
- Planning and managing IT budget
- Part of Digital transformation waves
- Aarti Industries Ltd is a leading Indian manufacturer of speciality chemicals and pharmaceuticals with global foot print. Chemicals manufactured by Aarti are used in downstream manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, agro chemicals, polymers, additives, surfactant, pigments, dyes etc.
DGM - IT
UPL Ltd. (Formerly known as United Phosphorus Limited)
09.2001 - 09.2020
- Joined United Phosphorus LTD, Ankleshwar as an Executive (IT) in September 2001 and presently working as a DGM - IT at Mumbai(HO).
- During my tenure I worked on different IT functions/responsibilities as follows
- From April 2010 to till Sep 2020
- Deployed O365 across globe for 6000+ users.
- Planning and execution management for Datacenter movement from India to International location. Planning for SAP and Non sap applications (Total approx. 40+ applications) movement in terms of Hardware, OS, Network (MPLS and internet), improvement of existing BCPDR plan, How to do application migration, Licensing issues etc.
- Evaluated Google Apps platform for UPL group worldwide users, planned and deployed Google Apps for Global users. Lead team for deployment.
- Vehicle tracking system (GPS system for Vehicle) for sales and Field staff. Vendor and application evaluation, negotiation along with final partner selection.
- Using Amazon, Azure cloud for Business applications (IaaS). Services to manage email security and flo.
- Integration of IT infrastructure and application of acquired company DVA Brasil - Understand their existing environment- Planning to merge - assignment of tasks to expert IT team/consultant - monitoring on successful deployment.
- Special project for developing IT infrastructure to cater requirement of MS Navision implementation for our Group Co in Zambia- Africa. I was stationed there for a month and completed the planning, vendor interaction and comparatives, negotiation and release of orders for Server, VPN connectivity, MS OS and other software, UPS, Inverters, PC/Laptops, Printers.
- Manufacturing Plant Security solution - planning, vendor finalization and negotiation for 40+ CCTV cameras, Access control system and Alarm system (integrated with each other).
- IT infrastructure integration planning and deployment, vendor finalization with negotiation, Email solution integration planning and deployment for Group companies in Neatherlands, Brasil and Spain.
- Negotiation Domestic and Global MPLS VPN.
- Evaluated MS Exchnage solution for Global users of UPL and Group companies and deployed pilot phase environment at one location.
- Document management Solution - Filenet - evaluated and deployed for UPL and group worldwide.
- Evaluated Virtualization, vendor finalization and negotiation and deployed for 40+ windows application on 4 blade servers.
- Cloud solution for antispam, antivirus, anti spyware, anti malware for email domains.
- UPL is an Indian MNC engaged in manufacturing of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides & other crop protection products. UPL has acquired other companies like CEREXAGRIHO France having presence across Europe and USA, Dupont manufacturing unit in Colombia, DVA-Brasil, SWAL-India, Carvan seeds-India, Cequisa-Spain, REPOSO-Argentina, Advanta Seeds Ltd - Netherlands, Crop Serve-South Africa etc. (after 2004) in India and across the globe. UPL is having manufacturing facility across globe (10 locations in India and another 12 locations internationally) UK, USA, Australia, Vietnam, Spain, Argentina and sales & other offices across 50+ countries in the World. All operations of business are computerized and nothing is manual.
Education
B.Sc. - Maths
M. S. University
Baroda01-1990
M.Sc. - Applied Maths
M. S. University
Baroda01-1994
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application - Computer Application
South Gujarat University
Surat01-1992
Skills
DOS
LAN 41
Windows 9x
Windows NT
Win20
Timeline
Head - IT
Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd
12.2024 - Current
Head - IT
Aarti Industries Ltd
09.2020 - 11.2024
DGM - IT
UPL Ltd. (Formerly known as United Phosphorus Limited)
09.2001 - 09.2020
M.Sc. - Applied Maths
M. S. University
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application - Computer Application
South Gujarat University
B.Sc. - Maths
M. S. University
Personal Information
- Total Experience: 20+ years
- Notice Period: 3 months
- Date of Birth: 12th July 1970
- Marital Status: Married
- Availability: Mumbai/Vadodara
Locations
- D-414, Raj Sunderam Apts, Shiv Vallabh Road, Ashok Van, Dahisar(E), Maharashtra, 400068
- 201, Antriksh Residency, Vasna Road, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390007
Courses And Trainings
- Microsoft Project planning training, 2015-10-01
- Visual Basic, Oracle, and ASP course, Completed with live projects
- Depository Operations Training Program, Completed
- SAP ABAP and PM module training, Completed
- Spanish Language training, Completed
- Fundamental of project planning and Microsoft Project pro training, Completed
Skills - I T Skills
- Operating Systems: DOS, LAN 4.1, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Win20
- Win XP, Win 7 & LINUX - Redhat Linux- LTSP
- Front End: COBOL, PASCAL, ASSEMBLY, C, C++, FoxPro 2.6, VB 6.0, ASP, ABAP 6.2
- Backend: Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL, My SQL
- ERP: Avalon, Maximo, SAP
- Network & Security: Cisco routers 1800, 2800 and 3800 series, Cisco VPN client, managed/unmanaged Dlink and Cisco switches, Netscreen and Cisco firewall ASA 5500 series and pix series, Mcafee antivirus and HIPS products
Present Location
Mumbai/Vadodara