Dynamic Storage Architect with extensive experience at Tata Consultancy Services, specializing in storage design and optimization. Proven track record in capacity planning and problem-solving, achieving a 20% cost reduction for a major client. Adept at team collaboration and implementing innovative storage solutions to enhance performance and ensure data protection.
My journey spans leadership roles at Tata Consultancy Services, NTT Data, DXC Technology, and Tech Mahindra, where I’ve architected solutions for global clients, led complex migrations, and driven automation to reduce costs and improve uptime.
I’m passionate about bridging business goals with technical strategy, mentoring teams, and staying ahead of evolving technologies. Let’s connect if you’re looking for someone who can architect resilient infrastructure and lead transformation at scale.
● Storage infrastructure Design: Architect and design scalable, secure and high-performance Storage solutions SAN
● Implementation & Configuration: Deploy and configure storage
systems, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements
● Performance Optimization: Monitor Storage performance, identify
bottlenecks and implement tuning strategies.
● Migration and Consolidation: Lead Datacenter and or Storage migration and consolidation project
● Capacity Planning: Forecast storage needs and plan for future growth, ensuring cost-effective scaling
● Security and Compliance: Ensure all the devices in infrastructure
should comply with data protection regulation and internal securities policies.
● Managed infrastructure planning and support for storage platforms.
● Executed multiple migration and encapsulation projects utilizing VPLEX.
● Conducted proof of concept testing for EMC's Unity SAN product, documenting results.
● Expanded SAN infrastructure by installing and configuring new Brocade and Cisco switches.
● Analyzed storage environment, recommending process changes and
new artifacts.
● LUN allocation, reclamation, migration and normal BAU operation.
● Developed comprehensive Runbook and documentation for project management.
● Planned and deployed SAN, ensuring 24/7 support and coordination with third-party vendors.
● Assessed backup environment and recommended recovery
strategies for complete data protection.
● Authored technical documents and created SOPs for SAN operations.
● Assisted in developing and implementing storage monitoring and performance measurement tools.
● Led 'storage on-call support' and Reclamation Team of 30 personnel in troubleshooting diverse storage issues.
● Supported design, implementation, and sustainment of 135 Petabyte Storage Area Network across multiple locations.
● Documented all assets and activities related to new and existing
storage infrastructures.
● Collaborated with vendors to resolve complex technical issues, providing timely status updates to management.
● Installed new storage arrays and contributed to major upgrade initiatives.
● Day to Day Support to end user client, troubleshooting Server & Desktop hardware.
● Daily basis backup and restoration of user file using ARC Server.
● Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing technical issues and providing effective solutions.
Storage provisioning
Backup and recovery
Capacity planning
Disaster recovery
Storage virtualization
Storage design
Problem-solving
Team collaboration
● Dell-EMC VNX, Unity, VMAX Powermax, Xtrem IO, VPLEX, ViPR-SRM
● Zos (Mainframe), DELL DLM8500
● Hitachi VSP, Hitachi Storage Navigator
● Cisco and Brocade
● Netapp, HP-3PAR