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Overview
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Certification
Awards
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Shitikantha Mohanty

Shitikantha Mohanty

Bengaluru

Summary

I essentially consider myself a storyteller with proven skills to influence both technical & business stakeholders. I possess interpersonal and impactful presentation skills that evoke passion and confidence. I have a strong desire and would like to highlight a few essential skills below that will help you tackle the challenging problems in a competitive, rapidly evolving industry.

  • Self-driven, proactive for customer engagements, & customer-first focused.
  • Articulate a value proposition & build differentiator in the proposal
  • I will be able to strike up and drive leadership conversations.

Traditionally, I am a sales engineer on any given day, but I am a technologist at heart. I, as the quintessential sales engineer, also aspired to be a technology leader in this domain.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Partner Technical Specialist

Kyndryl
Bengaluru
01.2023 - Current
  • Facilitation of Pre-Sales Technical Activities: Facilitate pre-sales, experiential technical activities such as technology demonstrations and co-creation working sessions that lead to proofs of concept (PoC)
  • Leadership in Building Technical Skills: Lead the delivery of joint-learning activities to build technical skills and expertise of partners, enabling co-selling opportunities.
  • Continuous Knowledge Expansion: Continuously expand essential business, industry, technology, architecture, and competitive knowledge in Kubernetes, Red Hat, Docker, Cloud Foundry, Cloud Native Security, and Infrastructure.
  • Fostering a Growth-Minded Culture: Encourage a culture of growth-mindedness, co-creation, and technical eminence to deliver value that leverages industry, brand, and portfolio expertise to drive innovations that accelerate partners’ success.

Oracle Cloud Consultant

Kyndryl
Bengaluru
05.2021 - 12.2022

I was a part of the Oracle Cloud Support Team working on Oracle Exacc, Oracle Enterprise Linux, OVM, OLVM, Oracle Private Platform Infrastructure.

• OCI infra administration (Install, configure, migrations, tuning, patching, administration & monitoring).
• Ensure the effective daily operation of the production / database applications and provides administrative support for new implementations, upgrades, and migrations
• Effective collaboration with infrastructure teams, application development teams, testing and release teams
• Identify and quickly escalate potential issues with solution design, packaged software, client resources, or anything else that impacts your ability to deliver according to expectations

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Oracle
Bengaluru
06.2017 - 05.2021

As a member of the Solaris Support organization, my focus is always to deliver the best in class post-sales support and solutions to the Oracle customer base while serving as an advocate for customer needs. This involves resolving post-sales non-technical customer inquiries via phone and electronic means, as well as, technical questions regarding the use of and troubleshooting for our Electronic Support Services. As a primary point of contact for Oracle's customers, I am responsible for facilitating customer relationships with support and providing advice and assistance to internal Oracle employees on diverse customer situations and escalated issues.

Server Support Specialist

IBM
Noida
07.2013 - 06.2017

I was working as Solaris administrator in the team that manages ABN AMRO Bank's UNIX system hosting, focusing on Swift and I-Markets applications. The team is responsible for installing, configuring, and administering servers, monitoring user logins, and managing system packages. The Solaris Team also handles zone creation, deletion, and maintenance and prepares recommendations for system updates. The team is used to manage users and groups, troubleshoot issues, and maintain expertise in primary applications and integration points. Team members usually coordinate with internal customers, provide on-call support, and perform production server and application maintenance.

System Engineer

Sasken Network Engineering
PAN- India
11.2009 - 10.2012

As a system engineer, I conducted RF drive tests and optimised ALUMS CDMA/EVDO sites for Reliance Communications. I used MapInfo and Tems tools to prepare reports and optimize DT parameters. I also conducted LTE (4G) site accusation surveys for Samsung across Bangalore. I integrated and commissioned Nokia Flexi Edge BTS's and FIU and conducted external alarm patching. I provided Unix Basic support, managed file systems, maintained hardware and software inventory, and coordinated installation and HW issues with hardware vendors. My profile highlights include synchronizing existing 2G and 3G sites and adding new sectors.

Education

Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering -

Balasore & Balasore School Engineering
01.2008

Skills

  • Cloud (IaaS): OCI, Exact & Oracle Private Platform Infrastructure
  • Operating System: Oracle Linux & Solaris, RedHat Linux
  • Virtualization: OVM & OLVM for x86 Virtualization, Ldom & Zones for Solaris Virtualization
  • Servers: SPARC, X-86, Lenovo
  • Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
  • Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to be a self-starter and be on the leading edge of technology at all times

Certification

Oracle Certified Solaris 10 Advocate Accreditation, 11/2018 - Present

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Foundations Associate (1Z0-1085-23)

Oracle Cloud Data Management 2023 Foundations Associate (1Z0-1105-23)

Awards

  • Client (ABN-AMRO) Recognition Award, 04/2022
  • IBM Manager's Choice Award, 07/2021
  • Oracle Outstanding Team (SAND) Member Award, 07/2020
  • Oracle Client Recognition Spot Award, 02/2019
  • IBM Hall of Fame Award, 11/2015
  • IBM Manager's Choice Award, 10/2015

Timeline

Partner Technical Specialist

Kyndryl
01.2023 - Current

Oracle Cloud Consultant

Kyndryl
05.2021 - 12.2022

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Oracle
06.2017 - 05.2021

Server Support Specialist

IBM
07.2013 - 06.2017

System Engineer

Sasken Network Engineering
11.2009 - 10.2012

Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering -

Balasore & Balasore School Engineering
Shitikantha Mohanty