Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Running Marathons , Cross functional trainings
Timeline
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Sikander Zaidi

Project Management
Bangalore

Summary

Proficient at project management with a diverse experience of managing projects in the domain of IT, Knowledge Management and New Technology Implementation
Well versed in effective operations management, vendor development and liaising with OEMs/ service providers. Expertise in developing capable teams, collaborating with senior leaders, and building consensus on key decisions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Project Management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Bengaluru
08.2019 - Current

Working as project lead in strategy and governance organization . Responsible for end to end business request delivery that includes scope creation , prioritization of user stories , design , build demo approvals and conducting UAT's and MTP's and sign-off

  • Leading Product level Issue and Resolution Mapping framework & values in Salesforce Case Console for PAN-HPE. Onboarded GreenLake to issue & Resolution mapping framework. (Already created Issue & Resolution mapping (case categorization) for HPE Compute, Storage, Ezmeral, CMS, BlueData, Cray & HPC)
  • Define test strategy , scenarios, create scripts and lead User Acceptance Testing , Move to Production, Validation and Regression testing for every Salesforce release
  • Engagement with Project Management team/leads on Triage calls for UAT and MTP progress and sign-off
  • Responsible for end-to-end KM defect management through Spira incidents and Blast tickets
  • Driving regular engagements with BU's & Stakeholders on new(requested)/existing Issue categories, technical area and Peak signature
  • Tracked project performance to analyze successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
  • Identified project scopes, constraints, risks and deadlines.
  • Coordinated internal resources and third-party vendors for flawless execution of projects.
  • Supported project managers in managing schedules and milestones.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers/stakeholders
  • Worked with senior project managers to assist with day-to-day functions.

Senior Technical Solution Consultant

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Bengaluru
04.2017 - 07.2019

Worked in Hewlett Packard Enterprise as Technical Solution Consultant-IV. My job profile included delivery of multiple projects, handling customer escalations , supporting Level 1 engineers on storage product issues (3par) ,process driving, mentoring people , preparing service incident report and standing operating procedures for day-to day task . Handled team of 50 engineers and working closely with them to ensure customer satisfaction and a good customer experience

Implementation Engineer

Dell EMC
Mumbai
01.2016 - 04.2017
  • Worked in EMC as a part of implementation team as a resident engineer for Reliance Jio.
  • Responsible for end to end availability and maintenance of the EMC storage infrastructure

Senior Storage Administrator

Ipsoft Global Services
Bengaluru
11.2014 - 04.2015
  • Guiding the team in regards to any issue facing while doing Storage Provisioning, Multipathing issues on Unix hosts, Replication, Thin Provisioning, DR solutions,
  • Working parallel with EMC Support team in resolving the issue which gets escalated. Analysis of Host and storage issues through EMCGrabs
  • Handling escalation with customer

Technical Support Engineer

Dell EMC
Bengaluru
02.2011 - 04.2014
  • Worked in EMC Corporation for 3.3 years wherein helped the customer in troubleshooting the issue related to Storage Provisioning
  • Responded to support requests from end-users and patiently walked individuals through troubleshooting tasks.
  • Served as technical point of contact for support relating to owned solutions and products.


Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

IILM
Greater Noida
05.2007 - 04.2010

Diploma in Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

BSF Polytechnic
New Delhi
04.2003 - 03.2006

Skills

Effective project management

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Certification

Storage expert certification

Running Marathons , Cross functional trainings

Passionate about running marathons and always interested in doing cross functional trainings. 

Timeline

Azure Fundamentals

02-2023

Project Management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2019 - Current

Senior Technical Solution Consultant

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
04.2017 - 07.2019

Implementation Engineer

Dell EMC
01.2016 - 04.2017

SAN Specialist

06-2015

Senior Storage Administrator

Ipsoft Global Services
11.2014 - 04.2015

VMware VCP

08-2014

Storage expert certification

03-2014

Technical Support Engineer

Dell EMC
02.2011 - 04.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

IILM
05.2007 - 04.2010

Diploma in Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

BSF Polytechnic
04.2003 - 03.2006
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