Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Director and Principal Consulting Architect
Kyndryl (erstwhile IBM)
08.2021 - Current
People Management and Technical Solution Offering Development
Solution Architecture for Network & Edge and Hybrid Cloud Computing
Member of Architecture Review Board (ARB).
Worked closely with organizational leadership and directors to guide operational strategy.
Director, Information Technology & Security
Samsung Electronics
12.2017 - 07.2021
Led a 52-member IT Group for supporting and improving Semiconductor Design for 3000 design engineers
Architected and established 2000+ High Performance Compute cluster for IC Design
Led 2+ Petabytes of storage system (NFS / File) migration from NetApp to Unity
Site Leadership (Steering Committee member) for IT infrastructure change management
Performance measurement on Business driven Operational & Security KPIs for the Datacenter & End-User Computing
Improved efficiency and supported growth through Digital (App) Transformations and Account Management
Collaborated with Global & Cross Functional Teams in defining IT Architecture & Delivery for Samsung Products.
Principal Consulting Architect
Global Technology Services, IBM
12.2008 - 11.2017
As part of the Chief Architect organization, supported Managed Services & developed IT Architecture & Solutions
Built a Tier 2+ Datacenter for IBM’s new Offering called ERMIS (Express Remote Managed Infrastructure Service)
Built the Storage Solution Practice for IBM’s Special Service Area (SSA) Organization
Developed Architecture Building Blocks through Component and Physical Operational Modelling using IBM’s Unified Method Framework (UMF) & TOGAF
Analysed Workloads & Use Cases for Cloud Affinity
Successful wins of 6 large enterprises (10,000+ employees) and 19 mid-size IT Transformation engagements
Developed Private & Hybrid-Cloud Architectures and Delivery, using IaaS Offerings from IBM, AWS & Microsoft Azure
Integrated Customer’s ITSM (Service Desk) Tools with IBM’s Orchestration Stack for Global Delivery
Developed Local & Wide Area Networks for Traffic Engineering and Capacity Planning with Carriers & Colocations
Designed Software Defined Networks (SDNs) using VMware’s NSX, OpenStack’s Neutron, AWS VPCs, & Azure VNets
Successfully led the newly hired 25-member team to deliver (a) Architecture (b) Service Catalogue & (c) Service Delivery.
Manager, Information Technology
Qualcomm
09.2005 - 12.2008
Led a 16 member IT Group for supporting a 320 people design centre, working on 3G processor technologies
Ensured corporate compliance of Information Security and Design Data Backup, as per Qualcomm’s SOP
IT Capacity, Service and Budget Management
Established a 9,000 sq
Ft Tier 3 Datacenter, integrated with Qualcomm’s Core Network
Established IC Design (EDA Tool) execution environment & Storage Sync (Synchronous & Asynchronous).
Manager, Datacenter & Information Systems
Texas Instruments
01.1998 - 08.2005
Led & Managed 1500 users LAN / WAN infrastructure & 4200 Sq
Ft
Datacenter to support IC Design Compute
Developed LAMP stack-based platform for software component delivery
Developed PID (Process Identifier Description) platform to support CMMI L3 attainment audits
Led transformation from Legacy to IP Phone
Led storage system movement (NFS / File) from NetApp to EMC.
Systems Manager
Orissa Computer Application Center (OCAC)
07.1996 - 12.1997
Led & Managed RFP, RFQ, & Technical Bidding for all State Govt
Computerization projects – Subject Matter Expert
Developed Client Server (Oracle) based Applications for State Govt
Institutions – Project Manager
Conducted Trainings (Network & Operating System) for State Govt
Staffs – Instructor.
Branch Specialist, Network Services
Microland Limited
01.1992 - 03.1996
Led & implemented medium to large networking projects for ANZ Bank, Titan, ABB, ITC, HDFC Bank & Blue Dart
Installed x86 PCs & Server Hardware with Network OS’es (Novell & Windows OS) for File & Messaging Services
Led and implemented Structured AT&T Network Cabling Systems for Enterprise LAN at Titan and ITC Factory.
Customer Support Engineer
Crompton Greaves
01.1990 - 08.1991
Installed x86 DOS OS PCs & AT&T SVR3 Unix OS x86 Servers at SAIL Branch Offices & Stock Yards in East Zone.
Education
M. Tech in Data Science and Machine Learning -
PES University
01.2021 - Current
Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering - undefined
Operating Systems and Network Certifications, Novell, 1994, 1996
Executive Highlights
IT Leader with 34 years of experience in driving the vision and management of Information Technology Services for medium to large enterprises. Expertise in driving Business and IT alignment programs leading to gains in product and service delivery in an Organisation. Techno-managerial leadership in the areas of IT Solution Architecture & Service Delivery. Executed high impact solution architecture and service delivery business cases, leading to successful closure of medium to large transformation engagements in Datacenter, Networks, Private and Hybrid Cloud Management Platforms using technology components from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Red Hat OpenShift, the most recent being VMware (Cloud Foundation) based HCI (Hyper Converged Infrastructure). Consultative Committee Member in an industry body for the development of Frameworks for Data and AI Computing regarding enterprise & edge computing cases. Core Specialties: Digital Workplace Services (End User Computing). Network and Datacenter Management. Cloud and Software Defined Infrastructure for IT Transformation & Automation. High-Performance Computing (HPC) setups. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). ITSM compliant IT Delivery Support. Stakeholder Management.
Timeline
Director and Principal Consulting Architect
Kyndryl (erstwhile IBM)
08.2021 - Current
M. Tech in Data Science and Machine Learning -
PES University
01.2021 - Current
Director, Information Technology & Security
Samsung Electronics
12.2017 - 07.2021
Principal Consulting Architect
Global Technology Services, IBM
12.2008 - 11.2017
Manager, Information Technology
Qualcomm
09.2005 - 12.2008
Manager, Datacenter & Information Systems
Texas Instruments
01.1998 - 08.2005
Systems Manager
Orissa Computer Application Center (OCAC)
07.1996 - 12.1997
Branch Specialist, Network Services
Microland Limited
01.1992 - 03.1996
Customer Support Engineer
Crompton Greaves
01.1990 - 08.1991
Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering - undefined
SME/ Lead II System Management at Kyndryl India Pt. Ltd (Spin-off of IBM Ltd)SME/ Lead II System Management at Kyndryl India Pt. Ltd (Spin-off of IBM Ltd)