Awadh Pratap Singh
Pune
Summary
Lead Storage Architect with over 15 years of expertise in enterprise storage technologies, data center migrations, consolidations, optimizations, and virtualization. Proven track record in architecting and delivering scalable, reliable, and high-performance storage solutions across SAN and NAS environments. Adept at leading complex transformation projects, ensuring business continuity, and driving innovation through automation and best practices.
Overview
1
1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Principal Engineer / Lead Storage Architect
Dell Technologies
09.2017 - Current
- Design and implement enterprise storage solutions for SAN/NAS environments
- Lead migration projects as solution architect, ensuring seamless transitions
- Review and approve technical service descriptions for new deployments
- Automate manual processes, enabling efficiency in monitoring, DR, and capacity reporting
- Direct annual DR tests and business continuity exercises
- Collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and clients to resolve technical challenges
- Deliver capacity planning, performance optimization, and infrastructure fine‑tuning
Senior Storage Specialist
Credit Suisse India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 09.2017
- Architected and engineered storage solutions across EMC, HDS, and NetApp platforms.
- Managed SAN/NAS migrations and proactive maintenance activities.
- Enhanced business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Conducted vendor evaluations and proof-of-concept testing.
Senior Storage Administrator
HCL Technologies
10.2015 - 12.2016
- Provisioned and managed NetApp storage systems.
- Executed replication technologies (SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapLock).
- Delivered performance management and troubleshooting for CIFS/NFS environments.
- Led non-disruptive upgrades and unified storage management.
SAN and Storage Administrator
Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2015
- Administered EMC VMAX, NetApp, and HDS storage arrays.
- Executed large-scale storage migrations and DR tests.
- Configured replication technologies (SRDF, TrueCopy, HUR).
- Delivered knowledge transfer and best practice documentation.
SAN and Storage Administrator
IBM India Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 07.2014
- Provided enterprise-level mission-critical support.
- Configured and managed Brocade/Cisco FC directors and SAN switches.
- Implemented automations using Shell scripting.
- Executed storage migrations, replication, and performance monitoring.
- Supported Oracle ASM disk creation and AIX multipath configurations.
Education
B.E. -
Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology
Ghaziabad, UP01.2010
10+2 -
UP Board
01.2003
10 -
UP Board
01.2001
Skills
- Dell PowerMax
- Dell PowerScale/Isilon
- Dell PowerStore/Unity
- IBM DS Series
- Hitachi VSP/G100
- NetApp 7 Mode & Cluster Mode
- EMC SRDF
- Time Finder
- SyncIQ
- SnapMirror
- IBM Flash Copy
- Metro/Global Mirror
- Unisphere
- OneFS
- DobiMiner
- NetApp OCUM
- Hitachi Storage Navigator
- Symcli, Uemcli
- SRM
- VRO
- Cisco MDS7 & Brocade DCX
- Ansible, Shell Script, GitHub
- ServiceNOW
Certification
- Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104)
- Dell EMC Isilon Solutions Specialist (E20-559)
- Dell EMC Information Storage and Management V3 (E05-001)
- NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NSO-155)
- VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV 2022)
- IBM Certified Specialist – Enterprise Storage Technical Support V3 (000-958)
- Six Sigma Greenbelt – Optimization & Centralization of Flash Copy Administration
Leadership & Achievements
- Spearheaded multiple enterprise-scale data center migration projects.
- Successfully executed annual DR exercises with zero disruption.
- Implemented automation frameworks reducing manual effort by 40%.
- Recognized for delivering high-performance storage solutions under tight deadlines.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Principal Engineer / Lead Storage Architect
Dell Technologies
09.2017 - Current
Senior Storage Specialist
Credit Suisse India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 09.2017
Senior Storage Administrator
HCL Technologies
10.2015 - 12.2016
SAN and Storage Administrator
Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2015
SAN and Storage Administrator
IBM India Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 07.2014
B.E. -
Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology
10+2 -
UP Board
10 -
UP Board