Technology professional with over 22 years of industry experience in global, fast and complex corporate IT environments. Regarded a visionary leader with critical technical aptitude, a strong understanding of industry best practices, and a constant focus on functional efficiency and cost effectiveness. A specialization in leading diverse and highly distributed teams of any size in architecting, integrating and maintaining infrastructures, datacenters, network, infrastructure applications and helpdesk. Proponent of standards-based computing and process-driven IT, with a comprehensive background in managing multiple complex projects, establishing priorities, and leveraging technology to meet both tactical and strategic business needs. Proven experience in negotiating and managing large-scale vendor agreements. Proficient in all major technologies, Service Management concepts, and security governance.
Technology and business visionary with rich experience in IT Management covering, Data Centre Management, Infrastructure Services, Private and Public Cloud Services, Risk and Information Security, Service Management, Vendor Management and Project/ Program Management. Excels in building high performance teams and implementing continuous improvement programs. Possess commercial acumen and P&L accountability. Adept in managing business operations with focus on top-line & bottom-line performance and expertise in determining company’s mission & strategic direction as conveyed through policies & corporate objectives. Expert in managing infrastructure data services division, Vendor management and projects for India Banking; directing a team of Collaborative User Services, Cloud Enterprise Operations, Network Data and Voice, Service Management and Data centre operations consisting of 90 people across India. Proven aptitude to bring the benefits of IT to solve business issues while managing costs and risks; collaborating with the Senior Management and providing direction on technology initiatives in line with the core organizational goals. Exposure in technologies like UNIX, Windows, Linux, RDBMS and Containerization. Comprehensive experience in leading teams & multiple projects; skillful in compliance & surveillance audits for evolving strategic vision, driving change, infusing new ideas and taking enterprise system performance. Managing Onsite and Offsite team by monitoring, motivating and encouraging team to surpass defined goals. Budget management for IT Infrastructure vertical.