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Education
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Certification
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Vino Alex

Vino Alex

Bengaluru

Summary

I am a Visionary technologist with over 19 years of exceptional contributions to the IT industry, specializing in Cloud-Native solutions, Application modernization, and Digital transformation initiatives.

A proven leader in orchestrating large-scale cloud migration projects and Architecting Distributed Application Platforms, Consistently delivering groundbreaking solutions and establishing strategic partnerships.

I possess deep expertise in Cloud Native technologies, focusing on OpenShift, Kubernetes, and service mesh, and a comprehensive understanding of leading public cloud platforms.

My track record also includes The cultivation of enduring business relationships,Advocacy for cloud-native and open-source technologies, and the delivery of compelling presentations on global stages.

Furthermore, I am expanding my knowledge in LLM, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, with hands-on experience in use case demonstrations, solution presentations, and client engagement.

My ultimate goal is to leverage this unparalleled expertise in a Senior Techno-commercial role specializing in artificial intelligence & Cloud Computing products to drive Innovation and redefine the industry's landscape.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Client Solutions Architect - Presales

VMware
11.2019 - Current
  • Working with Clients to design complex enterprise cloud-based concepts and effectively utilizing different Business Outcome focused design patterns.
  • Meeting with existing and Prospective customers to assist sales efforts.
  • Responsible for preparing RFP (Request for Proposal) responses.
  • Collaborating with VMware clients to ensure their successful Deployment and Adoption of VMWare TANZU Stack.
  • Leading Mentoring programs for Regional Field Engineering team
  • Producing strategic and innovative Cloud Native Concepts, Blogs, White papers, and Speaking at conferences

Key Business Achievements

  • Proactive initiatives to engage with Clients to conduct TANZU technology demonstrations and Pilot implementations in the Region. It helped to win three Major Cloud-Native Transformation deals.
  • Played a crucial role in designing 20 Plus Cloud-Native Platform Designs for Clients across the Region.
  • Design Contribution to build Two Telecom Clouds to host CNF workloads.
  • Led team to transform the Business Applications of a Major Airline and a Global logistics company into a TANZU-based hybrid Cloud-Native Platform.
  • Consultant Architect of Large Deals to build Cloud Native Platforms for Five large Financial Organizations for their mission-critical B2B & B2C Applications.
  • Participated in more than 25 External/Internal Events to Present the TANZU portfolio.
  • Working closely with R&D and Product Management Teams to Test and develop Custom Integrations to meet Client's Business Requirements and optimize their Return of Investment (ROI)
  • Performed complex Architectural and Design assignments, Applying innovative Architectural design concepts and Advanced professional knowledge.

Principal Architect

Red Hat
02.2017 - 11.2019
  • Functioned as a Highly Consultative, hands-on Architect interfacing with Global System Integration Partners and Clients to build specialized Practice Teams.
  • Subject Matter Expert for OpenShift, Kubernetes, Service Mesh (Istio),OpenStack, Ansible, and Modern Application Design.
  • Worked closely with Sales Organization in designing, Capacity planning, and MVP (Minimum Viable Product) implementations.
  • Prepare RFP (Request for Proposal) responses to more than 10 Global System Integrators (GSI).
  • I worked with major global partner alliance teams to expand partner solutions.
  • Designed and conducted Hackathons and Technology Exchange sessions.
  • Prepare White papers, 'How-to' Documents, and Lab manuals.

Key Business Achievements

  • Led more than 100 hands-on Boot Camps and Technology enablement sessions for all levels of Global Partner organizations to build Cloud-Native solutions using Red Hat products.
  • Partner technology enablement programs helped to improve Sales of RedHat Cloud Products by more than 100% in the Region.
  • I Supported the establishment of more than 5 COE/Solution Centers at GSI Partner locations.
  • Design contribution to 10+ Large-Scale Multi-cloud OpenShift implementation/App transformation projects
  • Delivered more than 10 Presentations across the Region,
  • Engagement with three Global System Integration Partners to build their Managed OpenShift business model

Senior Practice Manager - OpenSource And Open Cloud

Wipro Technologies
04.2015 - 01.2017
  • Functioned as Senior Practice Manager for OpenSource and Open Cloud business in North America.
  • Subject Matter Expert for Open Cloud delivery.
  • Worked as Presale Architect for multiple USD 100M plus deals in Americas and EMEA.
  • Promoted Open Cloud Designs in multiple Summits and Events.
  • Worked closely with technology partners to identify opportunities and provided business value to key accounts using OpenSource and Open Cloud technologies
  • Handled a major role in building OpenCloud COE in Wipro Mountain View campus in collaboration with Cisco and Intel.
  • Successfully coordinated multiple project delivery for Bay Area customers

Business Achievements

  • Build a Managed multi-Cloud business model in collaboration with strategic technology partners like Cisco and Intel.
  • Design & Critical Client Engagement to win Five Major Open Technology & Cloud Deals
  • Developed a successful OpenSource/OpenCloud practice comprised of more than 25 competent technology resources
  • Handled a significant role in increasing the OpenSource business revenue by approx.300% in the North America region.
  • Developed 20+ Reference Architectures to accelerate the Open Cloud Business.

Senior Solution Architect - OpenSource & OpenCloud

Wipro Technologies
07.2008 - 03.2015
  • As a Senior Architect, I designed and delivered more than 20 technology solutions primarily based on OpenSource and OpenCloud.
  • Ensured solution delivery success using technology evaluationand feasibility analysis of the project's business goals, budget, and transformation demands.
  • I engaged in RFP/RFI response preparation, solution presentation, and negotiation.
  • Mentored more than 100 engineers to handle complex Global Open Source technology deliveries.

Key Business Achievements

  • Functioned as the hands-on architect for three large-scale application transformation Projects (From the legacy monolithic model to the open standard microservice model )
  • Designed, Sold, and Deployed the first RedHat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Project in the APAC Region.
  • Solution Design for more than 20 successful bids.
  • Published three White Papers.
  • Developed 15 Plus Reference Architectures.

Senior Linux And OpenSource Consultant

Hewlett Packard, HP
06.2007 - 07.2008
  • I worked as a Senior Linux and OpenSource consultant for the designing and implementation of service provider-grade Private Cloud infrastructure and collaboration suite.
  • Handled key role in implementing multiple Data Centers for the Mail and Messaging Cloud.
  • Successfully handled the mentorship of more than 20 Linux administrators to handle global technical delivery.

Education

Master of Science (MSc.) - Physics, Electronics Specialization

CMS College , Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam Kerala
1998

Bachelor of Science (BSc.) - Physics

Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala
Kerala
1994

Skills

  • Cloud Infrastructure Design
  • Cloud Networking & Integration
  • Kubernetes & OpenShift
  • LLM & Artificial Intelligence Concepts,Use cases & Integration
  • Machine Learning & Edge Computing Use Cases
  • Data Center Design Principles
  • Docker Swarm
  • Cloud-Native and Distributed Application Architecture and Patterns
  • Service Mesh
  • Micro Services Design Patterns
  • Automation Tools
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
  • VMware VCF
  • NSX-T
  • AWS,GCP & Azure Cloud Services
  • Cloud and Infrastructure Automation
  • OpenStack
  • Linux Administration
  • Software-Defined Storages
  • Software-Defined Networks
  • ADC,GSLB,Virtual Service Patterns
  • VPN
  • Observability & SLO Planning
  • Data Analytic Concepts
  • Python,Golang
  • Database Management Systems

Websites

Certification

  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
  • CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)
  • CKS(Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist)
  • OCA (OpenStack Certified Administrator)
  • VCP (VMWare Certified Professional)
  • Certified Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Administrator
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • RHCE

Accomplishments

Key Project Engagements [ Deal Value > 1M USD ]


1. Digital banking Platform Modernization for a Large Public Sector Bank


Project Scope: Designing of a Highly Scalable & Highly Available Platform to Host the Cloud Native and ISV Workloads.


Role: Lead Solution Architect


2. Application Platform Modernization for a Federal Bank


Project Scope: Design and Delivery of Cloud Native Platform based on TANZU Stack and Transformation of Business Applications.


Role: Lead Cloud Solution Architect


3.Applications transformation and Infrastructure of a Global Logistic Provider to a TANZU based Hybrid Cloud Environment.


Project Scope : Design and Implementation of TANZU Hybrid Cloud Platform,Software Supply Chain Infrastructure and Cloud Native Transformation of the Applications.


Role: Lead Solution Architect


4. Infrastructure Modernization for a Large Payment Bank


Project Scope : Design and Implementation of TANZU based Cloud Native Infrastructure platform.


Role: Presale Specialist,Lead Architect


5.Transformation of Application Platform of a Regional Airline to TANZU Cloud Platform


Project Scope : Design and Implementation of TANZU Cloud and Application Migration.


Role: Presale Specialist,Lead Architect


6. Media Streaming management application infrastructure for a large Streaming and DVR provider


Project Scope : Design and Implementation Private Cloud Infrastructure (Kubernetes on OpenStack) for a Hybrid Cloud (Services distributed across Private and Public cloud platforms ) Application .


Role : Presale Specialist,Architect,SME


7. Application transformation and cloud scale Distributed fault tolerant Infrastructure implementation for a National Insurance Provider. [ Deal value > 100M USD ]


project Scope : Transform the Monolith Application to a Multi tiered SOA architecture, distributed across 100+ Mini Data Centers using OpenSource Technologies.


Role: Presale Specialist,Infrastructure Architect,SME and Senior Consultant


8. Multi Cloud Open Shift cluster implementation for a Fin tech application of a large bank


Project Scope: OpenShift Cluster design and Implementation, Container Image Optimization, Secure Registry Deployment,CI/CD Consultancy, Multi-Cloud Service Management.


Role: Architect,SME and Senior Consultant


9. Application Transformation to a Containerized Microservice Architecture for a large Public sector agency.


Project Scope: Service Discovery, Application Containerization, Image Optimization, Application Pattern Optimization,OpenShift Cluster Design and Implementation.


Role: Architect and SME


10. Application Containerization and Microservice transformation for a large private bank


Project Scope : Design and Implementation of multi site OpenShift Environment for a large private bank.


Role : Architect and Senior Consultant


11. Design and Implementation of large scale Bio-metric and Big Data infrastructure for a National Identity provider


Project Scope: Infrastructure Design,Cluster Planning and Technical Delivery Coordination.


Role: Architect,SME and Senior Consultant


12. OpenSource and Software Defined infrastructure transformation and delivery coordination for a large healthcare firm in North America


Project Scope : Application Migration from a proprietary Platform to OpenSource platform,


Role: Architect,SME and Senior Consultant


13. Private Cloud Infrastructure and 'Modernization of the Applications for a UK based insurance provider.


Project Scope : Open Standard Cloud Implementation and Application Migration.


Role: Presale Lead,Architect and SME


14. Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure implementation for a Bay Area Semi Conductor company.


Project Scope: Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure design and implementation for a Semi conductor company in Bay Area.


Role: Architect and SME


15. Data Center Virtualization and Application Transformation for a Large Defense Organization


Project Scope: Application migration to VMs and Containers, Virtualized Infrastructure design and implementation.


Role: Architect, SME and Senior Consultant


16. DNS cloud Implementation for a Lead telecom provider


Project Scope : DNS Data migration from proprietary platform to a Open Standard platform,DNS Infrastructure Design and Implementation.


Role: Presale Specialist,Architect, and SME

Conferences

  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
  • DEVConf
  • Kubernetes / Open Shift Meetups
  • Red Hat Summit
  • Red Hat Partner conferences
  • Red Hat Tech Exchange (RHTE)
  • OpenStack Summit
  • LinuxCon
  • VMWorld
  • Cisco Live etc.

Hobbies

  • Amateur (HAM) Radio Operation [VU3LNX]
  • Reading (Non-fiction and Technology)
  • Listen Podcasts
  • Audio Books
  • NFT

Publications

How to become a Ham Radio operator : A guide to crack the Ham Radio License examination.

Timeline

Senior Client Solutions Architect - Presales

VMware
11.2019 - Current

Principal Architect

Red Hat
02.2017 - 11.2019

Senior Practice Manager - OpenSource And Open Cloud

Wipro Technologies
04.2015 - 01.2017

Senior Solution Architect - OpenSource & OpenCloud

Wipro Technologies
07.2008 - 03.2015

Senior Linux And OpenSource Consultant

Hewlett Packard, HP
06.2007 - 07.2008

Master of Science (MSc.) - Physics, Electronics Specialization

CMS College , Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Science (BSc.) - Physics

Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala

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