Seasoned technology leader with over 22 years of experience in the IT industry. Proven track record of success in developing and implementing technology strategies that align with business goals. Expertise in a wide range of technical areas, including cloud computing, cybersecurity and software solutions. Strong leadership and management skills. Ability to form strong cross-functional relationships and to lead a sizable project team, taking the project from start to finish.
Skilled in all phases of the project/product life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through implementation and enhancement.
Demonstrated ability to architect and operationalise initiatives.
Built high performing, cross-functional, culturally diverse teams.
Best in class skill in people development and cross-functional relationship management.
Flair to keep abreast & understand emerging technologies, market trends, with a focus to learn & institute the best practices for achieving optimal business results.
In my day-to-day work I’m focusing on finding new solutions and automating recurring tasks assigned to IT Solution & infrastructure team, mainly those related to business application management, whether internally or by third party vendors.
Rich mix of business development, strategic planning, project management and operational excellence.
Breadth of functional responsibilities with hands on experience in strategic/go-to-market planning, business unit and team development, financial/budget planning, project and product management, and engineering strategies.
Enthusiastic in learning all the latest technologies in the market. I believe more on being practical in terms of technologies rather than just adopting theoretical concepts.
Developing and implementing
- Agile technology roadmaps that aligned with ever changing business goals.
- New IT solutions and process optimization activities by developing / using various web-based applications.
- Enhanced data analytics by consolidating customer database from various business verticals and suggesting cross sales, trends etc.
- IT service management and end user training, support and assessments.
Cyber Security
- Protecting Business Data On-Premise and in the Cloud.
- Building a Cyber Resilience Strategy (business continuity plan (BCP), disaster recovery (DR), incident response and cybersecurity plans)
Strategy
- Providing consultation for Web hosting, Salesforce, eCommerce solutions and websites with payment gateway integration.
- Annual IT budget planning and adherence. Optimize usage and costs.
- Security information and event management (SIEM), Identity and access management.
Technologies
- Portals like Google Workspace, O365, Zoho Mails, Azure, AWS, GCP, Scalefusion / Accops MDM etc.
- ERP like Odoo, Oracle Netsuite, SAP etc.
- CRM like Salesforce, Zoho, SugarCRM, Oracle Sales Cloud + CPQ, Wings DMS etc.
- Programming languages like ASP.net, C#, python, php etc.
- Misc. applications like Tally ERP & Prime, Web Servers, Databases, Application Servers, Jira & Mantis Bug Tracker, Mail Servers, Visual + Tortoise SVN SourceSafe, Salesforce programming & Data Loader etc.