Responsible for overall management and direction of all technical services functions associated with the design, deployment and management of compute, storage and backup services throughout the C&S Wholesale Grocers enterprise. Oversee onshore and offshore technical teams responsible for all distributed server and storage technology across on-premises data centers, private and public clouds. Leading cloud transformation efforts and infrastructure modernization efforts. Completed migration of On Prem Exchange 2016 with 7000+ users environment to Google Workspace/Gmail. Coordinating with Google business partners to migrate the on prem servers to Google Cloud. Supporting the CoLo build out with Equinix. Supported the adoption of DevOps. Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible. Supported the deployment of FlexDeploy. Supported the deployment of Business Process Automation (Altrix) and Robotic Process Automation (UiPath). Supported several new business startup and company acquisitions/system integrations. Established a managed services team to provide 24x7 support. Managing OnShore and Offshore team members. Deployed Nutanix HyperConverged solution to provide better reliability and performance to warehouse systems.Deployed HPe Synergy solution to modernize the VMware infrastructure datacenters. Deployed Cohesity data protection and smartfile solutions. Deployed PureStorage FlashArray and Flashbade solutions to modernize SAN infrastructure in datacenters. Disaster Recovery design and implementation using Global Mirror, VMware SRM etc. Experience in supporting planning and deployment of enterprise information security program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data. Experience in managing backup and recovery solutions. Vendor management. Managing hardware and software maintenance contracts.

Managing Enterprise Server & Storage teams : Unix/Linux/Windows/VMware/Exchange/Citrix/SAN/Commvault/Proofpoint/Antivirus etc. Managing more than 2000 Unix/Linux/Windows/VMware servers. Managing server and storage infrastructure at 35+ locations. SAN and Backup insfrastructure support.SAN Storage : PureStorage, IBM DS8K, SVC, XIV, DS5K, DS4K, EMC Clariion, HP EVA, Hitachi Databases : Oracle RAC (ASM & GPFS), Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i DB2, Informix, MySQL, Hyperion EssBase, Teradata, InformaticaPowerHA/HACMP 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.xMiddleware : Weblogic, Websphere, Oracle SOA, WebSphere MQ, Oracle OBIEE,Webservers/ : Apache, Tomcat, IBM HTTPOracle E-Business Suite, Oracle MDM, Oracle GRC/GCCOracle Hyperion, Oracle SOALawson Finance, HR and Payroll SystemIBM Sterling B2B Integrator (EDI)Manhattan Transportation Management SystemInfor Exceed Warehouse Management SystemTriceps Warehouse Management SystemCommvault Simpana Backup and Recovery SolutionsOrsyp Dollar Universe ScheduleIBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS)Warehouse Automation Systems (Dematic, SSI Schaefer, Intelligrated)Helpdesk / PPM Systems (CA Service Desk, Autotask, Daptiv)Monitoring/Management Tools (NMON, Solarwinds Orion, IBM TPC, IBM Systems Director, Dell KACE)

Provided Unix/Linux/SAN Storage system hardware and software support to meet the business requirements for C&S Wholesale Grocers, its subsidiaries, and its customers. Datacenter migration from Brattleboro, to Keene Optical. Migrated all Unix servers and SAN Storage in Keene Corporate to Keene Optical. Introduced and implemented Storage Virtualization in 2006. Introduced and implemented AIX Server Virtualization in 2007. Recruited, trained and built Midrange Systems team. Lead, managed, and successfully completed several mission critical projects. Disaster recovery setup and test at IBM BCRS site.

Emaar Properties is one of the world's most valuable and admired real estate development companies. They have developed multiple world-class projects including world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa. I was hired Emaar to support IT Infrastructure deployment projects for the hospitality division of Emaar. Played a major role in IT Infrastructure setup and support for ‘The Montgomery Golf club’ and ‘The Arabian Ranches Golf club’, during construction, go live and post go-live. Participated in the vendor and software selection of the Golf Management and Restaurant Management System. Supported the implementation of application software and was responsible for training and super user role. I have good understanding of front office and back office operations in a hospitality industry – Hotels and Golf Courses. Implemented HP OpenView Service Desk for Emaar Helpdesk , including Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Supported the datacenter migration of Dubai, Bank which is another subsidiary of Emaar. Also supported IT infrastructure projects for Dubai Marina and Dubai Polo & Equestrian club.

Ramee Group owns, and operates several hotels, resorts and apartments in India and Middle-East. Upgraded IT Infrastructure in Regent Palace Hotel, Dubai. Upgraded Novel Netware Server, PBX Systems, and POS Systems. Supported the upgrade of Hotel Management Systems (HMS) and was responsible to train new users in HMS. Responsible for all the IT infrastructure for the startup of Regal Plaza Hotel, Dubai, including conducting surveys, and getting approval from local authorities for the telecommunication services. Responsible for managing hotel websites and integration with travel companies and service providers. Implemented self-service internet kioks for hotel guests, in Window NT network. Supported integration of PBX with Hotel management systems, and call reporting and monitoring. Managed tasks and schedule for the team members. Vendor management.