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United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2021-05 - 2021-08 Cloud Consultant - DXCAl Masraf, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Developed comprehensive business cases to analyze costs, benefits, ROI and TCO of Public Cloud adoption • IT and Business maturity assessment towards Cloud adoption • Developed strategic component development plans to support future projects to be cloud ready. • Provided architectural leadership and guidance to technical teams to deliver robust, highly scalable and cost-effective solutions… Show more 2021-05 - 2021-08 Cloud Consultant - DXCAl Masraf, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Developed comprehensive business cases to analyze costs, benefits, ROI and TCO of Public Cloud adoption • IT and Business maturity assessment towards Cloud adoption • Developed strategic component development plans to support future projects to be cloud ready. • Provided architectural leadership and guidance to technical teams to deliver robust, highly scalable and cost-effective solutions. • Recommended moving Exchange to Azure O365 , Nonproductive servers running on End of Life servers to Azure cloud & EoS Applications and Operating Systems to cloud. • Recommended to move Oracle DB platform to consolidated Hypervisor to optimize cost and License usage in production and adopt cloud RDS approach for Oracle and SQL databases. Show less

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

Consultant - DXCBank Muscat, Muscat, Oman• IT and Business assessment to achieve Active – Active across 2 Data centers • Defined Business and Technical requirements required to achieve higher SLAs, Time to Market and Business continuity • Developed study on current mode of operations and provided Business and Technical road map to achieve Active – Active design • Recommended TCO and ROI to achieve Active – Active • Identified objectives to achieve Active - Active design… Show more Consultant - DXCBank Muscat, Muscat, Oman• IT and Business assessment to achieve Active – Active across 2 Data centers • Defined Business and Technical requirements required to achieve higher SLAs, Time to Market and Business continuity • Developed study on current mode of operations and provided Business and Technical road map to achieve Active – Active design • Recommended TCO and ROI to achieve Active – Active • Identified objectives to achieve Active - Active design by conducting IT assessment , Analyzing feedback, observing consumers and collecting surveys. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Technical Lead Architect - DXCFederal Government UAE, Dubai, UAE• Worked with customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.• Created and implemented innovative business solutions to support corporate objectives• Designed and deployed Active – Active Design supporting 99.999 SLAs across 3 Data centers• Designed solution to support National payment gateway solution to support G2G / B2G /… Show more Technical Lead Architect - DXCFederal Government UAE, Dubai, UAE• Worked with customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.• Created and implemented innovative business solutions to support corporate objectives• Designed and deployed Active – Active Design supporting 99.999 SLAs across 3 Data centers• Designed solution to support National payment gateway solution to support G2G / B2G / C2G• Designed and deployed Non-Production on Public Cloud infrastructure -AWS• Created strong relationships with key decision makers as trusted consultant of Infrastructure, Security and BCP• Integration with 50+ ministries & 8+ banks• Designed CITRIX VDI for onsite and offshore users• Provided best practices and third-party solution alternatives when necessary for functional design documentation.• Displayed sound understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual networks and load balancing.Technical Lead Architect -DXCArab Monetary Fund, UAE, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Worked effectively in Agile environments to maintain efficient project work.• Designed and deployed Active – Active Design to support 99.99 SLAs across 3 Data centers• Designed internal process improvements to automate repetitive tasks, shortening data delivery times.• RTGS solution integrations across Central Banks of 22 countries and 227 banks• Cost optimized VMware VxRail design with NSX integrations across 3 Data centers Show less

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Created new and innovative approaches to problems and discussed strategies with project managers. • Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as Lead Architect. • Presented roadmap and technology infrastructure to customers, demonstrating deep familiarity with APIs, platform infrastructure, security and integration capabilities. • Conducted 25 plus technical workshops and education sessions for customers, Architects and SMEs… Show more Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Created new and innovative approaches to problems and discussed strategies with project managers. • Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as Lead Architect. • Presented roadmap and technology infrastructure to customers, demonstrating deep familiarity with APIs, platform infrastructure, security and integration capabilities. • Conducted 25 plus technical workshops and education sessions for customers, Architects and SMEs • Consolidated 4 Data centers to 2 Data centers across Dubai and Abu Dhabi • Successfully conducted DR exercise for 300+ plus applications with agreed RPO /RTOs Show less

Abu Dhabi Uae

HCL Technologies, Dubai, UAEJardine Lloyd Thompson - UK (June 2011 to Oct 2011) Ingram Micro - Germany (Oct 2011 to Feb 2012) Responsible in designing and deploying following across EMEA region Projects: Europe Projects: Gartmore - UK (Jan 2011 to June 2011) UAE: First Abu Dhabi bank - UAE (June 2012 to Oct 2014) • Datacenter setup and operations • Private Cloud environment with Chef, GitHub, HPSA, Zabbix, Automation tools. • Design and deploy… Show more HCL Technologies, Dubai, UAEJardine Lloyd Thompson - UK (June 2011 to Oct 2011) Ingram Micro - Germany (Oct 2011 to Feb 2012) Responsible in designing and deploying following across EMEA region Projects: Europe Projects: Gartmore - UK (Jan 2011 to June 2011) UAE: First Abu Dhabi bank - UAE (June 2012 to Oct 2014) • Datacenter setup and operations • Private Cloud environment with Chef, GitHub, HPSA, Zabbix, Automation tools. • Design and deploy Virtualization,HyperV, VMware and VMware Horizon. • End to End Infrastructure deployment • Mobility Solutions (Good for Enterprise and Blackberry) • CITRIX Xen Desktop and Xen Application • Oracle Database and SQL Database Show less

Senior Consultant

Design and architecture of data center on VMware , Windows and Unified Computing SystemsPerforming the pre-sales / Product management activity to arrive solutions to the varies clients.Competency enablement on VMware and WindowsDesigning DC migration approaches Creating case studies upon completion of projects Core Competencies Datacenter Migration ,Transition and TransformationProject Management done for Various verticals :… Show more Design and architecture of data center on VMware , Windows and Unified Computing SystemsPerforming the pre-sales / Product management activity to arrive solutions to the varies clients.Competency enablement on VMware and WindowsDesigning DC migration approaches Creating case studies upon completion of projects Core Competencies Datacenter Migration ,Transition and TransformationProject Management done for Various verticals : Pharmaceuticals+ Manufacturing + Hi-Tech+ Banking and InsuranceBuild and maintain the confidence of colleagues, managers, and customersRole Description (VMware & Windows Consultant / Unified Computing Expert):Work independently and as a member of a team of consultants on engagements with customers, often in a technical leadership roleArchitect and develop customer solutions based on current hands-on knowledge of the VMware product line, storage, networking, management, and associated customer business processes. Specific emphasis on Cloud related solutions such as: vSphere, Site Recovery Manager Demonstrated various Proof of Concept (POC) on virtual and aligned technologies Core Windows Technologies along with designing solution on Windows clustering Provide architectural guidance and oversight into integration of VMware & UCS with third party products within the customer’s IT environmentGather detailed business and technical requirements from customers and create specifications that enable other consultants to implement precise solutions for customersParticipate in the pre-sales process to understand customer business and technical objectives and product requirements, in order to develop effective solutionsIntegration of VMware, CISCO UCS and CISCO Nexus 1000v and other Data center products Document best practices in developing and deploying VMware & CISCO UCS solutions and feed them into our knowledge base for reuse by customers and partners Show less

Tata Consultancy Services, TCS, Chennai, India• VMware , Wintel, End user computing Technical engineer • Investigated and addressed system issues to enhance usability and improve functionality. • Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions. • Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Sutherland Global, Chennai, IndiaWorked as First line and later as Escalation support engineer for Microsoft Enterprise customers • Solved complex problems in synthesis, formulation, processes, testing and root causes. • Helped to evaluate new techniques and procedures for purposes of product development. Awards received: • Best Consultant - January 2006 • Best Consultant for Quarter - October December 2005

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Leading IT Department to support Business growth

Mca, Computer Science

Dinesh has a Masters degree in Computer Applications from University of Madras, India

B.Sc, Mathematics