N K Prashanth Kumar Email & Phone Number

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

● Security First - Managing & delivering 3 Agents (Splunk, Qualys, Defender) deployments across 1500+ servers for Client estate by greatly minimizing security & vulnerability risks on Infrastructure, Applications, API’s, Vendors, 3rd parties to meet audit & regulation compliance saving previous approved £160 K cost from IC ● Urgency Prioritization - New 10K HSM (Hardware Security Model) device replacements in 4 DC’s for banking client’s secure authentication for Faster Payments serving c5m customer with over 200m transaction/year and saving up to £100 K against old 9K devices renewal EOS & EOL costs

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Summary Experience:07 years: Hybrid Cloud & IT Infrastructure Project & Program Management in RFS Projects for specific clients.Responsible for delivering IT Projects & Services according to business processes and the Service Levels agreed upon with customers and documenting the best practices for IT services’ management End to end multiple project management including, project kick off, Creating Project charter/obtaining sponsor sign off, Constructing project definition report, PCB, Project closure process/report and hand over to Operations team. ● Program/Project Management – 07 Years: Successfully delivered IT Infra Program & Projects through PMI, Prince2, Agile Project Management Standards, Framework, Methodologies & Processes ● Cloud Projects – 03 Years: MS Azure Multi & Hybrid Cloud workload migration – IT Hygiene & Alloy Azure Migration● Business Application Projects – 04 Years: SAP, Cosmos, WebSphere & Mainframe● Servers Projects – 07 Years: Servers, Applications migration & refresh – With on-prem, IBM & Azure Cloud● Network Projects – 04 Years: Cisco Switch, Router, Fortinet Firewall & F5 Load Balancer Migrations & refresh● IT Operations Support – 07 Years: Administering MS Windows 2K3, Active Directory, Exchange, Linux, Solaris● AI – 01 Years: Since MS Azure AI Foundation certified. Interested in AI Ignite, Fabric, ML etc

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Summary Experience:Determining and assessing the detailed client requirement as per the shared contracts/SOW.Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Management Plan, including the problem management, configuration management, risk management, issue management and communication plans.Assuring technical architecture reviews are done as needed to ensure the infrastructure components of the project work together, are consistent with the architecture solution, meet the project objectives, and meet performance requirements of the project. Monitoring all project work in accordance with planned scope & schedules, Managing all sub-contractors and third-party suppliers within each project. Responsible for the overall development and integration of requirements, which also include the traceability of requirements to all the deliverables and project closure with CSATKey Projects/Program: MCI – Reducing CAPEX Overhead by $ 254K by Harnessing existing IT Infrastructure Servers and deploying to MCI Project Cloud Auto Provisioning – Develop Open-Source Cloud Orchestration Minimizing OS Build Cost by (£ 6,215) & Time (3-4 Man Days)/VM Server Refresh Program – Led & Implemented 550 refreshes across US, EMEA & APAC regions And Oracle DB, Data Warehouse, Security Scan, File & Print & Others  Cisco Unified Call Manager (CUCM) Upgrade – Process Improvement  Six Sigma Developed - CTQ: Project’s Decommission Schedule reduced from 226 to 57 days and resources cost $9095/Project in India

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Summary Experience:Developing, reviewing estimates, and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using, best project management practices and experience. End to end multiple project management including, project kick off, Creating Project charter/obtaining sponsor sign off, Constructing project definition report, PCB, Project closure process/report and hand over to Operations team. Internal and external stakeholder management across the different geographies. Verifying that project resources are utilized effectively and receive any necessary project related training. Measuring and monitoring progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the deliverable(s) are completed on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds the customer expectations. Coordinating with the client counterpart in establishing and maintaining continuous communication, carrying out satisfaction reviews and quality assurance procedures through weekly/ daily steering committee calls. Client management and operations service delivery for US and European markets.Key Projects/Program: Private Cloud – Conducted In-House Private Cloud, POC’s and hosting Heterogeneous Application, Web Services for Cloud Case Study & Business  Consona Tool Deployment – Initiated Automation and reducing Operation Cost by $ 3875 K/ Year through Dynamic Software & Patch Management across 41,000 Windows End Points in AP, EMEA & US Regions L3 Messaging Support – Delivered 98% SLA uptime for MS Windows Exchange, Exchange Administrator and Active Directory ServicesIT Consultant: L3 Messaging Support – Delivered 98% SLA uptime for MS Windows Exchange, Exchange administrator and Active Directory Services  IT Consultant – Provided Leadership in reduction in Opex Cost, Forecasting Future Growth for GM End-To-End IT Infrastructure Server Consolidation Project