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IBM is a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, it’s are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries.►Wholly accountable for piloting the entire project lifecycle, strategic leadership, task allocation, team direction, project resource planning, technical direction, risk management, budget management and project team oversight► Selected as the… Show more IBM is a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, it’s are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries.►Wholly accountable for piloting the entire project lifecycle, strategic leadership, task allocation, team direction, project resource planning, technical direction, risk management, budget management and project team oversight► Selected as the Spectrum Protect Project Lead on the Department of Transport for NSW, Myer and Ausgrid Accounts where I designed Solutions and led the deployment and Migration of storage and backup platforms► Provided high-level technical support, resolved intricate issues, and answered complex client questions such as Ausgrid questions on the IBM ProtecTIER I implemented and updated DR plan as a result► Played a pivotal role in crafting the global storage and backup recovery policies and standards► Helmed the IBM Resiliency services department temporarily and ran daily team huddles for the combined team of NetBackup and TSM Specialists Show less

► Selected as the first Point of Contact for IBM’s high profile clients like Ausgrid, Myer, Westpac and many others with respect to technical consultancy requirements ► Contributed to IBM Global standards and reviewed designs and best practices in the IBM Global Team Resiliency Services Architectural Board► Authored detailed designs including that for the Transport for NSW backup infrastructure that contributed to the approval by the client to migrate to the new Data Centres in… Show more ► Selected as the first Point of Contact for IBM’s high profile clients like Ausgrid, Myer, Westpac and many others with respect to technical consultancy requirements ► Contributed to IBM Global standards and reviewed designs and best practices in the IBM Global Team Resiliency Services Architectural Board► Authored detailed designs including that for the Transport for NSW backup infrastructure that contributed to the approval by the client to migrate to the new Data Centres in Silverwater and Unanderra► Helmed the backup design for Ausgrid, Myer, Transport for NSW up to and including deployment and Migration of storage and backup platforms, servers and applications► Evaluated backup project requirements, translating the requirements into detailed designs that achieved project goals and met customers’ expectations► Mentored, trained and guided large project teams; and also executed ongoing platform evaluation, capacity planning, and troubleshooting to maintain and increase performance and effectiveness Show less

► Awarded ‘Bluethanx’ - an IBM accolade from IBM Asia pacific Deputy Project Executive for excellent technical leadership in the Thailand DR configuration backup to Malaysia required to mitigate against Thailand Floods► Planned and executed large, complex projects including the security and compliance requirement for all servers and applications in the IBM Internal account, designing NSW Transport Business Continuity Solutions, etc. ► Spearheaded the project team in varied… Show more ► Awarded ‘Bluethanx’ - an IBM accolade from IBM Asia pacific Deputy Project Executive for excellent technical leadership in the Thailand DR configuration backup to Malaysia required to mitigate against Thailand Floods► Planned and executed large, complex projects including the security and compliance requirement for all servers and applications in the IBM Internal account, designing NSW Transport Business Continuity Solutions, etc. ► Spearheaded the project team in varied crisis management/disaster recovery efforts such as the Thailand Flooding Situation, Vmware Proxy server failure, and Ausgrid Duplicate Tape problem► Aided ANZ Bank in designing and planning the migration of backup infrastructure from Onepath’s old Data Centre to ANZ, during the acquisition of Onepath► Supported the IBM Internal Account - an amalgamation of IBM clients across the ASIA-Pacific region, made up of 22 TSM environments with about 3,000 servers and 1,200 applications Show less

► Successfully implemented backup and recovery for 300+ Windows and Unix/Linux platforms that were in breach of SLA with clients► Grew backup success rate from 85% to 99.9% within 4 weeks of joining the company, by enhancing RTOs and RPOs for TAS and its clients► Circumvented financial penalties by auditing the licensing infrastructure for IBM Storage and backup toolset used by TAS, and reporting results to the CFO, who actioned on the report before IBM conducted its own… Show more ► Successfully implemented backup and recovery for 300+ Windows and Unix/Linux platforms that were in breach of SLA with clients► Grew backup success rate from 85% to 99.9% within 4 weeks of joining the company, by enhancing RTOs and RPOs for TAS and its clients► Circumvented financial penalties by auditing the licensing infrastructure for IBM Storage and backup toolset used by TAS, and reporting results to the CFO, who actioned on the report before IBM conducted its own analysis► Devised a migration plan for TAS Backup infrastructure from old P4 platform to a newer P5 platform, and also implemented server and software upgrade to handle all newly built server fleet for TAS clients Show less