Praveen Kumar Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

As a member of Edenred Global Technology organization leadership team, I am leading IT Infrastructure Services (Platform Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Network & Telecom, Network Security, Unified communications, M365, IAM, IS stability, IT Service Management and IT Operations) for Edenred Business in APAC region. Leading complete lifecycle of IT Infrastructure including IT Strategy, Technology & Services Transformations, Projects, IT Operations, DR/BCP, IT Infra budgets, Security & Compliance, Incidents and deliver state-of-the-art quality infrastructure services in the APAC geographical zone for all business lines (Employee Benefits, Rewards & Loyalty, Payment Solutions and New Markets). Edenred Locations in APAC are Singapore, Taiwan, India, Japan, Philippines, China & Australia.- Deliver best in class Infrastructure services in APAC to all Business Units in line with global strategy, Business Units priorities, expectations, and budget - Work closely together with relevant Business Unit/Business Line leaders and their IT leaders - Lead the APAC Infrastructure organization (Talent hiring, development & retention)- Manage APAC Infrastructure budget and explain/improve the value delivery for all APAC Business Units - Member of the Global Infrastructure & IT Operation board, Global Technology APAC CIO board-Act as linking pin/translator, explain global priorities going down to Business Units and at the same time explain & defend APAC BUs requirements to the global Infra Centers of Expertise- Define APAC infrastructure strategy (3 Year Plan) and yearly APAC roadmap in cooperation with the global Infrastructure team and Business Units 3-year plan. - Work with BUs/BLs to optimize infrastructure services consumption and costs- Develop & publish regular dashboards and KPI’s to all APAC stakeholders- Partner & Vendor Management

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading initiative to standup first Offshore Cloud Capability Center / Offshore Delivery Center in Bangalore, India.- Global Delivery Head for Public Cloud Services (Azure, AWS, M365, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services) with responsibilities to build cloud capability, stand-up of offshore delivery center in India, talent acquisition & development- GTM initiatives - Designed, developed, and rolled out service offerings around Public Cloud with 10+ service catalogs each for AWS, Azure, M365 & HCI based hybrid cloud platforms- Developed cloud services business plan for FY22 and detailed budget plans- Established strategic partnerships in cloud services domain with technology vendors and services organizations- Developed sales collaterals & trained sales team to enable them to sell Public & Private Cloud Services, Professional Services and Managed Services - Pre-Sales and Solutions support, RFI/RFP responses, developed pricing models and customer presentations for multiple deal pursuits- Lead the delivery for (a) Cloud Readiness Assessments (b) Design & Planning (c) Cloud implementations & migrations (d) DRaaS and BKaaS implementations (e) Well Architected Framework Reviews (f) Cloud cost optimizations (g) DC modernization assessments (h) Cloud Managed Services- Lead the initiatives to achieve Advanced Specialisation Accreditations for multiple tracks on Azure cloud- Establishing Strategic Partnerships with service providers

Bangalore

Head - Public Cloud Services Delivery - AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle CloudHead - Transformation Initiative for Talent Development - CIS Academy- Delivery Leader for Public Cloud Services Delivery (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud), Delivery leadership of large & complex programs, onsite & offshore delivery model, 24x7 Operations and talent Leadership.- Established cloud converged operations center for cloud services to transform the cloud delivery to Nexgen delivery model with 30% efficiency improvements in delivery- Established cloud migration factory and successfully delivered cloud migrations to AWS & Azure cloud- Lead the cloud delivery for global customers through converged operations centers or shared services delivery centers at Bangalore, Mumbai and Coimbatore - Pre-sales and solutions support, customer demos & presentations for multiple deal pursuits - Successfully delivered Professional services at >60% GP and Managed services at >50% GP- Successfully lead cloud delivery team to prepare for Azure Expert MSP audit and successfully cleared the audit to help LTI to achieve Azure Expert MSP accreditation - Standing up customer experience centers, PoCs, demos to customers to showcase technology & delivery capabilities- Analyst interactions to enhance visibility & market positions- Budgeting, tracking cost of delivery & committed savings through efficiency improvement initiatives- Effort / cost estimations, budgeting, and business case development to get investment approvals for new initiatives- Head of CIS Academy responsible for grooming Freshers & Laterals – Reskill, Cross-skill and Upskill program roll-out and governance.- Onboarded and trained 800+ freshers through CIS Academy in 2 years- Reskilled, cross-skilled & up-skilled 2500+ laterals in CIS BU around emerging technologies like cloud, HCI & automation during period of 2 years- Lead development of Automated Simulation Lab platform for talent development as product manager

Bengaluru Area, India

Technology Leader - Emerging Technologies & Strategic Initiatives - Center of Excellence Leadership – Compute Domain - Enablement on Emerging Technologies (Hybrid Cloud, Containers/Dockers, OpenStack, AWS, Hyper Converged Solutions, Windows Server 2016, Automation, Workload Migration Tools, Converged Infra Management tools) - Leading Execution of Strategic Initiatives at Global level and Development of SI Platforms (Proactive Problem Management, Automated Simulation Lab for Competency development, Server Asset Optimization, Hardware Standardization at Global DCs, Services Standardization) - Delivery Capability Building / Competency Development on Emerging Technologies through internal & external training - Participation in formulating Global Sourcing Strategy & RFPs, Review RFP Responses to Shortlist Vendors - Technical Evaluations of Vendor Solutions & Technologies through Technical PoCs, Perform TCO comparisons to finalize Technology Partners, Business Case Development - Governance of Global Contracts (HPE Global Maintenance Contract and Microsoft Premier Support Contracts) - Server Tower Point of Contact for Technology Partners / Alliance Partners

Bangalore

- Cloud Deployment & Delivery Leadership for Virtual Private Cloud setup in India (Multi-tenant Cloud of HP Services)- Workload Migration from Traditional IT Setup to HP Helion Virtual Private Cloud- DC Management for Mission Critical IT Setup- Service Delivery Management of Large Outsourcing Contracts, Customer & Contract Management, Value-focused Decisions & Deliverables- Lead Large Transformation Programs for Customer Accounts – Requirement Gathering, Technical Solution Designs, Reviews, Implementations, Transition to BAU Operations- Financial Management – Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Planning, Tracking the Financials against Approved Budget- Delivery Cost Optimization / Productivity Improvements- Experienced in Leading Large Teams (150+) spread across Onsite & Offshore, Different Geographies- Experienced in Pre-Sales Support, RFP Responses, Solution Designs, Formulating SOWs – For IT Infra Management & IT Services Deals- Proven Leadership Experience – Service Delivery Management, Technology Management, Customer & Contract Management, People Management, Vendor Management and Client Advisory

Bangalore

Responsible for Server Domain (AIX, Solaris, TRU64, Linux, Windows) delivery management.Storage / Backup delivery managementDC Operations Management, Server / DC security operations.DC Services Project Management. Transformation Initiatives & Management.

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Master Of Science (Executive M.S.), Computer Science