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Mumbai

Ensure high availability and uptime of all services while heading the information technology department.Negotiate, procure and implement all IT infrastructure assets including network, servers, firewalls and IT services.Enhance IT services in accordance with security and safety needs of the organization through the development of IT strategies, policies and procedures.Enhance speed and accuracy of decision-making by evaluating and implementing new technologies and business applications.Document key procedures and introduce systems and applications supporting these activities by bringing transparency in departmental operations.Slash high scale to minimum acceptable levels with steady and regular initiatives to bring down interruptions.Spearhead initiatives to further strengthen high availability with business continuity plans by means of disaster recovery initiatives.

Mumbai

Coordinated with a team of more than 30 executives from various legal entities and business functions while working as a project manager for SAP implementation and heading IT division.Evaluated and selected the most suitable ERP, SAP and implementation partner and a robust LAN/WAN setup and data center facility in alignment with SAP implementation.Provided a cost-effective and best solution integrated with SAP by identifying gaps between business requirements.Procured and implemented all IT infrastructures including networks, servers, firewalls, antivirus and routers, work stations and other services.Maintained IT asset inventory, defined AMC needs and maintained warranty records and SLAs for optimal utilization of services.Planned and coordinated with functional heads ensuring optimal utilization of resources for employees and infrastructures across various company sites.Effectively managed applications by ensuing continuous improvement in applications and processes for smooth functioning and user-friendliness.

Mumbai

Attained more than 50% improvement in connectivity performance across locations reduced bandwidth requirements and saved bandwidth cost by employing terminal server capabilities.Reorganized domestic network per corporate guidelines to have a common IP plan and intranet across the globe.Successfully shifted all IT facilities in record time with 0 downtime and 0 interruptions in service during corporate office shift to new location by starting all services from day one.Oversaw vendor evaluation and management, purchase, IT budget control, IT recruitment and implementation of corporate IT policies across different locations.Handled integration of ERP involving corrective exercises to clear data inaccuracies in different business modules and inventory corrective exercises for correcting huge inventory pile ups in the system.Removed abnormalities in production module and streamlined production processes in ERP.Redesigned and introduced new cost centres with changes in ERP modules as part of corporate business integration.Simplified production processes resulting in better control over inventory, user satisfaction and timely reporting by re-implementing the production module with redefined processes and procedures.

Mumbai

Brought several fold improvement on materials handling and transaction duplications by developing and implementing online Materials Management System across locations by integrating all business processes. Brought in standardization and control in the business processes while implementing Ramco ERP across business areas.Reduced manual interventions, delays and errors by automating several administrative and maintenance tasks.Brought drastic reduction in manual and work duplication by developing and implementing several applications and integrating all critical business processes, thereby achieving reduction in manpower, active inventory and on time decision making.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Information Technology

Post Graduate Diploma, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemistry