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India

• Collaborate with clients to understand business objectives and requirements.• Design end-to-end IT architectures that meet client needs and align with industry standards.• Develop comprehensive architecture blueprints that outline the structure and components of proposed solutions.• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams throughout the implementation process.• Participate in hands-on activities as necessary for both on-premise and cloud engagements.•… Show more • Collaborate with clients to understand business objectives and requirements.• Design end-to-end IT architectures that meet client needs and align with industry standards.• Develop comprehensive architecture blueprints that outline the structure and components of proposed solutions.• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams throughout the implementation process.• Participate in hands-on activities as necessary for both on-premise and cloud engagements.• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency, security, and scalability.• Conduct architecture reviews and provide recommendations for optimization and improvement.• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.• Design DR and BCP requirements and function as Project Manager till the BCP is successful.• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in enterprise architecture. Show less

Capital Governorate, Bahrain

Accomplishments:Directed the technical process of IT infrastructure, shouldering responsibility of Servers, Storage, and Network infrastructure, Data Centers, Cloud Services, and BCP implementation., taking charge of Servers, Storage, and Network infrastructure, Data Centers, Cloud Services, and BCP.Successfully managed backups, restoration validation, and retention, patching and upgrades, M365 tenant and policies, vulnerability/obsolescence management, AV and Security, capacity… Show more Accomplishments:Directed the technical process of IT infrastructure, shouldering responsibility of Servers, Storage, and Network infrastructure, Data Centers, Cloud Services, and BCP implementation., taking charge of Servers, Storage, and Network infrastructure, Data Centers, Cloud Services, and BCP.Successfully managed backups, restoration validation, and retention, patching and upgrades, M365 tenant and policies, vulnerability/obsolescence management, AV and Security, capacity planning, inventory, and procurement management, changes, and audit requirements. Achieved streamlined operations, risk mitigation, and uninterrupted business continuity, driving operational efficiency and cost optimization.Team handling: Recruitment, operational assignments, training, skills up-gradation & organizational goals.Budgeting & procurement: Evaluation, planning, cost negotiation and approvals, expense decisions for new projects/renewals/upgrades, and vendor management for the region.Orchestrated IT infrastructure inventory, obsolescence management, and upgrade planning; optimized resource allocation and saved infrastructure costs by 15% by license validations, and re-architecture.Reported to the Head of IT and engaged in 15% travel to different locations. Show less

Bahrain

As a Service Team Lead:Led projects across sectors such as Insurance, Banking, Government, Security, Education, and Retail, aligning business objectives.Architectural and implementation lead for Server, Storage, and Network Infrastructure, as well as Nutanix, VMWare, Citrix, Microsoft, and RHEL solutions.Managed System X Solutions, Networking & Security, Firewall, HCI, DR solutions, and Data Center management, supporting technical sales endeavors.Supervised Service Delivery at… Show more As a Service Team Lead:Led projects across sectors such as Insurance, Banking, Government, Security, Education, and Retail, aligning business objectives.Architectural and implementation lead for Server, Storage, and Network Infrastructure, as well as Nutanix, VMWare, Citrix, Microsoft, and RHEL solutions.Managed System X Solutions, Networking & Security, Firewall, HCI, DR solutions, and Data Center management, supporting technical sales endeavors.Supervised Service Delivery at the Regional Service Centre for Lenovo/IBM, and reported directly to the Director of Services, guiding a 5-member team responsible for Service Delivery, Project planning and design, Implementation, and maintenance services.Role of pre-sales as solutions advisor, facilitating budgetary planning and meeting client requirements.As a Technology Services Specialist:Designed and executed projects focusing on virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure, leveraging Nutanix and VMware technologies. Implemented cost-saving methods through architecture redesign to optimize infrastructure maintenance costs.Led Projects & Service Delivery across sectors including Government, Insurance, Banking, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, and Telecom.Played a key role in Sales/RFP/RFQ opportunities, leading the deployment of Lenovo/IBM Flex, System X Solutions, Lenovo/IBM Storage, and Networking solutions.Expert in designing infrastructure solutions including Nutanix, VMware vData Center, RHEL Servers/RH Satellite, Ansible Automation, and Microsoft Hyper-V clusters, with a focus on migration projects.Designed Architectural, Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR), and Backup solutions utilizing Server, Storage, Network resources, and Cloud platforms.Facilitated AWS solutions architecture, including building, and design for clients and stakeholders, earning certification as AWS Solution Architect - Associate.Reported to the Regional SDM and served as Project Lead for PM office functions. Show less

Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain

Accomplishments:• Started international engagements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project success; reported to the Regional Service Delivery Manager, providing regular updates on project milestones and performance metrics.• Lead for Enterprise hardware implementation and solution design, with pre-sales functions.• Conducted architecting and deployment of VDI of VMWare & Citrix built on Microsoft/VMWare/RH Servers on both physical HP Rack & Blade Servers and &… Show more Accomplishments:• Started international engagements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project success; reported to the Regional Service Delivery Manager, providing regular updates on project milestones and performance metrics.• Lead for Enterprise hardware implementation and solution design, with pre-sales functions.• Conducted architecting and deployment of VDI of VMWare & Citrix built on Microsoft/VMWare/RH Servers on both physical HP Rack & Blade Servers and & virtualized environments.• Solutions and implementation of HP Rack and Blade Servers, NetApp & HP Storages, and HP and Cisco Switches on various customer Datacentres. Undertake implementations on VMware, Microsoft, and Red Hat platforms, adding Microsoft services of AD/DNS/DHCP/FileServer/WSUS/Clustering/Hyper-V, etc.• Upgrade projects of HP hardware with Microsoft Servers, VMware vSphere, Redhat RHEL and Citrix XenApp.• Vulnerability assessment/reporting and DR solutions with VMware SRM orchestration. Show less

India

• Technical and Operations Lead for the regional IT functions including Service Delivery, trainings, Operations, Audit, procurement acceptance, etc.• Reported to the Regional Head of IT, and assisted him with operational readiness spread in 4 States of India(southwestern region), for mission-critical services delivery with the highest SLA and availability.• Provided technical inputs and engineering support to fulfill daily assigned tasks for the team and active planning for the… Show more • Technical and Operations Lead for the regional IT functions including Service Delivery, trainings, Operations, Audit, procurement acceptance, etc.• Reported to the Regional Head of IT, and assisted him with operational readiness spread in 4 States of India(southwestern region), for mission-critical services delivery with the highest SLA and availability.• Provided technical inputs and engineering support to fulfill daily assigned tasks for the team and active planning for the region• Technical owner for Design, Planning and implementation of Projects in the region.• Member to evaluate IT Security procedures and Policies including its upgradation• Assisting decision makers for IT Infrastructure procurement and asset distribution for the region.• Technical hands-on: Windows/RHEL Servers, SAN, Storage, Switching and Routing, Firewall, Streaming Server etc Show less

India

▪ Implementing Windows and Linux Servers with Services on HP Server & Storage hardware▪ Maintenance of Mail, Web, FTP, DHCP, DNS, Streaming Server, Asterisk Box, etc.▪ Desktop and Network Maintenance with vendor▪ Involved as a member of IT Audit Team.▪ Technical hands on: Windows RHEL Servers, HP Server & Storage/networking hardware, VLANsegregation and routing, Windows AD/DNS/DHCP/IIS, Desktop systems, Windows mediaStreaming server

India

Training raw recruits including security & weapon training with corrective drills.Organizing unit-level activities including Ceremonial functions, wellness, and sports tournaments.Trained and Certified, Personal Security Officer with National Security Guard.Served as member of Personal Security with CAS, IAF and further as member of Special Security for Air HQ.

Mba, Project Management

MBA

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Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics And Computer Science