Santhosh John Thomas B.E , M.S Email & Phone Number

Santhosh John Thomas+971 553007922, CIO/ Head of IT/Group Information Systems ManagerResult oriented senior IT management professional, pioneering and managing complex IT solution designs including cloud based applications. 20 years of project management experience in IT Security and infrastructure analysis. Expertise to drive business development and retention to customer focused success.Currently working as Head of IT/ CIO for a leading FMCG company in UAE.Review alignment of existing IT strategy with business strategy and enhance the overall approach/framework to more effectively bring the groups together.Proficiency in managing configuration, maintenance, migrations of large scale engineering systems and application software & hardware devices with a focus on systems / network administration Lead the overall Cloud strategy initiative including DRaaS and establishment of standards/templates for the definition and ongoing maintenance of future state models.Core Competencies:IT Strategic Planning & Vision, Business & Technology Consulting, P&L Management, Planning & Budgeting,Team Building & Leadership,Innovation, Business Process Transformation, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Emerging & Advanced Technologies, Contract Negotiations, Infrastructure Projects, IT Service Delivery, Business Acumen.KPI driven responsibilities: IT Strategy: Formed a long-term strategy to migrate distributed legacy systems to centralized IT architecture using JDE ERP technology and IBM hardware hosted at our data centers. IT Governance: Formation of skilled IT team, governed by ITIL processes. Induction of Change Management to improve business IT alignment.Stakeholder management: Keeping stakeholders well informed and managing their expectations. Risk & Compliance: Formation of IT Disaster Recovery strategy and other retail industry governed compliances using DRaaS