Hire the Best Vice President Information Technology in Mumbai, India

• TOGAF 9 Certified • 17+ years of IT experience • Working on Integrated Digital Platform for Transaction Banking, which gives corporate customers of the Bank an unified and omni-channel experience • Part of Enterprise Architecture Practice, Defined IT Strategy and IT Road maps, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Case Justification for new and Transformation projects, IT Architecture & Solution Consulting, Worked on transformation projects, Architecture & Design for SOA, J2EE and open source technologies • Worked on cloud strategy and adoption of public cloud • IT Application Rationalization and Infrastructure Consolidation for cost & efficiency • Worked on license optimization and major licensing deals (EA/ULA) with Microsoft, IBM, ORACLE, Vmware etc. • CoE - RISC to x86 migration and adoption of Open Source Technologies • Worked with the CIO / CTO on the IT Strategy, IT Road map and IT Budget, new trends, tools and technologies. • Defined Technology Architectures as the core responsibility and map them for optimization and transformation • Improved server virtualization from 15% to 90% • Experience in IT infrastructure with technologies in the area of Data Center, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, OS and Database management

I am 50 years young holding Masters degree in Management (MBA-Materials, Pune university, 1997), a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering (BE-Industrial Engineering, Pune university, 1993) and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME , CWIT, Pune, 1990) with more than 25 years of varied experience in Industrial Engineering, Business Process Re-engineering, ERP implementation, Business Process Consulting, & Project Management for Information Technology in Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Real estate and Hospitality industries. Presently I am working with Lodha Group as President -- IT. I was earlier working with K. Raheja Corp as Vice President -- IT and was responsible for IT function across various business verticals such as Real Estate (Residential and Commercial), Hotels, Malls and serviced offices. Before K Raheja Corp, I worked with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited as General Manager -- Information Technology and was responsible for the IT function of the organisation. Prior to joining Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, my last employment was with Mahindra Group companies. I was with Bristlecone India Limited (Formerly known as Mahindra Consulting Limited) as a Lead Consultant in Business Process Consulting. Prior to Bristlecone, I have worked with Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) as Sr. Manager (Corporate IT). M&M is a global player in the field of Automobiles having multi location facilities for the production of Jeeps, LCVs, Utility Vehicles, and Tractors etc. Specialties: Excellent academic background, Clarity in business processes, Passion for innovative solutions, High learning quotient, Rich experience of Industrial Engineering, ERP implementation & Project Management in Automobile, IT Consulting and Pharmaceutical Industry, Rich and vast experience in all aspects of IT like creating a raod map in line with business objectives, Capex and Opex budgeting, Project Managing IT applications, infrastructure, procurement etc.

Senior Vice President at Axis Bank, in Business Intelligence Unit.

Sound experience in Information Technology in the area of Capital Market. Mutual Funds and Portfolio Management. Responsible for Building, Managing and Supporting Trading Systems, Digital Initiative, Vendor Managements, Auditing, Talent Management and Technology & Skills upgrade.

A Senior IT professional having 20+ years of experience in Banking & Financial Sectors (India & Bahrain) – Spanning IT Infrastructure & Operations Management, Application Management, Project Management, Service Delivery & Support, IT Security, IT Governance, Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery

As an experienced technology professional, I have had the opportunity to work with renowned financial institutions such as Credit Suisse, Emirates National Bank of Dubai, and Morgan Stanley in various leadership and project management roles. Having honed my skills and expertise over the years, I have recently embarked on a new journey as the Chief Technology Officer at Ander Baher Urban Services. At Ander Baher, our team is dedicated to providing top-notch design and transformation services for personal spaces indoors and out. As the CTO, I am committed to leveraging my knowledge and experience to spearhead technology initiatives that will enhance our clients' experiences and take their personal spaces to the next level. I am passionate about technology and innovation and believe that by combining creativity and technical know-how, we can achieve exceptional results. I look forward to leveraging my expertise to drive growth and success at Ander Baher, and to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations to achieve mutual success.

Working as Vice President (Information Technology) in Axis Bank as Infra Solution Delivery, Capacity & Architecture Head with more than 14 years of IT experience in presenting and implementing strategic projects for one of the Leading Private Bank of India. Collaborated with multiple customer entities to conceptualize and define IT Strategy and IT-Roadmap.Worked on multiple transformational projects as Solution-Enabler & Enterprise Architect to improve ROI and Cost effective. IT Application Rationalization and Infrastructure Consolidation for cost & efficiency. Worked on Bank’s cloud strategy and adoption of public cloud. Take care of Bank’s Compliance through IT infra Patching & Vulnerability Assessment and Closure. -Roles • Project Management • Infra Solution Delivery • Infra Architecture • Support Assurance • Infra Capacity Management • Virtualization Projects • Proactive Problem Management • Hardware budgeting and rationalization • Compliance & Patch Management • Cloud Projects -Responsibilities • Heading a team of 45+ towards delivering organization capabilities and business requirements • Managing pipeline & delivery towards ensuring steady flow of projects • Designed framework to ensure maximum ROI and Cost effective solution across projects • High Infra Architecture solution for better resilincy • Bunker Setup for Critical Apps to improve RPO • DR Infra setup for all apps to improve RTO • Ensuring timely ticket closure with 24X7 support & >99% infra uptime for all Apps • Managing 16K+ Servers , 15TB+ Active Storage, 1000+ Hypervisors(VMware+Nutanix) • Half Yeary Capacity Management for Storage & Compute Infra • 150+ App capacity management Yearly • Self Service Portal using VRA and CALM & Automate day-2 operation • Microsegmentation using NSX and FLOW • Executive Reporting, Showback and Chargeback • Identify repetative or common infra issues and arrange solution to ensure proactive resolution • DC Hardware budgeting for entire IT • App movement to cloud for better resilincy and cost affective • Setup VDI infra on cloud

Key focus areas include aligning business strategies with IT execution, leading IT enabled business transformation and cost optimization initiatives, and driving process excellence across business groups and customer interfaces for improved operational efficiency and productivity. Strong problem solving, solution architecting, planning, team building, project management and communication skills, with a focus on delivery and achieving business outcome. Professional experience of over 16 years covering : - Strategic Planning - Alignment of business applications to business strategy. - Network Architecture - Infrastructure Management - Disaster Recovery & BCP - IT Operations/Helpdesk Management - Business Continuity Management - Information Security - Auditing/ Budgeting - Vendor Management/ Procurement - Team Leadership