Mar 2022 – May 2022 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Assistant Vice President - Information Security

Jan 2020 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Jul 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Apr 2012 – Jul 2017 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Oct 2007 – Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Nagpur and Chennai

•  Strategizing, Designing, Transitioning, Operating and evaluating the Relocations of current and New Office across India.
•  Planning a robust and cost effective technology to meet the business needs under the Security Policy framework.
•  As a Single Point of Contact, oversee the Technical Support Services, Networking, Systems Management and IT Security.
•  Improve our overall cost efficiency in telecommunications through the company.
•  Planning and Designing IT security policy , including conducting IT security risk analysis, reviews and audits
•  Evaluate and negotiate purchase of new hardware and related software and control effectively.
•  Ensure highly reliable infrastructure (LAN/ WAN, telecommunications, etc.) to support a growing and dynamic business.
•  Develop and monitor metrics to measure performance and availability and make necessary improvements.
•  Disaster recovery plans, training, documentation and business continuity planning.
•  Manage and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, best practices, and policies and procedures.
•  IT support for 4 locations; IT Budget management; Manage IT Services (Infrastructure)

Feb 2004 – Sep 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

•  IT Infrastructure management with multiple Servers, all running Microsoft Platforms
•  Lease broadband Internet connectivity with an Internet Server, a VPN Sever, Firewall, and a Proxy Server
•  Preventive and corrective maintenance of the technology infrastructure
•  Efficient data transfer between offices; Data Management (Backup, Restoration, etc.);System Performance Optimization
•  System Security; Disaster Recovery Plan; Technology Resources Planning and Inventory.
•  Auxiliary equipment such as backup media, Tape Drives, DVD/CD Writers, Plotter, Printers etc.

Mar 2002 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr 10 mos

•  Maintaining Hardware, Software (ERP) and Networking systems at the HO.
•  Migration of the ERP application on IBM server; Branch Computerization.
•  Evaluating new Online ERP solutions for better customer support and data availability
•  Identifying and resolving problems by coordinating hardware and software solutions with system administrators
•  Ensuring IT Security by preparing plans and obtaining approval for hardware access, software privileges, control structures
•  Maintaining, domain level security, mail security, database security, workgroup security
•  Preparing contingency plans for disaster recovery and centralized backup procedure.
•  By monitoring system usage and Continuously ascertaining the needs of the users
•  Maintaining installation records by documenting procedures used for installation of hardware/software packages and programs.
•  Introduction of maintaining a log file to record all structural changes and end user complains
•  Providing technical assistance to the departments across the HO; reducing the overall expenses of the MIS department.
•  Reshuffling of the available resources for optimum and faster outputs for economic data entry at Zonal level
•  Suggesting the CMD economical & useful purchases of I.T related resources & services