Jul 2022 – Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

• As the Chief Technology Officer at Yavar.ai, I lead the company’s AI-driven digital engineering initiatives, aligning cutting-edge technology with strategic business goals.
• My role focuses on:
• Architecting next-generation AI and ML solutions to drive business transformation.
• Building and mentoring high-performing tech teams that push the boundaries of innovation.
• Defining product and technology roadmaps to stay ahead of market demands.
• Ensuring security, scalability, and performance in every aspect of our AI-powered ecosystem.
• Fostering cross-functional collaboration to deliver groundbreaking software solutions.
• Expertise:
• AI & Machine Learning – Transforming industries with adaptive AI models.
• Software Architecture & Engineering – Scalable and resilient technology foundations.
• Data Science & Analytics – Unlocking actionable insights with intelligent data processing.
• Innovation & Strategy – Driving AI-first strategies for future-ready businesses.
• Cybersecurity & Cloud Technologies – Ensuring robust, secure, and scalable AI infrastructures.
• Prior Experience
• Before Yavar.ai, I served as AVP - Emerging Technologies at Netcon Technologies India (2022-2023),
• Where I led:
• Global Cloud Portfolio & Cybersecurity Solutions
• NOC & SOC Services for enhanced security operations
• Cloud Managed Services & IT Infrastructure Management
• Internal IT Strategy for the Netcon Group of Companies (including Yavar.ai)

Jul 2018 – Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Middle East

• Consulted for enterprise cloud transformations across public and private sectors and established GCC operations for Azure migration projects, designing cost governance and multi-center resourcing.
• Transforming many companies to the ICT journey and to ensure our Organization will keep up to date with the latest TECH developments and at the forefront in its field of Cloud service provider and Managed service provider
• Developed billing and cost-recovery models, aligning center operations with revenue generation.
• Designed and implemented large projects like ICT Transformations, Public cloud, Software as a service, Private Cloud, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Automation, and Virtualization
• Extensive experience in the ICT and business processes across different sectors covering Financial Services, Government, Investment Companies, Public Sector, Education, and Professional Services, allowing me to be instrumental in bringing dynamic and productivity-enhancing solutions to the marketplace

Oct 2012 – Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 9 mos · Oman

• Responsibilities:
• Playing the Key role in IT strategy and transformation to solve business and technology challenges including cost, agility, innovation, operational efficiency, architecture.
• Understanding the current/future technical challenges of customers, and based on that formulating and executing the technical and business strategy, ideally evangelizing IT products and technologies.
• Creating, managing, and owning Omandatapark representation to CxO and technical/architect level in briefing the technical solutions
• Responsible for defining IT transformational blueprints, roadmaps and solutions to solve stated business challenges facing Enterprise customers.
• Accountable for the delivery defined consulting engagements of: IT Strategy, IT Maturity, DC Transformation, Application Rationalization, Business Case Justification, Architecture, Process Transformation, ICTaaS Enablement, Systems Integration.
• Building and maintaining trust relationships between the organization and key business/technical stakeholders within customer accounts (and their systems integrators/partners) and uses deep domain expertise to establish credibility and influence decision makers.
• Providing technical support on sales calls, Executive Briefing and other account related activities.
• Conducts one-to-many presentations, demonstrations, and proof of concepts.
• Expertise:
• Enterprise Architecture, Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud Management, Virtual Infrastructure, Technical Training ,Value Selling, Sales Engineering (pre-sales and field), Technical Business Strategy, Business plans, Consulting, Customer relations
• Deep understanding of the “cloud” including underlying technologies (Datacenter, compute/storage/network infrastructure, virtualization/containers, OS, orchestration platforms) Ecosystem (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), architectural patterns (REST, SOAP) and service provider landscape (OpenStack, AWS, Google, Azure) , Converged infrastructure ( vBlock , Nutanix )

Jun 2012 – Oct 2012 · 4 mos

• Handled Technical Implementations for Enterprise customers in Chennai , Tamilnadu and Kerala . Implemented Vcloud Director for UST Global , Cognizant and other customers.
• First to Implement Vcloud Director 5.1 with App Director for Enterprise client.
• Pre-Sales :
• Matched VMware solutions to customer's business and technical requirements.
• Worked closely with the sales team in closing off deals.
• Built strong OEM and partner relationships.
• Presented VMware vision, strategy and product roadmaps to executives and technical management

Jun 2010 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs

• Responsibilities:
• Architected and Transformed UK Leading Bank Applications servers hosted in Amsterdam and also managed the Banking applications like Kofax.
• Designed and Architected the Migration process of servers from Netherlands to Edinburgh Datacenter.
• Implemented Kofax application for the Japan Datacenter.
• Managed a vmware infrastructure servers along with VDI's
• Automated manual tasks with PowerShell, Powercli and vbscript.
• Engineered the standard build with firmware or other management software updates to make the build up to date with the hardware vendor's specification.

Jan 2010 – Jun 2010 · 5 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Virtual infrastructure Design Architect
• Responsibilities:
• Creating Technical documents for Virtualization Center of Excellence
• Preparing RFP (Request for proposal)
• Was recruited for the Leading UK Bank

Oct 2007 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Handled one of the Prestigious client of CSC and managed entire Vmware infrastructure and the Vmware Compliance and security Meetings.
• Responsibilities:
• Installation of servers version 3.0 , 3.5
• Configuring the Virtual infrastructure client and adding the servers to appropriate clusters
• Periodical upgrades and patching of the servers
• Creating of standard clones of operating systems according to standard .
• Converting Physical machine to Virtual ( P2V )
• Worked on Vmware Server ( formerly known as GSX servers )
• Installed servers on Blade Servers and managed them using Blade console
• Worked with team for Zoning the LUN’s to appropriate servers
• Analyzing the Environment and doing a Capacity planning and Server consolidation as and when needed.
• Establish and maintain system configurations for sending traps to monitor platform when server events occur (i.e. Drive Space, CPU utilization, etc.).
• Install Hardware Element Manager Servers (HEM’s) (i.e. Compaq Insight Manager, Dell Open Manage, and Director).

Sep 2004 – Oct 2007 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Worked in Wintel Projects and in Vmware Esx 2.0 Versions and above . Involved in P2V Migrations.
• Responsibilities:
• Installation of servers version 2.5 , 3.0
• Underwent Vmware Certified Professional Version : 2 ( VCP 2) Training
• Periodical patching of the servers
• Upgrading of servers from 2.5 Version to 3.0
• Creating of standard clones of operating systems according to standard
• Converting Physical machine to Virtual ( P2V )
• Provide Level 3 problem isolation, determination and recovery of server and network related problems
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