Kashif Zafar

Associate Consultant

South Delhi, Delhi, India16 yrs 11 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 17 years of experience in IT Services.
  • Expertise in Change and Incident Management.
  • Proficient in ITIL practices and root cause analysis.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Change Management and ITIL expert in IT Services.

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Skills

Core Skills

ItilIt Service ManagementChange ManagementProblem ManagementIncident Management

Other Skills

Internal AuditsIT ManagementClient Relationship ManagementTeam ManagementService Level ImprovementsTransition ManagementTransition PlanningProcess TransitioningServiceNowIT GRCATFReportingDocumentationTechnical AnalysisService Level Monitoring

About

I am a dynamic and results-oriented Change Manager with over seventeen years of experience in IT Services & Support, and a key focus on Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Technical Analysis, Service Level Monitoring & Reporting. Working and growing in roles of progressive responsibility, I have developed the expertise in leading and collaborating with teams to develop and review change strategies and plans, conducting health checks, developing and monitoring change management metrics Furthermore, I am proficient in identifying organizational, technology & business process impacts & potential gaps, and designing and executing transition strategies to minimize impacts. I possess a deep understanding of ITIL practices, and am competent in conducting root cause analysis of incidents, documenting findings, and developing proactive measure aimed at preventing future incidents. My specialties include: ☛Incident Management ☛Change Management ☛Problem Management ☛Service Level Management and Improvement ☛Client Relationship Management ☛Team Management ☛Reporting To know more about my work experience and skills, you can connect with me, and I will be happy to discuss. Thank you.

Experience

16 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Hcltech

Consultant

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Managing cross-functional ITIL services.
Internal AuditsIT Service ManagementIT ManagementITILClient Relationship ManagementTeam Management+7

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Change Management Professional

Mar 2018Mar 2024 · 6 yrs · Gurgaon Area, India

  • ☛Collaborate with clients and multiple business units to review and implement changes in the infrastructure
  • ☛Host weekly E-CAB/CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings for multiple regions to ensure the distribution of weekly and fortnightly changes for the moratorium and seek approval
  • ☛Review certain change records such as highly critical/emergency changes and initiate appropriate action prior to release signoff
  • ☛Produce and maintain reports of various change types such as weekend changes or post-implementation review, and share them with key stakeholders of the Change Advisory Board
  • ☛Stage pre/post CAB/E-CAB meetings to examine the changes to approve or reject them
  • ☛Partner with various technical teams and change coordinators to facilitate the smooth implementation of changes as per quality and within the service level timelines

Ibm india private limited

Technical Specialist (Problem Manager)

Nov 2015Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Noida Area, India

  • ☛Investigated, reviewed issues and solution options to provide temporary or permanent solutions
  • ☛Scrutinized and approved analysis results, and performed in-depth validation of problem issues
  • ☛Adhered to pre-defined verification criteria while approving results of corrective actions
  • ☛Approved results of root cause analysis, and maintained comprehensive documentation of RCA and workarounds to the
  • ☛issues
  • ☛Consulted key stakeholders for the identification of solutions to various complex incidents
  • ☛Monitored work queues for alarming trends and deviations from service levels and initiated remedial actions
  • ☛Logged and prioritized incidents of varying severities for timely resolution using the ticketing system
  • ☛Defined and executed the scope for trends analysis
  • ☛Adopted best practices related to the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework to manage and resolve incidents

Hcl technologies

Senior Analyst - Global Incident & Problem Manager

Oct 2011Oct 2015 · 4 yrs · Noida Area, India

  • ☛Coordinated and led the service restoration process across multiple businesses and IT functions by initiating the problem process for problems identified through the incident management process
  • ☛Tracked low to high priority incidents across the entire problem lifecycle and drove them to closure in accordance with the service level agreements
  • ☛Analyzed and reported incidents’ trend data to identify and eliminate root causes
  • ☛Diagnosed faults to determine whether new incidents are related to known errors or existing problem records
  • ☛Generated comprehensive statistics and reports with visual analysis to demonstrate the performance of the problem management process
  • ☛Reviewed the efficacy of the Incident Management process to propose on-going improvements to key stakeholders
  • ☛Interfaced with business and technology teams to understand, resolve application issues and outages to minimize the impact on the running of the business
  • ☛Performed service level health checks and developed measures to improve and enhance the service levels
  • ☛Prepared and presented various reports such as Dispatch, Aged Incidents & DSAT Analysis to key stakeholders for strategic decision-making
  • ☛Oriented new hires on the Incident Management process and monitored their transition process

Convergys

Technical Support Officer

Dec 2009Aug 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • ☛Investigated and performed troubleshooting of desktop computers and various issues related to Microsoft operating systems, and networking issues of Windows XP / Vista / 7

Quatrro

Associate Operations

Sep 2008Jun 2009 · 9 mos

  • ☛Answered and resolved technical queries of the U.S client ((Hughes Network Systems) by analyzing and troubleshooting of home-based networks and modems

Education

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

Bachelor of Science - BS — Computer Science

Jan 2008Jan 2013

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