Ganesan Balan

Operations Associate

United Kingdom19 yrs 10 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 16 years of expertise in IT Asset Management.
  • Proven track record in process improvement and cost savings.
  • Subject matter expert in Software and Hardware Asset Management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned IT Asset Management professional with extensive experience in process optimization and governance.

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Skills

Core Skills

It Asset ManagementSoftware Asset Management

Other Skills

ILMTFlexera OperationsMainframe licensingMicrosoft LicensingAsset ManagementDigital Asset ManagementHardware assetCMDBTeam LeadershipProcurementTeam ManagementOT Asset ManagementSix Sigma Green BeltITIL V4IoT and Asset Management

About

Total 16 years of Experience. A subject matter expert for ITAM offers a proven track- record of achievement in developing and maintaining processes that advance efficiencies, cost savings, and overall business objectives. Excels in IT asset management (hardware and software) spread across multiple states/locations, serving hundreds of total users. Adept at maintaining focus on achieving bottom-line results while formulating and implementing advanced technology and business solutions to meet a diversity of needs. Exemplary communication and attention to detail to exceed customer expectations and maintain high levels of client satisfaction.

Experience

19 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Cognizant

Asset Manager-ITAM consultant-Cognizant ITAM Practice

Sep 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Providing consulting and Solutioning for Clients HAM and SAM Process and tools
  • SAM Process Assessment and produce Gap analysis Report, Process flow and Definition
  • Co-ordinate with ServiceNow Development team to provide user stories for new implementation and for existing process improvements
  • Contract, purchase and license creation in Flexera
  • Software License , Entitlement, usage Optimization and Reclamation in ServiceNow SAM module
  • 20 plus Tier-2 and Tier-3 publisher portal management (Miro, Airtable, Tableau, Wrike, Aha, Autodesk etc.,)
  • Effective license position creation for Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Redhat, UI Path, ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM, ITAM and Compuware Mainframe licenses
  • Software Counter Monitoring
  • Trained Oracle and VmWare licensing
  • Experience in Renewing Microsoft, Adobe, IBM and other publishers for Banking customers and Retail organization
  • Providing consulting and Solutioning for Clients HAM and CMDB Process and tools
  • HAM/CMDB Process Assessment and produce Gap analysis Report, Process flow and Definition
  • Co-ordinate with ServiceNow Development team to provide user stories for new implementation and for existing process improvements on HAM and CMDB
  • Contributing as Lead for CMDB Module as part of IT Service Management ITSM; managing IT Assets in form of Configuration Items CIs, relationships (manual and discovered), applications, License & Contract collection and each component require for day-to-day business.
  • Defining API interfaces with different tools team to implement automation wherever possible along with Service Catalogue Management. Cloud HUB Automation for creating relationships during server provision phase of automated CI creation, retirement and update through SCCM and Inventory along with creating an interface with SCCM, JAMF, Intune and SolarWinds
  • Reviewing the AD/SCCM report on regular basis and updating the CMDB records w.r.t AD, SCCM Data
ILMTFlexera OperationsSoftware Asset ManagementMainframe licensingMicrosoft LicensingAsset Management+16

Cisco systems (india) private limited, bangalore

Cisco Asset Manager

Mar 2022Sep 2022 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Defining Customer business structure and associated Cisco assets that will be managed under the Service
  • Preparing and executing the initial Service Delivery Plan and keep in current
  • Perform process assessment on existing asset/contract management capabilities that are currently in use by the Customer and/or Partner.
  • Identifying asset management target areas that need improvement and create remediation plan and
  • Agree set of common objectives / Customer priorities obtained via business outcomes discussion to set key KPI's to be used to measure the success of the service delivery
  • Develop and implement detailed processes with Customers to handle regular maintenance of their Installed Base
  • Document, manage, execute, and track changes as they are made to IB - these are typically referred to as (Moves, Adds, Changes & Decommissioning)
  • Capture and report on key KPI's tied to agreed Business Outcomes
  • Provide delivery of standard reports per the Asset Management service description
  • Convey data as information from IB analysis results and take necessary actions as necessary
  • Prepare and participate in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) with Customers.
  • Provide Account Support for Cisco Asset Management related topics
  • Cisco DNA License ELP creation
  • Cisco Network Asset Discovery reconciliation

Cognizant

2 roles

Project Manager

Promoted

Apr 2019Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Hardware Asset Management Roles and Responsibilities:
  • HAM Solutions preparation for Clients RFP submission and Participating in discussion with Bid team
  • for all HAM related technical queries
  • Coordinate with management in utilizing the asset management tools to analyze, review and track asset data.
  • Lead and manage asset control processes to monitor accountability identification, maintenance, location and contracts.
  • Manage asset reconciliation and asset disposal process Governance
  • Oversee recruitment, training, performance appraisals & conflict handling for Team members.
  • Lead and educate team about company policies and ways of working for daily administration of the asset management activities.
  • Lead & Manage inventory management, contribute to asset procurement and shipment receiving team.
  • Collaborate with management to define cost savings, asset compliances, service improvements & CSAT.
  • Prepare and manage IT asset capital and expense budgets.
  • Ensure audit compliance for the IT assets – internal & External both.
  • HAM Process and Data Maturity Assessment,
  • OT (Operational Technology Asset and CI Management)
  • Software Asset Management Activities
  • Analyze the software license requirement and purchase/renew the right quantity
  • New Supplier onboarding and Vendor Management
  • Contract Management- Finalizing the agreement or contract with supplier by coordinating with multiple stake holders like legal security and Procurement team
  • Enterprise license Position Report Creation and Remediation
  • Software usage Optimization and Reclamation
  • Knowledge on Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Compuware Mainframe, Redhat licensing
  • Experience in Renewing Microsoft, Adobe, IBM and other publishers for Banking customers and IT organization
  • ILMT, MS VLSC, Adobe Creative Cloud Portal working Knowledge
  • Good understanding on MSDN, User CAL and Device CAL
  • SAM Process and Data Maturity Assessment, Recommendation and Implementation of Best Practices

Specialist NSS- IT Hardware Asset Management

Mar 2015Oct 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Hardware Asset Management. ITAM Governance. HAM process implementation. Reconciliation. Business requirement Collection. Asset accuracy improvement project. incident management.

Eygbs (india) private limited

Senior IT Hardware Asset Management Analyst

Oct 2016Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Trivandrum, Kerala

  • Governing IT Hardware Asset Management Process across Global (140 Countries)
  • Ensure Data accuracy of the ITAM Data Base throughout its lifecycle state
  • Training the Asset Management Process activities for all country technician to implement the ITAM Process
  • Automating the Existing Manual Reporting and Process steps
  • Monitoring the inventory Aging and threshold for 140 countries
  • Defining, Monitoring and improving the Metrics
  • Resolving Audit findings and discrepancy in Database
  • Incident and Change request queue monitoring and resolving ticket
  • Process improvement idea submission, co coordinating with Business Analyst and Developers to ensure the successful implementation of new ITAM Process initiatives
  • Conducting weekly, Monthly meeting with Global Leads and share the overall ITAM metrics and process improvements
  • Special Projects Handled:
  • Storage Data Cleanup and Asset Management activities implementation
  • Secondary PC Verification
  • Inventory Reduction Project
  • Disposal Process improvement
  • Share point redesign based on Asset lifecycle
  • Automated Storage Asset metric report using Alteryx
  • CMDB Project
  • Robotic Process Automation (Automating IT Asset Process, involved in requirement submission, Testing and Monitoring

Hp

IT Asset Managment Hardware

Aug 2011Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Asset tracking,multi source reconciliation of assets eg active directory,Auto discovery&procurement data. E2E metric reporting

Hinduja global solutions

Customer Service Representative

Dec 2010Aug 2011 · 8 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Telecom billing queries and escalation handling

Larsen & toubro

Planning Engineer

Jul 2005Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India,bhilai raipur,jamshedpur,seoni

  • Planning, costing,order management, Reporting, billing. Billing reconciliation,material reconciliation. Quote comparison. Client relationships

Education

seshasayee institute of technology

diploma in instrumentation and control engg

Jan 2002Jan 2005

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