Mohmmedirfan Balawala
IT Project Manager / IT Services Manager
(IT Infrastructure / IT Services / Support)
More than 18 years of work experience In IT Infrastructure / Support services projects, leading planning and supporting a functionally organized technically oriented environment with staff working on a wide variety of technical activities. Expertise in forecasting, developing and implementing organizational activities. Ability to think strategically and programmatically. A master in setting priorities, allocating resources, providing follow through, assuring a well-organized workforce and providing evaluation of project and efforts
Key Skills
Management
Proven management
skill / PMP Training done
CRM activity Pre-sales / POC
Strategic / Tactical
Planning
Vendor Management &
Procurement negotiations
Project life cycle
Management
Budgeting and cost
control
Good Leadership skill IT Technical knowledge
Work Force
Management
Stake holder Management Good, Problem-solving
and Analytical Skill
Policy / work flow create
and Implementation
Excellent knowledge of MS
office and other computer
applications
Entrepreneurial by nature
with a Strong Sense of
ownership
Technical Hands on and IT Technical experience
More than 18 years of experience Microsoft Technology. Windows Servers, Exchange Servers, ISA Server, TMG, SBS, SQL Server, Share point Server, Project Server, SCCM, O365 and verity of many software and Antivirus.
Services configuration experience of IIS, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, Group Policy, Virtualization of servers, MS SQL Clustering, DFS, FSRM, VPN, Server and mail migrations etc. Also, hands on or good knowledge of firewall, network devices, network, backup solutions / devices, storage. Configuration of hardware/ software base raid controllers, Wi-Fi devices etc.
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Demonstrated onsite-offsite delivery capabilities.
Ensure efficient and effective IT operations daily
simultaneously deliver multiple and verity of projects
Manage all IT related infrastructure and service delivery processes
Contributed to achieving SLA target by delivering high quality services
Managed development and oversight of enterprise-wide process standards for services delivery.
Generated trend reporting and identified actions to improve service delivery.
Help the human resources department in recruiting the right candidates for the team
File periodic reports to top management on the performance of the team, customers’ complaints, and suggestions
Lead personnel and directed daily delivery activities of the infrastructure and application teams.
Resolved customer satisfaction issues and lead operations teams in support.
IT / NON-IT procurement negotiation.
Professional Experience
Project Manager
Dev Information Technology Ltd
April 2010 - Present Ahmedabad, India
A Microsoft Gold Certified company, provide IT Technical solution and develop customised software included ERP (AX). Also, Dev IT provide digital signature solution, IT FMS support, IT Talent acquisition services, Dealing in software licenses. (www.devitpl.com) Manage the entire business cycle. Manage the E2E enterprise level IT infrastructure installation, configuration, operation projects and manage IT Talent acquisition services too. Information gathering, analysed customer information and understand them requirement, budgets estimation, project planning and finally proposal submission. Manage the staff by coaching, counselling, disciplining employee; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems by policies and procedures. Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities. Project deliver with effectiveness, efficiency by strategic plan. Also involved in pre- sales activity, POC, Technical Management, CRM activity, Vendor Management, quality Management etc.
Right now, manage 400+ resources team which 's engaged with multiple projects in government / privet sector and scattered large geography area.
Successful completed many projects with government and corporate projects Sr. Team Lead
Dev Information Technology Pvt Ltd
Apr 2008 – Mar 2010 Ahmedabad, India
Extended Team Lead JD + CRM activity, Vendor Management, Pre-sales activity / POC, Team building, Also responsible for MIS, work progress and monitoring. Team Lead
Dev Information Technology Pvt Ltd
Apr 2006 – Mar 2008 Ahmedabad, India
Support extended to Windows Servers implementation, Configuration, Migration / upgradation, monitoring and trouble shooting.
Server application (MS SQL / Exchange Server / Project Server / SCCM / Share Point Server etc.) installation, configuration, Upgradation / Migration as per customer requirement, maintain and monitoring.
Planning and execute pre-maintaince activity to ensure maximum optimized IT infra and up time.
Also Manage engineers team, to allocate work and provide technical support to them, if they require.
IT System Engineer
Dev Information Technology Pvt Ltd
Mar 2000 – Mar 2006 Ahmedabad, India
Responsible to Install, configure, troubleshot and maintain operating systems (Desktop, Servers), application software, system management tools and other IT peripherals. proactively ensure high level systems and infrastructure availability. Maintain security, backup and redundancy strategies. Manage and monitor all installed systems & IT Infrastructure. Education & Professional Certification
B. Com in Advance Accounting & Auditing
Gujarat University of Gujarat, India
May 1999
Certificate in Computing
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Jun 2002
Business English Learning programme
London Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dec 2007
Microsoft Certifications
MCP, MCSA, MCTS, MCIP, MCTS
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2000-2013
Language
English Hindi Gujarati
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