Rajmohan Sivaganeshanathan (Raj, Siva) (***) *** – 5582 (Mobile)
Oshawa, Ontario
L1K 0R9 Email: acxmzu@r.postjobfree.com
Information Technology Specialist
Insightful, results-driven IT professional with notable success directing a broad range of corporate IT and IT Security initiatives while participating in planning, analysis, and implementation of solutions in support of business objectives.
Excel at providing comprehensive secure network design, systems analysis, and full life cycle project management.
Hands-on experience leading all stages of system development efforts, including requirements definition, design, architecture, testing, and support.
Outstanding project and program leader; able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and guiding teams.
Areas of Expertise
Desktop & Enterprise Server Hardware
Cloud Computing & Virtual Servers
Mobile, Desktop & Web Applications
Comprehensive Business solutions
Network and System Security
Research and Development
Regulatory Adherence
Cost Benefits Analysis
Policy planning/Implementation
Data Integrity/ Disaster Recovery
Risk Assessment/Impact Analysis
Contingency Planning
Technical Specifications Development
Team and Project Leadership
Technical Proficiency
Hardware: Desktop(Apple/PC), Workstation(x86_64) and Enterprise Servers, Storage Area Network (SAN), Direct Attached Storage(DAS), Blackberry, iPhone & Android Platforms: UNIX(Solaris, HP-UX, AIX), Windows (9x/XP/Vista/Windows 7, 8 & 10) Windows Server
(2000/2003/2008/2013), Linux(Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu), Sun SPARC, Mac OS (Classic & X), IOS, Android, BBOS10, Tomcat, Jboss, Websphere, Apache, Networking: TCP/IP, Novell, Ethernet, FDDI, VPN, SSH, SSL, PGP, PKI, LAN, WAN, Fiber Optic & Microwave Links.
Languages: UNIX Shell Scripting, HTML, Java, Java Script, PHP, C/C++, Python, COBOL, Pascal, Assembly Software Development Methodologies: Full software life-cycle using Waterfall, Agile SCRUM/Kanban Tools: LAN Manager, Checkpoint Firewall, Norton Firewall and Ghost/Backup, McAfee/Nortorn Virus Protection Utilities, HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Suite(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Outlook), Flash, Eclipse, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, Android Studio, Visual Studio, Borland IDE, Basecamp, Subversion, Github, Bugzilla, CMS (WordPress /Joomla /Drupal ), CRM & ERP, Proprietary Asset Management System.
Rajmohan Sivaganeshanathan (Raj, Siva) (416) 882 – 5582 (Mobile) Professional Experience
Media Vision International Inc., Toronto, Ontario
IT Manager 1999 – 2015
Recruited to establish company wide adoption of IT and related infrastructure. Designed, implemented and supported Gigabit network within the company and procured fibre-optic internet WAN connection to the building. Built a server room on-site and also co-located at data-centre off-site, to run e-mail, FTP, Domain Name Servers(DNS), Storage, Backup Storage, and Intranet web applications internally. Eventually transitioned to cheaper cloud based services once available. Managed the full life-cycle of software development for internal use and for external clients.
Key Achievements:
Successfully managed two disaster recoveries with minimum down time, caused by external factors.
Designed, developed, implemented and supported E-Commerce solutions for external Clients.
Designed, developed, implemented and supported CRM and Workflow management solutions for internal use.
Worked with internal staff to embrace IT solutions for work. IT Service Company(6302262 / 7229160 Canada Limited), Greater Toronto Area, Ontario CEO/IT Consultant, 1998 – 2015
Architected Enterprise Web Applications for clients in various industries and disciplines. Employed, trained and managed Front-end developers, Designers, Database and Java, C# developers through full life-cycle of software development process to develop desktop and web applications for clients. Designed and built Server/Data Rooms, Networks, Backup & Security solutions for many small and medium sized businesses. Key Achievements:
Worked with decision makers of organization to design an IT strategy for their organizations.
Worked as a one man IT department at times to tackle various issues the clients faced.
Educated in specializations such as IT Security, Full Stack Software Development, Project Management, Cloud computing while learning in-depth the entire IT spectrum (Hardware / Software / Network / engineering & support)
Tamil Vision Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Audio Video Technologist & Lead IT Technologist, 2001 – 2002 Lead AV Technologist looking after setup, configuration and management of Television Studio production and post-production and broadcasting equipment. Worked to replace analog AV electronic equipment with cheaper digital equivalent and train staff to use them. Designed and implement Digital Video edit suites with gigabit network with SAN and Digital Ingestion/play-out servers for broadcasting. Key Achievements:
hacked older analog equipment to work with newer technologies.
Saved significant costs by adapting current technologies to replace older expensive electronics
learned to port knowledge gained from IT to broadcasting related tasks and vice versa. Education:
Seneca College, Computer Engineering Technologist (CET) 1998 – 2001; References are available upon request