GurnamSingh
****Bwing,TRINITYBUILDING,Mumbai,**0076(IN)adm83m@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONALSUMMARY
Consultingintheareasoftwaresolutionanddesignofsystematenterpriseandunitlevel.Research,developmentandimplementnewinnovativeproductsthatcanbenewrevenuegeneratingstreams.
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY
Director&Partner,GSVEnterprises.Mumbai,Maharashtra
Mar.2014–Present
GSVEnterprisesisastartupITfirmoeringitsservicesintheareaofConsultancy,Solution&DesignofenterprisesoftwareanditsInfrastructurecomponents. Wehavealsodesignedanddevelopedproducts inareasofdigitizationofbuildingconstruction&maintenancedata,humanfacerecognitionandInteractiveTV/screenviewing.
Function Head (ITG, AVP),HDFCBankLtd.Mumbai,Maharashtra
Dec.2008–Feb.2014
Job Purpose: To provide seamless Storage Area Network (SAN) and, Cisco-based network communications technology, To maintain High availability and disaster recovery architecture, communication technologies
Role Type: Supervisory
No of direct reportees: 6-7nos
Provides infrastructure services vision, enables innovation and seeks to leverage IT trends that can create business value consistent with the company’s requirements and expectations.
Participate in the formulation of the company's enterprise architecture and business system plans, and ensuring the plan is aligned with and supports the strategic goals.
Conduct product and vendor evaluations ensuring best in class technologies and partners / vendors.
Planning, project management and implementation leadership, identifying opportunities for automation, cost savings, and service quality improvement.
Hands-on technical depth enables direct oversight, problem-solving leadership and participation for complex infrastructure implementation, system upgrades and operational troubleshooting.
Leadership for delivery of 24/7 service operations and KPI compliance.
Manage Datacenter Facility its infrastructure, guide & Lead the Datacenter operations team
Works closely with and manage strategic vendor partner relationships.
Setup and run the Governance with the partners. Build strategic relationships for creating value for the organization.
Knowledge on Uptime & TIA 942 standards and build partnership with datacenter agencies/ vendors.
Consultant,TATAConsultancyServices.Burbank,California
Sep.2003–Nov.2008
Thescopeoftheprojectaimstopartnerwithcompaniesthatwilldefineandusherinthenewdigitalworld,withspecificfocusonDigitalMedia&Distribution&HomeNetworking,DigitalAssetManagementandDigitalRightsManagement.
Supervise&OverseeaTCSLprojectatTCSMediaandEntertainmentLab.
SupervisingTCSLemployeesincludingAnalyst/Programmer,SolutionArchitects&SolutionAnalyst,eachpersonreportingwasuniversity-degreeprofessional.
Resourcing:Hiring,terminations,promotionsandsalaryincreaseofsub-ordinatestas
Exercisingdiscretionoverday-to-dayoperationsoftheprojectandplanningofworkloadandproductivitygoalsofthesta.
Interactingwiththeclientathighlevelregardingvariousrequirements,developbusinessstrategies,identifyandimplementareasoftheimprovements.
Resourcing:Determineandhiretherequiredresourcesfortheproject,trackandmonitortheprogressoftheworkagainsttheestablishedtimeframes.
Createnewbusinessopportunities,preparecostandrevenuebudgets
Analyse,consolidate,report,managetheprojectmetrics,leadstatusandstameetingstotrackprojectprogressandreporttohighermanagement.
Overseepreparationoftechnicalandcommercialproposals.
Manage,monitoranddefinetheconfiguration,change,quality,applicationandtechnicalmanagementstrategies,standardsandprocedures.
Identifyanddelegatetheprojectpriorities,authorizethefinalreleaseofthecustomizedproductstotheclients.
Interfacingwiththeproductvendorteam.
ConductingProductevaluationandPoC
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,NessGlobalServices.Bangalore,Karnataka
Mar.2003–Aug.2003
SpecificfeatureenhancementinaTelecomBilling&Ratingenginethatsupportsbothtransactionalrealtimeandhigh-performancebatchprocessingonasingleplatform.Immediatelydebitsmultiplerevenueandnomonetaryresources,suchasbandwidthandqualityofservice.Supportsre-rating.
EDUCATION
IndianInstituteofTechnology,Mumbai,Maharashtra
MasterofTechnology,InformationTechnology,Feb.2003
NationalCenterforSoftwareTechnology(NCST),Mumbai,Maharashtra
PostGrad.DipinSoftwareTechnology,AllIndiaentrancerank99%tile,Mar.1998
MumbaiUniversity,Mumbai,Maharashtra
BachelorofComputerEngineering,ComputerEngineering,May.1995
SKILLS
SeniorExecutive
ProjectManager/
Lead
Expert
Expert
SoftwareSolutionArchitectandDesign
Software
programmer
Expert
Expert
AWARDS
IDCFIIA(FinancialInsights&innovationAwards,2010)InnovationinBranchOperationsMISAsiaITExcellenceAwards2010BestBottomLineIT
IBA2010,TechnologyBankoftheYear
TRAININGS
Java,J2EE&WebtechnologiesCertification,MumbaiNIITMay08
AdvancedComputingDiploma,Boston'sComputerInstitute,MumbaiAug1996.CiscoCertificationinUCS,UnifiedComputingSystem,MumbaiinMarch2012
HitachiCertificationinVirtualStoragePlatform&SANfundamentals,MumbaiJuly2011.CDMAWorkshopinCDMAConceptsandTheory,MumbaiinMay’05.
DAMSymposium,HollywoodCAinOct’06.
ANNEXURE
MAJORPRODUCTSHANDLED
Project:Humanfacedetection&recognitionTechnologyUsed:C++,C&Java.
Role:SolutionArchitect&Design.Location:Mumbai
Project:InteractiveTV/ScreenTechnologyUsed:C++,C&Java.Role:SolutionArchitect&Design.Location:Mumbai
Project:Digitizationofbuildingconstruction&maintenanceTechnologyUsed:MySQLDB,Java.
Role:SolutionArchitect&Design.
Scope:BusinessCase,Requirementsgathering,Solution,design&sizing.Location:Mumbai
Project:DesktoponCloud
TechnologyUsed:CitrixXenApp,XenDesltop,Win2k3,2k8,SQLDB,legacyapps,Java,C,C++.Net,SQLClientsetc.
Role:EnterprisewidePanIndiarolloutandDCSetupofCloudPlatform
Scope:BusinessCase,TCO,UseCaseanalysis,Requirementsgathering,Solution,design,sizing,Rollout&Production/IssueManagement.
Location:MumbaiResponsibilities:
MigrationoflargenumberofApplicationemployingallflavoursoftechnologiesi.e.C,C++,Scripts,Javaetc.
Leadingateamtodevelopapplication,toolsandutilitiestoprovision,monitorandcontrolthecloud.LeadingateamforSolution,Design&DeploymentoftheendtoendVDI&CloudPlatform.
Leadingtheteamtomanagingtheproductionenvironmentwithrespecttoproblemmanagement,issuestracking,andperformanceoftheapplicationandCloudplatform.
LeadingateamforCreatingprocess,SizingandCapacityplanningandmasstoll-out.TCO&budgetingofthenewrequirements.
PreparingRFPandProcurementrelatedactivities.
Applicationmigration,compatibilityandperformanceonVDI/HSDenvironment
Project:EcientDataMigration
TechnologyUsed:Avamar(EMC),ADPolicies,Scripting
Role:MigrationofhugeamountofdatawhichisspreadacrossCountryandlinkedwithVariednetworkInfrastructureandcapacity.
Scope:Migrationpolicies,DataMigrationstrategies-Useridentification,datacapping,DataTypes,DataLifecycle,assetdecommissioningetc.
Location:MumbaiResponsibilities:
SolutioningofDMrequirementofPANIndiadesktops.
DeployingandimplementingCentralizedsetuptogatherthehugedataecientlyandseamlessly.Controllingcostofdatamigration.
Securityaspects.
Project:VirtualizationofX-86serversforHighlyAvailableApps&DCConsolidationsTechnologyUsed:VMWare,Win2k3,Win2K8,SQL&APP-Webservers
Role:LeadVirtualizedInfra
Scope:Solutioning,sizing&ProductionofvirtualizationplatformforbanktoEnablediverseflavoursofapplicationstobe
Highlyavailableandrealizebenefitsofconsolidation,VizSavingsinDatacenterSpace,power&cooling.Location:Mumbai
Responsibilities:
ApplicationrequirementforbeingHighlyAvailableandSwitchovertime.
ApplicationVirtualServercore,memory,iopsandothersizingestimations.AutomatingtheprovisioningandChargebackmodelbasedontheresourceusages.
Managingtheproductionenvironmentwithrespecttoproblemmanagement,issuestracking,andperformanceoftheapplicationandinfraaswhole.
SizingandCapacityplanningandmasstoll-out.TCO&budgetingofthenewrequirements.PreparingRFPandProcurementrelatedactivities.
Project:ApplicationServer,StorageandNetworkSizingandTCO
TechnologyUsed:WintelX-86basedBladesServers,RMServers,Win2k3,Win2K8,SQL&APP-WebserversRole:LeadArchitectWintelX-86Platform
Scope:Sizingofserver&storageasperapplicationneedsofperformance,scalabilityandHA.Procurement,Production&IssuesManagement.
Location:MumbaiResponsibilities:
Managingtheproductionenvironmentwithrespecttoproblemmanagement,issuestracking,andperformanceoftheapplicationandinfraaswhole.
Capacityplanningandmasstoll-out.
TCO&budgetingofthenewrequirements.PreparingRFPandProcurementrelatedactivities.
Project:Faulttolerant/NonStopSystemsClient:HewlettpackardPeriod:SinceJun’08
TechnologyUsed:Visio,NetBeans,,C++,Java,DriverModel,Inspect,KernelProgEnv.Role:SolutionArchitect
Location:Mumbai
Scope:Faulttolerantsystemareemployedinareaswereavailabilityof,applications,dataandservices,atalltimesareofprimaryconcern.Thesesystemareemployedinstockexchange,Banks,casinosetcwheresystem&applicationsneedstobeavailableatalltimes.
Responsibilities:Managingthedesigning,architectingofSystemlevelsolutionusedinfaulttolerantsystemsaswellasapplications.
Project:StarPartsCatalogue,ServiceDiagnosticsToolClient:Chrystler
Period:Sep’07-May08Location:Mumbai
Scope:Theapplicationisanonline,webbased,multilingual,richclientpartsfororderingpartsbydealersspecifyingtoolthatrunsoverInternet.Ithas3tier-databaseserver,applicationserverandwebserver–withredundanthardwareatChryslerdatacentresforhighavailability.ServiceLinkisadiagnosticandservicetoolthatcommunicateswithvariousElectronicControlUnits(ECU’s)onFreightlinerLLCvehicles.Onecanviewavarietyofinformation,includingstoredonFreightlinerLLChost(mainframe)computer.
TechnologyUsed:MSExcel,MSWord,Java,Shellscripts,Oracle,DB2,VB,.Net,Windows2003Server,Unix,Mainframesystems
Role:SolutionArchitect
Project:CitigroupBankingApplicationClient:Citigroup
Period:Feb’07–Aug’07
TechnologyUsed:Oracle9.0,C++,ShScript,Perl,ContentManagement,Java,C++,Oracle,J2EE,JSP,MainFrame,etc.Role:Manager
Responsibilities:Manager
Location:Newyork&Cincinnati,Ohio
Project:M&EPractice
Client:HollywoodStudios&PublicationcompaniesPeriod:Aug’05–Jan’07
Location:Burbank,California.
TechnologyUsed:Windows2000&2003Server,Vignette7.0Contentmanagement,portalsolution,ASP,JSP,J2EE,VB,VC++,
SQL,Visio,Excel,PowerPoint
Role:Manager/SolutionArchitect
Project:BaseStationSubsystemManagerClient:Nortel
Period:Sep’03–Aug’05Location:Mumbai
Scope:TheBSSMistheprimarynetworkmanagemententityfortheCDMACellularLandNetwork(CCLN).Itcapturesthismodelofthenetworkinsoftwareandperformsoperationsonthesesoftwareentitiesasthoughtheyaretherealnetworkresources.ItallowstheoperatortoconfigurethevariousCDMAnetworkelements,tomonitortheirperformance,andtoperformtroubleshootingactivities.
TechnologyUsed:SunSolaris9,C++,Shellscript,Clearcase,Clarify,Purifyandmake.Role:ProjectLead(Design&Development)
Project:BillingInformationSystemClient:PortalInc.
Period:Mar’03–Aug’03
Scope:SpecificfeatureenhancementinaTelecomBilling&Ratingenginethatsupportsbothtransactionalrealtimeandhigh-performancebatchprocessingonasingleplatform.Immediatelydebitsmultiplerevenueandnomonetaryresources,suchasbandwidthandqualityofservice.Supportsre-rating.
TechnologyUsed:SunSolaris9,C++,Shellscript,Clearcase,Clarify,Purify,makeRole:SeniorSoftwareEngineer
Project:IntegratedLogisticsManagementSystem
Client:AeronaughticalDevelopmentAgency(ADA),BangalorePeriod:Jun’98–Feb’03
Scope:Designedandimplementedasoftwarearchitecturethatwillpermitintegrationofdierenttypesofresourcesintoasinglecommondatabase,foruseinanyofthedierentend-usesuchasPublications,Logisticsdatabasesaswellasfortraininglessons.UsedERModellingandNormalisation.
TechnologyUsed:SCO5.0.5,C++/C,X-Windows/X-Motif,itcl-itk(internals),shellscript,SCCS,GCCandmakeRole:ProjectLead(ResearchAssociate)
Project:AircraftSystemMaintenanceSimulator
Client:AeronaughticalDevelopmentAgency(ADA),BangalorePeriod:Jun’98–Apr’03
Scope:TheASMSisASMSisamultimediasupportedauthoringtoolusedtoimparttrainingtothePilots,Engineersandtechniciansinvolvedinmaintaininglargeengineeringsystems.
TechnologyUsed:SCO5.0.5,C++/C,X-Windows/X-Motif,itcl-itk(internals),shellscript,SCCS,GCC,makeRole:ProjectLead(ResearchAssociate_
Project:IntegratedAuthoringEnvironment
Client:AeronaughticalDevelopmentAgency(ADA),BangalorePeriod:Jun’98–Feb’03
Scope:ThisAuthoringEnvironmentiscompleteGUIbasedsoftwareandpermitstheinstructortobuildthetrainingmaterialinformoflessonsthrougheasy-to-useGUIinterface.
TechnologyUsed:SCO5.0.5,C++/C,X-Windows/X-Motif,itcl-itk(internals),shellscript,SCCS,GCCandmakeRole:ProjectLead(ResearchAssociate)