Enterprise IT, cloud, azure
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https://www.linkedin.com/
in/reney-varghese-
008a7412
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Enterprise IT professional
C O N T A C T
P R O F I L E S U M M A R Y
A 4x Microsoft Azure, AWS CSA, PMP® PRINCE 2®, ITIL® certified IT professional with 17 Years experience across various Information technology domains. An expert specialized in Projects for enterprise IT Infrastructure, cloud and cybersecurity. Known for successful implementations of IT On-premise & cloud IT infrastructure Projects aligned with the client business strategy across the Middle East.
• Enterpirse IT & Cloud Solutions Architect with proven experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating IT projects in line with the project objectives.
• Key problem solver with leadership skills and quality skills like Team Work, Business acumen, Critical thinking, Influencing, Risk mitigation, adaptability, Compliance, integrity, Superior communication including strong presentation and writing abilities.
K E Y S K I L L S E X P E R I E N C E
IT Professional Enterprise IT Infrastructure Architect Multi Cloud Architect 4x Microsoft Azure, AWS CSA, MCP, PMP® PRINCE 2®, ITIL® certified
Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Design & Management.
Cloud specialist – Office 365,
M365, SaaS, PaaS,
IaaS (Azure, AWS), Oracle
Cloud, VMWare, Cloud
Migrations.
Cybersecurity– CEH, ISO
27001, NSE2,SIEM.
IT Project management.
IT Governance & Risk
Management.
Adopting PMP®, PRINCE2®,
ITIL®
Methodolgies
ERP CRM (Microsoft
Dynamics365, Salesforce).
Expert in Datacenter(Tier 1-4)
Virtualization solution Design
and implementation.
Managing Enterprise infrastructure and Governance of IT and handling an IT team for an established corporate Group specialised in the Construction, Infratructure, Transport and O&M industry with 44 years of market presence in the Middle East.
Managed all IT Transformation projects under the group to achieve business goals as per the vision of the stakeholders.
Handled all cloud Microsoft Azure tenants under the group and Cloud e-mail security with SPAM TITAN.
Handled all Enterprise Infrastructure facilities under the group virtualized with Hyper-V, VMWARE, and XEN Center solutions including DR, Monitoring & Cybersecurity systems with HEIMDAl EDR & Ransomware threat prevention systems.
Liaised with all Vendors, Third-party contractors meeting KPIs and managing service level agreements for all awarded contracts.
Managed daily operations, IT asset management, and corporate governance.
ASST. MANAGER – IT
October 2020 — Present
TAMAS GROUP, Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
RENEY
VARGHESE
MANAGER – ICT PROJECTS
April 2016 — Sept.2019
CENTRIX, Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Responsible for leading a team of technology specialists, focusing on a client-centric approach and enabling digital transformations to Enterprise clients, Corporate houses, SMB's, retail outlets, healthcare facilities etc. Handled the added role of managing Group Enterprise IT facilities of all entities under the group.
Built solution design, project initiation and project management for medium to large Enterprise IT Infrastructure Projects with various Vendor solutions for clients across Middle East.
Implemented Cloud Migration projects from On-Premises, third party Vendors to Microsoft Azure cloud, Office 365, M365 and AWS thereby reducing capex, project cost and increasing operational excellence.
Developed and controlled solutions for Tier 3-4 Datacenter virtualization with VMWARE, Hyper-V solutions including Disaster Recovery, power, cooling, and Environment Monitoring Systems.
Planned, directed, and coordinated projects/ resources to ensure timely achievement of project goals, within budget and with optimum quality using project Management Tools – Microsoft Project and Jira. Executed 60+ projects, directing 15 to 20 size team to the likes of Sepco Electric Power Corporation for Aramco Project and Dec Dynamic Engineering consultants for Dubai Parks
& resorts.
Directed all aspects of daily operations, achieving high levels of success in business operations and client recognition. Enhanced operation excellence by digital transformation, process improvement and thus achieved higher revenues for clients and recognition as an integrator for the same.
E X P E R I E N C E ( C O N T I N U E D )
MANAGER – ENTERPRISE PROJECTS
March 2015 — March 2016
NETWARE TECHNOLOGIES, Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Spearheaded IT infrastructure Projects starting from consulting, solution design, delivery schedules to implementation and handover to clients. Delivered major IT projects across UAE.
Initiated, planned, executed, and deployed IT projects with a team of 10.
Implemented Enterprise information technology projects using Prince 2 and Agile project management methodologies.
Defined and guided project scope, timeframes, budget, deliverables, business benefits realization and quality expectations. Saved 5-10% of total budget value.
Developed strong working relationships with business stakeholders, including vendors to ensure successful project delivery focusing on stakeholder management/ relationship management for longer associations.
E X P E R I E N C E ( C O N T I N U E D )
Al REYAMI GROUP, Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Streamlined all IT Governance of Group and sister concerns in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and RAK. Commanded an added role of heading IT projects division catering to large Corporates and SMB's
Supervised all aspects of enterprise IT infrastructure/ IT Management, including design, daily operations of network, communication, servers, and storage with uptime target of > 99.6%
Erected and streamlined IT infrastructure, Infrastructure Design including mobility, cloud services, wireless, security, internet, corporate messaging, active directory, WAN, and telecom solutions for 250+ projects. Built design and solution individually and led a team of 10 during implementation.
Conceptualised and managed IT Disaster Recovery Strategy, IT Security for the organization, company Datacenter design, operations, and risk management. Reduced downtime by 10% annually maintaining 99.5% uptime.
Established and controlled 10 critical KPIs to report/ document quality of delivered IT services including support, planned or unplanned outages resulting in 10% reduction in outages. ASST. IT MANAGER
PROJECTS May 2004 — Dec 2014
Leadership
Problem Solving
Collaboration
Planning
Deployment
Customer Satisfaction
Superior Communication
Skills
Client Relationship
management
Risk assessment
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Relationship Management
Negotiation
Asset Management
Enterprise systems
Networking
Disaster Recovery
Automation
COMPETENCIES
PMP® - Project Management Professional
Prince2® Certified in Project Management.
ITIL V4.0® Certified in Service Management.
Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate.
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Assoicate.
Microsoft Certified : Azure fundamentals.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate.
Oracle Cloud certified infrastructure Architect Professional.
Oracle Cloud certified infrastructure Architect Associate.
Microsoft Certified Professional.
NSE2 Forti Expert.
C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
M A J O R C L I E N T S
FlyDubai.
Bloom central Mariott
Michigan State University.
Nestle MiddleEast.
Masdar IRENA.
Dubai Academic City Management
Office.
Sepco Electric Power
Corporation.
Nshama Developments.
Empower Energy Solutions.
St.Joseph’s University.
VFS Global.
Punj Lloyd
Dubai parks and resorts
(and 200+ more SMB’s)
L A N G U A G E S
ENGLISH
HINDI
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Cloud Enabling – Microsoft Azure (VM’s, SQL DB, Web apps, Azure AD, MFA, RBAC.), Office 365, Microsoft 365. AWS (EC2, S3, Glacier Vault, RDS, DynamoDB), Oracle, VMware cloud.
Cloud Migration Solutions – Bit Titan, SkyKick, Cloud Endure.
Datacenter Virtualization – VMWare, Azure VM, Hyper-V, Xen center, Nutanix, Dell HCI.
Cybersecurity – Heimdal, Fortinet Security Fabric, Forti Sandbox, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Sophos, Splunk SIEM, Kali Linux Wireshark, Metasploit Framework, Mimecast.
Firewalls – Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Cyberoam, Meraki.
Networking & Switching - Cisco, Meraki, HP Aruba routers, switches & Wireless Access points.
Storage – HP MSA, Dell Emc, QNAPP, Synology.
ERP CRM Implementation – Microsoft Dynamics365, Sage, SolarWinds, SAP, Oracle.
Conference Room Collaboration Solutions – Polycom, Cisco Spark, Barco, Yealink, Arthur Holm, AMX, Microsoft Teams, Zoom.
Backups - Veeam Backup, Symantec Exec, HP Backup solutions.
Server OS - Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, Kali Linux, Ubuntu Server.
IP Telephony – Cisco, Avaya, NEC, Yealink.
Software Toolsets:
Enterprise Architecture tools: Avolution Abacus, Planview.
Project Management Tools – Microsoft Project, Jira.
Network Monitoring – SCCM, Splunk, LogRhythm, Whatsup Gold.
Service Desk – Jira ServiceDesk, Solar Winds, Zendesk. E D U C A T I O N
M.Sc. Information Technology
Manipal University
2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 3
B.Sc. Computer Science
Bangalore University
1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 1
P E R S O N A L I N F O
N A T I O N A L I T Y
INDIAN
D A T E O F B I R T H
04-10-1980
D R I V I N G L I C E N S E
LMV (UAE & India)
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