Company name

BHEL

My company is best described as a:

Other

Company website

http://www.bhel.com

Jobtitle/position

Network and Infrastructure Administrator

My role is best described as:

consultant

I am:

Considered a Subject Matter Expert (see areas of expertise)

Relevant qualifications & certifications (Please list certification authority + dates)

- CCNA 2010
- CCNP (Pursuing)
- ITIL 2011
- PMP (Pursuing)
- ISMS 2012
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My main areas of expertise are:

Asset Management, Cables/Connectors/Wiring, Data Security, Disaster Management, Flooring, Industry Standards/Certifications, Infrastructure Management, IT Management, Networks, Project management, Racks/Enclosures, Servers, Storage, Tools, UPS, Virtualisation

More about me (How long have you been in the industry, expertise, career history, ambitions, website/blog, etc)

• Extensive experience with networks, operations, system administration and infrastructure management.
• Highly skilled in Wide Area Network architecture, network tools, TCP/IP, switching and routing protocols, Voice Over Internet Protocol and security.
• Superior knowledge in consulting, Request for Proposals, customer and vendor interaction.
• Exposed to diverse internal & external technical environment. Highly effective in managing multiple projects simultaneously. Expert in configuration and change management skills.
• Have excellent technical, interpersonal, project management and analytical skills, proven ability to motivate teams to maximize level of productivity.
• Computer Science & Engineering graduate, with more than 10 years of industry experience.

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Role : Assistant Project Manager June 2010- May 2012
• Implementation of 2nd Service Provider for corporate wide MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity.
• Preparation of solution design, qualification criteria and Request for Proposal.
• Configuring and integrating dual homing sites. Making network IPv6 compliant as per the Govt. policy.
• Convincing top management and finance people by providing actual ROI.
• Costing, problem and crisis management, design and project management activities were crucial.

Role : Network and System Administrator Aug 2005 – Jul 2012
• Implementation, support and maintenance of network devices like router, firewall, switches and critical servers like corporate site, web, proxy, DNS, DHCP, FTP, email, database & application servers.
• Diligently performed the job of application server administrator and application hosting on public domain.
• Performed server consolidations, virtualization, data migration and disaster recovery of various servers.

Role : Project Lead Sep 2009- May 2011
• Implementation of Video Conferencing (VC) system to inter-connect different units of BHEL across the country.
• Involved in feasibility analysis, solution design, Class of Service, bandwidth allocation, testing of video streaming and multi-party conferencing.

Role : Technical Architect Jun 2008-Aug 2010
• Implementation of MPLS WAN to inter-connect various units or division of BHEL spread across the country, for internet & intranet connectivity along with VC and IP phones.
• Involved in conceptualization and design of the solution.
• Decisions related to location of hardware & site, design of change process with least disruption to service, and data encapsulation issues were involved.
• Enhanced experience with customer service, vendor management & negotiations.
• Support corporate data network. Maintained multiple level of redundancy to meet committed SLA. With support to enterprise service desk maintained SLA with uptime of more than 99%.

Role : Operation and Store In-charge June 2007- Nov 2009
• Involved in preparing corporate wide Request for Proposals (RFP) and rate contracts.
• Responsible for proper working of the Data centre, including proper air conditioning, sitting arrangement for employees, UPS supply, DG supply, electrical cabling, firefighting, access control, air filtration system.
• Efficiently handles the job of store In-charge. Asset management and document management roles were really sensitive.

Role : System Administrator Aug 2004 – May 2007
• Involved in Implementation and Maintenance of Noida data Centre.
• Troubleshooting network issues. Maintained more than 99% uptime through proactive monitoring.
• Involved in feasibility analysis, space structuring and location decision making for electrical equipment and cables. Maintain and improve back-ups, data retention and disaster recovery policy.