Gokul Ashtaman

Certified Software Asset & Licensing Specialist with over 11 years of IT experience and with more than $2M+ in cost avoidance and savings through strategic Enterprise Software Asset Management, enterprise license optimization, and procurement governance for more than 200+ CTO owned applications. Proven expertise across platforms including SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Adobe, Monday.com and emerging GenAI tools like Cursor, Anthropic Claude, Github Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise etc. Skilled in implementing global license lifecycle governance, usage reporting, and reclamation initiatives using ServiceNow SAM & HAM, Power BI, and ISO/IEC 19770-1-aligned frameworks.

Drives measurable results in both cost control and software compliance, with certifications in CSAM, FinOps Foundation, ITIL V4, GenAI Fundamentals, and trained in ServiceNow SAM Pro & HAM Pro.

Software Asset & License Specialist (Saas Governance) at Norstella (2024-09 – Present)

Own and drive the Enterprise Saas Asset management strategy with a strong focus on license optimization, Usage analytics and cost governance across global software platforms and other Tier 1 Saas solutions.

• Managed license optimization and procurement across Microsoft, Adobe, Zoom, Salesforce, Oracle etc (200 plus CTO owned application) and all enterprise GenAI platforms.
• Delivered a $600K cost avoidance & savings in the last 6 months of 2025 alone through data driven license optimization, Consumption analysis and strategic vendor alignment.
• Design and deliver executive level Power BI dashboards tracking license utilization, user adoption, and cost avoidance and savings to support the decision making.
• Act as a key partner to Finance. Procurement and business stakeholders to govern software spending, build cost models and influence investment decisions.
• Drive process transformation initiatives, including license reclamation, optimization and automation within SNOW and improving asset visibility and operational efficiency.

Global IT & Digital Service Delivery Lead at Xtreme Productivity (2023-05 – 2024-09)

• Led global IT operations including enterprise-wide software license provisioning, usage reporting, and asset lifecycle compliance using ServiceNow and Power BI.
• Managed license optimization and procurement across SAP, Adobe, Microsoft 365, Zoom, and GenAI platforms.
• Directed regional IT budgeting, vendor alignment, contract renewal strategies, and tool rationalization.
• Built and maintained Power BI dashboards to present license activity, utilization, and savings opportunities.
• Logged asset changes and usage movements into ServiceNow CMDB and Service Catalog for audit readiness.
• Partnered with GRC, SOX, SOC teams to enforce compliance across digital operations.

Regional IT Service Delivery Lead – IND, ME & Africa at Nouryon Chemicals (2021-08 – 2023-02)

• Oversaw ITSM & IT asset lifecycle governance for India, Middle East and Africa regions, ensuring license tagging, software procurement, and end-of-life tracking.
• Streamlined license reclamation processes for offboarded users using ServiceNow SAM.
• Collaborated with procurement teams to drive software contract negotiations, renewals, and compliance reviews.
• Aligned IT asset records with CMDB for software audit readiness and policy adherence.

IT Support Engineer (India Lead) at NSC Global (2020-09 – 2021-08)

• Supported regional IT operations and Software & Hardware asset lifecycle tasks, including software installations, user provisioning, and license allocation, Reclamation.

IT Support Specialist at Ramla Group (2017-09 – 2020-02)

• Handled device lifecycle support, IT infrastructure troubleshooting, and contributed to early-stage asset tagging and inventory accuracy.

IT Admin Cum Supervisor at KR Inn (2014-04 – 2017-03)

• Managed IT infrastructure, performed hardware/software support, and maintained local asset and device records for compliance.

BTech in Information Technology – NITMS, Nagpur

Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware & Networking Engineering (2014)